This a small trackside alpine plant which looks a little like our British Isles Sneezewort although smaller.

The succulent leaves have been dried and used medicinally as a herbal treatment for gastric disorders. Also in the Engadine district of Switzerland where these plants were found, an extract of this plant and others is used to make a liqueur called Esprit d'Iva.

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By track in Bernina Alps, Engandine, Switzerland 5th July 2010

Added on July 20th 2010, updated 26th February 2012