Description
The peat meadows extending in the northern part of the biotope are furrowed by numerous water rivulets along which one frequently notices patches of hygrophilous vegetation where green alder (Alnus viridis) prevails.
In the large sphagnum-covered areas and in the areas close to the water, the dissemination of the insectivorous plants Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera anglica (elongated-leaved sundew) is striking, forming striking stands of unusual size.
The mosaic of vegetation places plants from the "high" peat bogs (without contact with the water table and fed by rainwater), such as the sundew, alongside ecologically different species, such as Trichophorum caespitosum, which characterises the "low" peat bogs (in direct contact with the water table) and is here sporadically accompanied by the congener Trichophorum alpinum, a rare species, distinguishable by its striking woolly hairiness.
In addition to the species mentioned and the various species of Carex and Juncus, several varieties of Orchids stand out that are worthy of attention due to their special ecology.
Of particular interest is the discovery of a species that is particularly rare for Trentino, and reported here for the first time, the 'Scheuchzeria palustris L.'.
The presence of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and the black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) was detected. Widespread in the wetland area is the mountain frog (Rana temporaria), whose massive presence in the waters during the breeding season has been noted.