Sisyrinchium bermudiana 百慕大庭菖蒲、百慕達大豚鼻花

Common name: Blue-eyed grass
Scientific name: Sisyrinchium bermudiana 百慕大庭菖蒲、百慕達大豚鼻花
Genus: Sisyrinchium 庭菖蒲屬
Family:  Iridaceae 鳶尾科, iris family

Remarks*: 

Origin: Native in Ireland. Neophyte (established after 1500 AD) in Britain

Date: 14th May

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027 Still not yet flowered at 10 in the morning.

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123 It flowers after noon.

Sorbus aucuparia 北歐花楸、歐洲花楸

Common name: Rowan, Mountain Ash
Scientific name: Sorbus aucuparia 北歐花楸、歐洲花楸
Genus: Sorbus 花楸屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family

Origin: native. 

Date: 7th May

14 A small to medium-sized tree, can reach up to 18m.

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27 Leaf 10-25 cm; pinnate, with 5-7 pairs of toothed leaflets. Terminal leaflet is the same size as the laterals.

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31 Toothed leaflet.

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23 Inflorescence.

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Bergenia crassifolia 厚葉岩白菜、西伯利亞茶、蒙古茶、巴丹茶、白菜皮、冬白菜

Common name: Elephant-ears
Scientific name: Bergenia crassifolia 厚葉岩白菜、西伯利亞茶、蒙古茶、巴丹茶、白菜皮、冬白菜
Genus: Bergenia 岩白菜屬
Family: Saxifragaceae 虎耳草科, saxifrage family

Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It was introduced in Britain in 1765. It was then recorded from the wild in 1961. It is a native of Russia Altai 阿爾泰共和國 eastwards to Mongolia, Korea and China.

Date: 7th May

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19 Leaves are slightly dentate along their edges. 

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11 Flowers are magenta-pink (洋紅色).

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Vaccinium myrtillus 黑果越橘、歐洲藍莓、山桑子

Common name: Bilberry 歐洲越橘
Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtillus 黑果越橘、歐洲藍莓、山桑子
Genus: Vaccinium 越橘屬
Family: Ericaceae 杜鵑花科, heath or heather family

Origin: native

Date: 27th April

34 A dwarf deciduous shrub, can reach up to 60 cm, with numerous erect stems.

[679] (took on 9th March on another location) It has no leaves now, but the zigzag-shaped and ridged stem discloses its identity.

32 Twigs conspicuously ridged and green.

37 Older stem becomes brown.

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31 Leaves margin toothed.

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33 Leaves net-veined, margin toothed.

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Ribes rubrum 紅加倫、紅醋栗、紅茶藨子

Common name: Red Currant
Scientific name: Ribes rubrum 紅加倫、紅醋栗、紅茶藨子
Genus: Ribes 醋栗屬、茶藨子屬
Family: Grossulariaceae 茶藨子科、醋栗科, currant family

Origin: native or alien. It was recorded in Britain by 1568, but those in fen-carr and by streams in woods may be native.

Date: 30th April

88  Racemes of 6 - 20 flowers, dropping or curving downwards at flowering.

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82 Leaf deeply cordate at base with narrow sinus.

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73 A raceme of 6 - 20 flowers, dropping or curving downwards at flowering.

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