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Military orchid

Orchis militaris

107Records since 2000
MayPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May64
Jun43
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England13
2Oxfordshire England4
3Norfolk England2
4Essex England1
30 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
107
Peak month
May
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Orchis militaris
Group
Flowering plants
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
Orchis
Name with authority
Orchis militaris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q162755 · GBIF 2809968