Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Orchis italica Poiret
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Orchis
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca.
General distribution : South Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April. May.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Garriques.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : An orchid that is easy to differentiate by its great size and by its basal leaves with a very marked undulate contour. Flowers are grouped forming a conical inflorescence, a deep lilac colour. The labellum is very lobate, the laterals sharp and the central one is deltoid and deeply divided into two secondary lobules separated by a tooth.
