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Index of Plants sorted by their Species (Botanical) Name

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Abutilon theophrasti ( =Abutilon avicennae )	Velvetleaf	Maltese name not known	Short.
Acacia cyclops	Western Coastal Wattle	Akaċja tal-Għajn	Short.
Acacia farnesiana ( =Mimosa farnesiana )	Sweet Acacia	Akaċja tax-xewk żgħir	Short.
Acacia karroo ( =Acacia horrida )	Karroo Thorn	Gażżija tax-xewk	Short.
Acacia saligna ( =Acacia cyanophylla )	Blue-leaved Acacia	Akaċja	Short.
Acanthocereus tetragonus ( =Acanthocereus pentagonus )	Barbed Wire Cereus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Acanthus mollis ( =Acanthus longifolius )	Bear's Breech	Ħannewija	Detailed
Acanthus spinosus ( =Acanthus spinosissimus )	Spiny Bear's Breeches	Ħannewija xewwikija	Short.
Achillea collina ( =Achillea millefolium var. collina )	Mountain Yarrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Achillea ligustica	Ligurian Yarrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Adiantum capillus-veneris ( =Adiantum michelii )	Maidenhair Fern	Tursin il-Bir	Short.
Adonis aestivalis subsp. squarrosa ( =Adonis squarrosa )	Summer Pheasant's Eye	Maltese name not known	Short.
Adonis microcarpa	Pheasant's Eye	Għajn is-Serduq	Short.
Aeonium arboreum ( =Sempervivum arboreum )	Tree House-Leek	Kalluwa	Short.
Aetheorrhiza bulbosa ( =Crepis bulbosa )	Bulbous Hawksbeard	Qanċlita perenni	Short.
Agave americana	American Agave	Sabbara tal-Amerika	Short.
Agave americana var. marginata ( =Agave complicata )	Agave	Sabbara tal-Amerika	Short.
Agave attenuata ( =Agave cernua )	Soft-leaved Agave	Maltese name not known	Short.
Agave parryi ( =Agave patonii )	Parry's Agave	Maltese name not known	Short.
Agave sisalana ( =Agave rigida var. sisalana )	Blue Agave	Sabbara ta' Sisal	Short.
Agrostemma githago ( =Lychnis githago )	Corn Cockle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ailanthus altissima ( =Ailanthus glandulosa )	Tree-of-heaven	Xumakk falz	Short.
Ajuga iva	Southern Bugle	Xantkura	Short.
Ajuga iva subsp. pseudoiva ( =Ajuga iva subsp. Pseudoiva )	Yellow Southern Bugle	Xantkura safra	Short.
Albizia julibrissin ( =Acacia julibrissin )	Silk Tree	Maltese name not known	Short.
Alcea rosea ( =Alcea ficifolia )	Common Hollyhock	Bastun ta' San Ġuzepp	Short.
Alisma plantago-aquatica ( =Alisma major )	Water Plantain	Biżbula tal-Ilma	Short.
Allium amethystinum	Round-Headed Leek	Tewm Kaħlani	Short.
Allium arvense	White Round headed Garlic	Tewm ta' Għawdex	Short.
Allium cepa	Garden Onion	Basla	Short.
Allium chamaemoly	Dwarf Garlic	Tewm qerqni	Short.
Allium commutatum	Wild Leek	Kurrat selvaġġ	Short.
Allium dentiferum ( =Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum )	Pale garlic	Tewm Safrani	Short.
Allium lojaconoi	Maltese Dwarf Garlic	Tewm irqiq ta' Malta	Short.
Allium melitense ( =Allium ampeloprasum var. melitense )	Maltese Leek	Kurrat ta' Malta	Short.
Allium neapolitanum	White Garlic	Maltese name not known	Short.
Allium nigrum	Black Garlic	Ċuplajs	Short.
Allium roseum	Rosy Garlic	Tewm Ħamrani	Short.
Allium subhirsutum	Hairy Garlic	Tewm Muswaf	Short.
Allium trifoliatum ( =Allium subhirsutum var. trifoliatum )	Pink Garlic	Tewm tal-linja vjola	Short.
Allium triquetrum	Three-cornered Garlic	Maltese name not known	Short.
Aloe arborescens ( =Aloe mutabilis )	Krantz Aloe	Maltese name not known	Short.
Aloe saponaria ( =Aloe maculata )	Soap Aloe	Maltese name not known	Short.
Aloe vera ( =Aloe barbadensis )	Yellow Aloe	Sabbara	Short.
Althaea hirsuta	Hispid Marshmallow	Ħobbejża sufija	Short.
Amaranthus blitoides ( =Galliaria blitoides )	Mat Amaranth	Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani	Short.
Amaranthus blitum ( =Albersia blitum )	Purple Amaranth	Denb id-dib tal-qsari	Short.
Amaranthus caudatus ( =Amaranthus edulis )	Love-lies-bleeding	Denb id-dib lixx	Short.
Amaranthus cruentus ( =Amaranthus paniculatus )	Red Amaranth	Denb id-dib vjola zgħir	Short.
Amaranthus deflexus ( =Albersia prostrata )	Large-fruited Amaranth	Denb id-dib lixx	Short.
Amaranthus gangeticus ( =Amaranthus melancholicus )	Elephant-head Amaranth	Denb id-dib vjola kbir	Short.
Amaranthus graecizans ( =Blitum graecizans )	Spreading Pigweed	Ghobbejra ħamra	Short.
Amaranthus hybridus ( =Amaranthus chlorostachys )	Prince's Feather Amaranth	Denb id-dib bagħal	Short.
Amaranthus muricatus ( =Euloxus muricatus )	African Amaranth	Denb id-dib Afrikan	Short.
Amaranthus retroflexus ( =Amaranthus spicatus )	Rough Pigweed	Denb id-dib xewwikija	Short.
Amaranthus tricolor ( =Amaranthus tristis )	Joseph's Coat	Denb id-dib ta' tlett kuluri	Short.
Amaranthus viridis ( =Amaranthus gracilis )	Slender Amaranth	Denb id-dib ħadra	Short.
Ambrosia maritima	Sea Ragwood	Ambrosja	Short.
Ammi majus ( =Ammi diversifolium )	Bullwort	Dakra	Short.
Ammi visnaga ( =Daucus visnaga )	Sand Bullwort	Busnaga	Short.
Ammoides pusilla ( =Petroselinum ammoides )	Small Bullwort	Dakra żgħira	Short.
Anacamptis collina ( =Orchis collina )	Fan-Lipped Orchid	Orkida Ħamra	Detailed
Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans ( =Orchis fragrans )	Scented Bug Orchid	Orkida tfuħ	Short.
Anacamptis morio ( =Orchis morio )	Green-winged Orchid	Orkida tal-Elmu	Short.
Anacamptis morio subsp. longicornu ( =Orchis longicornu )	Horned Orchid	Orkida tal-Qrun	Short.
Anacamptis papilionacea ( =Orchis papilionacea )	Pink Butterfly Orchid	Farfett	Short.
Anacamptis pyramidalis ( =Orchis pyramidalis )	Pyramidal Orchid	Orkida Piramidali	Detailed
Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana ( =Anacamptis urvilleana )	Maltese Pyramidal Orchid	Orkida Piramidali ta' Malta	Short.
Anacyclus clavatus ( =Anacyclus tomentosus )	White Anacyclus	Anaċiklus	Short.
