Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Ophrys bombyliflora Link
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Ophrys
Catalan common name : Mosques petites.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April. May.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Pinw woods, therophytic communities.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This orchid is the smallest flower of our flora; its labellum is no longer than a centimetre long, rounded and spherical, dusky coloured with a central spot that can be divided in two.
