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A selection of the most beautiful photos from the Botanic Garden, divided into the following categories:
  • THE GARDEN
  • THE DISPLAY GLASSHOUSES
  • THE CHINESE GARDEN
  • PLANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
  • ORCHIDS
  • CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS
  • FUNGI
  • ANIMALS

THE GARDEN
View of the Desert House and the Tropical Glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Flowering Yuccas opposite the Desert House - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB View of the display glasshouses across the herbaceous border - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Magnolias flowering in the Botanic Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Succulent bed outside the Desert House - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Succulent bed with California Poppy (<i>Eschscholzia californica</i>) in the foreground - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tertiary lake - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tertiary lake (stylized photograph) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tertiary lake - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tertiary lake - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tertiary lake in Winter - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Cypress knees of bald cypress (<i>Taxodium distichum</i> (L.) Rich., Cuppressaceae) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The dune - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The stream - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The stream - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Lotos pond - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Interpretation panel at the lotus pond - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Exhibition "New Natives" 2022-2023 - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Herbaceous border opposite the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The medicinal plant garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The medicinal plant garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The medicinal plant garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The medicinal plant garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The vegetable garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Fallen tree after storm on January 18, 2018 Fallen tree after storm on January 18, 2018

THE DISPLAY GLASSHOUSES
View of the display glasshouses with the skyline of the Ruhr-University in the background - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB View across the lotus pond towards the tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Lotus pond with the propagation glasshouses in the background - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB View of the entrance to the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB View of the entrance to the display glasshouses - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Desert house - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Desert house - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Desert house - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Desert house - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Desert house - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Tropical glasshouse - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB

THE CHINESE GARDEN
The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden (stylized photograph) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden with Japanese maple in full autumn colour - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden in winter (January 31, 2019) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden in winter (January 31, 2019) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden in winter (January 31, 2019) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden in winter (January 31, 2019) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB The Chinese Garden in winter (January 31, 2019) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB

PLANTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
<i>Acca sellowiana</i> (O.Berg) Burret (Myrtaceae) - feijoa, pineapple guava; distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aeginetia indica</i> L. (Orobanchaceae) - Indian broomrape; distribution: trop. & subtrop. Asia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Agathis australis</i> (D.Don) Lindl. (Araucariaceae) - kauri; distribution: New Zealand (North Island) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus henryi</i> N.E.Br. (Araceae) - Henry's voodo lily; distribution: Taiwan - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus ongsakulii</i> Hett. & A.Galloway (Araceae) - Ongsakul's dwarf Amorphophallus; distribution: Laos - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus ongsakulii</i> Hett. & A.Galloway (Araceae) - Ongsakul's dwarf Amorphophallus; distribution: Laos - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum shortly before flowering; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10-09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum prior to flowering in September 