MaltaWildPlants.com by Stephen Mifsud
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Index of Plant Families (8 families in this page)
AIZOACEAE Rudolphi ( Fig-Marigold Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and fleshy. Calyx tubular or turbinate, often with fleshy lobes. Petals and stamens usually numerous. Ovary usually inferior or semi-inferior. Fruit woody and opening on moistening, or fleshy and indehiscent. Most of the genera that occur in Europe originate from South Africa. They are cultivated for ornament, and many have become naturalized in milder, more or less frost-free, coastal regions of S. and W. Europe. The taxonomy and nomenclature of this family is confused, since many species and genera have been described from cultivated plants in European gardens without knowledge of the precise origin of the material. Furthermore, these succulent plants make poor herbarium specimens and type specimens have not always been preserved or have not survived.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
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(L.) L. Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig, Hybrid Sourfig Iceplant Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna il-komuni Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 18 images.
(L.) L. Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Glaucous Hottenot Fig, Point Sourfig Iceplant Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna iż-żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum edule L.
Hottenot Fig, Kaffir Fig Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna is-safra Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Hook. fil.) L.Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cooperi Hoof f.
Though Trailing Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant, Pink Carpet Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) L.Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L.
Rounded Noon Flower, Dew Plant, Purple PigFace Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum hispidum L.
Hairy Dewflower, Miniature Pigs Face Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira, Drożantema sufija May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum aureum L.
Golden Vygie Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Jacquin) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq. Lampranthus roseus (Willdenow) Schwantes
Creeping Ice Plant, Noon Flower Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Jacq.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.
Red Ice Plant, Coppery Mesembryanthemum Kristallina kbira l-oranġo All Year Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Haw.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum luteum Haw.
Rocky Point Ice Plant Kristallina kbira is-safra All Year Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Haw.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Crocanthus purpureocroceus (Haw.) L.Bolus
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Kristallina ta' żewġ ilwien All Year Normal Profile with 12 images.
N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pink-flowered hybrid Malephora Maltese name not known Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
L. fil.
Main Synonym :
Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes
Heart-leaved Ice Plant, Baby Sun Rose, Lilac Aptenia Widnet il-ħanżir, Widnet il-Ġurdien Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cryophytum crystallinum (L.) N.E.Br.
Crystal Ice Plant, Silvery-leaved Mesembryanthemum Kristallina tar-ramel, Kristallina kbira May-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.Bolus) Klak
Main Synonym :
Aptenia lancifolia L. Bolus Aptenia lancifolia L. Bolus
Lance-leaved Ice Plant, Lesser Baby Sun Rose, Red Aptenia Qrun il-baqra Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L.Bolus
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant, Round-leaved Mesembryanthemum Kristallina tal-blat, Kristallina żgħira, Kristallina komuni Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
AMARANTHACEAE Juss. ( Amaranth Family ) Subfamalies: Amaranthoideae; Gomphrenoideae; Betoideae; Camphorosmoideae; Chenopodioideae (= Chenopodiaceae family); Corispermoideae; Polycnemoideae; Salicornioideae; Salsoloideae; Suaedoideae Family Description: Herbs or rarely small shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, often in spicate or capitate, usually bracteate inflorescences; bracteoles 2-5. Perianth almost always dry and scarious, usually 4- or 5-merous; segments free or connate at base. Stamens 1-5, opposite the perianth-segments and usually not exserted. Ovary superior, unilocular; ovules amphitropous. Fruit with a membranous, rarely fleshy wall, dehiscing irregularly, or circumscissile (sometimes indehiscent).
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
Devil's horsewhip, Prickly chaff flower Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
S.Watson
Main Synonym :
Galliaria blitoides Nieuwl.
Mat Amaranth, Prostate Pigweed Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani May-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Albersia blitum (L.) Kunth
Purple Amaranth Denb id-dib tal-qsari May-Nov Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Love-lies-bleeding, Tassel Flower Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Red Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola zgħir May-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Albersia prostrata (L.) Fourr.
