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Violet Helleborine

Epipactis purpurata

266Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May3
Jun16
Jul89
Aug89
Sep10
Oct3
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Telford and Wrekin England32
2Worcestershire England26
3Oxfordshire England21
4Suffolk England19
5Surrey England12
6Essex England6
7Kent England5
8Herefordshire, County of England4
9Gloucestershire England3
10Northamptonshire England3
11Dudley England2
12Cambridgeshire England1
13Lincolnshire England1
14West Berkshire England1
260 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
266
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Epipactis purpurata
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,010
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Epipactis
Name with authority
Epipactis purpurata Sm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159293 · GBIF 5318906