8 plants worth knowing
Austria
Almost two-thirds of Austria lies in the Eastern Alps, and forests – mainly spruce, beech and mixed woodland – cover nearly half the country. The high mountain pastures and limestone massifs of the Northern Alps are famed for their wealth of flowers, several of which have made it onto Austria’s euro coins. In the east, in the Vienna Basin and Burgenland, the climate turns drier and warmer, with vineyards, apricot orchards and steppe grassland around Lake Neusiedl.
Hover over a plant to see on the map where it grows.
where it grows
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Edelweiss
Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum
Austria’s national flower – the badge of its mountain troops since 1907 and today the emblem on the 2-euro-cent coin.
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Clusius’ gentian
Gentiana clusii
Huge, azure gentian bells are, alongside edelweiss, the defining flower of the Austrian Alps – and the motif of the 1-euro-cent coin.
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Auricula
Primula auricula
A golden-yellow Alpine primrose that became a collectors’ craze in the 17th century – today it graces Austria’s 5-euro-cent coin.
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Black pine
Pinus nigra
Known worldwide as the “Austrian pine” – in Lower Austria its resin has been tapped for centuries, a craft now listed as intangible heritage.
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
In spring the Wachau valley is awash with white apricot blossom, and in summer the fruit becomes dumplings, jam and a famous schnapps.
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Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
Grüner Veltliner from the Wachau and Weinviertel is Austria’s calling card, and in Vienna – a capital with its own vineyards – young wine flows in Heurigen.
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Norway spruce
Picea abies
Spruce is the key tree of Austria’s forests, which cover almost half the country – its wood builds Alpine houses and musical instruments.
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Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Dark green oil pressed from Styrian pumpkin seeds (Kürbiskernöl) is the pride of southern Austria – this variety’s seeds have no hard shell.
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