Massimiliano Rempicci

A single individual of Ophrys ×lyrata H.Fleischm., the natural hybrid between Ophrys bertolonii Moretti subsp. bertolonii and Ophrys incubacea Bianca subsp. incubacea, is reported in Latium (central Italy). The hybrid was discovered in Blera municipality (Viterbo province), in April 2024 at the edge of a trail on sandstone-clayey soil. As this is t...

During an orchid investigation near Vetralla, Viterbo province (central Italy), a male of Adscita spec. (Zygaenidae, Lepidoptera) was observed on a specimen of Anacamptis laxiflora. Its behavior was similar like a true pollinator, in that the moth stretched its proboscis, possibly to collect nectar, however no pollinaria were attached to it. This o...

In this paper, the authors present new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in Latium (central Italy): Anacamptis ×alata, Epipactis muelleri, Neotinea maculata, Neottia ovata, Ophrys argentaria, Ophrys ×cornetana nsubsp. cornetana, Ophrys passionis subsp. majellensis, Orchis ×penzigiana nsubsp. penzigiana. These new discoveries, result...

The occurrence of Ophrys ×ansedoniensis Soca, the natural hybrid between Ophrys argentaria Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers and Ophrys bombyliflora Link is here reported for the first time for Latium (central Italy). Two specimens of this hybrid were observed and determined on the basis of their morphology in April 2022 in the locality Quarticciuolo,...

The natural hybrid Ophrys ×capalbioi Romolini & Soca nsubsp. capalbioi (Ophrys tarquinia P. Delforge × Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd. subsp. neglecta (Parl.) E.G. Camus) is here reported for the first time for Latium (central Italy). During some investigations carried out within the S.A.C. (Special Area of Conservation) “Vallerosa” near Ischia di Ca...

In this article, the authors present findings of rare orchids made during some orchid surveys in Latium (central Italy), mostly in the northern part of the region in Viterbo province, between 2012 and 2021. For these rare orchids additionally published records from literature sources are given. The new data are an important contribution to the know...

During an orchid investigation near Vetralla (Viterbo province, Latium, central Italy), a pollination activity of a female of Syntomis phegea (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) on a specimen of Anacamptis pyramidalis, has been observed. The moth during its movement removed pollinaria, which then were attached on his proboscis. This report is very interesting,...

To our knowledge, for the first time, a phenomenon of accidental autogamy in Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sphegodes is reported. A flower of this orchid has been observed with one of its two pollinaria inside the stigmatic cavity touching the stigma. It was observed in April 2019 in a scrubby grassland on travertine soil in the Natural Reserve “Monte Ca...

si aggiorna la distribuzione nel Lazio (Italia centrale) di Orchis ×colemanii nothosubsp. colemanii (Orchis mascula subsp. mascula × Orchis pauciflora). I dati sono il risultato di ricerche bibliografiche e osservazioni personali. Nel Lazio questo ibrido è stato segnalato come “raro”, ma dai dati presentati risulta diffuso e localmente abbondante,...

Dactylorhiza ×serbica nsubsp. serbica (H. Fleischm.) Soó (Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata × Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. saccifera) is here reported for the first time for Latium (central Italy). A small population has been observed at Roccadorisio, near Fiamignano (Rieti province) at 1256 m a.s.l. on 14 June 2015 in a marsh on calcareous s...

In the course of orchids investigation in Latium territory (central Italy), new localities of five orchids regionally rare and / or very rare, were discovered. These orchids are: Anacamptis ×simorensis, Corallorhiza trifida, Epipactis placentina, Ophrys ×gembardtii, Ophrys ×grottagliensis nsubsp. grottagliensis. The authors provide information on s...

Here a new Ophrys hybrid is described on a morphological basis: Ophrys ×marsilii. It was observed for the first time in 2010, in a scrubby grassland on a calcareous substrate in the Rieti province (Latium, Central Italy), together with its parental species, Ophrys apifera and O. dinarica.

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Alchemilla , Arundo , Bupleurum , Clematis , Clinopodium , Cota , Crassula , Cytisus , Euphorbia , Hieracium , Isoëtes , La...

The finding of a new population of Ophrys passionis Sennen ex Devillers- Tersch. & Devillers subsp. majellensis (Helga Daiss & Herm. Daiss) Romolini & Soca in Latium (Central Italy) is here reported. This population was made up of about 20 plants growing in a dry grassland on travertine substrate within the S.A.C. “Travertini di Bassano in Teverina...

