The Valvestino area is full of huge centuries-old beech trees (Fagus sylvatica). Beeches can already be found at an altitude of 700 meters, but to see the largest and most majestic exemplars you have to go to higher altitudes, in places such as Malga Corva and Malga Alvezza, or along the hills that travel from Rest and Denai toward Mount Tombea.
The beech tree is a mesophilic plant that is typically found in the mountains but does not tolerate extreme cold or heat. There is another plant that lives, hidden and inaccessible, amidst the rocks and boulders: the saxifrage (whose name means "able to break stone"). This tiny rupestral plant is a genuine attraction for botany fans. There are several species of this plant, which is symbol of the Valvestino valley: arachnoidea, caesia, mutata, paniculata, petraea and tombeanensis.

• The Saxifraga arachnoidea, discovered in 1804 by Kaspar von Sternberg, was described for the first time by Giovanni Zantedeschi; 7-15 cm. tall, it resembles a spider web because it is shrouded in a long white pubescence and has pale yellow flowers.
• The Mount Tombea saxifrage (Saxifraga tombeanensis) was discovered by Boissier from Switzerland in 1853: 5-10 cm. tall, it has gray-green leaves with white spatulate flowers.
• The delicate saxifraga caesia has pulvinuses from which slim stems with pure white flowers branch off.

The saxifrages are very rare endemic species that are sought and studied by botanists from around the globe.

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