Close-up view of a lone purple flower of Calluna Vulgaris, a common heath of the High Fens plateau (Hautes Fagnes), a famous natural landmark in the Belgian Ardennes, High Fens - Eifel Nature Park - Liege Province - Wallonia - Belgium. - Bildbanksfoto

Picture shows a typical flora of the High Fens, a plateau region located in the east of Belgium and Germany, close to Malmedy and Monschau, in the Liege Province, protected as a nature reserve since 1957. It is part of the larger High Fens - Eifel Nature Park, a cross-border ecological area established in 1971, consisting mainly of raised bogs, moorland and forests. The picture shows a lone flower of Calluna Vulgaris, a common heath of the High Fens. In the background, the Fagne Wallonne can be seen, with its moorlands, heaths and coniferous trees forests.