Table 4 Medicinal species in South Tyrol that are predominately alpine according to [52] and with the altitudinal range alp = alpine, sniv = sub-nival, suba = sub-alpine, mont = montane, and coll = colline; in bold = predominantly alpine occurrence (according to [22])
From: Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use
Altitudinal range | Count | Plant species |
|---|---|---|
alp-sniv | 5 | Achillea atrata, Achillea moschata, Geum reptans, Beckwithia glacialis, Veronica alpina |
Alp | 2 | Dryas octopetala, Silene acaulis |
suba-sniv | 3 | Leucanthemopsis alpina, Hieracium intybaceum, Salix serpyllifolia |
suba-alp | 14 | Aconitum napellus, Alchemilla alpina, Allium victorialis, Artemisia mutellina, Cetraria islandica, Erigeron alpinus, Geum montanum, Juniperus communis var. saxatilis, Mutellina adonidifolia, Primula glutinosa, Anemone vernalis, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Sempervivum montana, Thlaspi rotundifolium |
mont-alp | 20 | Achillea clavennae, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Arnica montana, Clinopodium alpinum, Gentiana acaulis, Gentiana lutea, Gentiana punctata, Leontopodium nivale, Peucedanum ostruthium, Pinus cembra Potentilla aurea, Primula auricula, Rumex alpinus, Sedum atratum, Sempervivum tectorum, Soldanella alpina, Vaccinum myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Viola biflora |
mont-suba | 6 | Botrychium lunaria, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, Erica carnea, Pinus mugo, Rosa pendulina, Veratrum album |
coll-alp | 5 | Antennaria dioica, Biscutella laevigata, Globularia cordifolia, Parnassia palustris, Primula farinosa |
coll-suba | 4 | Calluna vulgaris, Carlina acualis, Polygala chamaebuxus, Thymus pulegioides |