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Orchis simia (Monkey orchid)

Synonyms: Orchis militaris simia; Orchis militaris var. simia; Orchis simia var. alba; Orchis simia var. brevidens

Wikipedia Abstract

Orchis simia, commonly known as the monkey orchid, is a greyish pink to reddish species of the Orchis genus. It gets its common name from its lobed lip which mimics the general shape of a monkey's body.
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Infraspecies

Orchis simia simia
Orchis simia taubertiana

Attributes

Height [1]  12 inches (.3 m)
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb
Light Preference [2]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [2]  Mostly Dry

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004)
♦ 2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0