Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp). View towards Campitello di Fassa and mountains, Fassa Valley, Dolomit...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Crveno Jezero (Red Lake) near Imotski, Dinaric Alps, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Paul Harcourt Davies / Martagon lily (Lilium martagon) in alpine meadow at 2200m. Valparola Pass, near Cortina, Dolomites, Belluno, Italy. July 2016.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Rhaetian poppy (Papaver rhaeticum) above lake in Dolomites at 2200m. Valparola Pass, near Cortina, Belluno, Italy. July 2016.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) in grassland at 2200m. Falzarego Pass, nearr Cortina, Dolomites, Belluno, Italy. July 2016.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Martagon lily (Lilium martagon) at 2200m, lake and mountain in background. Fassa Valley, near Campitello di Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2017.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) in meadow above coniferous forest. Passo Gardena, Colfosco, South Tyrol, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink cinquefoil (Potentilla nitida) on rocky ledge in Dolomites. Falzarego Pass, Cortina, Belluno, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / One-flowered mouse-ear (Cerastium uniflorum) amongst rocks at 2762m. Near Refugio Lagazuoi, above Falzarego Pass, Dolomites, Belluno, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Church in alpine meadow with Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Hoary plantain (Plantago media). Penia di Canazei, Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia x heufleri) hybrid in alpine meadow, found where parents Short-spurred fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia odoratissima) and Black vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia rhellicani) grow togeth...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Woodland arctic cudweed (Omalotheca sylvatica) growing amongst rocks in Dolomites at 2400m. Col di Rodella, Fassa Valley, Trentino, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) flowering in profusion in alpine meadow, mountains in background. Seiser Alm / Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) flowering in alpine meadow, mountains in background. Seiser Alm / Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fringed pink (Dianthus superbus alpestris) flowering in alpine meadow amongst Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea). Seiser Alm / Alpe di Siusi with view to mountains, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. J...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia nigra), Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) and Black vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia rhellicani) in alpine meadow, Seiser Alm / Alpe di Siusi, Dolomites, South Tyrol, I...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conospsea var alba), an albino variety found where there are large populations of the species. Seiser Alm / Alpe di Siusi, alpine meadow, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. Jul...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sulphur pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) seedheads towering above Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conposea) in alpine meadow, view to mountains. Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) flowers and Sulphur pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) seedheads in meadow, view to valley and mountains. Near Colfosco, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. Ju...

Paul Harcourt Davies / King of the Alps (Eritrichium nanum) on rocky outcrop at 2700m, mountains of Dolomites in background. Ciampei, Sella, Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / King of the Alps (Eritrichium nanum) on rocky outcrop at 2700m, mountains of Dolomites in background. Ciampei, Sella, Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spotted gentian (Gentiana punctata) in alpine meadow, mountain in background. Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine stream flowing through valley in Dolomites, Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla sp) seedheads in meadow. Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine stream flowing through valley in Dolomites. Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense) in alpine meadow, mountains in background. Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / View across meadow in Fassa Valley to Campitello di Fassa. Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. July 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dwarf primula (Primula minima), mountains of Dolomites in background. Near Colfosco, Badia, South Tyrol, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Bavarian gentian (Gentiana bavarica), mountains of Dolomites in background. Near Colfosco, Badia, South Tyrol, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring gentian (Gentiana verna), mountains of Dolomites in background. Near Colfosco, Badia, South Tyrol, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) growing amongst rocks at 2900m. Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sulphur pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) flowering on slope of alpine meadow. Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vernalis) in Dolomites. Fassa Valley, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea), mountains in background. Near Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) in grassland, mountains in background. Near Ciampac, Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sulphur pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) in Dolomites, mountain in background. Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sulphur pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia) in alpine grassland in Dolomites, mountain in background. Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dwarf snowbell (Soldanella pusilla) in alpine grassland following snowmelt. Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Clover (Trifolium sp) and Bird's-foot trefoil (...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) in species rich alpine meadow alongside Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) and Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). View towards Campitello di Fassa...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring gentian (Gentiana verna) in mountains. Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring gentian (Gentiana verna) in mountains. Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / View across species rich alpine meadow to Campitello di Fassa, flowers include Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp). Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cable car over species rich alpine meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp), coniferous forest on mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus sp), mountain hut and mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Trentino, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vernalis) in grassland. Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vernalis) in grassland, mountain huts in background. Dolomites, Italy. June 2019.

Paul Harcourt Davies / White crocus (Crocus vernus albiflorus) in grassland, mountains of Sella massif in background. Dolomites, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. June 2019.