Flora and fauna of the Polish Carpathians

Found 259 species
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Slovak pasqueflowerPoisonousSlovak pasqueflowerPulsatilla slavicaLarge purple fluffy flowers on limestone rocks in Slovakia in April. An endemic of the Western Carpathians, the only place it grows in Poland. Poisonous.
Tatra larkspurPoisonousTatra larkspurDelphinium oxysepalumA tall plant with clusters of blue-violet flowers, found only in the Western Carpathians — in the Tatras, Low Tatras, Little Fatra, and on Velký Choč. Poisonous.
AuriculaAuriculaPrimula auriculaYellow fragrant flowers on the limestone cliffs of Slovakia and the Polish Tatras. They bloom in spring and smell like apricots.
Carpathian snowbellCarpathian snowbellSoldanella carpaticaPurple bell-shaped flowers with fringes that bloom near the snow in the Tatra Mountains and on Babia Góra. An endemic of the Western Carpathians.
Clusius' gentianClusius' gentianGentiana clusiiA large sapphire-blue cup-shaped flower on a tiny stem is a highlight of the limestone Tatra Mountains in spring. It grows only in the Tatras in Poland.
Moss campionMoss campionSilene acaulisA dense green cushion sprinkled with pink flowers on the highest rocks of the Tatras and Romanian Carpathians. An Arctic plant that has survived in the high mountains.
Tatra saxifrageTatra saxifrageSaxifraga wahlenbergiiDense green cushions with white flowers in the moist crevices of Tatra rocks. The species grows only in the Western Carpathians and nowhere else in the world.