Flora

There is no doubt that one of the main scientific reasons leading to the birth of the Park was the great richness and rareness of its flora.
Already in the 18th century, Vette di Feltre and Mt. Serva were famous and visited by some of the most famous botanists of that time.
The vascular flora (plants with flowers and others, such as ferns, having roots, stem, and leaves) consists of about 1,400 species (1/4 of the flora of the whole national territory), and among them there are many species deserving to be mentioned, since they are endemic species, rare species, or species with a great phytogeographical value.
The southernmost section of the Park is the richest one, since it has been less ruined by glaciations, and therefore ancient species could survive.
Localized rare species or species living at the edge of their range of distribution are abundant.
Besides the properly called Alpine (and in particular the eastern) species, and the boreal and temperate – Eurasian species, there are also many species gravitating around the eastern regions (Illyrian, Pontus, south-eastern European species), and the Circum-Mediterranean mountains (Mediterrranean-mountain species).

Alpine bell

Alpine bell

Cortusa matthioli

Alpine buttercup

Alpine buttercup

Ranunculus alpestris

Alpine daphne

Alpine daphne

Daphne alpina

Alpine larkspur

Alpine larkspur

Delphinium dubium

Alpine poppy

Alpine poppy

Papaver rhaeticum

Alpine scurvy grass

Alpine scurvy grass

Rhizobotrya alpina

Alpine tozzia

Alpine tozzia

Tozzia alpina

Auricola (primrose)

Auricola (primrose)

Primula auricula

Black hellebore

Black hellebore

Veratrum nigrum

Breakstone

Breakstone

Saxifraga mutata

Burser's saxifrage

Burser’s saxifrage

Saxifraga burserana

Carniola lily

Carniola lily

Lilium camiolicum

Edelweiss

Edelweiss

Leontopodium alpinum

Epipogium

Epipogium

Epipogium aphyllum

Facchini's cat's ear

Facchini’s cat’s ear

Hypochoeris facchiniana

Fescue of the Southern Dolomites

Fescue of the Southern Dolomites

Festuca austrodolomitica

Fire lily

Fire lily

Lilium bulbiferum

Golden lily

Golden lily

Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus

Heartleaf twayblade

Heartleaf twayblade

Listera cordata

Houseleek of the Dolomites

Houseleek of the Dolomites

Semprevivum dolomiticum

Kerner's pennycress

Kerner’s pennycress

Thlaspi minimum

Lady's slipper

Lady’s slipper

Cypripedium calceolus

Moretti's bellflower

Moretti’s bellflower

Campanula morettiana

Mount Cengio iris

Mount Cengio iris

Iris cengialti

Mountain lily

Mountain lily

Paradisia liliastrum

Mountain lovage

Mountain lovage

Ligusticum seguieri

Narrow leaf gentian

Narrow leaf gentian

Gentiana pumila

Nordic clover

Nordic clover

Trifolium noricum

Obir madwort

Obir madwort

Alyssum ovirense

Ostrich or shuttlecock fern

Ostrich or shuttlecock fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Red nigritella

Red nigritella

Nigritella rubra

Rock rampion

Rock rampion

Physoplexis comosa

Seguier's buttercup

Seguier’s buttercup

Ranunculus seguieri

Silvery geranium

Silvery geranium

Geranium argenteum

Spiny milk vetch

Spiny milk vetch

Astragalus sempervirens

Spirea (bridalwrath)

Spirea (bridalwrath)

Spriraea decumbens subsp. tomentosa

Sternberg's carnation

Sternberg’s carnation

Dianthus sternbergii

Thorow wax of the rocks

Thorow wax of the rocks

Bupleurum petraeum

Turk's cap

Turk’s cap

Lilium martagon

Tyrolean primrose

Tyrolean primrose

Primula tyrolensis

Winter daphne

Winter daphne

Daphne cneorum

Yellow bonarota

Yellow bonarota

Paederota lutea

Yellow Monkshood

Yellow Monkshood

Aconitum anthora