A pocket field guidebook for identifying 230 of the most commonly found alpine flowers of the Alps.

Best grown in organically rich soils, monkshood is found above tree line, at approximately 2,300 meters in elevation, on Alpine meadows. The Alps are home to an impressive floral pool with more than 1,200 different varieties of plants found in the Vanoise massif only. See mountain flowers on one of our alpine walking holidays to France…

Alpenwild are the premier luxury trekking company in the Alps and specialise in treks including the Tour du Mont Blanc , the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route and the Bernese Oberland Traverse . In central southern France, the hills and mountains of the Massif Central have abundant flower life, notably on account of the low population density in this part of France.

Besides the obviously pink version in the picture above, you can find paler rosy/pink versions of the flower. Here is a selection of flowers … 9 7 2. 3 7 3. Categorised by colour for quick identification, each alpine flower has a photograph and description of its key features. High mountain flora can also be found in high parts of the Pyrenees. Plant Flowers Blossom. Flower names are given in English, French, German, Italian and Latin, with notes on curious facts and origins of names. 23 8 0. Alpine Flowers / Mountain Flowers : Flowers of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Slovenia and Croatia. Epilobium Angustifolium. One of the most colourful images you may have of the French Alps in summer is of high pastures thick with Alpine flowers. 8 1 2. Auricula Alpine Auricula. 16 12 3. A native flower to the Alps, you can find the crocus on mountain grassland in France, Switzerland as well as Italy. Background Traditionally. However, it is not only in the Alps that "alpine" flowers thrive in France. Choose a color: All (673) Laserpitium siler Apiaceae . Gentian Flower Alm. Lech Lech Valley Alpine. Blue Monkshood: Is an herbaceous perennial plant with dark purple to bluish-purple, narrow oblong helmet-shaped flowers. 14 13 0. If you suspect an erroneous identification: report. Alpine Flowers Rocks. Anemone Narcissiflora. 9 6 2. If you are a nature enthusiast and would like to see some of these beautiful alpine flowers first hand, then you may enjoy one of our Alps Trekking Tours.