Ophrys bombyliflora Link

Spice Flower detail Flower In the field

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Genus: Ophrys

Catalan common name: Mosques petites.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

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. Therophytic calicole fields. Pinw woods, therophytic communities.

Characteristics: This orchid is the smallest flower of our flora; its labellum is no longer than a centimetre long, rounded and spherical, dusky coloured with a central spot that can be divided in two.