2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10.09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum flowering at the Botanic Garden on 10.09.2017; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amorphophallus titanum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Araceae) - titan arum, 21.06.2023; distribution: Sumatra (Indonesia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L. (Fabaceae) - peanut; distribution: central-Brazil - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L. (Fabaceae) - peanut, young fruit heading down for the soil; distribution: central-Brazil - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L. (Fabaceae) - peanut, young fruit heading down for the soil; distribution: central-Brazil - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aristolochia arborea</i> Linden (Aristolochiaceae); distribution: S-Mexico - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aristolochia arborea</i> Linden (Aristolochiaceae); distribution: S-Mexico - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aristolochia arborea</i> Linden (Aristolochiaceae) - longitudinal section of flower; distribution: S-Mexico - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aristolochia cauliflora</i> Ule (Aristolochiaceae); distribution: Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Aristolochia tricaudata</i> Lem. (Aristolochiaceae); distribution: tropical forests of S-Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Atropa bella-donna</i> L. (Solanaceae) - deadly nightshade; distribution: Europe, N-Africa, W-Asia (to Iran) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Averrhoa carambola</i> L. (Oxalidaceae) - star fruit; distribution: Indonesia (Java, Maluku, Sulawesi) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Averrhoa carambola</i> L. (Oxalidaceae) - star fruit; distribution: Indonesia (Java, Maluku, Sulawesi) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Banksia menziesii</i> R.Br. (Proteaceae) - firewood banksia; distribution: Western Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Begonia majungaensis</i> Guillaumin (Begoniaceae); distribution: Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Bocconia frutescens</i> L. (Papaveraceae) - tree poppy; distribution: Mexico to NW-Argentina, Caribbean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Bougainvillea x buttiana</i> Holttum & Standl. (Nyctaginaceae); hybrid - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Brownea grandiceps</i> Jacq. (Fabaceae) - rose of Venezuela; distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Brownea grandiceps</i> Jacq. (Fabaceae) - rose of Venezuela; distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Caliphruria subedentata</i> Baker (Amaryllidaceae); distribution: NW-Columbia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Calliandra haematocephala</i> Hassk. (Fabaceae) - red powder puff; distribution: Bolivia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Calotropis pocera</i> (Aiton) W.T.Aiton (syn. <i>Asclepias procera</i> Aiton, Apocynaceae) - apple of Sodom; distribution: Makaronesien, Afrika bis Indochina - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Calotropis pocera</i> (Aiton) W.T.Aiton (syn. <i>Asclepias procera</i> Aiton, Apocynaceae) - apple of Sodom; distribution: Makaronesien, Afrika bis Indochina - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L. (Solanaceae) - chili; distribution: originally from central and South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L. (Solanaceae) - chili; distribution: originally from central and South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Carludovica palmata</i> Ruiz & Pav. (Cyclanthaceae) - Panama hat plant, toquilla palm; distribution: S-Mexico to Bolivia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Carludovica palmata</i> Ruiz & Pav. (Cyclanthaceae) - Panama hat plant, toquilla palm; distribution: S-Mexico to Bolivia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Catha edulis</i> (Vahl) Endl. (Celastraceae)- kath, qat; distribution: Eritrea to South Africa, Yemen - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Chrysanthemoides monilifera</i> L. (Asteraceae) - tick berry; distribution: South Africa to Mozambique & Zimbabwe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Cichorium intybus</i> L. (Asteraceae) - common chicory; distribution: Eurasia and N-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Cistus x incanus</i> L. 'Sunset' - cultivar of the natural hybrid (<i>C. albidus × C. crispus</i>) from the western Mediterranean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Coffea arabica</i> L. (Rubiaceae) - Arabic coffee; distribution: NO-Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <b>Cornus kousa</i> subsp. <i>chinensis</i> (Osborn) Q.Y. Xiang (Cornaceae) - Chinese dogwood; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <b>Cornus kousa</i> subsp. <i>chinensis</i> (Osborn) Q.Y. Xiang (Cornaceae) - Chinese dogwood; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <b>Cornus kousa</i> subsp. <i>chinensis</i> (Osborn) Q.Y. Xiang (Cornaceae) - Chinese dogwood, fruits; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Corylus avellana 'Contorta'</i> L. (Betulaceae) - corkscrew hazel, cultivar of the common hazel - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Davidia