The Italian Dolomites

Festival Naturetrek Tour Report 4 - 11 July 2018

Alpine Heath resting on Fragrant Orchid Alpine Marmot Martagon Lily

Spotted Nutcracker

Report and images compiled by Alan Miller with flora input by Jessica Turner

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Tour Report The Italian Dolomites

Tour participants: Jessica Turner, Pip O’Brien & Alan Miller (leaders) together with 20 Naturetrek clients

Summary

The Italian Dolomites - Wildlife Festival 2018 (week 3) tour group spent a week in stunning mountain scenery, enjoying fantastic vistas and wonderful flora and fauna. Initially the weather was unkind to us with some rain on the first few days, but then it settled down and we were able to enjoy the majesty of the mountains. Whilst we were there for the wildlife, most thought the environment and the views their lasting memory.

We explored some fantastic places, walking through flower-rich meadows and alpine pastures. We alternated before-breakfast activities with the opportunity for a bird walk or to taste ‘mothing’ and see the diversity of moths attracted to our overnight moth trap. During the day we went to different places. Usually we stayed together till lunchtime and then there were long or short walk options for the afternoon, with at least one minibus getting back for 5pm so that people could enjoy the facilities at the hotel. The exception was on the middle Sunday where we split, and some went on a high alpine walk to the Brindelweg, above Pordoi Pass, whilst others went down the Sud Tirol to concentrate on insects. Also, due to the weather, we had a wet afternoon visit to the Ladin museum in Vigo de Fassa to learn about the history and culture of the people from this wonderful area.

A group is only as good as the people who form it. We had a keen, interested and enthusiastic band of people. Thanks must go to all for sharing their expertise and helping each other. Once again, we were looked after very well by Stefano, Katia and all the staff at Hotel Gran Mugon; a super family-run hotel with good food and friendly faces which enhanced our stay. With lots of new and interesting sightings for the group, an extremely enjoyable week was spent in a lovely corner of Italy.

Day 1 Wednesday 4th July

Venice Airport to Tamion via the Agordo Gorge and Fedaia Pass For most of the group, including Pip, the tour started with a flight from London Gatwick to Marco Polo Airport, Venice which landed on schedule mid-afternoon. Jessica and Alan had been in Italy leading the previous week’s Dolomites Festival tour and met the arriving group at Venice airport. We also met Peter and Helen at the airport which completed our tour group. We were soon loaded into our minibuses and on our way towards the Dolomites. As we were leaving the airport our first sighting was of two Magpies and we hoped the line in the rhyme ‘one for sorrow, two for joy’ would be a good omen.

Our route took us north along the A27 Autostrada and after an hour we left the motorway and drove through Belluno and into the National Park of the Bellunesi Dolomites. We stopped to stretch our legs in Agordo and some took the opportunity to taste their first gelato (ice cream) whilst others headed for the café. Once refreshed, we continued, but had to take a circuitous route to our destination over the Fedaia Pass at 2056 metres and through Canazei, because the day before we had experienced a tremendous mountain storm which had caused some damage and a landslide which had blocked our usual route over the San Pellegrino Pass. Driving through stunning scenery and under the Marmolada Glacier, we eventually reached the Fassa Valley and the delightful hamlet of Tamion near Vigo di Fassa.

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We arrived at the family-run Hotel Gran Mugon at 8.30pm and were greeted by Stefano. With rooms allocated, we left our luggage and went straight to the dining room where we chatted and got to know each other over a delicious four-course dinner. After the meal and a welcome briefing, we retired after our long travelling day, but looking forward to the delights of the Dolomites tomorrow.

Day 2 Thursday 5th July

AM Costalunga Pass (1752m) & meadow above Tamion (1548m); PM Val di Monzoni (1526m & 1862m) The day dawned cloudy but fine and dry. The moth trap had been on overnight, so from 6.15am Alan checked the catch and group members came and went to see the process and to look at the trap and the moths. Some of the brighter and more interesting moths included Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Pine-tree Lappet, Peppered Moth, Flame Carpet, Purple Bar and the European Noctuid Panthea coenobite. After breakfast we met at the vehicles at 9am and before departing, a selection of moths was shown to the group before they were released.

An amendment to the itinerary was necessary as the weather forecast was mixed, with a high likelihood of rain in the afternoon, and there was damage to the path leading to the meadows above Tamion caused by the storms two days earlier. To make best use of the time we drove the short distance to Costalunga Pass to examine the meadows and area beyond Pizzeria Antermont. The meadows were a riot of colour from the many wild flowers and, whilst Jessica and Pip pointed out plant specimens including Dark Rampion, Chives, Bearded Bellflower, Mountain Clover, Arnica, and Common Spotted, Alpine Broad-leaved Marsh and Fragrant Orchids, Alan introduced the group to butterflies including Blind Ringlet, Alpine Heath and Sooty Copper. A few birds were spotted including Black Redstart, Serin, Crag Martin and Alpine Swift. Before moving on we adjourned to the Pizzeria for late morning coffees.

Suitably refreshed, we drove to the car park next to the meadow above Tamion. Much of the vegetation had been flattened by the earlier storm but on the meadow and adjacent, plants found included Eyebright, Clustered Bellflower and One-flowered Wintergreen, also known as St. Olaf’s Candlestick. Unfortunately, the Lady’s Slipper Orchids were well and truly over. We added Titania’s Fritillary and Meadow Brown to the butterfly list and enjoyed an obliging Goldcrest before the rain started to fall, so we headed back to Tamion for a picnic lunch in the shelter of our accommodation.

It rained heavily over lunch but that didn’t deter some of the group. For the next couple of hours we split into three groups with some going to the upper Val di Monzoni, some the lower Val di Monzoni, and others staying to enjoy the hotel facilities. The ‘high’ group drove up the valley along a winding narrow road, parking at the Malga di Monzoni (a Malga is a summer cheese farm). Here the rock is granite, and so the soils are acid. Clumps of pink Alpenrose dotted the hillside, and we soon found Alpine Clematis sprawling through them. Alpine Wood Forget-me-not, Alpine Milk-vetch, Alpine Toadflax, a few Frog Orchids and a Small White Orchid were among the plants enjoyed, before we retired to the Malga for shelter and hot drinks. Meanwhile the ‘low’ group got to grips with the grass moths which were really the only things flying in the conditions. We also found a Vanilla Orchid in roadside vegetation before retiring to a nearby rifugio for warm drinks. With the rain and thunder rumbling around, we all had an early finish.

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Those interested in ‘listing’ re-convened at 6.30pm and we did our first session of recording trip sightings, which was followed by a briefing for everyone on the plans for tomorrow. We then adjourned to the dining room for our evening meal, during which we could see regular flashes of lightening and hear the rolls of thunder as the rain fell. It was not a night for the moth trap!

Day 3 Friday 6th July

AM Val San Nicolo (1526m); PM cultural visit to Ladin Museum After overnight rain the day dawned bright and clear with a little cloud over the mountain tops. At 6.45am a number of us set off along the lane for a bird walk. We got to grips with Italian Sparrows and enjoyed watching the Fieldfare which breed in the area. A Whinchat was a good spot, singing from a tall stem in the meadow. We also enjoyed watching a party of Spotted Nutcrackers move through the trees, and a Crested Tit showed well.

