Flower Walks

Botanical treasure hunt with the "Flower Walks" App

Why does celandine grow on trees? Which fruits could not be missing in any table bomb in the past? Why are the inconspicuous noble diamonds under protection? With the help of the “Flower Walks” app, these and numerous other secrets will be revealed on 71 botanical forays. The entertaining hikes lead to a wide variety of landscapes and regions throughout Switzerland.

On the forays, plants and habitats are presented with photos and exciting background information if they can be seen by the wayside. In this way, the users of the app can explore the variety of flowers at their own pace on every foray. Interesting facts are explained for each plant species, for example on naming, strategies for attracting pollinators or medicinal use. In addition, the time of flowering, the protection status and the red list status of all species are listed.

In total, the “Flower Walks” app presents over 1100 plant species and 77 habitats across the country - that corresponds to a quarter of all plant species and habitats known throughout Switzerland. The range of species and the content of the app are tailored to both interested laypeople and advanced botanists.

The unique combination of hiking guide and plant identification book is implemented in a playful way in the “Flower Walks” app. The users in the field have the certainty that they are actually standing in front of the plant described. Any doubts that often arise with the classical identification literature are excluded.

The content of the app is saved offline on the smartphone or tablet so that only GPS tracking is required during the hike.

Please make sure that the tablet model has a built-in GPS receiver.

All information is also available on the website www.flowerwalks.ch.

Continuous use in the background with GPS enabled can dramatically reduce battery life.