Bumblebee Orchid
Height: 5-20cm
Colour: Green, brown
Flowering: February to May
Soil type: Alkaline

This is a tiny orchid and very easily overlooked as it blends into grasses given both its size and colouration. There are between one to five flowers on a stem. The sepals and petals are green with the main body of the flower being brown.

They can grow either in full sun or partial shade in a variety of situations from damp pastures to dry open woodland and garrigue up to an altitude of 900m. Although they can form dense populations these are very localized.

Synonyms: Ophrys tabanifera, Ophrys distoma, Ophrys hiulca, Ophrys canaliculata

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