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Alpine flowers in Tirol

Alpine flowers characterise the diverse natural landscape of Tirol and inspire with their blaze of colour and variety of shapes. From gentian blossom to edelweiss – each plant tells its own story and contributes to the beauty of the Alpine world. This overview helps you to recognise typical flowers in Tirol and learn more about their special features.

Adenostyles

Adenostyles belongs to the asteraceae family and has quite a few flowers. It is a very tough, undemanding plant that can be found up to an altitude of 3,000 metres.

Arnica

Arnica belongs to the daisy family and is highly valued as a medicinal plant. Arnica is a protected plant.

Bavarian gentian

This species from the gentian family has smaller flowers and has no rosette of leaves at the end of the flower stalk. It grows in damp meadows and also on rocky, chalky ground. Found from 1,500 to 2,500 metres.

Monkshood

Monkshood is often found in alpine meadows. It needs nutrient-rich soil and thrives best at an altitude of around 2,300 metres.

Broad-leaved orchid

Belongs to the orchid family and flowers in June and July up to an altitude of over 2,000 metres.

Edelweiss

Famous around the world, edelweiss is a typical Alpine plant. It is rarely found, and when it is, it is found at an altitude of 1,500 to over 3,000 metres. It likes stony ground and is strictly protected.

Gentian

Flowers from June to October. Can be found on pastures and mountain meadows up to 2,000 metres.

Wolf's bane

Wolf's bane belongs to the buttercup family and likes nutrient-rich soil, preferably near streams and rivers. Found at up to 2,300 metres, the blue version is also particularly common.

Bellflower

Always beautiful, even if they are very common at altitudes between 1,500 and 2,800 metres. Flowering time: July-August. The bellflower prefers acidic soils.

Bell gentian

For me, this is the classic among the many gentian plants. Grows on poor meadows and stony ground and flowers until August.

Golden pippau

The golden pippau likes damp meadows from 1,200 to over 2,800 metres and flowers until September.

Pasque flower

The picture shows it shortly before it is ready to flower - a typical dry plant that belongs to the buttercup family.

Gluewort

Cuckoo flower is a member of the carnation family (also known as pigeonweed), prefers barren locations and flowers from June to September.

Primrose

The species is usually found at altitudes of 1,900 to 2,700 metres on moist soils with a low lime content.

Red man's grass

This is a species of orchid that thrives best on lean, calcareous soils above 1,500 metres. The plant is very rare.

Black columbine

Also known as black-violet columbine. Belongs to the buttercup family and is found at altitudes of up to 2,000 metres.

Black-edged sheaf

This plant needs lime-rich soils and is usually found on lean or stony areas up to 2,400 metres.

Devil's claw

One of my favourite plants. It is also called Rapunzel and is found on lean alpine pastures.

Turk's cap lily

It belongs to the lily family, is a very tough plant and grows up to 150 cm high.

Globeflower

The globeflower prefers damp meadows and the edges of streams and can be found up to an altitude of 2,700 metres. It belongs to the buttercup family.

Bird vetch

Bird vetch grows in meadows and at the edge of forests. The plant can sometimes grow up to 2 metres high.

Wood cranesbill

The wood cranesbill belongs to the cranesbill family and is a long-stemmed plant that can be found in alpine meadows up to an altitude of 2,500 metres.

Meadow eyebright

Belongs to the phylloxera family and is found in meagre meadows and pastures from July to October.

Meadow yarrow

It also belongs to the composite family and prefers dry locations and rough pastures. Occurs up to 2,800 metres, very popular medicinal plant.

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