After breakfast, we all met at 9am and headed across the valley for a walk in Val San Nicolo. We drove to the car park at the end of the access road and then set off to walk along the valley with its rich flower-filled meadows, with dark-blue Meadow Clary set against masses of Hay Rattle. It was overcast, still and warm and although the sun wasn’t shining, there were a few insects about. Grass moths were abundant, and we found Small Pearl- bordered, Pearl-bordered and Titania’s Fritillaries. We could hear Spotted Nutcrackers and Song Thrush. A Common Buzzard flew over and Blackcap and Lesser Whitethroat were singing. We added Superb Pink, Alpine Heartsease, Mountain Lentil and Rock Catchfly on the banks and, in a patch of rough ground, a collection of Aconitums, with creamy-yellow Wolf’s-bane, deep blue Common Monk’s-hood, and Variegated Monk’s-hood just coming into flower. As we moved from the road into the meadows the number of orchids increased and finds included Lesser Butterfly, Austrian Vanilla, Dark Vanilla and Fragrant Orchids, including a hybrid between the latter two, an amazingly bright-pink-purple orchid with twisted flowers. It was also nice to see good numbers of Orange Lilies and several Martagon Lilies. Some of the advance group also disturbed two Alpine Marmots which ran away and out of sight.

Unfortunately, as the morning progressed the rain started to fall. Most continued on but as we were getting wetter and the rifugio towards the top of the valley was overflowing with wet walkers, we returned to the vehicles and made our way back to Tamion for a picnic lunch in the dry.

With the wet weather set in, most of the group took up the offer for an afternoon ride to Vigo de Fassa to visit the Ladin museum. The people of the area are proud of their heritage, so it was nice to have the opportunity to learn a little of their culture.

In the evening we followed our routine of lists for those interested and then a briefing for all about the next day, before heading to the dining room for another delicious four-course dinner. The skies cleared during the evening and with the forecast for a dry night, the moth trap was set.

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Day 4 Saturday 7th July

Gardeccia and the Rosengarten (1997m) After a cool night, the day dawned bright and clear with a little cloud on the top of the mountains. The early risers found an interesting selection of moths in and around the trap, and new ones included Map-winged Swift and Foxglove and Freyer’s Pugs. As we concentrated on the moths, a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers moved through the trees behind us and we could hear Nuthatch calling.

Around breakfast we made our individual picnic lunches and at 9am we congregated at the vehicles. Before loading up, some of the brighter and more interesting moth species were shown to those who hadn’t made the early morning start, and it was a good opportunity to take photographs as they were released. We then drove down to Vigo di Fassa and left the minibuses at the cablecar parking, before going up the escalators to the cablecar station. We were soon ascending the mountain to Ciampedie, enjoying beautiful views from 1997 metres over the Fassa Valley below.

After an orientation at the large display map, Brian and Marion decided to stay around Ciampedie whilst the rest of us set off on the fairly level path towards Gardeccia, a walk of some three kilometres along a path through the Rosengarten. It was the start of a magical outing in wonderful mountain scenery with the bonus of dry weather, which we deserved after our last two days of rain.

Some checked a small dell for insects before starting the walk, whilst others checked the superb pathside flora and enjoyed the views. It took all morning to reach Gardeccia, by which time we had worked up an appetite, so adjourned to Rifugio Stella Alpina where we bought drinks and ate our picnic on the terrace.

After lunch some meandered around the meadows, some checked the river gravels, and some hiked further as the path rose steeply, before we all made our return walk. We had rendezvous times at 4pm or 5pm back at Rifugio Negritella at Ciampedie for ice creams before descending and making our way back to Tamion.

It had been a wonderful day full of interesting sightings. The botanists delighted at Hairy Alpenrose, Alpine Clematis, Yellow Wood Violet and white Mountain Avens whilst the birders enjoyed seeing Raven, Tree Pipit, Willow Tit and several Spotted Nutcrackers, mostly in flight. New butterflies for the trip included Alpine Blue, Marsh Fritillary (altitude ssp debilis) and Olive Skipper. Some saw Chamois and others had an extremely close encounter with an Alpine Marmot. At the end of the visit, everyone agreed that it had been a very enjoyable day.

The early return for some allowed use of the hotel facilities, whilst others watched the end of England’s World Cup game against Sweden. We met later for lists at 6.30pm and briefing at 7.15pm, before another delicious dinner. Afterwards some of us walked along the lane and when it was dark enough, walked back to the hotel looking for Glow-worms. We found a female Glow-worm in the wall with her bioluminescence glowing to try and attract a male. As we neared habitation the bat detector picked up the echo-location response of Common Pipistrelle Bats.

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Day 5 Sunday 8th July

Group 1 - Sud Tirol (750 – 980m) and Costalunga Pass (1752m); Group 2 – Pordoi Pass (2239m) Our pre-breakfast walk was notable for mammals as we enjoyed lovely telescope views of Red Squirrel and Red Fox. We looked around the rear of our hotel and walked through the hamlet to scan the meadows. Bird sightings included a good number of Black Redstarts, Whinchat, Serin, Goldfinch and a high-flying Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Today group members had been given the choice of either going down the Sud Tirol, with the focus on fauna, or heading to higher alpine areas at the Pordoi Pass for a walk focussing on the flora. Jessica took the ‘high’ group whilst Pip and Alan headed down to lower altitudes

We all departed at 9am and Pip and Alan turned left out of Tamion and drove over the Costalunga Pass and down the Sud Tyrol towards Bolzano. Our first stop was below Ponte Nova at 750 metres altitude where first we visited a wood yard. The area was alive with butterflies and other insects and we had an exhilarating time finding many species new for the trip. We marvelled at the beautiful White Admirals and all got to grips with separating Essex and Small Skippers by looking at the underneath colour on their antennae clubs. We spend quite a while at a large patch of Creeping Thistles which was attracting lots of insects. Good finds were White-letter Hairstreak and Provençal Short-tailed Blue butterflies, Great Green Bush-crickets and a Mountain Cicada. Interesting plants included Viper’s-bugloss and White Mellilot; however, a worry was the stands of the invasive alien, Himalayan Balsam. Also, we found Western Green Lizard, Common Wall lizard and Italian Wall Lizard.

Next, we walked to a nearby old quarry. Along the riverside the Buddleia was just coming into flower and it was acting as a magnet for butterflies. Some of us just watched the bushes as so much was going on. In addition to lots of new butterfly species on the Buddleia, we enjoyed watching both Humming-bird and Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moths feeding around the flowers. In the quarry Meleager’s Blue and Silver-studded Blue were good finds, a Dipper was seen on the river and a Grey Heron flew over.

After a wonderful morning we drove up the Tyrol a short way to a riverside parking area where we enjoyed our picnic lunch. Whilst it was being prepared, Brian F. photographed a fresh Arran Brown butterfly. After lunch we checked the adjacent meadow where more insects were recorded including a Common Goldenring dragonfly. Just before leaving, a Nickerl’s Fritillary was found.

Costalunga Pass was our next stop but before we ventured into the meadows we visited Pizzeria Antermont for refreshments and to use the comfort facilities. Once on the meadow a few butterflies were found together with Ring Ouzel. After a most enjoyable day we returned to Tamion just before 5pm.

The mountain-seekers drove up the Fassa valley and, turning off, carefully negotiated the many hairpin bends that lead to the Pordoi Pass at 2239 metres. Many House Martins were nesting under the eaves of building and a couple of Alpine Choughs flew over. We set off up the stony track of the path known as the Bindelweg, that climbs to the shoulder, enjoying the many familiar and colourful flowers that were so fresh here at the higher altitude, as well as new species. Finds included bright-magenta Alpine Sainfoin and smaller blue-mauve Mountain Milk-vetch and cream-coloured Yellow Milk-vetch, as well as Spiniest Thistle, and several tiny willows: Net-

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leaved, Finely-toothed, Least, and the smallest-leaved, Salix serpyllifolia. There were many Alpine Heath butterflies on the wing, plus Ringlets including Woodland and Blind. We found our first Gentians: Clusius’s, the trumpet gentian of limestone, and Bladder Gentian, plus the wonderfully bright Red Vanilla Orchid. Marmots were calling from the boulder patch below, and were seen, together with a fine cock Linnet, Black Redstarts, and a Snowfinch, which flew over but soon disappeared out of sight. The views from the shoulder were magnificent, and we climbed to the Rifugio Sass Beccei at 2423 metres for coffee and our picnic, enjoying the views of the Marmolada Glacier.

