Orchis mascula L.

Family: ORCHIDACEAE

Genus: Orchis

Spanish common name: Satiricón manchado.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Uses and properties: Aphrodisiac. Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal. Symbolic uses.

IUCN Category: VUVulnerable

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Oakforest. Xero-acanthic shrubs of the mountanous regions, and steppe-grasslands of Ampelodesmos mauritanica. Mountains.

Characteristics: An orchid with rose or purple coloured flowers, labellum with darker spots, with a large spur that arcs towards the top of the plant. Leaves are narrow and can also be spotted. Flowers at the end of the spring and the beginning of summer.