Seven Days on the Sentiero delle Orobie - Up Close with Flowers of the Bergamo Alps

This post shows some of the beautiful flowers we encountered on the Sentiero delle Orobie - a seven day hike we did recently. For more information about the hike, location specifics for each day, and details of these flowers, see Seven Days on the Sentiero delle Orobie – A Journey Through the Bergamo Alps. Also, see our Pinterest page Bergamasque Prealps Flowers and Plants.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 6

Flower Names

Day 1

• Row 1
• [Asteraceae] Leucanthemopsis alpina – Alpine Moon Daisy (Margherita alpina)
• [Caryophyllaceae] Silene vulgaris – Bladder Campion (Silene comune)
• [Ranunculaceae] Ranunculus aconitifolius – Aconite-Leaf Buttercup (Ranuncolo a foglie di aconito)
• Row 2
• [Asteraceae] Cirsium spp.
• [Gentianaceae] Gentiana purpuea – Purple Gentian (Genziana porporina)
• [Hypericaceae] Hypericum maculatum – Imperforate or Spotted St John’s Wort (Erba di S. Giovanni macchiata)
• Row 3
• [Liliaceae] Lilium martagon - Martagon Lily, Turk’s Cap Lily (Giglio a turbante, Giglio martagone)
• [Liliaceae] Lilium martagon - Martagon Lily, Turk’s Cap Lily (Giglio a turbante, Giglio martagone)
• [Apiaceae] Astrantia major – Greater Masterwort (Astranzia maggiore)

Day 2

• Row 1
• [Asteraceae] Crespis aurea – Golden Hawk's Beard (Radicchiella aranciata)
• [Asteraceae] Jacobaea carniolica – Grey Alpine Groundsel (Senecione biancheggiante della Carniola)
• [Asteraceae] Lactuga alpina – Blue Sow Thistle (Lattuga alpina)
• Row 2
• [Orchidaceae] Platanthera bifolia – Lesser Butterfly-Orchid (Platantera comune)
• [Gentianaceae] Gentiana punctata – Spotted Gentian (Genziana punteggiata)
• [Gentianaceae] Gentiana punctata – Spotted Gentian (Genziana punteggiata)
• Row 3
• [Liliaceae] Lilium martagon - Martagon Lily, Turk’s Cap Lily (Giglio a turbante, Giglio martagone)
• [Melanthiaceae] Veratrum album – White Hellebore (Veratro bianco)
• [Campanulaceae] Phyteuma ovatum – Dark Rampion (Raponzolo plumbeo)
• Row 4
• [Cyperaceae] Eriophorum scheuchzeri – White Cotton Grass (Pennacchi di Scheuchzer)
• [Ranunculaceae] Pulsatilla alpina – Alpine Pasqueflower (Plusatilla alpina)
• Ant on unknown yellow flower.

Day 3

• Row 1
• [Amaryllidaceae] Allium schoenoprasum– Wild Chives (Erba cipollina)
• [Brassicaceae] Noccaea rotundifolium – Round Leaved Penny Cress (Erba storna a foglie rotunda)
• [Violaceae] Viola commollia – (Viola di Comolli)
• Row 2
• [Campanulaceae] Phyteum spp. – Rampion (Raponzolo)
• [Lentibulariaceae] Pinguicula vulgaris – Common Butterwort (Erba unta comune)
• [Plantaginaceae] Linaria alpina – Alpine Toadflax (Linajola alpina)
• Row 3
• [Ranunculaceae] Ranunculus glacialis – Glacier Buttercup (Ranunculo delle nevi)
• [Saxifragaceae] Micranthes engleri – Starry Saxifrage (Sassifraga di Engler, Sassifraga stellata)
• [Gentianaceae] Gentiana bavarica – Bavarian Gentian (Genziana bavarese)

Day 4

• Row 1
• [Caryophyllaceae] Silene acaulis – Moss Campion (Silene a cuscinetto)
• [Ranunculaceae] Pulsatilla alpina – Alpine Pasqueflower (Plusatilla alpina)
• Row 2
• [Rosaceae] Potentilla nitida – Pink cinquefoil (Cinquefoglia delle Dolomiti)
• [Rosaceae] Potentilla nitida – Pink cinquefoil (Cinquefoglia delle Dolomiti)

Day 6

• Row 1
• [Amaryllidaceae] Allium victoralis – Alpine Leek (Aglio serpentino)
• [Apiaceae] Astrantia minor – Minor Masterwort (Astranzia minore)
• [Asteraceae] Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum – Edelweiss (Stella alpina)
• Row 2
• [Asteraceae] Prenanthes purpurea – Purple Lettuce (Lattuga montana porporina)
• [Caryophyllaceae] Silene flos-cuculi subsp. flos-cuculi – Ragged Robin (Crontonella for di cuculo)
• [Rosaceae] Geum rivale – Purple or Water Avens (Cariofillata dei ruscelli)
• Row 3
• [Ericaceae] Vaccinium myrtillus – Blue Whortleberry, European Blueberry (Mirtillo nero)
• [Gentianaceae] Gentiana utriculosa – Bladder Gentian (Genziana alata)
• [Linaceae] Linum usitatissimum – Common Flax, Linseed (Lino selvatico)
• Row 4
• [Orchidaceae] Gymnadenia odoratissima– Sweetest Orchid (Manina profumata)
• [Orchidaceae] Nigritella nigra rhellicani - Vanilla Orchid (Moretta, Vaniglia d’Alpe)
• [Orchidaceae] Pseudorchis albida – Small White Orchid (Orchide albida)
• Row 5
• [Lamiaceae] Betonica hirsuta – Common Hedgenettle, Purple Betony (Betonica del monte Prada)
• [Orobanchaceae] Rhinanthus spp. – Yellow Rattle (Cresta di gallo)
• [Rosaceae] Sanguisorba dodecandra – Italian Burnet (Salvastrella con dodici stami)
• Row
• [Saxifragaceae] Saxifraga aizoides – Yellow Saxifrage (Sassifraga gialla)
• [Saxifragaceae] Saxifraga hostii– Host's Saxifrage (Sassifraga di Host)
• [Rosaceae] Dryas octopetala – White Dryas (Camedrio alpino)