Nick Upton / Pyrenean merendera / False meadow saffron (Merendera pyrenaica / Colchicum montanum) flowering on montane pastureland, Vegas de Sotres, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August.

Constantinos Petrinos / Giant Lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum) Simien Mountains National Park, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Africa, March 2009.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Giant lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum) plants in mist, Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Giant lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum), . Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia, November 2014

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Giant lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum) flower spikes in mist, Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park. Ethiopia, November 2014

Floris van Breugel / Avalanche lilies (Erythronium montanum) blooming in colourful alpine meadow, with glaciated Mount Olympus behind, Olympic National Park's backcountry Bailey Range, Washington, USA. July 2008.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Mountain houseleek (Sempervivum montanum) close-up of two flowers, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Mountain houseleeks (Sempervivum montanum) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Nigel Cattlin / Broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) seedpods opening to disperse seeds, an arable weed. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Tarantula (Homoeomma montanum) male with a damaged leg, Atlantic forest, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Nick Upton / Pyrenean merendera / False meadow saffron (Merendera pyrenaica / Colchicum montanum) flowering on montane pastureland, Vegas de Sotres, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August.

Mike Read / Mountain clover (Trifolium montanum) and Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp). Alpine meadow, Plateau de Beurre, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France. June.