Flora of the Alps
The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, France to the west and Italy and Monaco to the south. The flora of the Alps are diverse. In the mountains, the vegetation gradually changes with altitude, sun exposure, and location on the mountain. There are five successive life zones, each with distinct landscapes and vegetation characteristics: , montane, subalpine, alpine, and alvar.[citation needed]
List of Alpine plants[]
A[]
- Achillea atrata
- Aconitum lycoctonum
- Aconitum napellus
- Adenostyles alliariae
- Agrimonia eupatoria
- Alchemilla alpina
- Androsace carnea
- Antennaria dioica
- Aquilegia alpina
- Arctostaphylos alpinus
- Arenaria pseudofrigida
- Armeria alpina
- Arnica montana
- Asphodelus albus
- Aster alpinus
- Astrantia major
C[]
- Caltha palustris
- Campanula barbata
- Campanula persicifolia
- Campanula thyrsoides
- Campanula zoysii
- Carlina acaulis
- Carlina vulgaris
- Centaurea jacea
- Centaurea montana
- Centaurea phrygia
- Centaurea scabiosa
- Chamerion angustifolium
- Chenopodium bonus-henricus
- Cicerbita alpina
- Cirsium spinosissimum
- Clematis alpina
- Crocus vernus
- Cyclamen europaeum
- Cypripedium calceolus
D[]
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii
- Dactylorhiza maculata
- Daphne cneorum
- Dianthus monspessulanus
- Dianthus pavonius
- Digitalis grandiflora
- Digitalis lutea
- Digitalis purpurea
- Doronicum grandiflorum
- Dryas octopetala
E[]
- Erinus alpinus
- Eriophorum angustifolium
- Eritrichium nanum
- Eryngium alpinum
G[]
- Gentiana acaulis
- Gentiana kochiana
- Gentiana lutea*
- Gentiana nivalis
- Gentiana verna
- Geum montanum
- Gymnadenia conopsea
H[]
- Heracleum sphondylium
- Hieracium alpinum
- Hieracium pilosella
I[]
L[]
- Leontopodium alpinum
- Lilium bulbiferum
- Lilium martagon
- Linaria alpina
M[]
N[]
- Nigritella rhellicani
O[]
P[]
R[]
S[]
- Saxifraga oppositifolia
- Saxifraga paniculata
- Saxifraga stellaris
- Scabiosa columbaria
- Scabiosa lucida
- Scilla bifolia
- Senecio fuchsii
- Silene acaulis
- Silene rupestris
- Silene vulgaris
- Soldanella alpina
- Stipa pennata
T[]
V[]
References[]
- ^ Michel Desfayes, Les opuntias du Valais, un problème épineux. Bulletin de la Murithienne, 2007, no. 125, p. 29-40
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