Alpine Wildflowers

A collection of vibrant alpine flowers in various colors, showcasing natural growth in rocky terrain and high-altitude environments.

Rock Mimulus, Mimulus rupicola, rare monkeyflower endemic to limestone cliffs of deep canyons adjacent to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California.

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Mouse-eared Chickweed (Cerastium latifolium) flowering, growing at high altitude, Maritime Alps, France, September

Floriferous Clump of Sand Spurrey on beach Sardinia, Italy.

Norway. Svalbard. Bellsund. Varsolbukta. Camp Millar. Purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia).

Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park. Purple Alpine Aster (Aster alpigenus).

Lance-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum) flowering, Rocky Mountains, Canada, july

Round-leaved Penny-cress (Thlaspi rotundifolium ssp. rotundifolium) flowering, growing on limestone scree, Slovenia, Europe

Rock Mimulus, Mimulus rupicola, rare monkeyflower endemic to limestone cliffs of deep canyons adjacent to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California.

Rock and bush, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Flowers growing out of a stone wall covered in yellow lichen in sunny weather, Kessel, Netherlands

Norway. Svalbard Islands. Spitsbergen Island. Local Flora Palemonium Borealis

Alpine wildflowers in full bloom on a rocky mountain meadow.

Yellow Mountain Saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carnithia, Austria, Europe

Yellow stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum) and alpine sandwort (Arenaria obtusiloba) growing along lichen-covered rocks, Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park, CO

USA, Utah, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Mountain Monardella and granite

Ramonda in Pyrenean woodland (Ramonda myconi ). Spain. Relict of pre ice-age flora in Europe. Latin also Ramonda pyrena.

Pogonia ophioglossoides, Moorpogonia, snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides, Moorpogonia, snakemouth orchid Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 21892029

Rayless form of Cut leaved daisy, Erigeron compositus, in flower in high altitude fell-field, Plateau, Sierra Nevada.

Purple oxytropis (Oxytropis halleri). Norway.

Landscape of pink flora blooming in a flowerbed. Flowers, plants, and trees on a secluded field in South Africa, Western Cape. Aster flowering plants growing on a lawn or in a park during summer.

Turkey, Yellow Star Tube flowers, close up

Switzerland, Valais, Leukerbad, View of flowers

Kidneywort (Anemone hepatica) flowering, growing in open woodland soon after snowmelt, Ariege Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrenees, France, May

Common Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium} growing on steep slope amongst limestone outcrop. Lathkill Dale National Nature Reserve, Peak District National Park, UK. June.

Death Valley Scenic Byway - Beavertail Cactus. The shallow roots of the Beavertail Cactus have allowed it to flourish in the dry Death Valley earth. Location: California (37.018° N 117.347° W)

Wild camomille growing on the stone ground

Alpine flowers at the Southern Alps, Mount Aoraki National Park, South Island of New Zealand

Flowering woolly bellflower (Campanula lanata), Triglav Gorge, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Madeira broom (Genista maderensis), Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Sky mousetail, Ivesia shockleyi, in flower in high fell-fields, Dana Plateau, Sierra Nevada.

Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) flowering, French Alps, France, July

Mountain Houseleek (Sempervivum montanum), purple flower, Zay Valley, Valle Di Zai, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Blue Mountain Heath, blue mountain heath (Phyllodoce aerulea) and swedish cornel (Cornus suecica) in the tundra, Lapland, northern Norway, Scandinavia

Lithops olivacea Lithops olivacea Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 22527754

Sumpfdotterblume in fliessendem Gewässer - Kingcup at streaming water Sumpfdotterblume in fliessendem Gewässer - Kingcup at streaming water Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 11385983

DEU, 2007: Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis, Linaria cymbalaria), flowering plant.

Showy Arctic Forget-Me-Nots (Eritrichium splendens Kearney) - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Gavilea longibracteata, Orchidaceae endemic to Chile, Parque nacional La Campana, V Region of Valparaiso, Chile

Showy Four O' Clock wildflowers in bloom near Virgin, Utah, USA

Hairy Primrose (Primula hirsuta) flowering, growing at 3000m, Diavolezza, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Norway. Svalbard. Bellsund. Varsolbukta. Camp Millar. Purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia).

