Genus Ophrys
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There aren’t any identifications of Ophrys.
Range:
Location unknown
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Short etymology:
Gk. ophrys = eyebrow. The original name may have referred to a two-leaved plant (possibly Listera ovata), called Ophrys by Pliny the Elder, who reported that it was used to blacken eyebrows or hair. Also perhaps alluding to the arched calyx of some species, resembling the eyebrow, or referring to the furry edges of the lips of several species.
Scientific name:
Ophrys L.
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Scientific name status:
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 2: 945 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ophrys.