La Berra
Aconite Leaved Buttercup (Ranunculus aconitifolius)
May 26, 2009 Filed in: July | June | May | Spring Flowers | White Flowers
Aconite-leaved Buttercup (Ranunculus aconitifolius) perennial May-July 20-50cm high
Although this is common in pasture and favours ground where it’s fertilised by cow dung the cows themselves avoid it. The name aconite refers to Aconitine which is a poisonous alkaloid produced by members of the aconite family, this acts as a neurotoxin and in high doses will cause respiratory paralysis and cardiac arrest.
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Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)
May 25, 2009 Filed in: May | Red Flowers | Spring Flowers
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) perennial, May-June, 15-20cm high
This is a highly colourful flower found in mountain pastures, this particular one is near the summit of La Berra in canton Fribourg. It’s also known as “Dead Man’s Thumb” in some regions.
In the early 1800′s the roots were thought to be an aphrodisiac, there’s no active ingredient that suggests this is true though.
La Berra
May 24, 2009 Filed in: Hiking | La Berra - La Roche
The plan was to park near Charmey and walk along the ridge to La Berra, it was supposed to be a very small ascent but I parked at a different alpage from the one I originally intended which added a hundred metres or so to the climb.
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