Giant Hogweed

From our canal holiday in the summer: giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). 

I used to think that some of the hogweed in Reading University grounds might be giant hogweed because it was taller than me (1.8 metres), but after seeing the above (4 metres tall and main stem as thick as my arm) I am in no doubt that that was just normal-sized hogweed.

Photo taken beside the Aire and Calder Canal, near Rothwell, West Yorkshire, UK, on 2009-08-03.

Bristly Ox-Tongue

Bristly ox-tongue (Picris echioides).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-09-16.

Iris

A yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus).

Photo taken beside the large lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-05-13.

Early Morning Daisy

Early on a spring morning, after overnight rain: an unopened daisy (Bellis perennis).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-04-22.

Dog Violet

From back in the spring time, a dog violet (Viola riviniana).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-04-19.