involucrata</i> (N.E.Br.) Baill. (Nyssaceae) - handkerchief tree; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Davidia involucrata</i> (N.E.Br.) Baill. (Nyssaceae) - handkerchief tree; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Deherainia smaragdina</i> (Planch. ex Linden) Decne. (Primulaceae) - emerald vine, female flowering phase with stamens spread apart; distribution: S-Mexico to Honduras - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Deherainia smaragdina</i> (Planch. ex Linden) Decne. (Primulaceae) - emerald vine, male flowering phase with stamens closely packed together; distribution: S-Mexico to Honduras - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dionaea muscipula</i> J.Ellis (Droseraceae) - Venus fly trap; distribution: SO-USA (North Carolina to South Carolina) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Drosera capensis</i> L. (Droseraceae) - Cape sundew; distribution: southern Cape Province, South Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Eranthis hyemalis</i> (L.) Salisb. (Ranunculaceae) - winter aconite; distribution: SO-France to Bulgaria, introduced in Germany - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Eryngium maritimum</i> L. (Apiaceae) - sea holly; distribution: Europe to W-Caucasus - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Erythrina crista-galli</i> L. (Fabaceae) - cockspur coral tree; distribution: Brazil to N-Argentinia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Euphorbia punicea</i>SwL. (Euphorbiaceae) - Jamaican Poinsettia; distribution: Jamaica - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> L. (Ginkgoaceae) - ginkgo, maidenhair tree; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> L. (Ginkgoaceae) - ginkgo, maidenhair tree, male cones; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> L. (Ginkgoaceae) - ginkgo, maidenhair tree, female ovules; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> L. (Ginkgoaceae) - ginkgo, maidenhair tree, female ovules and male cones; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ginkgo biloba</i> L. (Ginkgoaceae) - ginkgo, maidenhair tree, mature seeds; distribution: China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Grevillea rosmarinifolia</i> R.Cunn. (Proteaceae) - rosemary grevillea; distribution: Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Grevillea rosmarinifolia</i> R.Cunn. (Proteaceae) - rosemary grevillea; distribution: Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Hakea laurina</i> R.Br. (Proteaceae) - pin-cushion hakea; distribution: endemic to Western Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Halesia carolina</i> L. (syn. <i>H. monticola</i> (Rehder) Sarg.), Styracaceae) - Carolina silverbells; distribution: SE-USA - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB i>Hepatica nobilis</i> Schreb. (syn. <i>Anemone hepatica</i> L. Ranunculaceae) - liverwort; distribution: Europe to Sibieria - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Isopogon dawsonii</i> R.T.Baker (Proteaceae) - Nepean Cone Bush; distribution: New South Wales (Australia) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ludwigia sedioides</i> (Bonpl.) H.Hara (Onagraceae) - mosaic flower; distribution: S-Mexico to trop. South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Lysichiton americanus</i> Hultén & H.St.John (Araceae) - yellow skunk cabbage, American skunk cabbage; distribution: Alaska to W-USA - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Lythrum salicaria</i> L. (Lythraceae) - purple loosestrife; distribution: temperate Eurasia, NW-Africa and Ethiopia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Mayaca fluviatilis</i> Aublet (Mayacaceae) - bog moss; distribution: trop. & subtr. America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Morinda citrifolia</i> L. (Rubiaceae) - Indian mulberry, noni, vomit fruit; distribution: SE-Asia to Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Morinda citrifolia</i> L. (Rubiaceae) - Indian mulberry, noni, vomit fruit; distribution: SE-Asia to Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Morinda citrifolia</i> L. (Rubiaceae) - Indian mulberry, noni, vomit fruit; distribution: SE-Asia to Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Musa basjoo</i> Siebold & Zucc. ex Iinuma (Musaceae) - Japanische banana; distribution: S-China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Myrmephytum selebicum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Rubiaceae) - Sulawesi ant plant; distribution: Philippines to Sulawesi - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Myrmephytum selebicum</i> (Becc.) Becc. (Rubiaceae) - Sulawesi ant plant; distribution: Philippines to Sulawesi - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nageia nagi</i> (Thunb.) Kuntze (Podocarpaceae) - Asian bayberry; distribution: SE-China to Hainan, Japan (Kyushu) to Taiwan - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) - sacred lotus; Distribution: Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) - sacred lotus; Distribution: Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) - sacred lotos, leaf showing lotos effect; Distribution: Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) - sacred lotus, leaf showing lotos effect; Distribution: Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae) - sacred