Ophrys scolopax

English: Woodcock Bee Orchid - Woodcock Orchid - Woodcock Ophrys
Nederlands: Sniporchis
Español: Abejera becada - Orquídea becada - Orquídea perdiz - Abejeta
Français: Ophrys bécasse
Deutsch: Schnepfen-Ragwurz

Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Flowering time: March - June
Height: 15 to 65cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: sepals pink or purplish-violet, rarely green or white
Flower: petals usually the same colour as the sepals; lip 8-12mm
Leaves: basal leaves lanceolate; stems leaves narrower and more pointed
Habitat: maquis, garrigue, meadows, open woodland
Distribution: around the Mediterranean
Synonym: Ophrys scolopax subsp. scolopax





Notes: Ophrys scolopax has many varieties, forms and subspecies.

Related key words: El Hervidero, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Las Ripas (Hecho), Las Blancas (Borau), Campodarbe (Boltaña), Pirineos, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Picos de Europa