Ophrys incubacea Bianca 1842 - See Ophrys sphegodes Miller 1768 Photo courtesy of Pascal Pernot and the Orchids of France and Europe

Common Name The Small Sized Ophrys

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found in Portugal, Spain, Balaeric Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia and Albania in short grasslands, meadows, garrigue, scrub and open woodlands at elevations up to 1300 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, 3 to 8 flowered inflorescence

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Delforge 2005

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