On the far side, where snow would have lain longer, we found Yellow Pasqueflowers, pink Long-flowered Primroses and wonderfully blue Spring, Bavarian, Trumpet and the contrastingly taller Spotted Gentians, with purple-spotted yellow flowers. Exposed rocks were colourful with Livelong and Musky Saxifrages and deep blue Rock Speedwell. More Alpine Choughs and a couple of Ravens were seen. Some folk opted to stay to enjoy all this and wander back slowly while a couple walked on along the Viel dal Pan, the Way of the Bread, an ancient trade route that runs along opposite the Marmolada. Amongst other species, we added Round-headed Orchid, Southern Butterwort and, on a rocky outcrop, the iconic King of the Alps. We reconvened for refreshments back at the Pass after a wonderful day.

At 6.30pm we met for our nightly log call and meeting before moving to the dining room where a traditional Ladin meal was served. After dinner the moth trap was set, and some of the group went for a walk, again finding Glow-worms and some bats.

Day 6 Monday 9th July

Predazzo (1018m) and Val Venegia, Paneveggio Natural Park (1778m) It was a beautiful morning and as the sun rose, the air immediately warmed. There were some interesting moths in the trap including our first Pine Hawk-moth, in pristine condition. After breakfast we made our picnics before assembling at the vehicles. The new and interesting moths were shown before we departed.

We headed towards Paneveggio Natural Park to spend the day there. As we passed through Predazzo we stopped at a patch of rough ground beside a builder’s yard with a rocky area behind. Our target was to find the Apollo butterfly and we succeeded, with fantastic close views. Also, there were plenty of interesting plants including Spiked Bellflower, Wood Pink, Alkanet and Dark Red Helleborine, and another new butterfly was Pearly Heath.

We continued and stopped at a bar in Paneveggio for coffee and toilets. Whilst there, Alan T found a stunning Brilliant Emerald dragonfly. Once replete we moved to the top car park at Val Venegia and set off to explore the lovely valley. The weather was perfect and the scenery stunning. As we left the parking area we had to walk through a large herd of cows, each supporting a noisy and heavy-looking bell. First, we explored a damp meadow beside the stream. There were lots of Shepherd’s Fritillaries and a single female Mountain Fritillary was found, being obvious with its grey cast. The area also held Broad-leaved Marsh Orchids and the tiny pink-flowered Bird’s-eye Primrose, while on the shingle islands in the stream were several patches of yellow Rhaetian Poppies (now included as Alpine Poppies).

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As 1pm was approaching we continued straight to Rifugio Malga Venegiota at 1819 metres for a late lunch. Marion and Brian were already there and delighted to tell us that they had seen 14 Alpine Marmots around the rifugio.

After lunch some went a little further and found, in the shade of the conifers, many spikes of Wintergreen: Round-leaved, Intermediate and Nodding, while tucked away were a few tiny Lesser Twayblade orchids. We marvelled at how the plants managed to gain a foothold on the screes and boulders, where we also found Saxifraga sedoides.

Meanwhile, others checked another meadow area for butterflies. We all made it back to the car park for about 4pm. Alan left first with the advance party and they spotted three Dippers on the river. Jessica and Pip followed shortly afterwards, and some spotted a young Red Fox.

We were all back at Tamion around 5pm which allowed a little free time before our usual evening routine of lists, briefing and dinner.

Day 7 Tuesday 10th July

Sella Pass (2240m) Today’s pre-breakfast activity was a bird walk on the track towards the upper meadows. There was heavy cloud over the mountains, but it was fine. Today was a family day as we watched family parties of Black Redstart, Red Crossbill, Italian Sparrow, Goldcrest and Crested Tit.

After breakfast we met at 9am and set off, heading north along the Fassa Valley. At Canazei we turned west and, in a few kilometres, climbed over 750 metres up 23 marked ‘tornanti’ (hairpin bends), this time turning up to the Sella Pass at 2240 metres. As we climbed we passed through a rain belt and it was fine though cloudy at the top with a temperature of 11°C. We parked near Rifugio Passo Sella and walked through the ‘city of rocks’ to a viewpoint with a panoramic map of the area. We checked a dell and found some wonderful plants including Spring and Trumpet Gentians, Edelweiss, Pink Cinquefoil growing on a boulder and a single spike of Alpine Snowbell. Stuart found a Common Lizard which stayed on a stone in the open for everyone who wanted to take pictures.

As the time progressed the clouds lifted slightly and we could see the mountain tops, with a little sun at times. When the sun shone butterflies took to the wing and finds included Alpine Heath, Woodland Ringlet and Shepherd’s Fritillary.

At midday we returned to the vehicles and enjoyed our last full Naturetrek picnic. Afterwards it was still fine and afternoon activities comprised either a walk with Alan and Pip, going up in the Sassolungo cigar-shaped cablecar gondolas with Jessica, or pottering around the rifugio area. Those who went up the cablecar had spectacular views from 2685 metres. They found only a few tiny clumps of crevice-hugging plants including Chamois Cress and Round-leaved Pennycress, enjoyed a family of Alpine Accentors at close range, and had the chance to walk on the snow. Those who had a walk found a Wood Tiger moth on the path (which was removed to safety to the path-side), and saw plenty of Alpine Marmots including several playing on a cut meadow with one acting as

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sentinel at the burrow entrance. Bird sightings included Ring Ouzel, Water Pipit, Northern Wheatear, Alpine Chough and Common Kestrel.

By 2.30pm the cloud was moving lower and the wind increasing, so we retreated to Rifugio Passo Stella for warming drinks before descending the mountain and returning to Tamion. Once back in the valley the temperature was seven degrees warmer at 18°C.

Everyone had a little spare time to sort their packing for our return home tomorrow before meeting a little earlier at 6.15pm for lists and 7pm for a full debrief, before we enjoyed our last Tamion dinner.

Day 8 Wednesday 11th July

Tamion to Venice Airport via the Agordo Gorge We awoke to a fine morning with some high cloud and mist swirling in the valley, which made it very atmospheric. Green Woodpecker and Nuthatch could be heard, and Chaffinch and Coal Tit were active in the trees behind the hotel.

With an afternoon flight to catch, we had time for a leisurely drive back to Venice. After breakfast we loaded the vehicles and said our goodbyes to Stefano, before leaving Tamion. The blockage causing our diversion on the journey to Tamion a week ago had, thankfully, been cleared so our route took us over the San Pellegrino Pass and down through the Agordo Gorge.

We stopped near Peron at Candaten picnic area to stretch our legs and explore the track and the wide river bed area. We enjoyed a very productive hour and the main finds were several Large Chequered Skipper and Silver- washed Fritillary butterflies, and the alpine willowherb Epilobium dodonaei.

