Biology:Ophrys lunulata

Short description: Species of orchid

Moon orchid
Moon orchid flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. lunulata
Binomial name
Ophrys lunulata Parl.
Synonyms
Arachnites lunulata (Parl.) Tod. Ophrys sphegodes ssp. lunulata (Parl.) H.Sund. Ophrys aranifera var. lunulata (Parl.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata (Parl.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus

Ophrys lunulata, the moon orchid, is a species of orchid native to the islands of Malta and Sicily in the central Mediterranean.

In 1992 Ophrys lunulata was designated as a 'priority species' under Annex II of the Habitats Directive of the European Community (which was reformed as the European Union the following year). This designation was meant to serve as the basis for Italy to declare which areas in which it occurs are 'Special Areas of Conservation' -which were to form the backbone of the Natura 2000 network, but only if these areas include one of the number of habitats listed in Annex I of the directive.

External links

• AMINT Assosiazione Micologica e Botanica, Ophrys lunulata Parl.
• Progetto Life-Natura, Scheda Ophrys lunulata
• European Orchids, Wordpress, Johan Dierckx, Belgische en Europese Orchideeen, Ophrys lunulata

Wikidata ☰ Q1310415 entry