Nature in Germany

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I don't have many pictures of plants or animals in Germany. Here are a few.

Pictures of birds in Germany and other nature pages are separate:

Bird Page for Germany

Other Nature Pages

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Flora in Germany

Field Mushroom (Agaricaceae gen., german: Champignonverwandte). (1399k)

Mushroom. (1489k)

Puffballs (Lycoperdaceae gen., french: Lycoperdacées). (1324k)

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus, german: Schopf-Tintling, french: Coprin chevelu). (1416k)

Treee with numerous European Mistletoe (Viscum album, german: Weißbeerige Mistel, french: Gui). (1341k)

European Mistletoe (Viscum album, german: Weißbeerige Mistel, french: Gui). (1.7M)

Fruits of the Mistletoe. (1013k)

Mock Strawberry (Potentilla indica, german: Scheinerdbeere, french: Fraisier de Duchesne). (859k)

Touch-me-not Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere)

Touch-me-not Balsam (Jewelweed) (Impatiens noli-tangere, german: Großes Springkraut, french: Balsamine des bois). (652k)

Alpine Ragwort (Senecio nemorensis, german: Hain-Greiskraut). (1258k)

Common Daisy (Bellis perennis, german: Gänseblümchen, french: Pâquerette). (1236k)

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale, german: Herbstzeitlose, french: Colchique d'automne). (1430k)

Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre, german: Sumpf-Kratzdistel, french: Cirse des marais). (1.7M)

Willow Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea, german: Schwalbenwurz-Enzian, french: Gentiane asclépiade). (1145k)

Goldenrod (Solidago sp., german: Goldruten, french: Verges d'or). (1177k)

Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera, german: Drüsiges Springkraut, french: Balsamine de l'Himalaya). (694k)

Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea, german: Roter Fingerhut, french: Grande Digitale). (1.8M)

Close-up of Common Foxglove flowers (Digitalis purpurea, german: Roter Fingerhut, french: Grande Digitale). (728k)

Close-up of Common Foxglove flowers (Digitalis purpurea, german: Roter Fingerhut, french: Grande Digitale). (840k)

Weymouth Pines (Pinus strobus, german: Weymouth-Kiefer, french: Pin de Weymouth). (992k)

Fauna of Germany

Large ant hill. (2.1M)

Slug (Stylommatophora fam., german: Landlungenschnecken, french: Stylommatophores). (1.8M)

Roman Snail (Helix pomatia, german: Weinbergschnecke, french: Escargot de Bourgogne). (1.6M)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia, german: Kaisermantel, french: Tabac d'Espagne). (1495k)

Map (Araschnia levana, german: Landkärtchen, french: Carte géographique). (562k)

Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta, german: Admiral, french: Vulcain). (771k)

European Peacock butterfly (Aglais io, german: Tagpfauenauge, french: Paon-du-jour). (578k)

Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum, german: Großer Blaupfeil, french: Orthétrum réticulé). (877k)

Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus, german: Reh, french: Chevreuil). (994k)

Dülmener Horses

From the Dülmener entry in Wikipedia:

The Dülmener or Dülmen is a German breed of small feral horse. It was formerly known as the Merfelderbrücher. A herd of approximately 300 head lives in feral conditions in an area of about 3.5 km² (1.4 square miles) in the Merfelder Bruch, near the town of Dülmen in the Kreis of Coesfeld in north-western Nordrhein-Westfalen, in north-western Germany.

It is gravely endangered; in 2014 it was the "endangered breed of the year" of the "Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen" (Society for the preservation of old and endangered domesticated animal breeds), and in 2021 was classified in category I, extrem gefährdet (extremely endangered) on the Rote Liste (Red List) of that association.