Wildflowers on the forest floor are well-represented in early spring. The field layer of Dinaric and most Alpine forests is dominated by such common species as Hepatica Hepatica nobilis, Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa, Asarabacca Asarum europaeum, Alpine Squill Scilla bifolia, Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, Christmas Rose Helleborus niger, Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis, Coridalys cava, Drooping Bitter-cress Cardamine enneaphyllos, Herb Paris Paris quadrifolia and others. Very common in spring are also the flowers of the attractive Hacquetia epipactis, a species that was first described in Carniola (today’s Slovenia) and those of Blue-eyed Mary Omphalodes verna, typical for the Dinaric association Omphalodo-Fagetum. Another interesting and very characteristic plant is the the poisonous Henbane Bell Scopolia carniolica, named after J.A. Scopoli who worked as a botanist in this region and first collected this plant. It is typically found in central and parts of southern Slovenia, in beech Dinaric forests. A species with a similar distribution to that of Scopolia is the endemic Carniolan Primrose Primula carniolica, which grows only in Slovenia. Its habitats are moist rocky cliffs in forested areas of the Dinaric mountains. Interesting is the endemic hybrid between the Carniolan Primrose and the Bear's-ear Primula auricula, known as Idrija's Primrose Primula x venusta, growing only in the mountains around Idrija. Similarly also Hladnikia pastinacifolia is a strictly endemic species, only found in Trnovski gozd and nowhere else in the world. Some Dinaric forests in central Slovenia are home to Daphne blagayana, another species that was first discovered in Slovenia. Other interesting species found in forests and on mountains of the Dinaric region include Arabis scopoliana, Astrantia carniolica, Vicia oroboides, Edraianthus graminifolius, Genista holopetala, Scabiosa graminifolia, Scabiosa silenifolia, Astragalus carniolicus, Campanula justiniana and Heartleaf Oxeye Telekia speciosa.There are several orchid species found in Dinaric and Alpine forests in Slovenia. Some of the most interesting include Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, various helleborines Epipactis sp., Coralroot Orchid Corallorhiza trifida, Pale-flowered Orchid Orchis pallens, Lesser Twayblade Listera cordata. The most majestic of them all is certainly Lady's-slipper Cypripedium calceolus, found predominantly in the Alpine region. Some more isolated populations are also found in forests of central and southern Slovenia. Finally there's also the quite misterious and rare Ghost Orchid Epipogium aphyllum that inhabits some conifer and mixed forests in northern, southern and eastern Slovenia.