We then continued onwards, driving through Belluno and on to the A27 Autostrada. We stopped at the services at the start of the motorway for a finger picnic and to use the toilets before our last leg to Venice Airport, where we said goodbye to Helen and Peter who were returning by train. Whilst we got to the airport on time, our flight didn’t as it was delayed leaving Gatwick. Eventually we boarded and had an uneventful flight to Gatwick where we said our goodbyes and another Naturetrek adventure came to an end

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Species Lists

Butterflies Location Elevation Code Tamion 1548m T Val San Nicolo 1526m SN Val di Monzoni 1526m M Rosengarten 1997m R Eggental 750-980m E Costalunga Pass 1752m C Sella Pass 2240m S Pordoi Pass 2239m Pp Predazzo 1018m Pr Val Venegia 1778m V Bellunesi National Park 440m B

July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Swallowtail Papilio machaon E V 2 Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius E 3 Apollo Parnassius apollo Pr 4 Black-veined White Aporia crataegi E B 5 Large White Pieris brassicae C R E V B 6 Small White Pieris rapae C SN R E,C Pr,V S B 7 Southern Small White Pieris mannii E 8 Mountain Small White Pieris ergane R E,Pp 9 Mountain Green-veined White Pieris bryoniae M R Pp V 10 Green-veined White Pieris napi E 11 Clouded Yellow Colias crocea E Pr,V 12 Wood White Leptidea cf. sinapis E V B 13 White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album E 14 Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas E,C 15 Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus subalpinus C SN 16 Provencal Short-tailed Blue Everes alcetas E 17 Little Blue Cupido minimus R E,Pp V S 18 Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus E 19 Geranium Argus Eumedonia eumedon Pp 20 Mountain Argus Aricia artaxerxes R 21 Alpine Blue Albulina orbitulus R C V 22 Mazarine Blue Cyaniris semiargus C SN R E,C,Pp V S 23 Amanda's Blue Agrodiaetus amandus E V 24 Meleager’s Blue Meleageria daphnis E 25 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus R E 26 Purple Emperor Apatura iris E 27 White Admiral Limentis camilla E B 28 Peacock Butterfly Inachis io E 29 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae C R E V S 30 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta SN R E Pr 31 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui R E Pp 32 Comma Butterfly Polygonia c-album E 33 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia E B 33a female form Argynnis paphia f. valesina B

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July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 34 High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe B 35 Marbled Fritillary Brenthis daphne E 36 Shepherd’s Fritillary Boloria pales R V S 37 Mountain Fritillary Boloria napaea V 38 Titania’s Fritillary Clossiana titania T SN V 39 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Clossiana euphrosyne SN 40 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Clossiana selene SN E 41 Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia E 42 Nickerl’s Fritillary Mellicta aurelia E 43 Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia debilis R 44 Marbled White Melanargia galathea E Pr B 45 Arran Brown Erebia ligea E 46 Blind Ringlet Erebia pharte C C,Pp 47 Woodland Ringlet Erebia medusa C R C,Pp V S 47a subspecies Erebia medusa hippomedusa C SN R S 48 Dewy Ringlet Erebia pandrose Pp 49 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina T E 50 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus E B 51 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus C E 52 Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania Pr 53 Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta C R Pp S 54 Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera R Pr,V 55 Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae R V 56 Warren's Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus warrensis R 57 Olive Skipper Pyrgus serratulae R V 58 Alpine Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus andromedae V 59 Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages R V 60 Large Chequered Skipper Heteropterus morpheus B 61 Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola R E Pr B 62 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris E Pr B 63 Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma E 64 Large Skipper Ochlodes venatus E Pr

Moths Bradley July number Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10

Micro Moths [ T - trap, F - field ] 1 464 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella T 2 1293 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella F 3 1294 Crambid Grass Moth family Crambus pascuella F 4 1300 Crambid Grass Moth family Crambus pratella F 5 1301 Crambid Grass Moth family Crambus lathoniellus T,F F T,F 6 1302 Crambid Grass Moth family Crambus perlella F T,F 7 1310 Crambid Grass Moth family Catoptria permutatellus T T T 8 1313 Crambid Grass Moth family Catoptria pinella F F F F F 9 1359a Crambid family Metaxmeste phrygialis F F 10 1361 Crambid family Pyrausta aurata F F 11 no number Crambid family Pyrausta aerealis F 12 1392 Crambid family Udea olivalis F F

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Bradley July number Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 1394 Crambid family Udea alpinalis F F 14 1454 Spruce Cone Worm Dioryctria abietella T T T 15 1454b Pyralid Dioryctria sylvestrella T T T 16 1503 Tansy Plume Gillmeria ochrodactyla F

MACRO MOTHS 1 18 Map-winged Swift Hepialus fusconebulosa T 2 163 Forester Adscita statices F 3 169 Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae T F F 4 170 Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii F 5 172 Transparent Burnet Zygaena purpuralis F F 6 no number unnamed Burnet Zygaena loti F 7 no number unnamed Burnet Zygaena carniolica F 8 1639 Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini T T 9 1713 Riband Wave Idaea aversata F T 10 no number Unnamed Geometrid Mesotype verberata F T F 11 1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata T 12 1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata T,F T,F F T F 13 1732 Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata F 14 1737 Small Argent and Sable Epirrhoe tristata F F 15 1752 Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata T 16 1764 Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncata T T 17 1769 Spruce Carpet Thera britanica T T T 18 1773 Broken-barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata T 19 1778 May Highflyer Hydriomena impluviata T 20 1782 Fern Horisme tersata T T T 21 1801 Barred Carpet Perizoma taeniata T T T 22 1807 Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata F 23 1815 Cloaked Pug Eupithecia abietaria T T 24 1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata T 25 1827 Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata T 26 no number (pearly white) Lithostege farinata T T T 27 1870 Chimney Sweeper Odezia atrata F F F F F 28 1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata T T F T 29 1893 Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata T F T T 30 1894 Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata clathrata F 31 1906 Brimstone Moth Opistograptis luteolata T 32 1909 Speckled Yellow Pseudopanthera macularia F 33 1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata T 34 1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia T T 35 1937a Feathered Beauty Peribatodes secundaria T 36 1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata repandata T T T 37 1949 Square Spot Paradarisa consonaria T 38 1952 Common Heath Ematurga atomaria F 39 1956 Common Wave Cabera exanthemata F 40 1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata T 41 1962 Barred Red (green form) Hylaea fasciaria prasinaria T T T 42 no number Dusky Annulet Charissa ambiguata T 43 no number Yellow Banded Psodos quadriferia F F 44 1978 Pine Hawk-moth Hyloicus pinastri T 45 1983 Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris fuciformis F

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Bradley July number Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 46 1984 Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum F F F F F 47 1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus T 48 2039 Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricolis T 49 2050 Common Footman Eilema lurideola F 50 2051 Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra F 51 2056 Wood Tiger Parasemia plantaginis F 52 2059 Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio T F T 53 2070 Nine Spotted Amata phegea F 54 2088 Heart and Club Agrotis clavis F 55 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba T 56 2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata T 57 2118 True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea T T 58 2120 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica T T T 59 no number Unnamed Noctuid Xestia viridescens T T 60 no number Unnamed Noctuid Mesapamea secalella T T 61 2136 Gothic Naenia typica T 62 2137 Great Brocade Eurois occulta T 63 2138 Green Arches Anaplectoides prasina T T T 64 2147 Shears Hada plejeba T T T 65 2156 Beautiful Brocade Lacanobia contigua T T 66 2162 Glaucous Shears Papestra biren T T 67 2163 Broom Moth Melandra pisi T 68 2192 Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera T 69 2198 Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura T T 70 2194 White-point Mythimna albipuncta T 71 2249 Beautiful Arches Blepharita satura T 72 2250 Dark Brocade Bepharita adusta T T 73 2320 Saxon Hyppa rectilinea T T T 74 2323 Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris T T T 75 2337 Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis (Complex) T T T 76 2381 Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines T T T 77 2434 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis T 78 2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma T,F F T,F F T,F F 79 no number a European Y Syngrapha ain T 80 2463 Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica F F 81 2466 Blackneck Lygephila pastinum T 82 no number Unnamed Noctuid Panthea coenobita T T