Large-fruited Amaranth, Spreading Amaranth, Low Pigweed Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Elephant-head Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola kbir Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Glomeraria graecizans (L.) Cav.
Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Prince's Feather Amaranth, Prince's of Wales Feather Amaranth, Hybrid Amaranth Denb id-dib bagħal May-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Moq.) Hieron.
Main Synonym :
Euloxus muricatus Moq.
African Amaranth, Muricate Amaranth Denb id-dib Afrikan Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl.
Rough Pigweed, Redroothed Amaranth, Common Amaranth Denb id-dib xewwikija May-Nov Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus tristis L.
Joseph's Coat, Summer Poinsettia, Chinese Spinach Denb id-dib ta' tlett kuluri May-Dec Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
Slender Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Least Amaranth Denb id-dib ħadra May-Dec Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Moric.) K.Koch
Main Synonym :
Salicornia macrostachya Moric.
Glaucous Glasswort, Perennial Glasswort, Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja tal-blat Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 13 images.
Edmontson
Main Synonym :
Atriplex patula subsp. glabriuscula (Edmondston) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Babington's Orache, Scotland Orache Bjanka lixxa Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex halimoides Tineo
Shrubby Orache, Mediterranean Salt Bush, Shrubby Sea Orache Bjanka, Ħaxixa mielħa Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Brullo & Pavone) G. Kadereit et Sukhor.
Main Synonym :
Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone
Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka tal-irdum Aug-Oct Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex erecta Huds.
Common Orache, Spear Saltbush Bjanka skarza Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Halimus portulacoides (L.) Dumort. Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen
Sea Purslane Maltese name not known Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex triangularis Willd.
Spear-leaved Orache, Triangle Orache, Thinleaf Orache Selq il-baħar Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex foliolosa Link.
Rosy Orache, Tumbling Saltweed Selq tal-werqa roża Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) A. J. Scott
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium scoparia L.
Summer Cypress, Kochia Maltese name not known Aug-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Beta maritima L.
Sea Beet Selq tal-kosta Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Beta cicla L.
Wild Beet Selq Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium hybridum L. Chenopodium hybridum L.
Maple-leaved goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium murale L. Chenopodium murale L.
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Mar-Dec Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium viride L.
Fat Hen, Lambsquarters Għobbejra Bajdanija Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
H. J. Coste & A. Reyn.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium giganteum D.Don. Chenopodium giganteum D.Don.
Tree Spinach Maltese name not known Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Mexican Tea, Wormseed Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
Smith
Main Synonym :
Anserina ficifolia (Sm.) Friche-Joset & Montandon
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium (Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz) Batt.
Grey Goosefoot, Seaport Goosefoot Għobbejra griża Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. striatum (Krašan) Murr
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
Stinking Goosefoot, Notchweed Għobbejra tinten Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium urbicum L. Chenopodium urbicum L.
Upright Goosefoot, City Goosefoot Għobbejra May-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
Dumort
Main Synonym :
Salicornia appressa Dumort. Salicornia ramosissima Woods
Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja, Salikornja Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Kali australis (L.) Akhani & Roalson
Saltwort, Prickly Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija May-Aug Normal Profile with 10 images.
Botsch.
Main Synonym :
Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo
Maltese Salt Tree Xebb, Siġra tal-irmied Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Kali soda (L.) Scop.
Opposite-leaved Saltwort, Smooth-leaved Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) A.J.Scott
Main Synonym :
Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa L.
Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Spinacia glabra Mill.
Spinach Spinaċi Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium maritimum L.
Common Seablite Swejda tal-baħar Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
Gmelin
Main Synonym :
Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera (Gmel.) Maire & Weiller
Shrubby Seablite, Alkali Seablite Swejda Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
BASELLACEAE Moq.-Tand. ( Basella Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Glabrous, perennial, twining herbs, usually fleshy. Leaves alternate, usually ovate with a more or less cordate base, entire. Flowers in spikes, racemes or racemose panicles, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 5; stamens 5, opposite petals. Ovary unilocular, with 3 styles and a single basal ovule. Fruit indehiscent, fleshy, surrounded by persistent sepals and petals.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(Ten.) Steenis
Main Synonym :
Boussingaultia cordifolia Ten.
