One of the best things you can do while hiking is to observe the natural wealth that surrounds you. Larch, rhododendron, gentian, edelweiss and arnica are essences that testify to the biodiversity of the protected area.
Larch
The Larch is the only conifer that loses its leaves! In fact, it is the leaves, or rather the needles, that make it unmistakable.
Do you know what colour the needles of the larch are in autumn? When they appear in spring they are bright green and soft to the touch but it is in autumn when the larch amazes everyone as the needles take on a beautiful golden yellow colour and then fall to the ground.
Rhododendron
The rhododendron is a true icon of our mountains and has, from June to July, abundant blooms ranging from pale to deep pink.
Often the rhododendron, together with the bilberry and juniper, marks the transition between coniferous forests and high mountain pasture.
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Gentian
Gentian is one of the best-known flowers of the Alps, especially in its blue or azure declination, but let's not forget the yellow one as well. Indeed, our ancestors not only admired it but also knew the virtues of its roots and often used it as an ingredient for bitters and digestives.
Edelweiss
The edelweiss is the queen of the Alps; a tough flower that lives among the bare, rugged rocks at high altitudes where it survives by making do with a few grams of soil.
Do you know why the flowers are covered in hairs? The dull white inflorescence with yellow flower heads is completely covered in down not so much to protect itself from the cold as to reduce evaporation and thus water wastage.
Arnica Montana
A flower with an unmistakable intense yellow/orange colour, it is the star of the high mountain pastures and one of the best known medicinal plants, so much so that it was used in the past, after steeping its flowers in an infusion, to treat traumas, bruises and haematomas.
