Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd.
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Ophrys
Catalan common name : Mosques vermelles.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April. May.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Forests.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This orchid has rose coloured sepals that contrast with the exterior labellum, which is yellow in colour and trapezoidal in form. This labellum is necked with a small raised protuberance.
