Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Ophrys incubacea Bianca
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Ophrys
Catalan common name : Aranyera.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : March. April. May.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Pine woodlands and garriques.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : Ophrys incubacea can be easily recognized by its flower label, which is dark and velvety and in the centre are white lines forming an ¿H¿. Inhabits, like other Ophrys species in garrigues and pine forest clearings. Flowers during the months of March and April.
