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Lizard orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum

286Records since 2000
JunePeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb3
Mar3
Apr4
May45
Jun190
Jul31
Aug4
Sep0
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England47
2Kent England26
3Suffolk England25
4Gloucestershire England5
5Oxfordshire England4
6Highland Scotland2
7Essex England2
8Somerset England2
9Northamptonshire England2
10Isle of Wight England2
11Norfolk England1
12Surrey England1
13East Riding of Yorkshire England1
14Herefordshire, County of England1
15Portsmouth England1
252 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
286
Peak month
June
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Himantoglossum hircinum
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
252
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Himantoglossum
Name with authority
Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159296 · GBIF 5324951