European orchids – lusus

Overview

In botany a variety is reffered to as lusus. This could concern either the colour of the flower or its structure. Mostly it is only one individual amongst hundreds normal plants, so that even a classification as variety or form for this time limited individual case curiosity would be too much. Especially in Bee Orchids species you could find from time to time failures in flower structure where a miss differentiation of the petals to „miniature lips“ could be found.

Ophrys – lusus

lusus Ophrys aesculapii

normal appearance

Ophrys aesculapii - lusus, Kesari.

05.04.2014, Kesari, Greece

Ophrys aesculapii - lusus, Kesari.

05.04.2014, Kesari, Greece

Ophrys aesculapii Ophrys aesculapii 05.04.2014, Kesari, Greece

lusus Ophrys apifera

normal appearance

Ophrys apifera - lusus

25.04.2009, Ispignoli, Sardinia

Ophrys apifera - lusus

25.04.2009, Ispignoli, Sardinia

Ophrys apifera

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia

normal appearance

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. badensis, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

normal appearance

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis, Swabian Alps.

18.06.2016, Swabian Alps, Germany

lusus Ophrys corsica

normal appearance

Ophrys corsica - lusus

23.04.2009, near Seui, Sardinia

Ophrys corsica - lusus

23.04.2009, near Seui, Sardinia

Ophrys corsica

Ophrys corsica 22.04.2009, Ittiri, Sardinia

lusus Ophrys morisii

normal appearance

Ophrys morisii - lusus

23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

Ophrys morisii - lusus

23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

Ophrys morisii

Ophrys morisii 23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

lusus Ophrys spruneri

normal appearance

Ophrys spruneri - lusus, Nafpaktos.

09.04.2014, Nafpaktos, Greece

Ophrys spruneri

Ophrys spruneri 14.04.2014, Litochoro, Greece

Orchis – lusus

lusus Orchis militaris

normal appearance

Orchis militaris - lusus

Mai 1998, district Heidenheim, Germany

Orchis militaris

Orchis militaris 20.05.2006, district Dillingen, Germany

Serapias – lusus

Serapias lingua f. tepalopatens

normal appearance

Serapias lingua f. tepalopatens

22.04.2009, Domusnovas, Sardinia

You will find the first description of this very rare variant in Giros Notizie N. 6, on site 11. Author: Giovanni Spagnoli.

Serapias lingua

Serapias lingua 20.04.2009, near di Antas, Sardinia