Flower Trail - Mt. Pilatus, Switzerland
In 2009, Pro Pilatus, the association for the protection of the Pilatus region celebrates its 60th anniversary. A flower trail is being created to mark the occasion, with the support of Pilatus-Bahnen.
Flowers are labelled in German, Latin and English, noting colour and blossoming season. All Alpine plants are under a protection order in the entire Mount Pilatus Region.
The Flower Trail: follows the hiking path from Pilatus Kulm to the Tomlishorn, mostly south of the main ridge
It is completely safe and except for a last section on the Tomlishorn is surfaced.
Plants on the Flower Trail: The main locations are the steep cliffs in the limestone of the summit ridge, with
channels and crevices and occasional detritus deposits. Plant life here is
exposed to rockfalls, avalanches, wind and extreme drought and so we find
succulents with leaves that store water and roots that can penetrate deep into
rock crevices.
Beneath the trail are impressive limestone screes. Depending on the slope and amount of detritus, the scree
is in more or less constant motion, making life very difficult for plants, which mostly grow long roots to
penetrate down to fine soil and moisture.
Profusely flowering turfs are found on steep, sunny slopes with slightly weathered rocks where fine soil can form and be retained.
Wind corners are found on exposed and rocky knolls: the most extreme locations, subject to rapid temperature fluctuation, often ravaged by storm and with long snow-free periods. Flora here is fully exposed to the cold.
Pilatus-Bahnen
Schlossweg 1
CH-6010 Kriens/Luzern
Tel; +41(0)41 329 11 11
Fax: +41(0)41 329 11 12
Email: info@pilatus.ch
Web: www.pilatus.ch
Beaneath the trail are impressive limestone screes. Depending on the slope and amount of detritus, the scree is in more or less constant motion, making life very difficult for plants, which mostly grow long roots to penetrate down to fine soil and moisture. They also help to retain and stabilize the scree.
Found here: round-leaved pennycress (Thlaspi rotundifolium), pyrenean petrocallis (Petrocallis pyrenaica),
Alpine toadflax (Linaria alpina), Alpine rock cress (Arabis alpina) larege-flowered leopard's
bane(Doronicum grandiflorum), mountain valeriana (Valeriana montana), white alpine poppy
(Papaver sendfineri)
Profusely flowering turfs are found on steep, sunny slopes with slightly weathered rocks where fine soil can form and be retained. Plants here include auricula (Primula auricula), Alpine anemone (Pulsatilla alpina),
Alpine aster (Aster alpinus), whorlet lousewort (Pedicularis verticillata), doronic ragwort (Senecio doronicum), trumpet genetian (Gentiana clu
Flowers are labelled in German, Latin and English, noting colour and blossoming season. All Alpine plants are under a protection order in the entire Mount Pilatus Region.
The Flower Trail: follows the hiking path from Pilatus Kulm to the Tomlishorn, mostly south of the main ridge
It is completely safe and except for a last section on the Tomlishorn is surfaced.
Plants on the Flower Trail: The main locations are the steep cliffs in the limestone of the summit ridge, with
channels and crevices and occasional detritus deposits. Plant life here is
exposed to rockfalls, avalanches, wind and extreme drought and so we find
succulents with leaves that store water and roots that can penetrate deep into
rock crevices.
Beneath the trail are impressive limestone screes. Depending on the slope and amount of detritus, the scree
is in more or less constant motion, making life very difficult for plants, which mostly grow long roots to
penetrate down to fine soil and moisture.
Profusely flowering turfs are found on steep, sunny slopes with slightly weathered rocks where fine soil can form and be retained.
Wind corners are found on exposed and rocky knolls: the most extreme locations, subject to rapid temperature fluctuation, often ravaged by storm and with long snow-free periods. Flora here is fully exposed to the cold.
Pilatus-Bahnen
Schlossweg 1
CH-6010 Kriens/Luzern
Tel; +41(0)41 329 11 11
Fax: +41(0)41 329 11 12
Email: info@pilatus.ch
Web: www.pilatus.ch
Beaneath the trail are impressive limestone screes. Depending on the slope and amount of detritus, the scree is in more or less constant motion, making life very difficult for plants, which mostly grow long roots to penetrate down to fine soil and moisture. They also help to retain and stabilize the scree.
Found here: round-leaved pennycress (Thlaspi rotundifolium), pyrenean petrocallis (Petrocallis pyrenaica),
Alpine toadflax (Linaria alpina), Alpine rock cress (Arabis alpina) larege-flowered leopard's
bane(Doronicum grandiflorum), mountain valeriana (Valeriana montana), white alpine poppy
(Papaver sendfineri)
Profusely flowering turfs are found on steep, sunny slopes with slightly weathered rocks where fine soil can form and be retained. Plants here include auricula (Primula auricula), Alpine anemone (Pulsatilla alpina),
Alpine aster (Aster alpinus), whorlet lousewort (Pedicularis verticillata), doronic ragwort (Senecio doronicum), trumpet genetian (Gentiana clu
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