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Ophrys × arachnitiformis

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False spider orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Ophrys
Species:
O. × arachnitiformis
Binomial name
Ophrys × arachnitiformis
Gren. & Philippe
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophrys × obscura Beck
  • Ophrys × aschersonii Nanteuil
  • Ophrys × specularia (Rchb.f.) Lojac.
  • Ophrys × chatenieri Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud
  • Ophrys × godferyana A.Camus
  • Ophrys × augustae A.Fuchs
  • Ophrys × licana A.Fuchs
  • Ophrys × morisii (Martelli) G.Keller & Soó
  • Ophrys × monachorum O.Danesch & E.Danesch
  • Ophrys × montis-leonis O.Danesch & E.Danesch
  • Ophrys × sipontensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch
  • Ophrys × splendida Gölz & H.R.Reinhard
  • Ophrys × tyrrhena Gölz & H.R.Reinhard
  • Ophrys × archipelagi Gölz & H.R.Reinhard
  • Ophrys × castellana Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
  • Ophrys × dionysii P.Delforge
  • Ophrys × fayencensis (P.Delforge) P.Delforge
  • Ophrys × integra (Moggr. & Rchb.f.) Paulus & Gack
  • Ophrys × mateolana Medagli & al.
  • Ophrys × panattensis Scrugli, Cogoni & Pessei
  • Ophrys × crocii Soca
  • Ophrys × pesseiae P.Delforge
  • Ophrys × trombettensis Soca
  • Ophrys × massiliensis Viglione & Véla
  • Ophrys × gallica Looken
  • Ophrys × glanensis Soca
  • Ophrys × debruijckereana Looken
  • Ophrys × occidentalis (Scappat.) Scappat. & M.Demange
  • Ophrys × carduccii Romolini & Soca

Ophrys × arachnitiformis, the false spider orchid, is an orchid native to Europe.[2] It is apparently a hybrid resulting from a cross between O. fuciflora × O. sphegodes, but has become established in the wild in Britain, France (including Corsica), Germany, parts of Italy (Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Apulia, Sicily, Sardinia), Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia.[1][3]

Ophrys like other orchids are dependent on symbiotic fungi at some point during their life cycle, but especially for germination, which may take months or even years underground. Orchid roots contain Orchid mycorrhiza, coils of fungal hyphae inside orchid root cells.[4]


References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ophrys × arachnitiformis
  2. ^ Grenier, Jean Charles Marie & Philippe, Xavier. 1860. Mémoires, Société d'Émulation du Doubs III, 4: 391
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride a forma di ragno, False Spider Orchid, Ophrys arachnitiformis at altervista.org
  4. ^ Schweiger, Julienne M.‐I.; Bidartondo, Martin I.; Gebauer, Gerhard (April 2018). Field, Katie (ed.). "Stable isotope signatures of underground seedlings reveal the organic matter gained by adult orchids from mycorrhizal fungi". Functional Ecology. 32 (4): 870–881. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13042. ISSN 0269-8463.