Agrimonia procera 香龍芽草

Common name: Fragrant Agrimony
Scientific name: Agrimonia procera 香龍芽草
Genus: Agrimonia 龍芽草屬
Family: Rosaceae薔薇科, rose family 

Origin: native

Date: 30th Aug

petals notched (vs petals not notched in Agrimonia eupatoria 歐洲龍芽草, Agrimony) 

fruiting receptacles without grooves at base (vs receptacles grooved throughout its length in Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrimony); fruits with lowest spines reflexed (vs fruits with lowest spines spreading horizontally or ascending in Agrimonia eupatoria, Agrimony)

Ulex gallii 金荊豆

Common name: Western Gorse
Scientific name: Ulex gallii 金荊豆
Genus: Ulex 荊豆屬
Family: Fabaceae 豆科, legume, pea or bean family

Origin: native

Date: 30th Aug

stem of an old shrub

developing spines

very young flower buds; spines with slightly grooves

flower buds

orange-yellow flowers

wings (if straighten out) are longer than keel

pods

Papaver dubium 長莢罌粟

Common name: Long-headed Poppy
Scientific name: Papaver dubium 長莢罌粟
Genus: Papaver 罌粟屬
Family: Papaveraceae, 罌粟科, poppy family

Origin: Archaeophyte (established before 1500 AD). It has a Eurosiberian Southern-temperate distribution. 

Date: 15th July

Pastinaca sativa 歐防風，歐洲防風

Common name: Wild Parsnip
Scientific name: Pastinaca sativa 歐防風，歐洲防風
Genus: Pastinaca 歐防風屬
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae 傘形科, 繖形科, celery, carrot or parsley family

Origin: native

Date: 21st July

Origanum vulgare 牛至，滇香薷、奧勒岡、披薩草、野馬鬱蘭

Common name: Wild Marjoram
Scientific name: Origanum vulgare 牛至，滇香薷、奧勒岡、披薩草、野馬鬱蘭
Genus: Origanum 牛至屬

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae 唇形科, mint or deadnettle or sage family

Origin: native

Date: 24th Aug

Fallopia japonica 虎杖，日本虎杖

Common name: Japanese Knotweed
Scientific name: Fallopia japonica 虎杖，日本虎杖*
Genus: Fallopia 何首烏屬
Family: Polygonaceae 蓼科, knotweed or smartweed-buckwheat family 

Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native of E. Asia. It has been grown in gardens since 1825 and was first recorded in the wild in 1886.

Remarks*: It is also recorded as exotic species in HK. 

Date: 22nd Aug

26th July

flower buds (15th Aug)

raining.....