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Ophrys sphegodes

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Ophrys sphegodes. See image source here.

#196 They called me Ophrys sphegodes, also known as Ophrys sphegodes subsp. zeusii, Ophrys ruppertii, Ophrys fuchsii, Ophrys camusii, and Ophrys zeusii. I pay homage to the male botanists Zeus (I couldn’t find his records), Ruppert (I couldn’t find his records), Leonhart Fuchs, or Hans Peter Fuchs, and Giulio (Jules) Camus, or Edmond Gustave Camus. They first catalogued me in 1768.

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Brachypodium sylvaticum

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Brachypodium sylvaticum. See image source here.

#192 They called me Brachypodium sylvaticum, also known as Brachypodium wattii, Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. spryginii, Brachypodium fontanesii, and Brachypodium spryginii. I pay homage to the male botanists Sprygin (I couldn’t find his records), Fontanes (I couldn’t find his records), and George Watt, or David Allan Poe Watt. They first catalogued me in 1812.

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Sagina maritima

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Sagina maritima. See image source here.

#163 They called me Sagina maritima, also known as Sagina rodriguezii, Sagina schiraevskii, and Sagina thiebautii. I pay homage to the male botanists Águedo Marrero Rodriguez, Schiraevsk (I couldn’t find his records), and Thiebaut (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1806.