Habitat «Barren area in glacier foreland»


Region: Bernese Alps
Height: 2350m ASL
Vegetation stage: alpine
Description: Barren area in glacier foreland. Predominantly silicate.
In this habitat, we have so far been able to detect the following creatures and plants, among others:

Insects (Insecta)

Bees (Apoidea)

Bombus cryptarum on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, C304301)
Bombus cryptarum on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, C304301, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Bombus cryptarum on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, C304304)
Bombus cryptarum on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, C304304, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Hoplitis loti (08.2024, C304031)
Hoplitis loti (08.2024, C304031, Evidence, All photos)
Hoplitis loti on Lotus alpinus (08.2024, C304006)
Hoplitis loti on Lotus alpinus (08.2024, C304006, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Hylaeus confusus (08.2024, F278863)
Hylaeus confusus (08.2024, F278863, Evidence, All photos)
Hylaeus confusus (08.2024, C304122)
Hylaeus confusus (08.2024, C304122, Evidence, All photos)

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Aglais urticae on Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303978)
Aglais urticae on Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303978, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Pyrausta cingulata (08.2024, F278898)
Pyrausta cingulata (08.2024, F278898, Evidence, All photos)
Zygaena exulans on Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata) (07.2025, F304983)
Zygaena exulans on Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata) (07.2025, F304983, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Flies (Brachycera)

Hybomitra caucasica on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304266)
Hybomitra caucasica on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304266, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Hybomitra caucasica on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304269)
Hybomitra caucasica on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304269, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Wasps (Vespidae)

Chrysis ruddii on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278811)
Chrysis ruddii on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278811, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Chrysis ruddii on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278813)
Chrysis ruddii on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278813, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Crabro alpinus on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278929)
Crabro alpinus on Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278929, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Crabro peltatus (08.2024, F278838)
Crabro peltatus (08.2024, F278838, Evidence, All photos)
Crabro peltatus on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278831)
Crabro peltatus on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278831, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Dolichovespula sylvestris on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304238)
Dolichovespula sylvestris on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304238, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Dolichovespula sylvestris on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304254)
Dolichovespula sylvestris on Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, C304254, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Flora

