Common name: Guernsey Fleabane
Scientific name: Erigeron sumatrensis 蘇門白酒草、野茼蒿 *
Genus: Erigeron 飛蓬屬
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae 菊科, aster , daisy, composite or sunflower family
Remarks*: It was formerly named Conza sumatrensis 蘇門白酒草, belonged to Conza 假蓬屬、白酒草屬. It is also recorded in Hong Kong as an exotic plant. '茼蒿' is pronounced as '朣 hou1' in Cantonese.
Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). I It is a native of South America. It was first recorded in 1961 and was found naturalized in 1974.
Date: 4th Aug
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[001] A possible pollinator -- a hoverfly belonged to Sphaerophoria 細腹食蚜蠅屬 spp, possibly a female Sphaerophoria scripta 短翅細腹食蚜蠅.