Anacyclus radiatus	Yellow Anacyclus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Anagallis arvensis ( =Lysimachia arvensis )	Scarlet Pimpernel	Ħarira ħamra	Short.
Anagallis foemina ( =Lysimachia foemina )	Blue Pimpernel	Ħarira kaħla	Short.
Anagyris foetida	Stinking Bean Trefoil	Fula tal-Klieb	Detailed
Anchusa italica ( =Anchusa azurea )	Italian Bugloss	Lsien il-Fart ikħal	Detailed
Andrachne telephioides	Andrachne	Andrakne	Short.
Andryala integrifolia	Common Andryala	Maltese name not known	Short.
Anemone coronaria	Crown Anemone	Kaħwiela	Short.
Anemone hortensis	Broad-leaved Anem	Kaħwiela ċara	Short.
Anogramma leptophylla ( =Polypodium leptophyllum )	Annual Maidenhair	Tursin ir-riħ	Short.
Anredera cordifolia ( =Boussingaultia cordifolia )	Madeira Vine	Maltese name not known	Short.
Anthemis arvensis	Corn Chamomille	Bebuna tar-raba	Short.
Anthemis cotula	Stinking Chamomille	Maltese name not known	Short.
Anthemis praecox ( =Chamaemelum fuscatum )	Dark Chamomille	Maltese name not known	Short.
Anthemis urvilleana ( =Anthemis secundiramea subsp. urvilleana )	Maltese Sea Chamomille	Bebuna tal-Baħar	Short.
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. melitensis ( =Aspalathus cretica )	Maltese Yellow Kidney Vetch	Ħatba s-sewda ta' Malta	Short.
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. maura ( =Anthyllis maritima )	Common Kidney Vetch	Silla tal-blat	Short.
Antirrhinum siculum ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. Siculum )	Sicilian Snapdragon	Papoċċi bojod	Detailed
Antirrhinum tortuosum ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum )	Greater Snapdragon	Papoċċi ħomor	Detailed
Apium graveolens	Wild Celery	Karfus (selvaġġ)	Short.
Apium nodiflorum	Fool's Water Cress	Karfus tal-ilma	Short.
Aptenia cordifolia ( =Mesembryanthemum cordifolia )	Heartleaf Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Aptenia lancifolia ( =Aptenia cordifolia lancifolia )	Sword-leafed Mesembryanthemum	Maltese name not known	Short.
Araucaria bidwillii	Bunya Pine	Awrikarja ta' Bidwill	Short.
Araucaria heterophylla ( =Araucaria excelsa )	Norfolk Island Pine	Awrikarja kbira	Short.
Arbutus unedo	Strawberry Tree	Imbrijagla	Short.
Arenaria serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Sandwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Argyranthemum frutescens ( =Chrysanthemum frutescens )	Marguerite Daisy	Maltese name not known	Short.
Arisarum vulgare ( =Arum arisarum )	Friar's Cowl	Garni tal-Pipa	Detailed
Aristolochia clusii	Green-flowered Birthwort	Papra selvaġġa	Short.
Artemisia absinthium	Wormwood	Assenzju	Short.
Artemisia arborescens	Silver Wormwood	Maltese name not known	Short.
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum ( =Arthrocnemum glaucum )	Glaucous Glasswort	Almeridja tal-blat	Short.
Arum italicum	Italian Lords and Ladies	Garni	Short.
Asparagus aphyllus	Mediterranean Asparagus	Spraġġ xewwieki	Short.
Asparagus asparagoides ( =Asparagus medeoloides )	African Asparagus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asparagus densiflorus ( =Asparagus plumosus subsp. nanus )	Bushy Asparagus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asparagus falcatus	Asparagus Fern	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asparagus officinalis	Wild Asparagus	Spraġġ	Short.
Asparagus setaceus ( =Asparagus plumosus )	Plumose Asparagus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asparagus stipularis ( =Asparagus horridus )	Grey Asparagus	Spraġġ griż	Detailed
Asparagus virgatus ( =Protasparagus virgatus )	Broom Asparagus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asperula aristata subsp. scabra ( =Asperula cynanchica var. aristata )	Southern Squinancywort	Asperula	Short.
Asperula cynanchica	Squinancywort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Asphodelus aestivus ( =Asphodelus microcarpus )	Summer Asphodel	Berwieq	Detailed
Asphodelus fistulosus ( =Asphodelus tenuifolius )	Onion Weed	Berwieq Żgħir	Detailed
Asplenium ceterach ( =Ceterech officinarum )	Rusty-back Fern	Felċi tal-Ħitan tas-Sejjieħ	Short.
Asplenium marinum	Sea Spleenwort Fern	Felċi tal-Baħar	Short.
Asplenium sagittatum ( =Phyllitis sagittata )	Mule's Fern	Felċi tal-bir	Short.
Asplenium trichomanes	Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern	Felċi rqiqa	Short.
Aster squamatus	Narrow-leaved Aster	Settembrina salvaġġa	Detailed
Astragalus boeticus ( =Astragalus baeticus )	Yellow Milk Vetch	Kafe' Messikan	Short.
Astragalus hamosus ( =Astragalus buceras )	Southern Milk Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Astragalus sesameus ( =Astragalus saguntinus )	Small-flowered Milk Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Atractylis cancellata	Cage Thistle	Xewk tal-gaġġa	Short.
Atractylis gummifera ( =Carlina gummifera )	Stemless Atractylis	Xewk tal-mixta	Short.
Atriplex glabriuscula ( =Atriplex patula subsp. glabriuscula )	Babington's Orache	Bjanka lixxa	Short.
Atriplex halimus ( =Atriplex halimoides )	Shrubby Orache	Bjanka	Short.
Atriplex lanfrancoi ( =Cremnophyton lanfrancoi )	Maltese Cliff Orache	Bjanka tal-irdum	Short.
Atriplex patula ( =Atriples salina )	Common Orache	Bjanka skarza	Short.
Atriplex portulacoides ( =Halimione portulacoides )	Sea Purslane	Maltese name not known	Short.
Atriplex prostrata ( =Atriplex prostrata subsp. triangularis )	Spear-leaved Orache	Selq il-baħar	Short.
Atriplex rosea ( =Atriplex foliolosa )	Rosy Orache	Selq tal-werqa roża	Short.
Austrocylindropuntia subulata ( =Opuntia subulata )	Eve's Needle	Maltese name not known	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ballota nigra subsp. uncinata	Black Horehound	Marrubja sewda	Detailed
Bartsia trixago ( =Bellardia trixago )	Mediterranean Lineseed	Perlina bajda	Short.
Bassia scoparia ( =Chenopodium scoparia )	Summer Cypress	Maltese name not known	Short.
Bellevalia romana ( =Hyacinthus romana )	Roman Hyacinth	Ġjacint selvaġġ	Short.
Bellis annua	Annual Daisy	Bebuna	Detailed
Bellis sylvestris	Southern Daisy	Margerita salvaġġa	Detailed
Beta vulgaris ( =Beta cicla )	Wild Beet	Selq	Short.
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima ( =Beta maritima )	Sea Beet	Selq tal-kosta	Short.
Bifora radians	Mediterranean Bifora	Kosbor selvaġġ	Short.
Biscutella didyma subsp. didyma	Buckler Mustard	Xeħt il-forom	Short.
