Orchis collina Banks & Sol. ex Russell

Spice Flower 1 Flower 2 In the field

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Genus: Orchis

Catalan common name: Abellera papallona petita.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: DDData deficient

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: This orchid is recognisable because the labellum of the flower is not lobulate, it is whole, moreover it has fertile, purple or violet flowers and stems; the leaves are wide and are often have black marks. Like many orchids it flowers at the beginning of spring.