Birds (=recorded but not counted; H = heard only) July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos    2 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 8 3 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1 4 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1 1 5 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 3 1 6 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 1 1 7 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis   8 Rock Dove - I (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia var. domestica   9 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus  1  10 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2 1

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July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 2 1 12 Common Swift Apus apus       13 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 1 H 2 1 14 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis H H 15 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 1 1 16 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 1 17 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 2 3 1 1 1 2 18 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 1 4 8   1 3 19 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 10 H  20 Carrion Crow Corvus corone         21 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 2  22 Northern Raven Corvus corax H 1 3 23 Coal Tit Periparus ater H 4   H  2 24 European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1 4 2 25 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 6 26 Great Tit Parus major 3 3  H 27 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica         28 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris         29 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum         30 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita H H H H 1 31 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 3 1 H H H 1 32 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 1 33 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 1 1 1 4 34 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes H H H 35 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea H H H H H 36 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1 37 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 38 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 2 4 39 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1 1 1 1 1 1  40 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1 6     3  41 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos H H 1 42 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1 1 43 European Robin Erithacus rubecula H H H 44 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 2 3 8  6 7  45 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1 1 46 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1 4 47 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1 3 48 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 49 Italian Sparrow Passer italiae         50 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 2 51 Dunnock Prunella modularis 1 52 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 3 53 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 5 54 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba  2 2  8    55 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1 56 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1 1 57 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs        58 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula H H 59 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 2 2  3 60 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 2 3 61 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2 2 

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July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 62 European Serin Serinus serinus  H 2 1

Mammals 1 Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota 2 4 4 14 9 2 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 1 1 2 1 3 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 1 1 4 European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus  5 Alpine Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra 1 6 Mouflon Ovis orientalis musimon 6 7 Common Pipistrelle Bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus   8 Molehills 

Reptiles & amphibians 1 Common Toad Bufo bufo dead 2 Common Frog Rana temporaria  3 Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata  4 Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis  5 Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis sicula  6 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara   7 Slow Worm Anguis fragilis dead 8 Adder Vipers berus  9 Tadpoles 

Grasshoppers and Crickets 1 Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima  2 Green Mountain Grasshopper Miramella alpina   3 Field Cricket Gryllus campestris H H H H H H

Dragonflies & Damsels 1 Common Goldenring Cordulegaster boltonii  2 Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica 

Shield Bugs 1 Gorse Shield Bug Piezodorus lituratus 

Ground Bugs 1 (red/black) Lygaeus saxatilis 

Water Bugs 1 Common Pond Skater Gerris lacustris 

Hover-flies 1 (black wing panel) Volucella pellucens   

Scorpion Flies 1 Scorpion Fly Panorpa meridionalis 

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July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Other Flies 1 Stonefly Perlodes microcephala 

Ichneumons 1 (red) Ophion luteus  

Ants 1 Wood Ant Formica rufa      

Bees 1 Honey Bee Apis mellifera       2 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum       3 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris   4 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius      5 Common Carder-bee Bombus pascuorum   

Chafers 1 Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola   2 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata    3 Bee Beetle Trichius fasciatus   4 (metallic blue) Hoplia caerulea  5 Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha  6 (black/white spots) Oxythyrea funestra  

Glow-worms 1 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 1 2 2

Ladybirds 1 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 

Longhorn Beetles 1 (yellow/black) Strangalia maculata    2 (green/blue with brown thorax) Gaurotes virginea  

Leaf Beetles 1 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii  2 (orange/4 black spots) Clytra 4-punctata  

Crane-flies 1 Daddy-Long-Legs Tipula maxima   2 a crane-fly Limonia sp. 

Spiders 1 Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia 

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July Common name Scientific name 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Other Taxa 1 White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis  2 Green Lacewing sp. Chrysoperla sp.    3 Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius  4 Devil's Coach-horse Staphylinus oleris  5 Harvestman Leiobunum rotundum  6 Ruby-tail Chrysis ignita  7 Mountain Cicada Cicadetta montana 

Plants

Nomenclature contained within this list follows the taxonomic amendments, based on DNA analysis, made by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanic Garden, and following The Plant List, an internationally accepted list of vascular plant families, published and maintained by these two Institutions. Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) PTERIDOPHYTES FERNS & ALLIES Lycophytes Selaginellaceae Lesser Clubmoss Family Selaginella selaginoides Lesser Clubmoss 6 Val Venegia

Calamophytes Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail 3 Val San Nicolo Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail 6 Val Venegia

Leptosporangiate Ferns True Ferns Aspleniaceae Spleenwort family Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall Rue 7 Passo Sella Asplenium viride Green Spleenwort 4 Rosengarten

Athyriaceae Lady-fern Family Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern 2 Monzoni

Cystopteraceae Bladder-fern Family Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Bladder-fern 4 Rosengarten Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern 2 Monzoni

Dennstaeditiaceae Bracken Family Pteridium aquilinum Bracken 5 Sud Tirol

Dryopteridaceae Buckler-fern Family Polystichum lonchitis Holly-fern 4 Rosengarten

Polypodiaceae Polypody Family Polypodium vulgare agg Common Polypody 5 Sud Tirol

GYMNOSPERMS CONIFERS Cupressaceae Juniper Family Juniperus communis Common Juniper 2 Monzoni Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Dwarf Juniper 5 Passo Pordoi

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Pinaceae Pine Family Larix decidua European Larch 2 Tamion Picea abies Spruce 2 Costalunga Pinus cembra Arolla Pine 4 Rosengarten Pinus mugo Dwarf Mountain Pine 4 Rosengarten Pinus nigra Austrian or Black Pine 7 Passo Sella Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 6 Predazzo

ANGIOSPERMS FLOWERING PLANTS Eu-dicots True Dicotyledons

Adoxaceae Moschatel Family Sambucus nigra Elder 1 Roadsides Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elderberry 3 Val San Nicolo

Amaranthaceae (Chenopodiaceae) Goosefoot Family Chenopodium bonus-henricus Good King Henry 2 Monzoni

Apiaceae Carrot Family Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 2 Tamion Chaerophyllum cf. villarsii A Hairy Chervil 3 Val San Nicolo Daucus carota Wild Carrot 6 Predazzo Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed 2 Roadsides Ligusticum mutellina Alpine Lovage 2 Costalunga Ligusticum mutellinoides Unbranched Lovage 5 Passo Pordoi Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 4 Rosengarten Peucedanum verticillare Giant Hog's Fennel 6 Predazzo Pimpinella major Greater Burnet-saxifrage 2 Costalunga

Apocynaceae Periwinkle Family Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Swallow-wort 6 Predazzo

Balsaminaceae Balsam family Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Balsam 5 Sud Tirol Impatiens parviflora Small Balsam 5 Sud Tirol

Berberidaceae Barberry Family Berberis vulgaris Barberry 6 Predazzo

Betulaceae Birch Family Alnus viridis Green Alder 2 Monzoni Carpinus betulus Hornbeam 5 Sud Tirol Corylus avellana Hazel 5 Sud Tirol

Boraginaceae Forget-me-not Family Anchusa officinalis Alkanet 6 Predazzo Cerinthe glabra Smooth Honeywort 3 Val San Nicolo Roadsides and Sud Echium vulgare Viper's-bugloss 5 Tirol Eritrichium nanum King of the Alps 5 Passo Pordoi Myosotis alpestris Alpine Wood Forget-me-not 2 Monzoni Pulmonaria australis (P.montana not in A Lungwort 7 Passo Sella Dolomites)

