These are habitats of damp
mountain ravines of the sub Alpine and mountain levels. The combination of
moisture and the abundance of organic material give exuberant vegetation, of
very tall plants with immense leaves. The best example is the adenostyle
alliariae with blue-violet flowers and whose large leaves can sometimes cover
large areas for example in the Cirque de l’Impradine.
It is accompanied by other species of the beech
forest such as the martagon lily, Austrian leopard’s bane and white buttercup.
Other large and beautiful flowers can grow there such as Alpine sow thistle, masterwort, monk’s hoods and the Alpine rose that has no
thorns.
Walking in
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and the Cantal, accommodation, food and wine.