Bituminaria bituminosa ( =Psoralea bituminosa )	Pitch Trefoil	Silla tal-mogħoż	Detailed
Blackstonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata	Yellow-Wort	Ċentawrija safra	Short.
Borago officinalis	Common Borage	Fidloqqom	Detailed
Bougainvillea glabra	Lesser Bougainvillea	Buganvilla żgħira	Short.
Bougainvillea spectabilis	Bougainvillea	Buganvilla	Short.
Brachychiton populneus	Kurrajong	Maltese name not known	Short.
Brassica napus subsp. oleifera ( =Brassica rapa subsp. napus )	Rapeseed	Nevew	Short.
Brassica nigra ( =Brassica bracteolata )	Black Mustard	Mustarda sewda	Short.
Brassica oleracea s.l.	Wild Cabbage	Kaboċċa selvaġġa	Short.
Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris	Wild Turnip	Liftija	Detailed
Brassica tournefortii ( =Erucastrum minutiflorum )	Tournefort's Cabbage	Kaboċċa ta' Twurneforti	Short.
Broussonetia papyrifera	Paper Mulberry	Maltese name not known	Short.
Buddleja madagascariensis ( =Nicodemia madagascariensis )	Yellow Butterfly Bush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Bupleurum lancifolium ( =Bupleurum subovatum )	Spear-leaved Hare's Ear	Widnet il-fenek	Short.
Bupleurum semicompositum ( =Bupleurum glaucum )	Grey Hare's Ear	Maltese name not known	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Caesalpinia gilliesii ( =Poinciana gilliesii )	Yellow Bird of Paradise	Maltese name not known	Short.
Caesalpinia sappan ( =Biancaea sappan )	Sappanwood	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cakile maritima	Sea Rocket	Kromb il-baħar	Short.
Calamintha nepeta ( =Satureia nepeta )	Lesser Calaminth	Kalaminta	Detailed
Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis	Field Marigold	Suffejra tar-raba	Short.
Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis var. bicolor ( =Calendula arvensis subsp. aegyptiaca )	no name	Suffejra tar-raba ta' giex kuluri	Short.
Calendula arvensis subsp. hydruntina	no name	Suffejra kbira tar-raba	Short.
Calendula bicolor	no name	Suffejra ta' giex kuluri	Short.
Calendula maritima	Sea Marigold	Suffejra tal-Baħar	Short.
Calendula officinalis	Pot Marigold	Suffejra tal-ġonna	Short.
Calendula sicula ( =Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida var. gussonei )	Sicilian Marigold	Suffejra ta' Sqallija	Short.
Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida	Woody Marigold	Suffejra	Short.
Callistemon citrinus ( =Callistemon lanceolatus )	Crimson Bottlebrush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Callitriche truncata	Southern Water Starwort	Erba Gamberaja	Short.
Calystegia soldanella ( =Convolvulus soldanella )	Sea Bindweed	Leblieb tar-ramel	Short.
Calystegia sylvatica ( =Calystegia sepium var. silvatica )	Great Bindweed	Leblieb kbir	Short.
Calystegia x lucana	no name	Leblieb bagħal	Short.
Campanula erinus	Small Bellflower	Kampanula	Short.
Capnophyllum peregrinum ( =Krubera peregrina )	Capnophyllum	Maltese name not known	Short.
Capparis orientalis ( =Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris )	Caper bush	Kappar	Short.
Capparis spinosa ( =Capparis parviflora )	Spiny Caper	Kappar tax-xewk	Short.
Capsella bursa-pastoris ( =Capsella apetala )	Shepherd's Purse	Ġarġir il-ġemel	Short.
Capsella rubella ( =Capsella bursa-pastoris var. rubella )	Red Shepherd's Purse	Ġarġir il-ġemel ħamra	Short.
Cardamine flexuosa ( =Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa )	Wavy Bittercress	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cardamine hirsuta ( =Cardamine umbrosa )	Hairy Bittercress	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cardaria draba subsp. draba ( =Lepidium draba )	Whitetop Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cardiospermum halicacabum	Showy Balloon Vine	Sfineġ	Short.
Cardiospermum hirsutum ( =Cardiospermum grandiflorum )	Love-in-a-puff	Sfineġ sufi	Short.
Carduncellus coeruleus ( =Carthamus coeruleus )	Blue Thistle	Xewk ikhal	Short.
Carduus australis subsp. marmoratus ( =Carduus arabicus subsp. marmoratus )	Arabian Thistle	Ħorfox	Short.
Carduus pycnocephalus	Plymouth Thistle	Xewk tal-fjura żgħira	Short.
Carduus tenuiflorus ( =Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorus )	Winged Plumeless Thistle	Xewk tal-fjura żgħira	Short.
Carex distans	Distant Sedge	Sogħda	Short.
Carex divisa	Divided Sedge	Sogħda kommuni	Short.
Carex divulsa ( =Carex muricata var. divulsa )	Grey Sedge	Sogħda mifruda	Short.
Carex extensa	Long-bracted Sedge	Sogħda tal-baħar	Short.
Carex flacca subsp. erythrostachys ( =Carex cuspidata )	Glacuous Sedge	Sogħda tax-xagħri	Short.
Carex hispida	Hispid Sedge	Sogħda tat-tafal	Short.
Carex otrubae ( =Carex cuprina )	False Fox Sedge	Sogħda kompatta	Short.
Carex pairae ( =Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa )	Paira's rough sedge	Maltese name not known	Short.
Carex spicata ( =Carex contigua )	Spiked Sedge	Maltese name not known	Short.
Carlina involucrata ( =Carlina corymbosa subsp. involucrata )	African Carline Thistle	Sajtun	Short.
Carlina lanata	Wooly Carline Thistle	Sebqet 'l Ommha	Short.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis ( =Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme )	Glaucous Hottenot Fig	Xuxet San Ġwann rari	Short.
Carpobrotus edulis ( =Mesembryanthemum edule )	Hottenot Fig	Xuxet San Ġwann	Short.
Carthamus lanatus	Woolly Carthamus	Xewk ta' Kristu	Short.
Carthamus tinctorius	Orange Carthamus	Għosfor	Short.
Carya illinoensis ( =Carya illinoinensis )	Pecan Nut	Ġewża tal-Pekan	Short.
Casuarina cunninghamiana ( =Casuarina tenuissima )	Australian River Oak	Maltese name not known	Short.
Casuarina equisetifolia ( =Casuarina litorea )	She-Oak	Kaswarina	Short.
Casuarina verticillata ( =Casuarina stricta )	Drooping She-Oak	Kaswarina	Short.
Catananche lutea	Yellow Catananche	Katananċe	Short.
Ceiba speciosa ( =Chorisia speciosa )	Floss-silk Tree	Maltese name not known	Short.
Celtis australis	Southern Nettle Tree	Bagular	Short.
Centaurea acaulis	Stemless Star-Thistle	Ċentawrija tan-nuffara	Short.
Centaurea calcitrapa	Red Star-Thistle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurea cyanus	Cornflower	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurea hyalolepis ( =Centaurea pallescens )	Yellow Star-Thistle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurea jacea s.l.	Brownray Knapweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurea melitensis	Maltese Star-Thistle	Xewk ta' Malta	Short.
Centaurea nicaeensis	Mediterranean Star-Thistle	Xewk tal-għotba	Short.
