Flora & Fauna Kategorien: The forest FLORA & Fauna Taxonomy

Also known as Swiss stone pine or Arolla pine, the cembra pine is a five-needled pine and favours shady locations.
Together with the larch, the cembra pine is often found as …

Mountain pines dominate a large part of the National Park forests.
The mountain pine is the most common tree in the area of the Pass dal Fuorn. There are two varieties: …

In the National Park, there are practically no forests where only spruce grow.
In the National Park there are fewer spruce than in other regions of the Alps. Stands of spruce …

In the Engadine, the autumnal golden-yellow colouring of the larch forests is a wonderful sight.
Of all the conifers growing in the region, the larch in its different stages is the …

A relatively rare flower in the National Park.
This attractive member of the Orchid family grows on calcareous soil in open woodland. It is rarely found in the National Park, and …

The cowberry is widely spread throughout the mountain pine forests of the National Park, whereas the bilberry or whortleberry avoids calcareous soils.
The leaves of the cowberry are shiny and “leathery”. …

Their scent gives these plants away!
Daphne striata (above)
Daphne mezereum (below)

Common mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and striated mezereon (Daphne striata): both these daphne species are small shrubs, and are poisonous. In the …

This climbling plant winds itself around trees and shrubs, reaching up to 2m.
In June and July, the alpine clematis bears blue-white flowers, measuring 4 – 6cm. As it scrambles through …