Plant species
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Saponaria lutea
- Endemism
Saponaria lutea
(L.)
Yellow soapwort
Rocky calceous meadows
July - August
Subalpine, Alpine
This species is an Alpine endemic, i.e. it grows exclusively in the Alps. In particular, it is endemic to the Western Alps. In the Park it is only present in the Cogne valley and in the Soana valley, where it grows on the infrequent calcareous substrate in rather stony grasslands.