Centaurea ragusina ( =Centaurea candidissima )	Croatian Centaury	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurea solistitialis	Yellow Star-Thistle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centaurium erythraea ( =Erythraea centaurium )	Common Centaury	Ċentawrija kbira	Short.
Centaurium pulchellum ( =Erythraea pulchellum )	Lesser Centaury	Ċentawrija żgħira	Short.
Centaurium spicatum ( =Schenkia spicata )	Spiked Centaury	Ċentawrija tal-virga	Short.
Centaurium tenuiflorum ( =Erythraea pulchellum var. tenuiflorum )	Slender Centaury	Ċentawrija rqiqa	Short.
Centranthus calcitrapae	Annual Valerian	Valeriana Roża	Short.
Centranthus macrosiphon	Long-spurred Valerian	Maltese name not known	Short.
Centranthus ruber	Red Valerian	Toppu tar-reġina	Short.
Cerastium brachypetalum	Grey Mouse-Ear	Widen il-ġurdien abjad	Short.
Cerastium glomeratum ( =Cerastium acutatum )	Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear	Widen il-ġurdien idellek	Short.
Cerastium ligusticum	Large-flowered Mouse-Ear	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ceratonia siliqua	Carob	Ħarruba	Short.
Cercis siliquastrum	Judas Tree	Siġra ta' Ġuda	Short.
Cerinthe major	Honeywort	Qniepen	Detailed
Ceterach officinarum ( =Asplenium ceterach )	Rusty-back Fern	Felċi tal-Ħitan tas-Sejjieħ	Short.
Chaenorhinum minus ( =Linaria minor )	Dwarf Snapdragon	Maltese name not known	Short.
Chamaerops humilis	Dwarf Fan Palm	Ġummara	Short.
Chasmanthe floribunda ( =Antholyza floribunda )	African Flag	Kasmanti	Short.
Cheirolophus crassifolius ( =Palaeocyanus crassifolius )	Maltese Rock-Centaury	Widnet il-Baħar	Short.
Chelidonium majus	Greater Celandine	Ħaxixa tal-felul	Short.
Chenopodium album subsp. album ( =Chenopodium viride )	Fat Hen	Għobbejra Bajdanija	Short.
Chenopodium album subsp. striatum	Striated Fat Hen	Għobbejra Bajdanija strixxata	Short.
Chenopodium ficifolium ( =Chenopodium populifolium )	Fig-leaved Goosefoot	Maltese name not known	Short.
Chenopodium giganteum ( =Chenopodium atriplicis )	Tree Spinach	Maltese name not known	Short.
Chenopodium hybridum ( =Chenopodium angulosum )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Chenopodium murale ( =Chenopodium flavum )	Nettle-leaved Goosefoot	Għobbejra ħadra	Short.
Chenopodium opulifolium ( =Chenopodium triangulare )	Grey Goosefoot	Għobbejra griża	Short.
Chenopodium strictum ( =Chenopodium album var. striatum )	Striated Fat Hen	Għobbejra Bajdanija strixxata	Short.
Chenopodium urbicum ( =Chenopodium deltoideum )	Upright Goosefoot	Għobbejra	Short.
Chenopodium vulvaria ( =Chenopodium foetidum )	Stinking Goosefoot	Għobbejra tinten	Short.
Chiliadenus bocconei ( =Chiliadenus bocconei )	Maltese Fleabane	Tulliera ta' Malta	Detailed
Chlorophytum comosum ( =Anthericum comosum )	Spider Plant	Rampila	Short.
Chondrilla juncea	Rush-leaved sow thistle	Tfief tar-ramel	Short.
Chrozophora tinctoria	Dyer's Litmus	Turnasol	Detailed
Chrysanthemum zawadskii subsp. coreanum ( =Chrysanthemum coreanum )	Korean Chrysanthemun	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	Ċikwejra	Short.
Cichorium spinosum	Spiny Chicory	Qanfuda	Short.
Cistus creticus ( =Cistus incanus subsp. Creticus )	Hoary Rockrose	Ċistu roża	Short.
Cistus monspeliensis ( =Stephanocarpus monspeliensis )	White Rockrose	Ċistu abjad	Short.
Citrus limon ( =Citrus x limon )	Lemon	Siġra tal-lumi	Short.
Clematis cirrhosa	Evergreen Traveller's Joy	Kiesħa jew Bajda	Detailed
Colchicum cupanii ( =Colchicum bertolonii )	Mediterranean meadow saffron	Busieq	Detailed
Colocasia antiquorum	Elephants Ear	Għorgħar	Short.
Conium maculatum	Hemlock	Ċikuta	Short.
Conringia orientalis ( =Conringia austriaca )	Hare's Ear Mustard	Maltese name not known	Short.
Convolvulus althaeoides	Mallow Bindweed	Leblieb tax-xagħri roża	Short.
Convolvulus arvensis	Field BindWeed	Leblieb tar-raba	Detailed
Convolvulus cantabrica	Southern Bindweed	Leblieb skars	Short.
Convolvulus elegantissimus ( =Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus )	Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed	Leblieba tax-xagħri car	Detailed
Convolvulus lineatus	Narrow-leaved Bindweed	Leblieb abjad	Short.
Convolvulus oleifolius	Pink Bindweed	Leblieb tal-irdum	Short.
Convolvulus pentapetaloides	Two-coloured Bindweed	Leblieb żgħir	Short.
Convolvulus siculus	Blue Bindweed	Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq	Short.
Convolvulus tricolor	Three-coloured Bindweed	Leblieb ikħal	Short.
Conyza albida ( =Conyza sumatrensis )	Fleabane	Maltese name not known	Short.
Conyza bonariensis	Flax-Leaved Fleabane	Żagħżigħa selvaġġa	Detailed
Coriandrum sativum	Coriander	Kosbor	Short.
Coronilla scorpioides ( =Arthrolobium scorpioides )	Yellow Crown Vetch	Xeħt l-imħabba	Short.
Coronilla valentina	Shrubby Crown Vetch	Koronilla	Short.
Coronopus didymus ( =Coronopus pinnatifida )	Lesser Swine Cress	Koronopu tal-wied	Short.
Coronopus squamatus ( =Coronopus procumbens )	Swine Cress	Koronopu	Short.
Crassula tillaea ( =Crassula muscosa )	Mossy Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Crassula vaillantii ( =Bulliarda vaillantii )	Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Crataegus azarolus ( =Mespilus azarolus )	Crete Hawthorn	Għanżalor	Short.
Crataegus monogyna ( =Crataegus oxyacantha )	Hawthorn	Żagħrun	Short.
Crataegus x ruscinonensis	Hybrid Hawthorn	Għanżalor bagħal	Short.
Crepis bursifolia ( =Crepis ericafolia )	Italian Hawksbeard	Maltese name not known	Short.
Crepis neglecta ( =Crepis cernua )	Hawksbeard	Maltese name not known	Short.
Crepis pusilla ( =Melitella pusilla )	Maltese Hawksbeard	Melitella	Short.
Crepis vesicaria subsp. hyemalis ( =Crepis hyemalis )	Beaked Hawksbeard	Krepis Sqalli	Short.
Cressa cretica	Mediterranean Bindweed	Kressa	Short.
Crithmum maritimum	Rock Samphire	Bużbież il-baħar	Short.
