2025-05-01 Running the Alps
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That is, running the Alps with a heart for plants! We arrived in the
Vallais today and as soon as we had emptied our luggage we decided to
go for a jogging-hike to the Cave du Sex (yeah, that’s the name! Or
Cave du Scex. 😅) and we took some pictures on the way.

Buchsblättriges Kreuzblümchen
Polygaloides chamaebuxus

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Gewöhnliche Kugelblume
Globularia bisnagarica

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Frühlings-Fingerkraut (Artengruppe)
Ptentilla verna agg.

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Leberblümchen
Hepatica nobilis

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The ascent was soon too steep to run but beautiful as the sun began to
set.

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Frühlings-Krokus
Crocus vernus

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We are on the southern flanks of the mountains, so the mountains to
the south are still lying in the sun while our side is being engulfed
in shadows.

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Gefingerter Lerchensporn
Corydalis solida

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Sump-Dotterblume
Caltha palustris

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Südalpen-Lungenkraut
Pulmonaria australis

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From the Cave du Sex we were running along the Bisse du Tsittoret
towards Colombire. This an old waterway along the mountainside to
transport water from one alp to the next. It has been restored for the
tourists and it's super nice. Pretty nice for running, since it
follows the gentle slope along the waster.

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Röhriger-Goldstern
Gagea fragifera

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Gewöhnliche Pestwurz
Petasites hybridus

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Zypressen-Wolfsmilch
Euphorbia cyparissias

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Echte Bärentraube
Arctostaphylos uva ursi

(and bumblebee!)

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Some sort of mushroom husks full of spores.

Birnen-Stäubling
Apioperdon pyriforme

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Alex and Claudia

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Claudia

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And the next day, a hike further along Bisse Tsittoret.

Frühlings-Enzian
Gentiana verna

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Berg-Hahnenfuss (Artengruppe)
Ranunculus montanus agg.

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The bisse was beautiful. So nice to be hiking along a murmuring water.
And always slightly downhill.

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The communities invested in nice wooden benches. I like it!

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The bisse empties into a wild mountain river. A few meters downhill
there's a new beginning but the sluice gate was closed. As it turns
out, the bisse got replenished quickly from new rivulets joining from
the mountain.

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This is La Signèse, according to Open Street Map (OSM). I also saw it
called Boverèche. OSM claims that's the name of the road. Oh well.
There's a nice view point, there.

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Alpen-Gänsekresse (Artengruppe)
Arabis alpina agg.

(plus bumblebee 😍)

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Roter Holunder
Sambucus racemosa

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Pfeilkresse
Lepidium draba

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Plant identification mostly done by Flora Incognita
(@FloraIncognita_DE@wisskomm.social) but for the mushroom I fell back
to Seek by iNaturalist. What I love about Flora Incognita is that I
can follow links to all sorts of reference works, including Wikipedia.
Seek, on the other, has nothing. No longer explanation, no link to
Wikipedia. Truly, a lost opportunity.

#Plants #Flowers #Pictures