Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Orchis mascula L.
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Orchis
Spanish common name : Satiricón manchado.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : March. April. May. June. July.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Mountains.
Uses and properties : Aphrodisiac. Edible or foodstuffs. Medicinal. Symbolic uses.
IUCN Category : Vulnerable
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.