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Brassicaceae Cabbage Family Arabis alpina Alpine Rock-cress 7 Passo Sella Arabis bellidifolia an Alpine Rock-cress 7 Passo Sella Biscutella laevigata Buckler Mustard 2 Tamion / Monzoni Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s Purse 3 Val San Nicolo Cardamine amara Large Bitter-cress 6 Val Venegia Cardamine resedifolia Mignonette-leaved Bitter-cress 5 Passo Pordoi Draba dubia Austrian Whitlow-grass 7 Passo Sella Hornungia (Pritzelago) alpina Chamois Cress 5 Passo Pordoi Kernera saxatilis Kernera 4 Rosengarten Thlaspi rotundifolium Round-leaved Pennycress 7 Passo Sella

Campanulaceae Bellflower Family Campanula barbata Bearded Bellflower 2 Costalunga Campanula cochleariifolia Fairy's Thimble 3 Val San Nicolo Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower 2 Tamion Campanula persicifolia Peach-leaved Bellflower 5 Sud Tirol Campanula rotundifolia Harebell 6 Val Venegia Campanula scheuchzeri Scheuchzer's Bellflower 2 Costalunga Campanula spicata Spiked Bellflower 6 Predazzo Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower 2 Tamion Phyteuma betonicifolium Betony-leaved Rampion 2 Monzoni Phyteuma hemisphericum Globe-headed Rampion 2 Monzoni Phyteuma orbiculare Round-headed Rampion 2 Costalunga Phyteuma ovatum Dark Rampion 2 Costalunga Phyteuma sieberi a Rampion 4 Rosengarten

Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family Dipsacus fullonum Teasel 6 Predazzo Knautia arvensis Field Scabious 3 Val San Nicolo Knautia dipsacifolia Wood Scabious 2 Costalunga Lonicera caerulea Blue-berried Honeysuckle 2 Costalunga Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle 5 Sud Tirol Scabiosa columbaria Small Scabious 2 Costalunga Scabiosa vestina Tyrolean Scabious 2 Costalunga Valeriana dioica Marsh Valerian 2 Costalunga Valeriana montana Mountain Valerian 2 Monzoni Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian 3 Val San Nicolo Valeriana saxatilis Rock Valerian 5 Passo Pordoi Valeriana supina Dwarf Valerian 7 Passo Sella Valeriana tripteris Three-leaved Valerian 4 Rosengarten

Caryophyllaceae Pink Family Arenaria ciliata Ciliate-leaved Sandwort 5 Passo Pordoi Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear 6 Val Venegia Dianthus superbus Superb Pink 3 Val San Nicolo Dianthus sylvestris Wood Pink 6 Predazzo Gypsophila repens Alpine Gypsophila 3 Val San Nicolo Minuartia austriaca Austrian Sandwort 5 Passo Pordoi Minuartia rupestris Rock Sandwort 5 Passo Pordoi Minuartia sedoides Mossy Cyphel 7 Passo Sella Minuartia verna Spring Sandwort 2 Monzoni

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Moehringia ciliata Creeping Sandwort 4 Rosengarten Moehringia muscosa Mossy Sandwort 4 Rosengarten Silene acaulis Moss Campion 4 Rosengarten Silene alpestris Alpine Catchfly 4 Rosengarten Silene dioica Red Campion 3 Val San Nicolo Silene (Lychnis) flos-cuculi Ragged Robin 2 Costalunga Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly 2 Monzoni Silene rupestris Rock Catchfly 3 Val San Nicolo Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion 2 Costalunga Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort 6 Val Venegia

Celastraceae Spindle Family Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus 3 Val San Nicolo

Cistaceae Rock-rose Family Helianthemum nummularium Rock-rose 3 Val San Nicolo Helianthemum oelandicum subsp. alpestris Alpine Rock-rose 5 Passo Pordoi Helianthemum oelandicum subsp. italicum Italian Rock-rose 4 Rosengarten

Compositae (Asteraceae) Daisy Family Achillea atrata Dark-stemmed Sneezewort 4 Rosengarten Achillea clavennae Silvery Milfoil 4 Rosengarten Achillea millefolium Yarrow 2 Costalunga Adenostyles alliariae Adenostyles 2 Tamion Antennaria carpathica Carpathian Cat's-foot 5 Passo Pordoi Antennaria dioica Cat's-foot 2 Monzoni Arnica montana Arnica 2 Costalunga Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 5 Sud Tirol Aster alpinus Alpine Aster 4 Rosengarten Bellidastrum michelii False Aster 2 Monzoni Buphthalmum salicifolium Yellow Ox-eye 2 Costalunga Carduus defloratus Alpine Thistle 3 Val San Nicolo Carduus personata Great Marsh Thistle 3 Val San Nicolo Centaurea nervosa Plume Knapweed 2 Costalunga Centaurea cf. stoebe A Paniculate Knapweed 5 Sud Tirol Cirsium acaule Stemless Thistle 2 Tamion Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle 5 Sud Tirol Cirsium eriophorum Woolly Thistle 3 Val San Nicolo Cirsium erisithales Yellow Melancholy Thistle 2 Roadsides Cirsium heterophyllum Melancholy Thistle 2 Costalunga Cirsium montanum Mountain Thistle 2 Tamion Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle 3 Val San Nicolo Cirsium spinosissimum Spiniest Thistle 5 Passo Pordoi Crepis aurea Golden Hawk's-beard 2 Costalunga Doronicum columnae Heart-leaved Leopard's-bane 5 Passo Pordoi Erigeron alpinus Alpine Fleabane 4 Rosengarten Erigeron annuus Annual Fleabane 5 Sud Tirol Erigeron neglectus Neglected Fleabane 4 Rosengarten Erigeron uniflorus One-flowered Fleabane 5 Passo Pordoi Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony 8 Candaten Hieracium alpinum agg Alpine Hawkweed 4 Rosengarten Hieracium lanatum Woolly Hawkweed 5 Passo Pordoi Homogyne alpina Alpine Colt's-foot 2 Monzoni

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Hypochaeris uniflora Giant Cat's-ear 2 Costalunga Jacobaea alpina (Senecio cordatus) Alpine Ragwort 6 Val Venegia Jacobaea (Senecio) incana Grey Alpine Ragwort 5 Passo Pordoi Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum Edelweiss 4 Rosengarten Leucanthemopsis alpina Alpine Moon Daisy 2 Monzoni Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy 2 Costalunga Petasites paradoxa Alpine Butterbur 3 Val San Nicolo Pilosella officinarum agg. Mouse-eared Hawkweed 2 Tamion Senecio abrotanifolius Pinnate-leaved Ragwort 5 Passo Pordoi Senecio doronicum Chamois Ragwort 5 Passo Pordoi Senecio nemorensis Wood Ragwort 2 Monzoni Senecio squalidus Rock Ragwort 3 Val San Nicolo Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod 2 Monzoni Taraxacum agg Dandelion 2 Monzoni Tephroseris longifolia (S. ovirensis) Southern Ragwort 6 Val Venegia Tragopogon dubius a Goat's-beard 2 Tamion Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot 2 Costalunga (leaves)

Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop 2 Monzoni Sud Tyrol and Sedum album White Stonecrop 5 & 6 Predazzo Sedum atratum Dark Stonecrop 7 Passo Sella Sedum atratum (was subsp. carinthiacum) Dark Stonecrop (pale form) 5 Passo Pordoi Sedum rosea Roseroot 5 Passo Pordoi Sud Tyrol and Sedum rupestre (= S. reflexum) Rock Stonecrop 5 & 6 Predazzo