Crocus longiflorus	Yellow-throated Crocus	Żagħfran selvaġġ skars	Detailed
Crucianella rupestris ( =Crucianella maritima var. rupestris )	Rock Crucianella	Kruċanella	Short.
Crupina crupinastrum ( =Centaurea crupinastrum )	Southern Crupina	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cucurbita pepo ( =Cucurbita aurantia )	Pumpkin	Qargħa ħamra	Short.
Cupressus arizonica ( =Cupressus glabra )	Arizona Cypress	Ċipress ta' Arizona	Short.
Cupressus sempervirens ( =Cupressus pyramidalis )	Italian Cypress	Ċipress	Short.
Cuscuta campestris ( =Cuscuta pentagona )	Western Field Dodder	Pittma tal-Amerika	Short.
Cuscuta epithymum	Dodder	Pittma	Short.
Cuscuta monogyna	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cydonia oblonga ( =Cydonia vulgaris )	Quince	Sfarġel	Short.
Cymbalaria muralis ( =Linaria cymbalaria )	Ivy-leaved Toadflax	Ċimbalarja	Short.
Cymodocea nodosa	Lesser Neptune Grass	Alka rqiqa	Short.
Cynara cardunculus ( =Cynara corsica )	Wild Artichoke	Qaqoċċ tax-xewk	Short.
Cynara scolymus ( =Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus )	Globe Artichoke	Qaqoċċ	Short.
Cynara scolymus x cardunculus	Globe Artichoke (x hybrid)	Qaqoċċ	Short.
Cynoglossum creticum	Blue Hound's Tongue	Ilsien il-Kelb	Short.
Cynomorium coccineum	General's Root	Għerq il-ġeneral	Short.
Cyperus alternifolius	Umbrella Papyrus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cyperus capitatus ( =Galilea mucronathus )	Capitate Galingale	Bordi tar-ramel	Short.
Cyperus esculentus	Yellow Nutsedge	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cyperus fuscus ( =Cyperus compressus )	Brown Galingale	Bordi żgħir	Short.
Cyperus involucratus ( =Cyperus flabelliformis )	Dwarf Papyrus Grass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Cyperus longus subsp. badius ( =Cyperus longus subsp. badius )	Compact Galingale	Bordi	Short.
Cyperus longus subsp. longus	Sweet Galingale	Bordi tal-widien	Short.
Cyperus papyrus	Papyrus	Papiru	Short.
Cyperus rotundus ( =Cyperus olivaris )	Round Galingale	Bordi tat-toroq	Short.
Cyrtomium falcatum ( =Polystichum falcatum )	Japanese Holly Fern	Felċi Ġappuniża	Short.
Cyrtomium fortunei ( =Polystichum fortunei )	Asian Netvein Holly Fern	Felċi Asjatika	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Damasonium bourgaei ( =Alisma bourgaei )	Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain	Damażonju	Short.
Datura innoxia	Downy Thorn Apple	Siġret ir-rizzi	Short.
Datura stramonium	Common Thorn Apple	Maltese name not known	Short.
Datura tatula ( =Datura stramonium var. tatula )	Devil's Trumpet	Maltese name not known	Short.
Daucus carota subsp. carota	Wild Carrot	Zunnarija salvaġġa	Short.
Daucus carota subsp. sativus	Carrot	Zunnarija	Short.
Daucus gingidium ( =Daucus carota var. gingidium )	Sea Carrot	Zunnarija tal-baħar	Short.
Daucus lopadusanus ( =Daucus carota var. lopadusanus )	Lampedusa Carrot	Zunnarija ta' Lampedusa	Short.
Daucus rupestris ( =Daucus carota var. rupestris )	Cliff Carrot	Zunnarija tal-blat	Short.
Delosperma cooperi ( =Mesembryanthemum cooperi )	Though Trailing Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Delphinium halteratum ( =Delphinium longipes )	Winged Larkspur	Sieq il-Ħamiema	Detailed
Delphinium staphisagria	Short-spurred Larkspur	Żerrigħet il-qamel	Short.
Descurainia sophia ( =Sisymbrium sophia )	Flixweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Diospyros kaki ( =Diospyros chinensis )	Kaki	Kaki	Short.
Diospyros lotus	Date-Plum	Maltese name not known	Short.
Diplotaxis erucoides	White Wall Rocket	Ġarġir abjad	Detailed
Diplotaxis tenuifolia ( =Diplotaxis fruticulosa )	Perennial Wall Rocket	Ġarġir isfar	Detailed
Diplotaxis viminea ( =Diplotaxis prolongoi )	Southern Rocket	Aruka selvaġġa	Short.
Disphyma crassifolium ( =Mesembryanthemum crassifolium )	Rounded Noon Flower	Maltese name not known	Short.
Dittrichia graveolens ( =Cupularia graveolens )	Lesser Samphire	Żagħżigħa safra	Short.
Dittrichia viscosa ( =Cupularia viscosa )	False Yellowhead	Tulliera komuni	Detailed
Dodonaea viscosa ( =Dodonaea ehrenbergii )	Hop Bush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Dracunculus vulgaris	Giant Lords-and-Ladies	Garni qoxret is-serp	Short.
Duranta repens ( =Duranta erecta )	Golden Dewdrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Dysphania ambrosioides ( =Chenopodium ambrosioides )	Mexican Tea	Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ecballium elaterium	Squirting Cucumber	Faqqus il-ħmir	Detailed
Echinophora spinosa	Prickly Parsnip	Bużbież xewwieki tar-ramel	Short.
Echinops siculus ( =Echinops ritros subsp. sicula )	Sicilian Globe Thistle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Echium arenarium	Coastal Viper's Bugloss	Lsien il-fart tar-ramel	Short.
Echium candicans ( =Echium fastuasum )	Pride of Madeira	Maltese name not known	Short.
Echium italicum	Pale Bugloss	Ilsien il-fart abjad	Short.
Echium parviflorum ( =Echium calycinum )	Small-flowered Viper's Bugloss	Lsien il-fart żgħir	Short.
Echium plantagineum ( =Echium lycopsis )	Purple Viper's Bugloss	Lsien il-fart vjola	Short.
Echium sabulicola	Sand Viper's Bugloss	Lsien il-fart tax-xatt	Short.
Elatine gussonei ( =Elatine hydropiper var. gussonei )	Maltese Waterwort	Elatine	Detailed
Eleocharis ovata	Southern Spikerush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Eleocharis palustris ( =Eleocharis intersita )	Common Spikerush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Emex spinosa ( =Rumex spinosus )	Spiny Dock	Selq xewwieki	Short.
Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus	Winged Radish	Ravanell tal-Eġittu	Short.
Ephedra fragilis	Joint-Pine	Efedra	Short.
Epilobium parviflorum	Hoary Willowherb	Maltese name not known	Short.
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tournefortii ( =Epilobium adnatum )	Square-stalked Willowherb	Epilobju	Short.
Equisetum ramosissimum ( =Equisetum campanulatum )	Branched Horsetail	Denb iż-żiemel	Short.
Erica multiflora	Mediterranean Heath	Erika	Detailed
Eriobotrya japonica	Loquat	Naspli	Short.
Erodium acaule ( =Erodium romanum )	Stemless Storkbill	Maltese name not known	Short.
Erodium alnifolium ( =Erodium chium var. crassifolium )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Erodium chium	Mediterranean Storkbill	Maltese name not known	Short.