Purple Pollen Carnations in Iceland

Crocuses grown out of the ground in early spring

Alpine kidneyvetch (Anthyllis vulneraria alpestris), Rusty-leaved alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum), Bavarian Alps, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lava rock with hawkweed, Hieracium, flowering

Dwarf fireweed or river beauty willowherb local name Niviarsiaq (Epilobium latifolium), the national flower of Greenland. Drygalski Peninsula in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

yellow wood-violet viola biflora adamello regional park, lombardy, italy.

Mount Etna Violet (pansy), (Viola aetnensis). On Mt. Etna, Sicily.

Alpine buttercup flowers in Aoraki National Park, South Island of New Zealand

Cyclamen hederifolia, Efeublaettriges Alpenveilchen, ivy-leaved cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolia, Efeublaettriges Alpenveilchen, ivy-leaved cyclamen Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 22246337

Flowers in monastery garden, Propstei Zella, garden, botany, summer, village view, Zella, Rhön, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany, Europe,

colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus) flower in autumn, Crimea

USA, Texas, Cameron County. Prickly pear cactus in bloom

Fallen flowers and rhododendron petals lie on a stone covered with mosses. Fallen flowers and rhododendron petals lie on a stone covered with mosses and pine needles. Spring season background Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergxZastavkinxSergeyxPristyazhnyukx 21491744

Esfand or wild rue, Peganum harmala at Ani, north-east Turkey

Plant ensemble with wild geraniums (Pelargonium fulgidum), Postberg Section, West Coast National Park, Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Moss campion, cushion pink, Silene acaulis, pink flowers in Iceland

Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) on mountain slope, flowering, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Chiltern gentian (Gentianella germanica), Untersberg, Groedig, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Common pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wild flower. Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia.

Irish Saxifrage (Saxifraga rosacea rosacea) flowering, growing on limestone pavement, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland, spring

Rhododendron Mucronulatum Korean Rhododendron flower with Biryong Falls Waterfall in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea

Beach grass carnation (Armeria maritima) on rock, Ireland, British Isles, Europe

Digitale in flower on a rock Spain

Group with pheasant's eye (Adonis vernalis) in Staendelberg, Rammersberg, Maeusberg, Karlstadter Trockengebiete, Wiesenfeld, Karlstadt, Main, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Norway. Svalbard Islands. Spitsbergen Island. Local Flora Palemonium Borealis

Traubensteinbrech - Saxifraga paniculata Traubensteinbrech - Saxifraga paniculata ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released Copyright: xZoonar.com/HelmaxSponax 149794 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Purple Heather Blooming in Spring Calluna vulgaris Purple Heather Blooming in Spring Calluna vulgaris Copyright: xZoonar.com/KarinaxSchultzex 21397871

Pasque flower, cow pasque flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris

Wood Anemone, anemone nemorosa, Flowers in Normandy

Plant in bloom at Cape Hoegh Greenland

blooming Kos cyclamen (Cyclamen coum) in autumn leaves

Cowslip primrose flowers Provence France

High angle view of Arctic Bell-Heather (Cassiope tetragona) flowers, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway

Canary Island Daisy Canary Islands

Biting Stonecrop or Goldmoss Stonecrop (Sedum acre), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Blue Saxifrage, Saxifraga caesia in flower on limestone cliffs, Maritime Alps.

Alpine Hovea - an blooming alpine hovea grows between dead roots (Hovea montana). Bogong Highplains, Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia.