Madeira Vine Fatata, Ħobbejża Falza May-Oct Normal Profile with 15 images.
CACTACEAE Juss. ( Cactus Family ) Subfamalies: Cactoideae; Maihuenioideae; Opuntioideae; Pereskioideae Family Description: Perennial, succulent plants; stems columnar, cylindrical or flattened, often jointed (the individual segments being referred to as joints). Leaves absent or small, subulate, caducous. Branches, spines, flowers and sometimes barbed bristles (glochids) developed from more or less circular, cushion-like structures (areoles) situated in leaf-axils when leaves are present. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary, sessile. Perianth with tube; sepals numerous and intergrading with petals, all imbricate in several rows. Stamens numerous; filaments inserted on perianth-throat. Style 1; stigmas 2 to many. Ovary inferior, 1-celled; placentae 3 or more, parietal; ovules numerous. Fruit a berry, often spiny or glochidiate, usually many-seeded.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(L.) Hummelink
Main Synonym :
Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
Barbed Wire Cereus, Pitahaya Anaranjada Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Muehlenpf.) Backeb.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.
Eve's Needle, Cane Cholla Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
(R.Kiesling) N.P.Taylor
Main Synonym :
Cereus peruvianus R.Kiesling
Spiny hedge cactus, Peruvian apple Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Cactus jamacaru (DC.) Kostel.
Mandacaru, Cardeiro Mandakaru Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
Salm-Dyck
Main Synonym :
Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyke) Salm-Dyke
Salm-Dyk Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia ficus-barbarica A.Berger
Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Barbary Fig Bajtar tax-xewk, Bajtar tal-Indja, Franċiż May-Jul Normal Profile with 15 images.
(Raf.) Raf.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia vulgaris Mill.
Prickly Pear Cactus, Palma Brava Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths
Bunny Ears Cactus, Angel's Wings, Polka-dot Cactus Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
F.A.C.Weber
Main Synonym :
Opuntia pilifera var. aurantiisaeta Backeb.
Cocoche Loco, Nopal Crinado Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Haw.) Haw.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Erect Prickly Pear Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Haw.) D.R.Hunt
Main Synonym :
Cereus undatus Haw. Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Red Pitaya, Dragon Fruit, Strawberry Pear Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE Juss. ( Pink or Carnation Family ) Subfamalies: Alsinoideae; Silenoideae; Paronychioideae Family Description: Herbs, more rarely small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and decussate, more rarely alternate or verticillate, simple, entire, with or without scarious stipules. Flowers actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite, often in bracteate dichasia. Sepals 4 or 5, free, or fused and often united by scarious strips of tissue (commissures) alternating with the calyx-teeth. Petals (0-)4 or 5, free. Stamens usually 8-10, obdiplostemonous. Ovary superior, unilocular at least above, with 1 to numerous campylotropous ovules on a basal or free-central placenta; stigmas (1)2-5. Fruit usually a capsule, dehiscing with teeth equalling the styles in number or twice as many; more rarely fruit a berry or achene.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Alsinanthus serpillifolius (L.) Desv.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Pers.
Main Synonym :
Alsine brachypetala E.H.L.Krause
Grey Mouse-Ear, Grey Chickweed Widen il-ġurdien abjad Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Thuill.
Main Synonym :
Cerastium acutatum Suksd.
Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear, Sticky Mouse-Ear, Sticky Chickweed Widen il-ġurdien idellek Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Cerastium campanulatum Viv.
Large-flowered Mouse-Ear Maltese name not known Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 8 images.
(DC.) Cout.
Main Synonym :
Herniaria cinerea DC.
Grey Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
Thell.
Main Synonym :
Rhodalsine geniculata Williams
Woody Sandwort, Woody Rhodasline Ramlina Għawdxija, Rodalsine Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Vierh.
Main Synonym :
Arenaria mucronata Sm.
Mediterranean Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Ferriera mediterranea Bubani
Silvery Paronychia Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala
Mediterranean nailwort Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Biv.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. alsinifolium (Biv.) Arcang.
