Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Serapias cordigera L.
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Serapias
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Gerona.
Distribution in the islands : Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May. June.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Therophytics communities.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : Serapias cordigera has a wide and cordiforme labellum, purple coloured; this distinguishes it from other species of the genus, the rest have a narrower labellum. In the most interior portion of the labellum are two divergent callosities; Serapias lingua only has one. Lives on siliceous soils and flowers from April until June.
