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Monkey orchid

Orchis simia

100Records since 2000
MayPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May87
Jun11
Jul0
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England33
2Kent England8
92 England

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

About this species

Records since 2000
100
Peak month
May
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Orchis simia
Group
Flowering plants
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Orchis
Name with authority
Orchis simia Lam.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161518 · GBIF 2812415