Alpine woundwort (Anthyllis vulnevaria subsp. alpestris), Allgaeu Alps, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum), blooming, Ellerstadt, Germany, Europe

Gamocarpha (Gamocarpha selliana) flowering, growing amongst rocks on south coast of lake, Punta Walichu, El Calafate, Lago Argentino, Los Glaciares N.P., Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina, november

Damianita (Chrysactina mexicana) on limestone outcrop, Turkey Bend LCRA, Texas, USA

PANCRATIUM MARITIMUM, Jonic Coast of Basilicata, Policoro, Metaponto Mare, Siri, Matera Province, Italy

Cypripedium parviflorum Newfoundland Canada Cypripedium parviflorum Newfoundland Canada Copyright: xZoonar.com/FrankxFichtmuellerx 22178371

Ivy-leaved toadflax on the wall

Welsh Mudwort (Limosella australis), flowering

Silverweed (Potentilla egedii) flower blossom - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Spring flowers on the ground, Sweden.

Parnassus Grass (Parnassia palustris) flowering

Flowering Pink Milkvetch (Astragalus glaux), Southwest Spain

Norway. Svalbard. Bellsund. Camp Millar. Moss and tufted saxifrage.

Ardennes, Sedan, France, Europe

Flowering silverweed (Potentilla anserina), growing on shingle beach, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

yellow bee orchid in flower ophrys lutea near carcassonne, southern france.

Delicate blooming wildflowers growing in mountain area on gloomy day

Four-spotted Orchids (Orchis quadripunctata), Lasithi Plateau, Crete, Greece, Europe

Orange Rock-Heath (Erica quadrisulcata), Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Moss rose - portulaca grandiflora. Closeup of portulaca grandiflora, known as moss rose is a succelent flowering plant in the puslane family portulacaceae. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimoxBergrothx 22989922

Barbary Nut (Moraea sisyrinchium) flowering, Sardinia, Italy, April

Canary fleabane (Pulicaria canariensis) flowering, growing in the desert, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Zauschneria californica ssp. cana 'Glasnevin'

USA, Alaska, Denali National Park, Wonder Lake area, red Bearberry (A. uva-ursi) leaves in the fall

tufted evening primroses oenothera caespitosa in flower on dry ground badlands natl pk, south dakota, usa

New Zealand, South Island, Arthurs Pass National Park. Great muntain buttercup (Ranunculus lyalli) in typical mountain habitat.

Pink flowers and mountain landscape. Caucasus summer

Desert Globemallow flower in Grand Staircase National Monument. (Large format sizes available)

Glacier Crowfoot or Glacier Buttercup (Ranunculus glacialis), National Park Hohe Tauern, East Tirol, Austria, Europe

Annual Yellowtop (Senecio gregorii), flowers, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Antennaria plantaginifolia, Wegerichblaettriges Katzenpfoetchen, plantainleaf pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia, Wegerichblaettriges Katzenpfoetchen, plantainleaf pussytoes Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 21522324

two-colored plant with small violet flowers in stones two-colored plant with small violet flowers in stones Copyright: xZoonar.com/sad444i.uax 11090613

First frost powders leaf edges in the Kronotsky biosphere; Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia

Alpine edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale), edelweiss soil on the Trenchtling, Tragoess-Sankt Katharein, Styria, Austria, Europe

Lava rock with moss and flowers, Iceland, Europe

Wood anemones growing through fallen beech leaves

Rhododendron - between rocks

Cobweb Houseleek, sempervivum arachnoideum, Vanoise Park in South East of France

Germany, Bavaria, Franconia, Franconian Switzerland, Walberla, Close up of cypress spurge

Common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Provence, Southern France

Red and green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii ) Darling Range, Western Australia. Western Australian endemic

Halys Viper (Gloydius halys), Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Pink flowering stone plant on castle wall, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

South Island Edelweiss. southern alps, South Island, New Zealand.

Yellow saxifrage (Saxifraga aizoides)

USA, IDAHO, CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT, CINQUEFOIL FLOWERS GROWING IN LAVA

mountain houseleek sempervivum montanum french alps

Erica heather in Marceddi, Sardinia, Italy.

Bitterroot in flower Lewisia rediviva} Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA

alpine lewisia or Pigmy bitter root, Lewisia pygmaea in flower, high on the Sonoran Pass, Sierra Nevada.

