Zach's Beetography

Gomphrena globosa, Amarathaceae.

Bauhinia × blakeana is a hybrid between Bauhinia variegata and Bauhinia purpurea, Fabaceae. Commonly called the Hong Kong orchid tree.

Bidens pilosa, Asteraceae. Other names include: beggar-ticks, cobbler's pegs, sticky beaks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle. Chinese name: Guizheng cao 鬼针草。

Bougainvillea spectabilis, Nyctaginaceae. Chinese names are 叶子花， 三角梅， 九重葛。

Brassica rapa， Brassicaceae. This particular one is one with red stem and leaves and used as a vegie in South China. Usually eating its shoots when it just starts to flower. 红菜苔.

Camellia oleaifera, Theaceae. A widely planted oil plant in Southern China. At a research station of FAFU (Fujian Agric & Forestry Univ).

Typha latifolia, Typhaceae. Common names: broadleaf cattail, bulrush, common bulrush, common cattail, cat-o'-nine-tails, great reedmace, cooper's reed, cumbungi.

Pericallis × hybrida, Asteraceae. Also known as cineraria,florist's cineraria or common ragwort. Shot in Nepal, outside a hotel.

Cosmos spp, Asteraceae.

Solanum melongena, Solanaceae.

Chinese name is 密花香薷

Fatsia japonica, Araliaceae. A commonly planted plant in China. Common names include fatsi, paperplant, false castor oil plant, or Japanese aralia, Its Chinese name is 八角金盘。

Ceiba speciosa, Malvaceae, formerly Bombacaceae. Chinese names are 美丽木棉 or 异木棉。

Schefflera heptaphylla, Araliaceae. I took these photos today (Nov 18, 2023)! At the Guangdong Zoology Institute. I did not know this plant was right here! A very important winter nectar plant for bees in Southern China. Honey during this time of the year is mainly this plant and many species of Eurya (Theaceae). Chinese names are 鸭脚木(duck feet tree)， 鹅掌柴(goose palm wood)， 八叶五加 (eight leaved aralia)。

Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagaceae. Also know as dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass.