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 apifera
normal appearance

25.04.2009, Ispignoli, Sardinia

25.04.2009, Ispignoli, Sardinia

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia
normal appearance

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia
normal appearance

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia
lusus Ophrys corsica
normal appearance

23.04.2009, near Seui, Sardinia

23.04.2009, near Seui, Sardinia

Ophrys corsica 22.04.2009, Ittiri, Sardinia
lusus Ophrys morisii
normal appearance

23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

Ophrys morisii 23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia
Orchis – lusus
lusus Orchis militaris
normal appearance

Mai 1998, district Heidenheim, Germany

Orchis militaris 20.05.2006, district Dillingen, Germany
Serapias – lusus
Serapias lingua f. tepalopatens
normal appearance

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 20.04.2009, near di Antas, Sardinia


Ophrys aesculapii 05.04.2014, Kesari, Greece




















