Flora of Switzerland

Laburnum × watereri (or Laburnum watereri), is a naturally occurring hybrid species of Laburnum, native to Central Europe. Its parents are common laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides, and alpine laburnum, Laburnum alpinum. A small deciduous tree or large shrub, it is a popular garden plant, called golden chain tree for its spectacular display of hanging clusters of yellow pea-like blossoms. It can be trained to take forms such as arches and espaliers. The best known cultivar is 'Vossii', which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Growing eventually to 8 m (26 ft) tall

Gymandenia stiriaca, the Salzkammergut vanilla orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to Austria.

Androsace brevis is an alpine plant in the family Primulaceae, a narrow endemic cushion plant that grows above 2000 m asl on rocky ridges and peaks in a restricted area in the Alps of Northern Italy (Lombardy) and adjacent Switzerland. Following IUCN criteria, its conservation status is Vulnerable (VU). The flowering period is very short, typically lasting about 2 weeks between the end of May and the beginning of June, immediately after snowmelt, when snow still occurs in the vicinity.

Cytisus emeriflorus (Italian: Citiso insubrico) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its native range is Switzerland and Italy.

Galium rubrum (reddish bedstraw or Caglio arrossato) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is known only from mountainous areas on Switzerland and northern Italy (Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna). Galium rubrum is an erect to ascending herb with large panicles bearing many small pink or red flowers.

Jacobaea insubrica is a species of plant in the genus Jacobaea and the family Asteraceae. It is native to Italy and Switzerland. It was described as a new combination in 2015 by Galasso and Bartolucci.

Aquilegia confusa is a partially accepted species of flowering plant of the genus Aquilegia (columbines) in the family Ranunculaceae that is endemic to the eastern and southern European Alps in Switzerland and Italy. Growing between 8 cm (3.1 in) and 57 cm (22 in) tall, A. confusa produces fragrant violet flowers between June and September. The entirety of the plant, particularly its seeds, are toxic to humans. The species likely radiated out from the Balkans, part of a larger group of Aquilegia that expanded into the Central Alps. As a result of the expanding and contracting of glaciers

Alyssum montanum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is an evergreen, prostrate perennial with small, hairy, greyish leaves. It typically grows to 10-15 centimeters tall and 30-45 centimeters across. It produces tiny, yellow, fragrant flowers from May to July. These flowers are typically 4-6 centimeters across and borne in dense racemes. It is native to France, Switzerland, and Germany. It grows best in full sun with good drainage, and is drought tolerant once established. It is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3–9, but may be susceptible to aphids and

Centaurea triumfettii, the squarrose knapweed, is a species of plant belonging to the genus Centaurea of the family Asteraceae.

Artemisia glacialis, the glacier wormwood, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. Artemisia glacialis grows to approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) high, and is indigenous to the Alpine regions of France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Primula daonensis is a species of Primula within the family Primulaceae.

Jacobaea incana, the grey ragwort, is a species of Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae.

Hypericum coris, the heath-leaved St. John's wort, also called yellow coris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae, and is the type species of sect. Coridium. It is a low shrub, and it is found in Switzerland and northwestern Italy. The species has been a popular garden plant since the 18th century, valued for its long flowering period and for how well it adapts to cultivation.

Carex fimbriata is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to France, Italy and Switzerland. The plant stands 10–40 cm tall that often spreads by short, rooting stems, bearing stiff, flat leaves about 2–3 mm wide which remain shorter than its flower stalks. Its 5–15 cm inflorescence carries 1–4 erect female spikes topped by 2–3 smaller male spikes, each fruit enclosed in a glossy, three-angled sac fringed with hairs.

Festuca pseudodura is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to the eastern Alps. It is a perennial plant and prefers to grow in temperate biomes.

Typha × argoviensis is a plant of hybrid origin, native to Switzerland and Germany. It apparently originated as a cross between the two very widespread species T. latifolia and T. shuttleworthii. Typha × argoviensis grows in freshwater marshes.

Rosa rhaetica, the Raetic rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the Alps of eastern Switzerland, western Austria, and northern Italy. A shrub with a very narrow distribution, it resembles Rosa dumalis and Rosa rubiginosa, but can be distinguished from them by careful examination of a suite of morphological traits.

Pedicularis asplenifolia, also known as fern-leaved lousewort, is a species of lousewort that grows in the Alps.

Trochiscanthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It has only one species, Trochiscanthes nodiflora. Its native range is Central Europe. Some sources spell the epithet nodiflorus. However, genus names ending in -anthes are treated as feminine.

Galium × carmineum, common name carmine bedstraw, is a species of the Rubiaceae. It is apparently of hybrid origin though established in the wild, a 3-way cross between G. anisophyllon × G. pumilum × G. rubrum. It is native to mountainous regions of France, Switzerland and Italy (Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana).

Rosa × alba, the white rose of York, is a hybrid rose of unknown parentage that has been cultivated in Europe since ancient times. It may have originally been grown mainly for the sweet scent of the flowers, but is now also used as a winter-hardy garden shrub. Cultivated forms have white or pink flowers, and most have many petals. Hybrid cultivars have also been produced with red or yellow flowers.

Pinguicula grandiflora, commonly known as the large-flowered butterwort, is a temperate insectivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family. One distinguishing feature of the species is its flower, which is much larger than the average for the genus.

Valeriana celtica is a species of plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is also known as Alpine valerian and valerian spikenard. It is endemic to the Eastern Alps (V. celtica subsp. norica) and to the Graian and Pennine Alps. It grows as a perennial herb 5 to 15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) tall. Along with Valeriana saxatilis and Valeriana elongata, it forms a clade of dioecious plants. Until the 1930s, it was extensively harvested for export to Asia for use in perfumes. The root has been used as a folk remedy as a nerve tonic.

Androsace alpina, or Alpine rock-jasmine, is an alpine plant, endemic to the Alps. The plant forms distinctive cushion-like mats up to 20 cm across, with small overlapping leaves arranged in rosettes and bearing fine glandular hairs that help conserve water. It inhabits specialized high-alpine environments between 2,500 and 3,200 metres elevation, favouring well-drained limestone or dolomite scree and crevices primarily on south-facing slopes, where its cushion growth form creates a protective microclimate in these harsh conditions.

Festuca glauca, commonly known as blue fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial.

Aquilegia alpina, often called the alpine columbine or breath of God, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the western and central Alps. Though rare in its Swiss, Austrian, and Italian range, it is commonly found in the French Maritime Alps. A. alpina is appreciated for its light blue to blue-purple flowers. The species has been in cultivation for several centuries, but plants sold as A. alpina are often hybrids with other Aquilegia species or different columbine species entirely. True A. alpina plants possess straight or slightly curved nectar

Astrantia minor, the lesser masterwort, is a species of herbaceous plant belonging to the family of Apiaceae. It is native within Europe, to the countries of France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It is clump-forming herbaceous perennial.

Colchicum alpinum, the alpine autumn crocus, is a corm-forming perennial with pale, delicate rosy-purple flowers, similar to C. autumnale but smaller. It is native to the Alps and the Appennini of Italy, Switzerland, France and Sicily, and cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.

Carex baldensis is a species of sedge. Its native range is the Alps.

Achillea erba-rotta, common name simple leaved milfoil, is a perennial flowering plant of the genus Achillea, belonging to the sunflower family.