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 Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris ), distinguished by its white flowers with distinctive clusters of yellow stamens at the centre of the five petals and translucent green stripes atop of long stems with dark green heart-shaped leaves

 Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris ), a flower with a pink bladder-like bulge and white petals clumped together in five bunches; its leaves are used throughout the Mediterranean in various food dishes such as gazpacho and omelettes

 Alpine pasqueflower (Pulsatilla alpine ), a toxic plant bearing white-yellow flowers early in the season and distinctive seed heads atop of hairy, textured stems later in the year

 Field scabious (Knautia arvensis ), a tall, hairy flower with pink anthers consisting of four unequal petal lobes that attracts butterflies, bees and insects

 Carline thistle (Carlina vulgaris ), found on dry alpine pastures and identifiable by its clusters of spiky, brown-golden flower heads, not too unlike a thistle

 Rosebay willow herb (Chamerion angustifolium ), a colonising plant also known as bombweed after it sprouted up in wasteland following World War I and World War II bombings throughout Europe