Germany
Vascular
plant species known only from Germany include the Elbe Hair Grass Deschampsia
wibeliana (FloraWeb),
the Bavarian Scurvy-grass
Cochlearia bavarica
(de.wikipedia),
the
Bavarian Feathergrass
Stipa bavarica (ARKive
WM), the Dolomite Fescue Festuca pulveridolomiana
(ResearchGate),
Gagea marchica (ResearchGate), the hawkweeds Hieracium
harzianum (FloraWeb)
and Hieracium schneidii
(FloraWeb),
the Elbe Water Dropwort Oenanthe
conioides (BfN),
the cinquefoils Potentilla
wismariensis (de.wikipedia)
and Potentilla rhenana
(Univ.
Bonn WM),
the buttercups Ranunculus
reichertii (Flora Germanica) and Ranunculus
monacensis (FloraWeb),
Chenopodium lobodontum (zobodat pdf), a St. John's wort Hypericum
patzkei (p. 11 of botanik-bochum.de
pdf),
the whitlow-grasses Draba
acutidentata and Draba
strigulosa (both at botanik-bochum.de
pdf),
Geranium urbanum
and Geranium alboroseum
(both at botanik-bochum.de
pdf), the brambles Rubus
sorbicus
(FloraWeb)
and Rubus
schlechtendaliiformis (rubus-nord.de WM),
the Blue Zinc Violet Viola
guestphalica (FloraWeb WM), the orchids Epipactis
peitzii (Günther
Blaich WM) and Dactylorhiza
pomeranica (Günther
Blaich WM), and the service trees Sorbus eystettensis
(IUCN)
and Sorbus schuwerkiorum
(IUCN).
Freshwater fish unique to Germany include the Ammersee Ruffe Gymnocephalus ambriaelacus
(ARKive
WM), a cave-dwelling stone loach of the genus Barbatula (Species
New to Science), the Ammersee Char Salvelinus evasus
(fig. 3 at BHL),
and several whitefish: Coregonus
bavaricus (Cybium),
Coregonus lucinensis
(IUCN),
Coregonus holsatus
(Ittiofauna WM),
Coregonus fontanae
(FishBase),
and Coregonus hoferi
(IUCN).
Endemic arthropods include the ground beetles Nebria praegensis (ResearchGate)
(Roland Molenda WM) and Oreonebria boschi
(fig. 1 at ResearchGate),
a click beetle Ampedus
ziegleri (Elateridae),
a rove beetle Tychobythinus bavaricus (BHL), a leafhopper Lebradea calamagrostidis (True hoppers WP), the extinct Tobias’ Caddisfly Hydropsyche tobiasi
(de.wikipedia) (NABU),
a sawfly Sterictiphora
denticula (GBIF),
a cave-dwelling dipluran Plusiocampa
inopinata (ResearchGate), an isopod Proasellus nolli (Rote Liste Zentrum), the amphipods Niphargus
enslini (Subterranean
Biology)
and Bathynella
freiburgensis (ResearchGate),
a copepod
Moraria
glitzae (ResearchGate),
and several millipedes: Pyrgocyphosoma
titianum (BOLD
WM), Glomeris
malmivaga (zfmk.de),
Rhymogona verhoeffi
(BODENTIER),
Rhymogona serrata
(BOLD
WM),
and Xylophageuma
vomrathi (BOLD WM).
Other endemic invertebrates include an earthworm Lumbricus badensis (iNaturalist) (de.wikipedia), a potworm Achaeta urbana (fig. 28H at ResearchGate), and several snails: Bythiospeum acicula (ARKive WM), Bythiospeum husmanni (mollusken-nrw.de WM), Bythinella compressa (de.wikipedia), Sadleriana bavarica (de.wikipedia). and Trochulus graminicola (blinkwinkel) (AnimalBase WM).
Fungi known only from Germany include Inocybe heidelbergensis (inocybe.org WM), Inocybe curcumina (inocybe.org WM), and Hemimycena longipilosa (Semantic Scholar). Lichens known only from Germany include Trimmatostroma arctoparmeliae (fig. 2 at ResearchGate) and Acremonium bavaricum (ResearchGate).
Endemic millipedes are indicated in a checklist at (ZooKeys). Endemic plants are indicated at (Table 17 of ResearchGate pdf).