Potentilla sterilis 無子草莓

Common name: Barren Strawberry
Scientific name: Potentilla sterilis 無子草莓
Genus: Potentilla 委陵菜屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family

Remarks: The genus name Potentilla means 'powerful, despite its small size' and is a reference to the claimed medicinal value of some plants in this genus. The species name sterilis indicates that this species does not produce (edible) fruits.

Origin: native

Date:  10th April & (5th April on different location)

A pubescent, stoloniferous perennial, can reach up to 15 cm.

The base of the plant showing the small stem.

Leaf ternate, dull bluish green; leaflets broadly obovate, toothed to base.

Photo enlarged below. (5th April on another location) 

Leaflet apical tooth shorter than its neighbours. (vs leaflet apical tooth as long as or longer than its neighbours in Fragaria vesca 野草莓, 森林草莓, wild strawberry.)

underside of the leaf (5th April) 

Flower bud (5th April) 

Photo enlarged below.

Underside of the flower showing the green sepals.

Photo enlarged below.

Petals white, not contiguous (touching another), about as long as sepals. (vs petals white, contiguous or overlapping, longer than sepals in Fragaria vesca 野草莓, 森林草莓, wild strawberry.)

Another angle of another flower. Enlarged below. (5th April)

Numerous stamens and styles at the centre.

 

Another flower, enlarged below. (5th April)

Flower of 10-15 mm across. (vs flower of 12-18 mm across in Fragaria vesca 野草莓, 森林草莓, wild strawberry.)

Numerous stamens and styles.

Oxalis acetosella 白花酢醬草

Common name: Wood-sorrel
Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella 白花酢醬草
Genus: Oxalis 酢醬草屬
Family: Oxalidaceae 酢醬草科, wood-sorrel family

Remarks:

Origin: native

Date:  10th April

A slender, rhizomatous perennial. All the leaves fold up and flowering stalks drop downwards now because of low light intensity.

The base of the plant. You could see the short stem here.

Folded up leaves.

One leave remained open. Leaves are trifoliate and pubescent.

There are five small green sepals for each flower. 

Petals are white with lilac veins. Looked from below to see the stamens and styles. Photo enlarged below to see the details.

10 stamens and 5 styles could be seen in this enlarged photo.

Fritillaria meleagris 花格貝母, 阿爾泰貝母, 小貝母, 珠雞斑貝母, 蛇頭貝母

Common name: Fritillary
Scientific name: Fritillaria meleagris 花格貝母, 阿爾泰貝母, 小貝母, 珠雞斑貝母, 蛇頭貝母
Genus: Fritillaria 貝母屬
Family: Liliaceae 百合科, lily family

Remarks: It is is listed as VU (vulnerable) 易危 according to IUCN Red List Categories. 

Origin: native

Date:  10th & (26th April) 

A bulbous perennial, can reach up to 50 cm.

Most flowers are chequered dull pink and purple, but some are white.

The whole plant, with pendulous cup-shaped flower.

The stem.

The upper side of the leaf.

The underside of the leaf.

The chequered dull pink and purple petals.

Flower with 6 petals, 6 stamens and 1 style with 3 stigmas.

Fruits (took on 26th April at another location)

Fruit (26th April)

Anthriscus sylvestris 峨參

Common name: Cow Parsley
Scientific name: Anthriscus sylvestris 峨參
Genus: Anthiscus 峨參屬
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae 傘形科, 繖形科, celery, carrot or parsley family

Remarks:

Origin: native

Date:  19th April

A young plant. Flowers not yet opened.

An elder plant with flowers. It can reach up to 130 cm.

Another plant with flowers.

Stem, enlarged below to see the junction of a branch. Stem is solid without purple or purple spots. (vs stem is solid, purple or purple-spotted and short stiff hairs in Chaerophyllum temulum 毒細葉芹, rough chervil.)

Green stem.

Another branch, enlarged below.

Leaves.

3-pinnate leaves. Enlarged below to see the details.

Some of the leaflets at the base are stalked.

The front part of the 3-pinnate leaf.

Compound umbel.

No bracts at the primary umbel. There are 9 rays of the primary umbel in this photo. 

Flower buds, enlarged below.

Bracteoles with narrow tips are covering the flowers.

Side view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below to show the bracteoles with narrow tips.

Another angle of the view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below.

Another angle of view of the secondary umbel, enlarged below to see the underside of individual flower.

Ovary (fruit) is smooth. (vs ovary (fruit) with hooked bristles in Anthriscus caucalis 鈎毛峨參, 刺毛峨參, bur parsley.)

Fully opened flowers, enlarged below.

Each flower has 5 petals of different sizes, 5 stamens and 2 styles.

Another flowers, enlarged below.

2 styles are clearly seen in this photo.