Argomento: si descrivono 4 stazioni di Ophrys illyrica in provincia di Viterbo (Lazio), con alcune consi-derazioni di carattere tassonomico ed ecologico allo scopo di precisare meglio la distribuzione di questo taxon sul territorio italiano.

During some excursions carried out in spring 2016 near Tarquinia (Viterbo province), one plant of Ophrys ×gillesii Delforge (Ophrys tyrrhena × O. tenthredinifera) and two individuals of Ophrys ×cosana H. Baumann & Künkele (O. bombyliflora × O. incubacea) were found. The discovery of these hybrids is interesting from a chorological point of view, be...

Limodorum trabutianum is a steno-Mediterranean orchid with a highly fragmented distribution area that includes Morocco, Algeria, Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy where it is threatened with extinction. In 2010, a population within the Marturanum Park (Barbarano Romano, Viterbo - Italy), unique to Latium, experienced a strong demographic decline (...

The data shown here are the result of the authors’ bibliographic research and fieldwork on the presence of Ophrys speculum Link in Latium. According to their bibliographical research, this species has been found till now in about ten sites in Frosinone, Latina, Rome and Rieti Provinces. Moreover, they report three additional findings from fieldwork...

Ophrys ×campolati O. Danesch & E. Danesch (Ophrys tenthredinifera × Ophrys promontorii) is here reported for the first time for Latium (Central Italy). One individual of this hybrid has been observed at Valle dei Greci, near Viticuso (Frosinone province) at 1041 m a.s.l. on May 18, 2014, in a grassland on calcareous soil. The discovery of Ophrys ×c...

During some excursions carried out in spring 2013 and 2014 one plant of Ophrys ×camusii Cortesi (Ophrys crabronifera × Ophrys sphegodes) and a small group with six individuals of Ophrys ×hybrida Pokorny ex Rchb. f. nsubsp. hybrida (Ophrys insectifera × Ophrys sphegodes) were found. Both hybrids grow together with their parental species and other or...

The occurrence of Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz subsp. orbicularis (K. Richt.) E. Klein in Latium (Central Italy) is here reported. The population, composed of only eight plants, was discovered within the Regional Park of Simbruini Mountains (Rome and Frosinone provinces), in a xeric slope on calcareous soil at an altitude of 916 m a.s.l.

Riassunto: gli autori segnalano nuovi ritrovamenti di ibridi rari di Ophrys nel Lazio: O. ×albertiana, O. ×bilineata, O. ×camusii, O. ×couloniana, O. ×monachorum e O. ×terrae-laboris. I dati sono il risultato di ricerche bibliografiche e di osservazioni sul campo. Le scoperte sono molto importanti, poiché questi ibridi sono molto rari e localizzati...

Terrestrial orchids are experiencing a great extinction risk because of a multiplicity of threatening processes. Thus, during the last ten years, Tuscia Germplasm Bank and Botanical Garden “Angelo Rambelli” of Viterbo, in collaboration with the local section of G.I.R.O.S. association (Italian Group for Research on Wild Orchids), have been carrying...

The occurrence of Ophrys cinnabarina Romolini & Soca in Latium (Central Italy) is here reported for the first time. A population of this orchid has been discovered within Marturanum Regional Park (Barbarano Romano, Viterbo - Latium) in a thermo-xerophilous shrubby grassland on sedimentary soil. It is the northernmost population in its distribution...

This paper aims to illustrate the activities and projects related to wild orchids conservation carried out through collaboration among Tuscia Germplasm Bank, Botanical Garden (Tuscia University, Italy) and the local Section of G.I.R.O.S. association.

The Authors report the finding of the northernmost population of the natural hybrid Ophrys ×grottagliensis (Ophrys bertolonii subsp. bertolonii x Ophrys garganica) in Tuscia University Botanic Gardens, Viterbo (Latium, central Italy). From preliminary morphological studies, the hybrid shows some characters of the parental species and others interme...

This paper aims to illustrate a project for the ex situ conservation of Epipactis placentina Bongiorni & Grunanger in Latium (central Italy), where it is very rare and highly localized in a few stations in the beech forests of the north-central area of the region. The project was carried out through collaboration between the G.I.R.O.S. association...

A modern method as geometric morphometrics was used to clarify the taxonomic position of the European Ophioglossum species: O. azoricum, O. lusitanicum, and O. vulgatum. Identifying these taxa by traditional methods is rather difficult due to different taxonomic interpretations. So, sterile leaf shapes were investigated using landmark-based method...