Protected plants in the Jura

In the Swiss Jura, around one-third of native plant species are threatened. We are committed to their conservation:

Protected or threatened?

Species with protected status are safeguarded by law. Anyone who picks them is subject to prosecution — regardless of how common or rare the species in question is. Threatened species are in decline, and their longterm survival remains uncertain. The national Red List documents the conservation status of species across several categories (see below). Protection status and threat status are assessed independently of one another, although considerable overlap between the two exists.

critically endangered

endangered

vulnerable

near threatened

Enjoy their beauty — without picking them!

View portrait: Large-flowered sandwort (Arenaria grandiflora)

Arenaria grandiflora Large-flowered sandwort More about the species

View portrait: Greater bur marigold (Bidens radiata)

Bidens radiata Greater bur marigold More about the species

View portrait: Long-leaved hare’s-ear (Bupleurum longifolium)

Bupleurum longifolium Long-leaved hare’s-ear More about the species

View portrait: Prostrate broom (Cytisus decumbens)

Cytisus decumbens Prostrate broom More about the species

View portrait: Garland flower (Daphne cneorum)

Daphne cneorum Garland flower More about the species

View portrait: Cheddar pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus)

Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar pink More about the species

View portrait: Field eryngo (Eryngium campestre)

Eryngium campestre Field eryngo More about the species

View portrait: Snake’s-head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Fritillaria meleagris Snake’s-head fritillary More about the species

View portrait: Hairy greenweed (Genista pilosa)

Genista pilosa Hairy greenweed More about the species

View portrait: Cross gentian (Gentiana cruciata)

Gentiana cruciata Cross gentian More about the species

View portrait: Holy-grass (Hierochloë odorata)

Hierochloë odorata Holy-grass More about the species

View portrait: Rock candytuft (Iberis saxatilis)

Iberis saxatilis Rock candytuft More about the species

View portrait: Yellow vetchling (Lathyrus aphaca)

Lathyrus aphaca Yellow vetchling More about the species

View portrait: Late spider orchid (Ophrys holosericea)

Ophrys holosericea Late spider orchid More about the species

View portrait: White cinquefoil (Potentilla alba)

Potentilla alba White cinquefoil More about the species

View portrait: Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris)

Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasqueflower More about the species

View portrait: Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)

Saxifraga hirculus Marsh saxifrage More about the species

View portrait: Mountain tea (Sideritis hyssopifolia)

Sideritis hyssopifolia Mountain tea More about the species

View portrait: Prostrate rocket (Sisymbrium supinum)

Sisymbrium supinum Prostrate rocket More about the species

View portrait: Field fleawort (Tephroseris integrifolia)

Tephroseris integrifolia Field fleawort More about the species

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Poster «Protected Plants in the Jura», 2026

Photo credits

For all photos: use and adaptation in this project with the kind permission of the photographers.

Landscape,
Dominik Denzler,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Arenaria grandiflora,
Adrian Möhl,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Bidens radiata,
Adrian Möhl,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Bupleurum longifolium,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Cytisus decumbens,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Daphne cneorum,
Adrian Möhl,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Dianthus gratianopolitanus,
Christophe Bornand,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Eryngium campestre,
Christian Kaderli Fritillaria meleagris,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Genista pilosa,
Patrick Veya,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Gentiana cruciata,
Urban Angehrn Hierochloë odorata,
Adrian Möhl,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Iberis saxatilis,
Rolf Heeb Lathyrus aphaca,
Sam Thomas,
Original licence: CC BY 4.0 Ophrys holosericea,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Potentilla alba,
Adrian Möhl,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Pulsatilla vulgaris,
Patrick Veya,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Saxifraga hirculus,
Rolf Heeb Sideritis hyssopifolia,
Patrick Veya,
Original licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Sisymbrium supinum,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Tephroseris integrifolia,
Philippe Juillerat,
Original licence: CC BY-SA 4.0