Judging Center: Mid-American Judging Center
Award Number: 20224260
Award Date: February 12, 2022
Awarded As: Ophrys tenthreadinifera
Three flowers and four buds on one upright 11.9cm inflorescence; sepals light lavender, midrib green, veined green; petals light lavender; lip recurved, pubescent, light green brown side bulges basally, pseudoeye shiny black, basal field tan, speculum W-shaped, midlobe dark brown, appendix yellow; column light yellow, green centrally; anther cap green; substance firm; texture velvet; species native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Turkey; ID by SITF_______.
Vendor from Greece
Tuberous terrestrial with summer dormant, winter green growth habit. Adapted to the
Mediterranean climate. Species native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal to Turkey.
References: Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean. R. Kuhn, H. Pedersen and Cribb
Ophrys; The Bee Orchids of Europe. H. Pedersen and N. Faurholdt.
Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 5
Plant > Leaf Length: 4.7cm
Plant > Leaf Width: 2.0cm
Plant > Leaf Margin: glabrous
Plant > Leaf Shape: elliptical
Inflorescence > Overall Length: 11.9cm
Inflorescence > Arrangement: vertical
Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 4.8cm
Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 3.5cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 7.5cm
Inflorescence > distance from inflorescence to base of sepals: 7.5cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Length: 3.1cm
Inflorescence > Floral Bracts Width: 0.4cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.4cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.4cm
Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: ribbed, cylindrical
Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green
Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: velvet
Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.9cm
Flower Natural Spread Width: 2.7cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 2.6cm
Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 1.0cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.8cm
Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 1.2cm
Flower > Petals Length: 0.1cm
Flower > Petals Width: 0.3cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 0.8cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 1.3cm
Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): recurved, pubescent, light green brown side bulges basally, pseudoeye shiny black, basal field tan, speculum W-shaped, midlobe dark brown, appendix yellow
Flower > Column Length: 0.7cm
Flower > Column Width: 0.4cm
Flower > Column Color: suffused dark blue
Flower > Anther Cap Color: green