Ericaceae Heather Family Erica carnea Spring Heath 2 Monzoni Moneses uniflora One-flowered Wintergreen 2 Tamion Orthilia secunda Nodding Wintergreen 6 Val Venegia Pyrola media Intermediate Wintergreen 6 Val Venegia Pyrola minor Common Wintergreen 2 Monzoni Pyrola rotundifolia Round-leaved Wintergreen 6 Val Venegia Rhododendron ferrugineum Alpenrose 2 Monzoni Rhododendron hirsutum Hairy Alpenrose 4 Rosengarten Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry 2 Costalunga (leaves) Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Whortleberry 2 Monzoni (leaves) Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry 2 Monzoni

Euphorbiaceae Spurge family Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge 8 Candaten

Gentianaceae Gentian Family Gentiana acaulis Trumpet Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentiana barvarica Bavarian Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentiana clusii Clusius's Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian 7 Passo Sella Gentiana nivalis Snow Gentian 3 Val San Nicolo Gentiana punctata Spotted Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentiana utriculosa Bladder Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentiana verna Spring Gentian 5 Passo Pordoi Gentianella germanica Chiltern or German Gentian 2 Costalunga

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Geraniaceae Crane’s-bill Family Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill 6 Predazzo Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane's-bill 2 Costalunga

Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family Ribes petraeum Rock Redcurrant 6 Val Venegia

Hypericaceae St. John's-wort Family Hypericum maculatum Imperforate St. John's-wort 5 Sud Tirol Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's-wort 2 Costalunga

Lamiaceae Dead-nettle Family Ajuga genevensis Blue Bugle 6 Val Venegia Ajuga pyramidalis Pyramidal Bugle 2 Monzoni Clinopodium (Acinos) alpinum Alpine Basil Thyme 3 Val San Nicolo Galeopsis speciosa Large flowered Hemp-nettle 3 Val San Nicolo Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle 3 Val San Nicolo Horminum pyrenaicum Dragonmouth 2 Costalunga Lamium album White Dead-nettle 3 Val San Nicolo Mentha longifolia Horse Mint 5 Sud Tirol Origanum vulgare Oregano 6 Predazzo Prunella grandiflora Large-flowered Self-heal 2 Costalunga Prunella vulgaris Self-heal 2 Costalunga Salvia glutinosa Jupiter's Distaff 5 Sud Tirol Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary 3 Val San Nicolo Stachys alopecuros Yellow Betony 5 Passo Pordoi Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort 5 Sud Tirol Thymus polytrichus Wild Thyme 2 Monzoni

Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Pea Family Anthyllis vulneraria agg. Kidney-vetch 5 Sud Tyrol and Pordoi Astragalus alpinus Alpine Milk-vetch 2 Monzoni Astragalus australis Southern Milk-vetch 3 Val San Nicolo Astragalus penduliflorus Mountain Lentil 3 Val San Nicolo Genista germanica German Greenweed 2 Tamion Hedysarum hedysaroides subsp. exaltatum Alpine Sainfoin 5 Passo Pordoi Lathyrus latifolius Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea 5 Sud Tirol Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling 3 Val San Nicolo Lathyrus sylvestris Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea 6 Val Venegia Lotus alpinus Alpine Bird's-foot Trefoil 2 Monzoni Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Trefoil 5 Sud Tirol Medicago sativa Lucerne 6 Predazzo Melilotus alba White Melilot 5 Sud Tirol Melilotus altissima Tall Melilot 5 Sud Tirol Onobrychis montana Mountain Sainfoin 2 Costalunga Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow 3 Roadside nr Tamion Oxytropis campestris Yellow Milk-vetch 5 Passo Pordoi Oxytropis jacquinii Mountain Milk-vetch 5 Passo Pordoi Securigera varia Crown Vetch 5 Sud Tirol Trifolium alpinum Alpine Clover 7 Passo Sella Trifolium badium Brown Clover 2 Monzoni Trifolium montanum Mountain Clover 2 Costalunga

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Trifolium pratense subsp. pratense Red Clover 2 Costalunga Trifolium repens White Clover 2 Costalunga Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch 2 Costalunga Vicia oroboides Pale Vetch 5 Sud Tirol Vicia sepium Bush Vetch 2 Costalunga Roadsides nr Vicia sylvestris Wood Vetch 6 Paneveggio

Lentibulariaceae Bladderwort Family Pinguicula leptoceras Southern Butterwort 5 Passo Pordoi Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort 2 Costalunga

Linaceae Flax Family Linum catharticum Purging or Fairy Flax 2 Costalunga

Oleaceae Olive Family Ligustrum vulgare Privet 6 Predazzo

Onagraceae Willowherb Family Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 3 Val San Nicolo Epilobium alpestre Whorled Willowherb 2 Monzoni Epilobium dodonaei an Alpine Willowherb 8 Candaten Epilobium montanum Mountain Willowherb 5 Sud Tirol

Orobanchaceae Broomrape Family Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia 5 Passo Pordoi Euphrasia roskoviana an Eyebright 2 Tamion Melampyrum sylvaticum Wood Cow-wheat 2 Tamion Orobanche gracilis Slender Broomrape 2 Costalunga Pedicularis elongata a Yellow Lousewort 2 Costalunga Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort 6 Val Venegia Pedicularis rostratocapitata Beaked Lousewort 5 Passo Pordoi Pedicularis verticillata Verticillate Lousewort 2 Costalunga Rhinanthus angustifolia Narrow-leaved Rattle 2 Costalunga Rhinanthus minor agg. Hay Rattle 2 Costalunga

Oxalidaceae Wood Sorrel Family Oxalis acetosella Wood Sorrel 4 Rosengarten

Papaveraceae Poppy Family Papaver alpinum (P. aurantiacum, P. Rhaetian Poppy 6 Val Venegia rhaeticum) Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy 6 Roadsides

Plantaginaceae Plantain Family Digitalis lutea Small Yellow Foxglove 6 Predazzo Globularia cordifolia Matted Globularia 4 Rosengarten Linaria alpina Alpine Toadflax 2 Monzoni Plantago major Greater Plantain 2 Costalunga Plantago media Hoary Plantain 2 Costalunga Veronica aphylla Leafless-stemmed Speedwell 4 Rosengarten Veronica beccabunga Brooklime 6 Val Venegia Veronica bellidioides Violet Speedwell 5 Passo Pordoi Veronica (Paederota) bonarota Bluish Paederota 4 Rosengarten

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell 2 Common Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell 5 Passo Pordoi

Plumbaginaceae Thrift Family Armeria alpina Mountain Thrift 5 Passo Pordoi

Polygalaceae Milkwort Family Polygala alpestris Mountain Milkwort 4 Rosengarten Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort 2 Costalunga

Polygonaceae Knotweed Family Persicaria vivipara Alpine Bistort 2 Costalunga Rumex acetosa Sorrel 6 Val Venegia Rumex alpinus Monk's Rhubarb 2 Costalunga Rumex scutatus French Sorrel / Shield Dock 3 Val San Nicolo

Primulaceae Primrose Family Androsace obtusifolia Blunt-leaved Rock-jasmine 5 Passo Pordoi Primula auricula Bear's-ear Primrose 6 Val Venegia (leaves) Primula elatior Oxlip 5 Passo Pordoi (leaves) Primula farinosa Bird's-eye Primrose 6 Val Venegia Primula halleri Long-flowered Primrose 5 Passo Pordoi Primula minima Least Primrose 5 Passo Pordoi (leaves) Primula veris Cowslip 4 Rosengarten Soldanella alpina Alpine Snowbell 5 Passo Pordoi

Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. vulparia Wolf's-bane 3 Val San Nicolo Aconitum napellus Common Monk's-hood 3 Val San Nicolo Aconitum variegate Variegated Monk's-hood 3 Val San Nicolo Anemone (Pulsatilla) alpina subsp. apiifolia Yellow Pasqueflower 5 Passo Pordoi Anemone baldensis Monte Baldo Anemone 5 Passo Pordoi Aquilegia atrata Dark Columbine 3 Val San Nicolo Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold 6 Val Venegia Clematis alpina Alpine Clematis 2 Monzoni Hepatica nobilis Hepatica 6 Val Venegia (leaves) Ranunculus aconitifolius Aconite-leaved Buttercup 2 Costalunga Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup 2 Costalunga Ranunculus kuepferi Kuepfer's Buttercup 5 Passo Pordoi Ranunculus montanus Mountain Buttercup 4 Rosengarten Thalictrum aquilegifolium Great Meadow-rue 3 Val San Nicolo Trollius europaeus Globeflower 2 Monzoni

Rosaceae Rose Family Alchemilla spp Lady's-mantles 2 Widespread Aruncus dioicus Goat's-beard Spirea 5 Sud Tirol Dryas octopetala Mountain Avens 4 Rosengarten Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet 1 Roadsides Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry 2 Monzoni Geum montanum Mountain Avens 2 Monzoni Geum rivale Water Avens 2 Costalunga Malus sp. Apple 6 Predazzo Potentilla aurea Golden Cinquefoil 2 Monzoni

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Potentilla crantzii Alpine Cinquefoil 3 Val San Nicolo Potentilla erecta Tormentil 2 Costalunga Potentilla nitida Pink Cinquefoil 4 Rosengarten Rosa canina agg. Dog Rose 5 Roadsides Rosa pendulina Alpine Rose 2 Costalunga Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 5 Sud Tirol Rubus idaeus Raspberry 2 Monzoni Rubus saxatilis Rock Bramble 4 Rosengarten Sanguisorba minor agg. Salad Burnet 4 Rosengarten Sorbus aria Whitebeam 5 Sud Tirol Sorbus aucuparia Rowan 2 Costalunga Sorbus chamaemespilus False Medlar 4 Rosengarten

Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family Gallium album Upright Hedge Bedstraw 3 Val San Nicolo Galium megalospermum Swiss Bedstraw 5 Passo Pordoi Galium verum Ladies Bedstraw 4 Rosengarten

Salicaceae Willow Family Salix alpina Alpine Willow 4 Rosengarten Salix breviserrata Finely-toothed Willow 5 Passo Pordoi Salix cinerea Grey Willow 4 Rosengarten Salix hegetschweileri Alpine Willow 4 Rosengarten Salix herbacea Least Willow 5 Passo Pordoi Salix purpurea Purple Willow 8 Candaten Salix reticulata Net-leaved Willow 4 Passo Pordoi Salix retusa Retuse-leaved Willow 6 Passo Sella Salix serpyllifolia a Willow 5 Passo Pordoi

Santalaceae Sandalwood Family Thesium alpinum Alpine Bastard Toadflax 4 Rosengarten Thesium linophyllon Flax-leaved Bastard Toadflax 2 Costalunga

Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family Alternate-leaved Golden Chrysosplenium alternifolium 4 Rosengarten Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Mountain Saxifrage 2 Monzoni Saxifraga ascendens Biennial Saxifrage 5 Passo Pordoi Saxifraga caesia Blue Saxifrage 4 Rosengarten Saxifraga exarata subsp. moschata Musky Saxifrage 5 Passo Pordoi Saxifraga oppositifolia Purple Saxifrage 7 Passo Sella (over) Saxifraga paniculata Live-long Saxifrage 5 Passo Pordoi Saxifraga rotundifolia Round-leaved Saxifrage 4 Rosengarten Saxifraga sedoides a Saxifrage 6 Val Venegia Saxifraga squarrosa - 4 Rosengarten (in bud)

Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family Scrophularia canina subsp. hoppii French Figwort 4 Rosengarten Verbascum densiflorum Dense-flowered Mullein 8 Candaten Verbascum pulverulentum Hoary Mullein 1 Roadsides

Thymelaeaceae Daphne Family Daphne mezereum Mezereon 2 Monzoni (in berry) Daphne striata a Daphne 4 Rosengarten

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Urticaceae Nettle Family Urtica dioica Common Nettle 2 Costalunga

Violaceae Violet Family Viola biflora Yellow Wood Violet 2 Monzoni Viola tricolor subsp. subalpina Alpine Heartsease 3 Val San Nicolo

Monocots Monocotyledons Amaryllidaceae Daffodil Family

Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 Costalunga Allium victorialis Alpine Leek 5 Passo Pordoi

Asparagaceae Asparagus Family Maianthemum bifolium May Lily 2 Tamion Polygonatum verticillatum Whorled Solomon's-seal 4

Colchicaceae Autumn Crocus Family Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus 2 Tamion (in seed)

Cyperaceae Sedge Family Carex atrata Black Alpine Sedge 5 Passo Pordoi Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge 2 Costalunga Carex nigra Common Sedge 2 Costalunga Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa (C. Common Yellow Sedge 2 Costalunga demissa) Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cotton-grass 2 Costalunga Schoenus nigricans Black Bog-rush 5 Passo Pordoi

Juncaceae Rush Family Luzula nivea Snowy Wood-rush 3 Val San Nicolo

Liliaceae Lily Family Lillium bulbiferum subsp. bulbiferum Orange Lily 3 Val San Nicolo Lillium martagon Martagon Lily 3 Val San Nicolo

Melanthiaceae Herb-Paris Family Paris quadrifolia Herb-Paris 4 Rosengarten Veratrum lobelianum Green False-helleborine 2 Costalunga

Orchidaceae Orchid Family Dactylorhiza (Coeloglossum) viride Frog Orchid 2 Monzoni Dactylorhiza viride var. longibracteatum Long-bracted Frog Orchid 4 Rosengarten Corallorhiza trifida Coralroot Orchid 4 Rosengarten Cypripedium calceolus Lady's Slipper Orchid 2 Tamion (over) Alpine Broad-leaved Marsh Dactylorhiza alpestris 2 Costalunga Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid 2 Costalunga Dactylorhiza majalis Broad-leaved Marsh Orchid 2 Costalunga Dactylorhiza x sooi (D. alpestris x fuchsii) a Hybrid Orchid 2 Costalunga Epipactis atrorubens Dark Red Helleborine 6 Predazzo Gymnadenia austriaca Austrian Vanilla Orchid 3 Val San Nicolo Gymnadenia conopsea agg. Fragrant Orchid 2 Costalunga Gymnadenia odoratissima Short-spurred Fragrant Orchid 4 Rosengarten

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Day first Location (first or Scientific name Common name seen best) Monzoni & Val San Gymnadenia rhellicani Dark Vanilla Orchid 2 & 3 Nicolo Gymnadenia rubra Red Vanilla Orchid 5 Passo Pordoi Gymnadenia x suaveolens (G. conopsea x Hybrid Fragrant x Dark Vanilla 3 Val San Nicolo rhellicani) Orchid Neottia cordata Lesser Twayblade 6 Val Venegia Neottia ovata Twayblade 2 Tamion Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly Orchid 3 Val San Nicolo Monzoni & Val San Pseudorchis (Gymnadenia) albida Small White Orchid 2 & 3 Nicolo Traunsteinera globosa Round-headed Orchid 5 Passo Pordoi

Poaceae Grass Family Briza media Quaking-grass 2 Costalunga Phleum alpinum Alpine Timothy 2 Costalunga Poa alpina Alpine Meadow-grass 3 Val San Nicolo Sesleria sphaerocephala - 6 Val Venegia

Tofieldiaceae False Asphodel Family Tofieldia calyculata Tofield's Asphodel 2 Costalunga

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