Woolly lousewort, Arctic hairy lousewort (Pedicularis dasyantha) (Pedicularis lanata ssp. dasyantha) hemiparasite flowering on the tundra, Svalbard

Burkartia (Burkartia lanigera) close-up of flowers and flower buds, Parque National Monte Leon, Atlantic Coast, Santa Cruz Province, Southern Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Livelong Saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata) flowering, growing on limestone slope, Monte Baldo, Italian Alps, Italy, june

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis) flowering, Keen of Hamar National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Rystyback fern and Stonecrop on a wall Pyrenees Spain

USA, Wyoming. Dwarf clover, Beartooth Pass.

Oleander, dog poison family, oleander Nerium oleander

Frost On Leaves

Blue bugle (Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'), Merkel family, Germany

Coastal Ragwort (Senecio leucanthemifolius facifolius) flowering, growing on amongst rocks at coast, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, March

Opuntia (Opuntia sp) flowering, North America

Paeonia officinalis, Pfingstrose, peony Paeonia officinalis, Pfingstrose, peony Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 21476443

Small-flowered Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia parviflora) flowering, Great Caucasus, Georgia, spring

Starvation prickly pear cactus, Giant Logs, Petrified Forest National Park, Holbrook, Arizona, USA.

Dolomitian Gentian (Gentianella anisodonta) flowering, growing in montane habitat, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Gum Cistus flowers Rayol garden French Riviera France

Long-leaved Phlox. Zion National Park, Utah, USA. Date:

Glaucium flavum, Yellow Horned Poppy

Elder-flowered Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina), yellow phase, Provence, Southern France (Dactylorhiza latifolia)

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Yellow wildflower and reindeer droppings Spitsbergen

A previously burnt subalpine forest rebounds in summer with lodgepole pine and a variety of wildflowers, yarrow and woodrush.

Common toothwort (Lathraea squamaria), flower on forest floor between old autumn leaves, geophyte, early bloomer, parasitic plant, parasite, macro photograph, close-up, nature reserve Bodetal, Thale, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Lithops schwantesii ssp. schwantesii v. urikosensis, Living Stones

Eye tread (Euphrasia)

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Tiny purple spring flowers growing in the Everest National Park, Nepal, Asia

USA, Texas, Big Bend Ranch State Natural Area, Blooming crack star or living rock cactus ( Ariocarpus fissuratus ),October blooming

Red Spider Lily at an old homestead

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Olives on the tree

Hare's-tail cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum), large stand of seed heads at the edge of a bog, Uchter Moor nature reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Lakeside daisies, Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario, Canada.

Dune evening primrose, Oenothera deltoides and Sand Verbena, Abronia villosa in flower in Anza-Borrego, Sonoran desert, California.

Close-up of rock covered with moss and flowers, Iceland

Prickly Heath (Gaultheria mucronata) berries. Argentina, South America, March.

Spurge on the Causse Mejean Cevennes France

Single, orange flower is sharp, metaphoric contrast on dead saguaro wood. Location is Tucson, Arizona in America’s Southwest. Flower is blossom of hedgehog cactus.

Headed Thyme (Thymus capitatus), Lamiaceae.

Threadleaf crowfoot in bloom

Valley of Fire State Park, NV

Gentiana occidentalis, Westlicher Enzian, Pyrenean trumpet gentian Gentiana occidentalis, Westlicher Enzian, Pyrenean trumpet gentian Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 21522342

Bigelow Monkeyflower, Mimulus bigelovii in flower in the Sonoran desert.

Flowering Sand Lady's Slipper (Calceolaria uniflora), Parque National Monte Leon, Atlantic Coast, Santa Cruz Province, Southern Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Sea-rose or sticky flower (Orphium frutescens) at Rooisand Nature Reserve on the Botrivier Estuary. Kleinmond. Whale Coast, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cranesbill (Geranium Tuberosum); Minoan Palace Of Knossos; Crete; Greece

An upright shot of sea pink (also known as thrift or Armeria maritima), a rugged coastal plant, along the Wild Atlantic way. Ballydavid, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

daisy pleurophyllum speciosum campbell island, new zealand

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