Erodium ciconium ( =Erodium viscosum )	Sand Storkbill	Maltese name not known	Short.
Erodium cicutarium	Common Storkbill	Maltese name not known	Short.
Erodium laciniatum ( =Erodium chium var. laciniatum )	Cut-leaved Storkbill	Moxt tar-ramel	Short.
Erodium malacoides	Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill	Moxt	Short.
Erodium moschatum	Musk Stork's Bill	Ħaxixa tal-Misk	Short.
Erophila verna ( =Draba verna )	Common Whitlow Grass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Eruca sativa ( =Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa )	Salad Mustard	Aruka	Short.
Eryngium maritimum	Sea Holly	Xewk ir-ramel	Short.
Erysimum cheiri ( =Cheiranthus cheiri )	Wallflower	Ġiżi safra	Short.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis ( =Eucalyptus acuminata )	Red Gum Eucalyptus	Ewkaliptus	Short.
Eucalyptus gomphocephala ( =Eucalyptus gomphocephala var. rhodoxylon )	Tuart Tree	Ewkaliptus	Short.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon	Blue Gum	Ewkaliptus	Short.
Eupatorium cannabinum ( =Eupatorium ponticum )	Hemp-Agrimony	Maltese name not known	Short.
Euphorbia aleppica	Aleppo Spurge	Maltese name not known	Short.
Euphorbia chamaesyce ( =Chamaesyce canescens )	Small Spurge	Ġemmugħa	Short.
Euphorbia characias	Large Mediterranean Spurge	Tengħud tal-Ħaġar	Short.
Euphorbia dendroides	Tree Spurge	Tengħud tas-Siġra	Short.
Euphorbia exigua var. exigua	Dwarf Spurge	Tenghud Irqiq	Short.
Euphorbia exigua var. pycnophylla	Maltese Dwarf Spurge	Tengħud Irqiq ta' Malta	Short.
Euphorbia helioscopia	Sun Spurge	Tengħud Raddiena	Short.
Euphorbia hirsuta ( =Euphorbia pubescens )	Hairy Spurge	Maltese name not known	Short.
Euphorbia maculata ( =Chamaesyce maculata )	Spotted Spurge	Ġemmugħa ħamra	Short.
Euphorbia mauritanica	Smooth Creeping Milkweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Euphorbia melapetala ( =Euphorbia characias var. melapetala )	Large Sicilian Spurge	Tengħud tal-Ħaġar Sqalli	Short.
Euphorbia melitensis	Maltese Spurge	Tengħud tax-Xagħri	Short.
Euphorbia paralias	Sea Spurge	Tengħud tar-Ramel	Short.
Euphorbia peplis ( =Chamaesyce peplis )	Purple Spurge	Ġemmugħa tar-ramel	Short.
Euphorbia peploides ( =Euphorbia peplus var. minima )	Dwarf Petty Spurge	Tengħud Ċkejken tal-ġonna	Short.
Euphorbia peplus subsp. peplus ( =Euphorbia calabrica )	Petty Spurge	Tengħud tal-ġonna	Short.
Euphorbia pinea	Pine Spurge	Tengħud Komuni	Short.
Euphorbia pulcherrima	Poinsettia	Punsjetta	Short.
Euphorbia terracina	Coastal Spurge	Tengħud tax-Xatt	Short.
Evax pygmaea ( =Filago pygmaea )	Pygmy Cudweed	Evaks	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Fagonia cretica	Fagonia	Fagonja	Short.
Fallopia aubertii ( =Bilderdykia aubertii )	Silver Lace Vine	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fallopia convolvulus ( =Fallopia baldschuanica )	Black Bindweed	Leblieba ħadra	Short.
Fedia graciliflora ( =Fedia cornucopiae subsp. graciliflora )	no name	Sieq il-ħamiema	Short.
Ferula communis	Giant Fennel	Ferla	Short.
Ficus carica ( =Ficus carica var. domestica )	Fig tree	Tina	Short.
Ficus elastica ( =Ficus elastica var. decora )	Indian Rubber Tree	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ficus macrophylla ( =Ficus macrophylla subsp. columnaris )	Moreton Bay Fig	Fikus taz-zokk kbir	Short.
Ficus macrophylla	Moreton Bay Fig	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ficus microcarpa ( =Ficus nitida )	Chinese Banyan Tree	Fikus tat-toroq	Short.
Ficus rubiginosa ( =Ficus leichhardtii )	Rusty-leaved fig	Fikus tal-werqa msadda	Short.
Ficus rubiginosa var. glabrescens ( =Ficus australis )	Hairless Port Jackson fig	Fikus tal-Awstralja	Short.
Filago cossyrensis ( =Filago pyramidata var. gussonei )	Maltese Cudweed	Kabuccinella ta' Malta	Short.
Filago pyramidata ( =Filago vulgaris subsp. pyramidata )	Broad-leaved Cudweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Foeniculum vulgare	Fennel	Bużbież	Short.
Frankenia hirsuta ( =Frankenia laevis var. hirsuta )	Hairy Sea Heath	Erba Franka	Short.
Frankenia laevis	Sea Heath	Maltese name not known	Short.
Frankenia pulverulenta	Annual Sea Heath	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fraxinus angustifolia ( =Fraxinus oxycarpa )	Narrow-leaved Ash	Fraxxnu	Short.
Freesia refracta ( =Freesia corymbosa )	Common Freesia	Friżja	Short.
Fumana arabica ( =Helianthemum arabicum )	Mediterranean Rock Rose	Ċistu isfar	Short.
Fumana laevipes ( =Cistus laevipes )	no name	Ċistu tal-blat	Short.
Fumana laevis ( =Fumana laevis subsp. juniperina )	Smooth Thyme Rock Rose	Ċistu isfar lixx	Short.
Fumana thymifolia ( =Helianthemum thymifolium )	Thyme Rock Rose	Ċistu żgħir	Short.
Fumaria agraria	Field Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria bastardii ( =Fumaria affinis )	Tall Ramping Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria bicolor	Two-coloured Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria capreolata ( =Fumaria officinalis subsp. capreolata )	White Ramping Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria densiflora ( =Fumaria micrantha )	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria flabellata ( =Fumaria capreolata subsp. flabellata )	Southern Ramping Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria gaillardotii ( =Fumaria agraria subsp. major )	Italian Fumitory	Daħnet L-art kbira	Short.
Fumaria muralis ( =Fumaria capreolata subsp. muralis )	Common Ramping Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria officinalis ( =Fumaria viciosoi )	Common Fumitory	Daħnet L-art medja	Short.
Fumaria parviflora	Fine-leaved Fumitory	Daħnet l-art żgħira	Short.
Fumaria reuteri ( =Fumaria martinii )	Martin's Ramping Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Fumaria vaillantii ( =Fumaria caespitosa )	Few-flowered Fumitory	Maltese name not known	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Galactites tomentosa ( =Lupsia galactites )	Mediterranean Thistle	Xewk abjad	Short.
Galium aparine	Cleavers	Ħarxajja komuni	Short.
Galium murale	Yellow Bedstraw	Ħarxajja safra	Short.
Galium spurium	False Cleavers	Ħarxajja	Short.
Galium tricornutum ( =Galium tricorne )	Corn Cleavers	Ħarxajja ta' tlett iqran	Short.