lotus, fruit; Distribution: Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nymphaea alba</i> L. (Nymphaeaceae) - white waterlily; distribution: Europe to W-Himalaya, N-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nymphaea alba</i> L. (Nymphaeaceae) - white waterlily; distribution: Europe to W-Himalaya, N-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nymphaea alba</i> L. (Nymphaeaceae) - white waterlily; distribution: Europe to W-Himalaya, N-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Nymphoides humboldtiana</i> (Kunth) Kuntze (Menyanthaceae) - Humboldt's floating-heart; distribution: trop. to subtr. America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Parrotia persica</i> C.A.Mey. (Hamamelidaceae) - Persian ironwood; distribution: SE-Azerbaidjan to N-Iran - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora caerulea</i> L. (Passifloraceae) - blue passionflower; distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora caerulea</i> L. (Passifloraceae) - blue passionflower; distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora cirrhiflora</i> Juss. (Passifloraceae); distribution: N-South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora cirrhiflora</i> Juss. (Passifloraceae); distribution: N-South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora ligularis</i> Juss. (Passifloraceae) - sweet granadilla; distribution: NE-South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora serratifolia</i> L. (Passifloraceae); distribution: Mexico to Central America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Passiflora serratifolia</i> L. (Passifloraceae); distribution: Mexico to Central America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pavonia strictiflora</i> (Hook.) G.L.Esteves (Syn. <i>Goethea strictiflora</i> Hook., Malvaceae) - goétea (Span.); distribution: NE-Brazil - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pavonia strictiflora</i> (Hook.) G.L.Esteves (Syn. <i>Goethea strictiflora</i> Hook., Malvaceae) - goétea (Span.); distribution: NO-Brazil - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Peliosanthes teta</i> Andrews (Asparagaceae); distribution: Sikkim to S-China & West-Malesia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Peliosanthes teta</i> Andrews (Asparagaceae); distribution: Sikkim to S-China & West-Malesia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Picea orientalis</i> (L.) Peterm. (Pinaceae) - Caucasian spruce, male cones; distribution: N-Turkey to Caucasus - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Picea orientalis</i> (L.) Peterm. (Pinaceae) - Caucasian spruce, male cones; distribution: N-Turkey to Caucasus - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Afrocarpus falcatus</i> (Thunb.) C.N.Page (Podocarpaceae) - common yellowwood, male cones; distribution: Malawi to South Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Primula denticulata</i> Sm. (Primulaceae) - drumstick primula; distribution: Afghanistan to S-China - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Primula veris</i> L. (Primulaceae) - common cowslip; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pulsatilla vulgaris</i> Mill. (Ranunculaceae) - pasqueflower; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ricinus communis</i> L. (Euphorbiaceae) - castor bean; distribution: NE-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ricinus communis</i> L. (Euphorbiaceae) - castor bean, immature fruits; distribution: NE-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Salvia patens</i> Cav. (Lamiaceae) - gentian sage; distribution: Mexico to Guatemala - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Salvia pratensis</i> (Lamiaceae) - meadow clary, meadow sage; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Sauromatum venosum</i> (Dryand. ex Aiton) Kunth 'Lake Tana' (Araceae) - voodoo lily; special colour-variation of the species from Lake Tana in Ethiopia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Sequoia sempervirens</i> (D.Don) Endl. (Cupressaceae) - coast redwood, California redwood; distribution: SW-Oregon to W-California - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Strelitzia nicolai</i> Regel & Körn. (Strelitziaceae) - wild banana, giant white bird of paradise; distribution: southern Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Strelitzia nicolai</i> Regel & Körn. (Strelitziaceae) - wild banana, giant white bird of paradise; distribution: southern Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Strelitzia reginae</i> Banks (Strelitziaceae) - crane flower, bird of paradise; distribution: South Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Strophanthus speciosus</i> (Ward & Harv.) Reber (Apocynaceae) - forest poison rope; distribution: SE-Asia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Syzygium jambos</i> (L.) Alston (Myrtaceae) - rose apple; Rosenapfel; distribution: S-China to W-Malesia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Syzygium samarangense</i> (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry (Myrtaceae) - Java apple; distribution: NE-India to Vanuatu - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Syzygium samarangense</i> (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry (Myrtaceae) - Java apple; distribution: NE-India to Vanuatu - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Taccarum weddellianum</i> Brongn. ex Schott (Araceae); distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Taccarum weddellianum</i> Brongn. ex Schott (Araceae); distribution: South America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Tapeinochilos ananassae</i> (Hassk.) K.Schum. (Costaceae) - pineapple ginger; distribution: Indonesia (Maluku) to N-Queensland - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Tillandsia seleriana</i> Mez (Bromeliaceae); distribution: Central America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <b>Tupistra squalida</i> Ker Gawl. (Asparagaceae); distribution: Maluku (Ambon) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Typhonodorum lindleyanum</i> Schott (Araceae) - water banana; distribution: Tanzania (Pembar, Zanzibar), Madagascar, Comores, Réunion & Mauritius - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Typhonodorum lindleyanum</i> Schott (Araceae) - water banana; distribution: Tanzania (Pembar, Zanzibar), Madagascar, Comores, Réunion & Mauritius - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Victoria cruziana</i> Orb. (Nymphaeaceae) - Santa Cruz water lily, water platter; distribution: Rio Paraná area (NE-Argentinia, central-Brazil & Paraguay) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Victoria cruziana</i> Orb. (Nymphaeaceae) - Santa Cruz water lily, water platter; distribution: Rio Paraná area (NE-Argentinia, central-Brazil & Paraguay) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Victoria cruziana</i> Orb. (Nymphaeaceae) - Santa Cruz water lily, water platter; distribution: Rio Paraná area (NE-Argentinia, central-Brazil & Paraguay) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Victoria cruziana</i> Orb. (Nymphaeaceae) - Santa Cruz water lily, water platter; distribution: Rio Paraná area (NE-Argentinia, central-Brazil & Paraguay) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Welwitschia mirabilis</i> Hook.f. (Welwitschiaceae) - welwitschia, tree tumbo, with male cones; distribution: Namib desert (Namibia & Angola) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Xanthorrhoea australis</i> R.Br. (Asphodelaceae) - grass tree or austral grasstree; distribution: SE-Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB

ORCHIDS
<i>Angraecum germinyanum</i> Hook.f. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Comores (La Réunion) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Bulbophyllum graveolens</i> (F.M.Bailey) J.J.Sm. (Orchidaceae); rare species from New Guinea Neuguinea, honouring its name (graveolens = strongly scented, smelly): the fly-pollinated flowers smell of urin and sweat - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy, ©RUB <i>Bulbophyllum lemniscatoides</i> Rolfe (Orchidaceae); distribution: Indochina to W-Malesia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Bulbophyllum mastersianum</i> x <i>lepidum</i> (Orchidaceae); hybrid - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Bulbophyllum plumatum</i> Ames (Orchidaceae); distribution: Malay Peninsular (Johor), Sumatra, Philippines (Mindanao) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Catasetum matogrossense</i> Bicalho (Orchidaceae); distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Catasetum matogrossense</i> Bicalho (Orchidaceae); distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Catasetum pileatum</i> Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Trinidad to Ecuador - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Coelogyne xyrekes</i> Ridl. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Thailand to Sumatra - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium cuthbertsonii</i> F.Muell. (Orchidaceae); distribution: New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium cuthbertsonii</i> F.Muell. (Orchidaceae); distribution: New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium franssenianum</i> J.J.Sm. (Orchidaceae); distribution: W-New Guinea - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium franssenianum</i> J.J.Sm. (Orchidaceae); distribution: W-New Guinea - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium nitidissimum</i> Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Papua New Guinea to Bismarck Archipelago - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium bracteosum</i> var. <i>tanii</i> (unpublished name, Orchidaceae); distribution: Maluku (Mollukken) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium bracteosum</i> var. <i>tanii</i> (unpublished name, Orchidaceae); distribution: Maluku (Mollukken) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium unicum</i> Seidenf. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium unicum</i> Seidenf. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Dendrobium unicum</i> Seidenf. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Indochina (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Eulophia guineensis</i> Lindl. