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: Vulnerable
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.