Galium verrucosum ( =Galium saccharatum )	Southern Cleavers	Ħarxajja tal-felul	Short.
Gasteria acinacifolia	Gasteria	Maltese name not known	Short.
Geranium dissectum	Cut-leaved Crane's Bill	Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi	Short.
Geranium molle	Dove's foot Crane's Bill	Ġeranju tal-weraq artab	Short.
Geranium purpureum ( =Geranium robertianum subsp. purpureum )	Little Robin	Ġeranju roża	Short.
Geranium robertianum ( =Robertiella robertiana )	Herb Robert	Maltese name not known	Short.
Geranium rotundifolium	Round-Leaved Crane's Bill	Ġeranju tal-werqa tonda	Short.
Gladiolus byzantinus ( =Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus )	Mediterranean Gladiolus	Ħabb il-qamħ kbir	Short.
Gladiolus dubius	Small Gladiolus	Ħabb il-qamħ tal-wied	Short.
Gladiolus italicus	Field Gladiolus	Ħabb tal-qamħ tar-raba	Detailed
Glaucium flavum ( =Glaucium luteum )	Yellow Horned Poppy	Peprin isfar	Short.
Glebionis carinata ( =Chrysanthemum carinatum )	Three-coloured Chrysanthemum	Lellux ta' tlett kuluri	Short.
Glebionis coronaria ( =Chrysanthemum coronarium )	Crown Daisy	Lellux	Detailed
Glebionis segetum ( =Chrysanthemum segetum )	Corn Daisy	Lellux tar-raba	Short.
Gossypium herbaceum ( =Gossypium stocksii )	Levant Cotton	Qotton Malti	Short.
Gossypium hirsutum ( =Gossypium mexicanum )	American Cotton	Qotton ta' Gallipoli	Short.

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Harpullia arborea ( =Harpullia imbricata )	Tulip Wood-Tree	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hedera helix ( =Hedera taurica )	Ivy	Liedna	Short.
Hedypnois cretica ( =Hedypnois rhagadioloides subsp. cretica )	Variable Hyoseris	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hedypnois rhagadioloides	Variable Hyoseris	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hedysarum coronarium	Sulla	Silla	Short.
Hedysarum glomeratum ( =Hedysarum capitatum )	Clustered Sulla	Silla selvaġġa	Short.
Hedysarum spinosissimum ( =Hedysarum pallens )	Spiny Sulla	Silla bix-xewk	Short.
Helianthus annuus ( =Helianthus lenticularis )	Sunflower	Warda tax-xemx	Short.
Helianthus tuberosus	Jerusalem Artichoke	Artiċokk	Short.
Helichrysum melitense	Maltese Helichrysium	Sempreviva ta' Għawdex	Short.
Heliotropium curassavicum	Salt Heliotrope	Maltese name not known	Short.
Heliotropium europaeum	Common Heliotrope	Vanilja bajda	Detailed
Herniaria cinerea ( =Herniaria hirsuta subsp. cinerea )	Grey Rupture-Wort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Herniaria hirsuta	Hairy Rupture-Wort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Rose of China	Babiskuwa	Short.
Himantoglossum robertianum ( =Barlia robertiana )	Giant Orchid	Orkida Kbira	Detailed
Hippocrepis ciliata ( =Hippocrepis dicarpa )	Lesser Horseshoe Vetch	Xintilli	Short.
Hippocrepis emerus ( =Coronilla emerus )	Pale Crown Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hippocrepis multisiliquosa ( =Hippocrepis ambigua )	Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch	Xintilli komuni	Short.
Hippocrepis unisiliquosa ( =Hippocrepis unisiliquosa )	Single-flowered Horseshoe Vetch	Xintilli żgħira	Short.
Hirschfeldia incana ( =Brassica adpressa )	Hoary Mustard	Mustarda selvaġġa	Detailed
Hyacinthus orientalis	Garden Hyacinth	Ġjacint	Short.
Hylocereus undatus ( =Cereus undatus )	Red Pitaya	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hymenocarpos circinnatus ( =Circinnus circinnatus )	Spiny Kidney Vetch	Nefel ta' Għawdex	Short.
Hymenolobus revelierei subsp. sommieri ( =Hutchinsia procumbens forma sommieri )	Maltese Hymenolobus	Ġargir ta' Kemmuna	Short.
Hyoscyamus albus	White Henbane	Mammażejża	Detailed
Hyoscyamus niger	Henbane	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hyoseris frutescens	Maltese Hyoseris	Żigland ta' Għawdex	Short.
Hyoseris radiata	Perennial Hyoseris	Żigland tal-pizzi	Short.
Hyoseris scabra	Annual Hyoseris	Żigland	Short.
Hypecoum imberbe ( =Hypecoum grandiflorum )	Beardless Hypecoum	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hypecoum procumbens	Sickle-fruited Hypecoum	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hypericum aegypticum ( =Triadenia aegyptica )	Shrubby St. John's Wort	Fexfiex tal-irdum	Short.
Hypericum australe ( =Hypericum humifusum subsp. australe )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Hypericum pubescens ( =Hypericum tomentosum )	Pubescent St. John's Wort	Fexfiex sufi	Short.
Hypericum triquetrifolium ( =Hypericum crispum )	Wavy-leaved Saint John's Wort	Fexfiex tar-Raba	Detailed
Hypochoeris achyrophorus ( =Hedypnois aetnensis )	Mediterranean Catsear	Żigland żgħir	Short.
Hypochoeris cretensis	Southern Catsear	Maltese name not known	Short.

I
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ipomoea alba ( =Ipomoea bona-nox )	Moonflower vine	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ipomoea cairica ( =Convolvulus cairica )	Ivy-leaved Morning Glory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ipomoea indica ( =Convolvulus indica )	Ocean Blue Morning Glory	Kampanella	Short.
Ipomoea purpurea	Common Morning Glory	Maltese name not known	Short.
Iris florentina ( =Iris germanica subsp. Florentina )	Florentine Iris	Fjurduliż abjad	Short.
Iris foetidissima	Stinking Iris	Fjurduliż tal-Bosk	Short.
Iris germanica ( =Iris x germanica )	Garden Iris	Fjurduliż ikħal	Short.
Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Iris	Fjurduliż tal-ilma	Short.
Iris pseudopumila	Southern Dwarf Iris	Bellus	Detailed
Iris sicula ( =Iris pallida )	Sicilian Iris	Fjurduliż Sqalli	Short.
Iris tectorum ( =Iris fimbriata )	Chinese Iris	Maltese name not known	Short.
Iris xiphium	Spanish Iris	Fjurduliż tal-ġonna	Short.
Isoetes histrix var. subinermis ( =Cephaloceraton histrix )	Sand Quillwort	Isoetes	Short.

J
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Jacaranda mimosifolia ( =Jacaranda acutifolia )	Blue Jacaranda	Maltese name not known	Short.
Jacobaea maritima subsp. sicula ( =Senecio bicolor )	Sicilian Silver Ragwort	Kromb il-baħar isfar	Short.
Jasminum azoricum ( =Jasminum trifoliatum )	Azores Jasmine	Maltese name not known	Short.
Juglans regia ( =Juglans fallax )	Walnut	Ġewża	Short.
Juncellus distachyos ( =Cyperus distachyos )	Mediterranean Galingale	Maltese name not known	Short.
