Native Vegetation of Switzerland: From Alpine Meadows to Wetlands

Alpine Meadows

• Swiss gentian (purple flowers)
• Purple saxifrage
• Alpine buttercup

Subalpine Forests

• Swiss pine
• European larch
• Mountain maple

Temperate Forests

• European beech
• Sessile oak
• Hazel

Alpine Tundra

• Moss campion
• Snow buttercup
• Alpine aster

Wetlands & Marshes

• Yellow marsh-marigold
• Spotted orchid
• Common reed

Grasslands

• Meadow saffron
• Common knapweed
• Yarrow