Flowers

Felsen-Leimkraut (Silene rupestris) (08.2024, F278704)
Felsen-Leimkraut (Silene rupestris) (08.2024, F278704, Evidence, All photos)
Ungleichblättriges Labkraut (Galium anisophyllon) (08.2024, C304060)
Ungleichblättriges Labkraut (Galium anisophyllon) (08.2024, C304060, Evidence, All photos)
Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (08.2024, F278789)
Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (08.2024, F278789, Evidence, All photos)
Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (08.2024, F278795)
Achillea erba-rotta ssp. moschata (08.2024, F278795, Evidence, All photos)
Bartsia alpina (08.2024, F278878)
Bartsia alpina (08.2024, F278878, Evidence, All photos)
Campanula barbata (08.2024, F278686)
Campanula barbata (08.2024, F278686, Evidence, All photos)
Campanula barbata (08.2024, F278692)
Campanula barbata (08.2024, F278692, Evidence, All photos)
Campanula scheuchzeri (07.2025, F304931)
Campanula scheuchzeri (07.2025, F304931, Evidence, All photos)
Campanula scheuchzeri (07.2025, F304929)
Campanula scheuchzeri (07.2025, F304929, Evidence, All photos)
Cardamine alpina (08.2024, C303951)
Cardamine alpina (08.2024, C303951, Evidence, All photos)
Cardamine alpina (08.2024, C303958)
Cardamine alpina (08.2024, C303958, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium uniflorum (08.2024, F278758)
Cerastium uniflorum (08.2024, F278758, Evidence, All photos)
Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278800)
Cirsium spinosissimum (08.2024, F278800, Evidence, All photos)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (07.2025, F304744)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (07.2025, F304744, Evidence, All photos)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (08.2024, C304129)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (08.2024, C304129, Evidence, All photos)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (08.2024, F278748)
Epilobium anagallidifolium (08.2024, F278748, Evidence, All photos)
Epilobium fleischeri (07.2025, F304878)
Epilobium fleischeri (07.2025, F304878, Evidence, All photos)
Euphrasia minima (08.2024, F278780)
Euphrasia minima (08.2024, F278780, Evidence, All photos)
Galium anisophyllon (08.2024, C304054)
Galium anisophyllon (08.2024, C304054, Evidence, All photos)
Geum reptans (07.2025, F304912)
Geum reptans (07.2025, F304912, Evidence, All photos)
Geum reptans (07.2025, F304913)
Geum reptans (07.2025, F304913, Evidence, All photos)
Leucanthemopsis alpina (08.2024, F278731)
Leucanthemopsis alpina (08.2024, F278731, Evidence, All photos)
Leucanthemopsis alpina (08.2024, F278740)
Leucanthemopsis alpina (08.2024, F278740, Evidence, All photos)
Linaria alpina (07.2025, F304793)
Linaria alpina (07.2025, F304793, Evidence, All photos)
Lotus alpinus (08.2024, F278683)
Lotus alpinus (08.2024, F278683, Evidence, All photos)
Lotus alpinus (08.2024, F278684)
Lotus alpinus (08.2024, F278684, Evidence, All photos)
Oxyria digyna (08.2024, F278666)
Oxyria digyna (08.2024, F278666, Evidence, All photos)
Oxyria digyna (08.2024, F278663)
Oxyria digyna (08.2024, F278663, Evidence, All photos)
Pinguicula leptoceras (08.2024, C304197)
Pinguicula leptoceras (08.2024, C304197, Evidence, All photos)
Pinguicula leptoceras (08.2024, C304199)
Pinguicula leptoceras (08.2024, C304199, Evidence, All photos)
Ranunculus glacialis (07.2025, F304941)
Ranunculus glacialis (07.2025, F304941, Evidence, All photos)
Ranunculus glacialis (07.2025, F304943)
Ranunculus glacialis (07.2025, F304943, Evidence, All photos)
Rumex scutatus (08.2024, F278951)
Rumex scutatus (08.2024, F278951, Evidence, All photos)
Rumex scutatus (08.2024, F278957)
Rumex scutatus (08.2024, F278957, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278844)
Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278844, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278847)
Saxifraga aizoides (08.2024, F278847, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga bryoides (08.2024, F278669)
Saxifraga bryoides (08.2024, F278669, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga bryoides (08.2024, F278672)
Saxifraga bryoides (08.2024, F278672, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga stellaris (08.2024, F278741)
Saxifraga stellaris (08.2024, F278741, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga stellaris (08.2024, F278744)
Saxifraga stellaris (08.2024, F278744, Evidence, All photos)
Sempervivum montanum (07.2025, C345891)
Sempervivum montanum (07.2025, C345891, Evidence, All photos)
Sempervivum montanum (07.2025, C345892)
Sempervivum montanum (07.2025, C345892, Evidence, All photos)
Senecio incanus (08.2024, F278849)
Senecio incanus (08.2024, F278849, Evidence, All photos)
Senecio incanus (08.2024, F278850)
Senecio incanus (08.2024, F278850, Evidence, All photos)
Silene acaulis (08.2024, F278769)
Silene acaulis (08.2024, F278769, Evidence, All photos)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303941)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303941, Evidence, All photos)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303937)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303937, Evidence, All photos)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303936)
Silene exscapa (08.2024, C303936, Evidence, All photos)
Silene rupestris (08.2024, F278702)
Silene rupestris (08.2024, F278702, Evidence, All photos)
Solidago virgaurea ssp. minuta (07.2025, F304995)
Solidago virgaurea ssp. minuta (07.2025, F304995, Evidence, All photos)
Solidago virgaurea ssp. minuta (07.2025, F304998)
Solidago virgaurea ssp. minuta (07.2025, F304998, Evidence, All photos)
Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus (08.2024, F278722)
Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus (08.2024, F278722, Evidence, All photos)
Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus (08.2024, F278727)
Thymus praecox ssp. polytrichus (08.2024, F278727, Evidence, All photos)
Tussilago farfara (08.2024, F278949)
Tussilago farfara (08.2024, F278949, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica bellidioides (08.2024, F278972)
Veronica bellidioides (08.2024, F278972, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica bellidioides (08.2024, F278970)
Veronica bellidioides (08.2024, F278970, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica fruticans (08.2024, C304175)
Veronica fruticans (08.2024, C304175, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica fruticans (08.2024, F278718)
Veronica fruticans (08.2024, F278718, Evidence, All photos)

Grasses

Anthoxanthum odoratum (07.2025, F304808)
Anthoxanthum odoratum (07.2025, F304808, Evidence, All photos)
Juncus jacquinii (08.2024, C304142)
Juncus jacquinii (08.2024, C304142, Evidence, All photos)
Juncus jacquinii (08.2024, C304147)
Juncus jacquinii (08.2024, C304147, Evidence, All photos)
Poa alpina (07.2025, C345895)
Poa alpina (07.2025, C345895, Evidence, All photos)

Shrubs

Alnus viridis (08.2024, F278932)
Alnus viridis (08.2024, F278932, Evidence, All photos)
Alnus viridis (08.2024, F278937)
Alnus viridis (08.2024, F278937, Evidence, All photos)
Salix caprea (08.2024, F278882)
Salix caprea (08.2024, F278882, Evidence, All photos)
Salix helvetica (08.2024, F278696)
Salix helvetica (08.2024, F278696, Evidence, All photos)
Number of species: 50
Number of photos: 84