The bog orchid is the most delicate and smallest native orchid, and the only one that can cope with the inhospitable site conditions of the raised bogs. In Rhineland-Palatinate it […]
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The only breeding water known in Rhineland-Palatinate at present is located in the Bruchbach-Otterbachniederung in the Southern Palatinate. Here the species occurs in large populations. Distribution status Threatened with extinction […]
Damon blue reach a wingspan of 34 to 38 millimetres and are hard to confuse in Germany because of the large white, dagger-shaped stripe that appears on the otherwise grey-brown […]
The chess flower is also known as the checkerboard flower or peewit egg. Its name quickly becomes apparent when you see its flowers: They show a chequerboard-like pattern, usually in […]
In 2014, a griffon vulture was observed for several days in the Grünstadt area. With a wingspan of up to 2.70 m, griffon vultures are significantly larger than buzzards and […]
The migratory locus is one of the largest short-feathered grasshoppers in Central Europe. The individuals can be green, brown or gray in color. The transparent forewings are nearly twice as […]
The marsh gladiolus gets its unusual german name “Siegwurz”- translateabel as “victory root” from the chainmail-like sheath of thick bevels that protects the plant tuber. It is said to make […]
The marsh pu, also called the dwarf flower moth, is a really small butterfly; it is just about the size of a european two-cent coin. Another special feature is its […]
The European Roller used to be a breeding bird in Germany. The last regular breeding occurrences in eastern Germany became extinct in the 1990s. Occasionally, the European Roller can be […]
The Lathyrus pannonicus is a flowering plant that until the 1990s was only found in Germany near Gau-Algesheim and in the vicinity of Tübingen. In the nature reserve it enjoyed […]