Few-flowered Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. diphyllum (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Font Quer
Two-leaved Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) L.
Main Synonym :
Mollugo tetraphylla L.
Four-leaved Allseed, Four-leaved Manyseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Pteranthus echinatus Desf.
Pteranthus Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
Ard.
Main Synonym :
Sagina depressa Schultz
Annual Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Don
Main Synonym :
Sagina stricta Fr.
Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra tax-xatt Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sagina fasciculata Poir.
Procumbent Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene reinholdii Heldr.
Hairless Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Jacq.
Main Synonym :
Silene vespertina Retz.
Dense-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Feb-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Godr.
Main Synonym :
Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.
Rose Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Silene bipartita Desf.
Pink Pirouette, Dwarf Pink Star, Mediterranean Catchfly Ilsien l-għasfur, Sieq iz-Zakak Dec-May Detailed Profile with 46 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Woody Catchfly, Shrubby Campion Lsien l-Għasfur tal-blat Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene anglica L.
Small-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cucubalus reflexus L.
Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl Jan-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene cisplatensis Cambess.
Drooping Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Hayek
Main Synonym :
Silene angustifolia Poir.
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq Feb-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Moench) Garcke
Main Synonym :
Cucubalus behen L.
Bladder Campion, Bird's Egg, Maiden's Tears Qasqejża Jan-May Detailed Profile with 41 images.
(Scheele) Graebn.
Main Synonym :
Spergularia bocconi Foucaud ex R.P.Merino
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey, Greek Sea-Spurrey, Large-flowered Sand Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Guss.) Heldr.
Main Synonym :
Spergularia salsuginea Fenzl
Southern Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Besser
Main Synonym :
Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
Lesser Sea-Spurrey, Salt Sand Spurrey, Saltmarsh Sand Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) C.Presl
Main Synonym :
Spergularia marginata (DC.) Murb.
Greater Sea-Spurrey, Diandra Sea-Spurrey Arenarja Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Don
Main Synonym :
Arenaria purpurea Pers.
Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
J.Presl & C.Presl
Main Synonym :
Spergularia campestris Asch.
Sand Spurrey, Red Sand Spurrey Arenarja roża Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Ucria
Main Synonym :
Stellaria pallida Dumort.
Lesser Chickweed Ħarira bajda Jan-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) Vill.
Main Synonym :
Alsine avicularum Lam.
Common Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Stellaria cupaniana Nyman
Cupani's chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Lej.) Weihe
Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. neglecta (Weihe) Murb.
Greater Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
(Mill.) Rauschert
Main Synonym :
Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
Cowherb Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
NYCTAGINACEAE Juss. ( Four o'clock Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or woody climbers, often with swollen nodes. Leaves simple, entire, exstipulate. Flowers solitary or in small, terminal umbels (rarely in whorls), subtended by bracts which often simulate a perianth. Perianth petaloid, tubular, with a short, 5-lobed limb; lower part of tube persistent and concrescent with the fruit to form an achene-like anthocarp. Stamens usually 3-5. Ovary superior, 1-celled, containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Choisy
Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea rubicunda Schott ex Rohrb.
Lesser Bougainvillea, Paper Flower Buganvilla żgħira Feb-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea brasiliensis Raeusch.
Bougainvillea Buganvilla Feb-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mirabilis odorata L.
Four o'clock Flower, Marvel of Peru Ħummejr Jan-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
PHYTOLACCACEAE R. Br. ( Pokeweed Family ) Subfamalies: Agdestioideae; Phytolaccoideae; Rivinioideae Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees with alternate, entire leaves. Flowers in racemes. Perianth-segments 5, free, persistent. Stamens hypogynous. Carpels united at least at the base (rarely free), each containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Phytolacca decandra L.
American Pokeweed, American nightshade, Cancer Jalap Russett Jun-Dec Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phytolacca arborea hort. ex Moq.
Ombu, Elephant Tree, Bella Umbra Siġra tal-Qlalet, l-Ombu May-Aug Normal Profile with 12 images.
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