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Cape Verde, trop. Africa to Botswana, Arabian Peninsular - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Gongora grossa</i> Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae); distribution: SW-Columbia to N-Peru & Venezuela - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Gastrochilus retrocallus </i> (Hayata) Hayata (Orchidaceae); distribution: Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Habenaria rhodocheila </i> Hance (Orchidaceae); distribution: S-China to Peninsula Malaysia, Philippines - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Masdevallia arangoi</i> Luer & R.Escobar (Orchidaceae); distribution: Columbia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Masdevallia arangoi</i> Luer & R.Escobar (Orchidaceae); distribution: Columbia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Masdevallia goliath</i> Luer & Andreetta (Orchidaceae); distribution: SE-Ecuador to NE-Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Maxillaria macrantha</i> (Barb.Rodr.) Molinari (Orchidaceae); distribution: South America (Guyana to Brazil) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Maxillaria macrantha</i> (Barb.Rodr.) Molinari (Orchidaceae); distribution: South America (Guyana to Brazil) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Oncidium gayi</i> J.M.H.Shaw (Orchidaceae); distribution: Ecuador to N-Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pabstiella elegantula</i> (Cogn.) Luer (Orchidaceae); distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pabstiella elegantula</i> (Cogn.) Luer (Orchidaceae); distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Paphinia neudeckeri</i> Jenny (Orchidaceae); distribution: Colombia to Ecuador - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Pholidota ventricosa</i> (Blume) Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Vietnam, Malesia to New Guinea - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Specklinia glandulosa</i> (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (Orchidaceae); distribution: Costa Rica to Panama - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Specklinia glandulosa</i> (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (Orchidaceae); distribution: Costa Rica to Panama - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB Specklinia groby (Bateman ex Lindl.) F.Barros (Orchidaceae); distribution: Central & South America - Foto: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Stanhopea tigrina </i>var.<i> nigroviolacea</i> C.Morren (Orchidaceae); distribution: Mexico (Veracruz, Hidalgo) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Trichotosia velutina</i> (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kraenzl. (Orchidaceae); distribution: Arunachal Pradesh to West-Malesia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Xylobium subintegrum</i> C.Schweinf. (Orchidaceae); distribution: S-Ecuador to Bolivia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB
CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS
<i>Adenium obesum</i> (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (Apocynaceae) - desert rose; distribution: trop. Africa to Arabian Peninsular & Tanzania - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Adenium obesum</i> (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (Apocynaceae) - desert rose; distribution: trop. Africa to Arabian Peninsular & Tanzania - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ceraria namaquensis</i> (Sond.) H.Pearson & Stephens (Didiereaceae); distribution: S-Namibia to N-Cape Province - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Coleocephalocereus aureus</i> F.Ritter (Cactaceae); distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Cynanchum marnierianum</i> Rauh (Apocynaceae); distribution: Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Cynanchum marnierianum</i> Rauh (Apocynaceae); distribution: Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Desmidorchis speciosa</i> (N.E.Br.) Plowes (syn. <i>Ceropegia codonoides</i> (K.Schum.) Bruyns, Apocynaceae); distribution: NE-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Disocactus speciosus</i> (Cav.) Barthlott (Cactaceae); distribution: Mexico to Guatemala - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Drimiopsis burkei</i> Baker (Asparagaceae); distribution: Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Drimiopsis burkei</i> Baker (Asparagaceae); distribution: Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Edithcolea grandis</i> N.E.Br. (Apocynaceae); distribution: Ethiopia to Tanzania, Socotra, Yemen - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Edithcolea grandis</i> N.E.Br. (Apocynaceae); distribution: Ethiopia to Tanzania, Socotra, Yemen - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Edithcolea grandis</i> N.E.Br. (Apocynaceae); distribution: Ethiopia to Tanzania, Socotra, Yemen - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Edithcolea grandis</i> N.E.Br. (Apocynaceae); distribution: Ethiopia to Tanzania, Socotra, Yemen - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Euphorbia cap-saintemariensis</i> Rauh (Euphorbiaceae); distribution: S-Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Euphorbia geroldii</i> Rauh (Euphorbiaceae); distribution: NE-Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Euphorbia geroldii</i> Rauh (Euphorbiaceae); distribution: NE-Madagascar - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Maihueniopsis clavarioides</i> (Otto ex Pfeiff.) E.F.Anderson (Cactaceae); distribution: Argentina - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Myrtillocactus geometrizans</i> (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console (Cactaceae); distribution: Mexico - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Myrtillocactus geometrizans</i> (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console (Cactaceae); distribution: Mexico - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Orbea dummeri</i> (N.E.Br.) Bruyns (Apocynaceae); distribution: DR Congo to trop. E-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Orbea dummeri</i> (N.E.Br.) Bruyns (Apocynaceae); distribution: DR Congo to trop. E-Africa - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Selenicereus grandiflorus</i> (L.) Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) - queen of the night; distribution: Mexico to Guatemala & N-Caribbean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Selenicereus grandiflorus</i> (L.) Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) - queen of the night; distribution: Mexico to Guatemala & N-Caribbean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Selenicereus grandiflorus</i> (L.) Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) - queen of the night; distribution: Mexico to Guatemala & N-Caribbean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Selenicereus grandiflorus</i> (L.) Britton & Rose (Cactaceae) - queen of the night; distribution: Mexico to Guatemala & N-Caribbean - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Tephrocactus bonnieae</i> (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) Stuppy (Cactaceae); distribution: Argentina (Catamarca) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Tephrocactus bonnieae</i> (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) Stuppy (Cactaceae); distribution: Argentina (Catamarca) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Tephrocactus bonnieae</i> (D.J.Ferguson & R.Kiesling) Stuppy (Cactaceae); distribution: Argentina (Catamarca) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB

FUNGI IN AND AROUND THE BOTANIC GARDEN
<i>Agaricus campestris</i> L. (Agaricaceae) - field mushroom ; distribution: Europe, N-Africa (incl. Canary Islands), North America, Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Agaricus campestris</i> L. (Agaricaceae) - field mushroom ; distribution: Europe, N-Africa (incl. Canary Islands), N-America, Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Agaricus campestris</i> L. (Agaricaceae) - field mushroom ; distribution: Europe, N-Africa (incl. Canary Islands), N-America, Asia, Australia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Amanita muscaria</i> (L.) Lam. (Amanitaceae) - fly agaric; distribution: Europe, N-America, N-Asia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Boletus edulis</i> Bull. (Boletaceae) - porcini; distribution: northern hemisphere - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Calvatia gigantea</i> (Batsch) Lloyd (Agaricaceae) - giant puffball; distribution: Mediterranean to S-Scandinavia - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Clitocybe nebularis</i> (Batsch) P. Kumm. (Tricholomataceae) - cloud funnel, clouded agaric; distribution: northern hemisphere - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Geastrum rufescens</i> Pers. (Geastraceae) - rosy earthstar; distribution: Europe, N-America, Japan - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Gymnosporangium fuscum</i> DC. (syn. <i>Gymnosporangium sabinae</i> (Dicks.) G. Winter, Pucciniaceae) on common juniper (<i>Juniperus communis</i> L.) – pear rust; distribution: Europe, Asia, N-Africa (introduced in N-America, Columbia & California) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Laetiporus sulphureus</i> - (Bull.) Murrill (Fomitopsidaceae) - chicken-of-the-woods; distribution: worldwide - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Lycoperdon perlatum</i> Pers. (Agaricaceae) - common puffball, warted puffball; distribution: worldwide - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Lycoperdon perlatum</i> Pers. (Agaricaceae) - common puffball, warted puffball; distribution: worldwide - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Neoboletus erythropus</i> (Pers.) C. Hahn (Boletaceae) - constant bolete; distribution: Europe, N-Afrika, N-America - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Octosporopsis nicolai</i> (Maire) U. Lindem., M. Vega & T. Richt. (Pyronemataceae) – a discomycete that lives in symbiosis with various liverworts; distribution: ? - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ustilago maydis</i> (DC.) Corda (Ustilaginaceae) - corn smut; distribution: everywhere where corn is grown (origin: Mexico) - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Xerocomellus porosporus</i> (Imler ex Watling) Šutara (Boletaceae) - sepia bolete; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB

ANIMALS
<i>Sciurus vulgaris</i> L. (Sciuridae - Hörnchen) - Eurasian red squirrel; distribution: Europe & N-Asia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Buteo buteo</i> (L.) (Accipitridae - Habichtartige) - common buzzard; distribution: Central Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy, ©RUB <i>Natrix natrix</i> (L.) (Colubridae - Nattern) - grass snake; distribution: Eurasien - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Natrix natrix</i> (L.) (Colubridae - Nattern) - grass snake; distribution: Eurasien - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Rana esculenta</i> L. (syn. <i>Pelophylax esculentus</i>L., Ranidae – true frogs) – common water frog, edible frog, not a biological species, but a cross between marsh frog (<i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i> (Pallas)) and pool frog (<i>Pelophylax lessonae</i> (Camerano)); distribution: E- & Cental Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Rana esculenta</i> L. (syn. <i>Pelophylax esculentus</i>L., Ranidae – true frogs) – common water frog, edible frog, not a biological species, but a cross between marsh frog (<i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i> (Pallas)) and pool frog (<i>Pelophylax lessonae</i> (Camerano)); distribution: E- & Cental Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Epipedobates anthonyi</i> (Noble) (Dendrobatidae - Baumsteigerfrösche) - Anthony's poison arrow frog; distribution: SW-Ecuador & NW-Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Epipedobates anthonyi</i> (Noble) (Dendrobatidae - poison dart frogs) - Anthony's poison arrow frog; distribution: SW-Ecuador & NW-Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Ranitomeya amazonica</i> (Schulte) "Arena Blanca" (Dendrobatidae - poison dart frogs) - Amazonas poison dart frog; distribution: Peru - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Salamandra salamandra</i> (L.) (Salamandridae - true salamanders) - fire salamander; distribution: Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Pacifastacus leniusculus</i> (Dana) (Astacidae - freshwater crayfish) - signal crayfish; distribution: originally from W-North Aamerica (USA & Kanada), in the meantime introduced and invasive almost all over Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Pacifastacus leniusculus</i> (Dana) (Astacidae - freshwater crayfish) - signal crayfish; distribution: originally from W-North Aamerica (USA & Kanada), in the meantime introduced and invasive almost all over Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Aeshna cyanea</i> (Müller) (Aeshnidae - hawkers) - southern hawker, blue hawker; distribution: Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Libellula depressa</i> L. (Libellulidae - skimmers or perchers) - broad-bodied chaser; distribution: Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Sympetrum sanguineum</i> (O.F. Müller) (Libellulidae - skimmers or perchers) - ruddy darter; distribution: Central Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Sympetrum striolatum</i> (Charpentier) (Libellulidae - skimmers or perchers) - common darter; distribution: Central Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Aglais io</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - European peacock, peacock butterfly: distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Araschnia levana</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - map; distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Araschnia levana</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - map; distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Argynnis paphia</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - silver-washed fritillary; distribution: Europe, Asia, N-Africa - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Argynnis paphia</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - silver-washed fritillary; distribution: Europe, Asia, N-Africa - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Gonepteryx rhamni</i> (L.) (Pieridae) - common brimstone; distribution: Eurasia & N-Africa - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann Lycaena phlaeas (L.) (Lycaenidae - gossamer-winged butterflies) - small copper; distribution: northern hemisphere - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann Macroglossum stellatarum (L.) (Sphingidae - sphinx moths) - hummingbird hawk-moth; distribution: Palearctic - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann Polygonia c-album (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - comma; distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann Polygonia c-album (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - comma; distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Vanessa atalanta</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - red admiral; distribution: northern hemisphere - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy <i>Vanessa cardui</i> (L.) (Nymphalidae - brush-footed butterflies) - painted lady; distribution: Europe, N-Africa, Asia, N-America & Australia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Melolontha melolontha</i> Fabricius (Scarabaeidae - scarab beetles) - maybug, maybeetle, common cockchafer; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Melolontha melolontha</i> Fabricius (Scarabaeidae - scarab beetles) - maybug, maybeetle, common cockchafer; distribution: Europe - photo: Wolfgang Stuppy; ©RUB <i>Trichius fasciatus</i> (L.) (Scarabaeidae - scarab beetles) - Eurasian bee beetle; distribution: Eurasia - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann <i>Helix pomatia</i> L. (Stylommatophora - air-breathing land snails and slugs) - Roman snail; distribution: Europe - photo: Klaus Dieter Kaufmann