Juncus acutus	Sharp-Pointed Rush	Simar Lixx	Short.
Juncus articulatus	Jointed Rush	Simar	Short.
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	Simar żgħir	Short.
Juncus capitatus	Dwarf Rush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Juncus hybridus ( =Juncus bufonius subsp. hybridus )	Hybrid Toad Rush	Simar żgħir	Short.
Juncus maritimus	Sea Rush	Simar tal-baħar	Short.
Juncus subulatus ( =Juncus multiflorus )	Somerset Rush	Simar tal-ilma	Short.
Juniperus phoenicea	Phoenician Juniper	Ġnibru	Short.
Justicia adhatoda ( =Adhatoda vasica )	Malabar Nut	Ġustizja	Short.

K
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Kalanchoe daigremontiana ( =Bryophyllum daigremontianum )	Devil's Backbone	Maltese name not known	Short.
Kalanchoe delagoensis ( =Bryophyllum tubiflorum )	Mother of Millions	Maltese name not known	Short.
Kickxia commutata ( =Linaria commutata )	Mediterranean Fluellen	Xatbet l-art vjola	Short.
Kickxia elatine ( =Linaria elatine )	Round-leaved Fluellen	Xatbet l-art skars	Short.
Kickxia spuria ( =Linaria spuria )	Round leaved Fluellen	Xetbet l-art safra	Detailed
Kundmannia sicula	Kundmannia	Kudmannja ta' Sqallija	Short.

L
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Lactuca saligna ( =Lactuca virgata )	Least Lettuce	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lactuca sativa ( =Lactuca capitata )	Lettuce	Ħass	Short.
Lactuca serriola ( =Lactuca scariola )	Prickly Lettuce	Ħass Salvaġġ tal-Pizzi	Detailed
Lactuca virosa ( =Lactuca patersonii )	Great Lettuce	Ħass selvaġġ	Short.
Lagunaria patersonii ( =Hibiscus patersonii )	Primrose Tree	Lagunarja	Short.
Lagurus ovatus	Hare's Tail Grass	Denb il-fenek	Short.
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit Dead Nettle	Kapilliera	Short.
Lampranthus multiradiatus ( =Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum )	Creeping Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lampranthus spectabilis ( =Mesembryanthemum spectabile )	Trailing Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lantana camara ( =Lantana armata )	Lantana	Lantana	Short.
Lantana montevidensis	Trailing Lantana	Lantana xeblieka	Short.
Lapeirousia laxa ( =Anometheca cruenta )	African Lapeyrousia	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus annuus ( =Lathyrus chius )	Annual Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus aphaca ( =Lathyrus affinis )	Yellow Vetchling	Porvlina	Short.
Lathyrus cicera	Chickling Vetch	Ġilbiena tas-Serp	Short.
Lathyrus clymenum ( =Lathyrus articulatus var. clymenum )	Crimson Pea	Ġilbiena tas-serp	Short.
Lathyrus gorgoni ( =Lathyrus amoenus )	R Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus inconspicuus ( =Lathyrus erectus )	Inconspicuous Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus ochrus	Pale Pea	Ġilbiena bajda	Short.
Lathyrus odoratus ( =Lathyrus cyprius )	Sweet Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus setifolius	Red Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lathyrus sphaericus ( =Lathyrus coccineus )	Round Pea	Maltese name not known	Short.
Launaea resedifolia ( =Zollikoferia resedifolia )	Divided-leaved Sow Thistle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Laurus nobilis	Bay Laurel	Siġra tar-rand	Short.
Lavandula angustifolia ( =Lavandula officinalis )	Common Lavender	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lavandula dentata	French Lavender	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lavandula multifida	Fern-leaved Lavender	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lavatera arborea ( =Lavatera dendromorpha )	Tree Mallow	Ħobbejża tas-siġra	Short.
Lavatera cretica ( =Lavatera cavanillesii )	Cornish Mallow	Ħobbejża wieqfa	Short.
Lavatera trimestris ( =Stegia trimestris )	Rose Mallow	Ħobbejża tal-warda kbira	Short.
Legousia hybrida var. foliosa ( =Specularia hybrida )	Venus looking Glass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lemna minor	Common Duckweed	Lemna komuni	Short.
Leontodon tuberosus	Tuberous Hawkbit	Żigland tal-għerq	Short.
Lepidium graminifolium	Grass-leaved Pepperwort	Buttuniera wieqfa	Short.
Lepidium sativum ( =Nasturtium crispum )	Garden Cress	Maltese name not known	Short.
Leucaena leucocephala ( =Leucaena glauca )	Lead Tree	Gażżija Bajda	Short.
Leucanthemum vulgare ( =Chrysanthemum leucanthemum )	Oxe-eye Daisy	Maltese name not known	Short.
Limbarda crithmoides ( =Inula crithmoides )	Golden Samphire	Xorbett	Detailed
Limonium melitense	Maltese Sea Lavender	Limonju ta' Malta	Short.
Limonium serotinum ( =Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Limonium sinuatum ( =Statice sinuata )	English Statice	Limonju	Short.
Limonium virgatum ( =Limonium oleifolium )	Violet Sea Lavender	Limonju tal-baħar	Short.
Limonium zeraphae	Zerapha's Sea Lavender	Limonju ta' Żerafa	Short.
Linaria chalepensis ( =Antirrhinum chalepensis )	Mediterranean Toadflax	Maltese name not known	Short.
Linaria pseudolaxiflora	Maltese Toadflax	Papoċċi ta' Malta	Detailed
Linaria triphylla	Three-coloured Toadflax	Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet	Short.
Linum bienne ( =Linum angustifolium )	Pale Flax	Kittien ikħal	Short.
Linum decumbens	Ascending Flax	Kittien aħmar	Short.
Linum grandiflorum ( =Linum rubrum )	Scarlet Flax	Maltese name not known	Short.
Linum strictum	Upright Flax	Kittien tal-imħarbat	Short.
Linum trigynum ( =Linum gallicum )	Southern Flax	Kittien isfar	Short.
Linum usitatissimum	Common Flax	Kittien	Short.
Lippia nodiflora ( =Lippia repens )	Lippia	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lithospermum arvense ( =Buglossoides arvense )	Field Gromwell	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lobularia maritima	Sweet Alyssum	Buttuniera	Detailed
Lonicera implexa	Evergreen Honeysuckle	Qarn il-mogħża	Short.
Lonicera japonica ( =Lonicera chinensis )	Japanese Honeysuckle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Lotus cytisoides ( =Lotus creticus subsp. cytisoides )	Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil	Għantux tal-blat	Short.
Lotus edulis	Edible Birdsfoot Trefoil	Qrempuċ	Short.
Lotus halophilus ( =Lotus pusillus )	Sand Restharrow	Għantux tar-Ramel	Short.
Lotus ornithopodioides	Clustered Birdsfoot Trefoil	Għantux sieq l-għasfur	Short.
Lotus preslii ( =Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii )	no name	Għantux	Short.
Lycium chinense ( =Lycium ovatum )	Chinese Tea Tree	Għawseġ taċ-Ċina	Short.
Lycium europaeum	Mediterranean Tea Tree	Għawseġ tal-Mediterran	Short.
Lycium ferrocissimum ( =Lycium macrocalyx )	African Tea Tree	Għawseġ tal-Afrika	Short.
Lycium intricatum ( =Lycium europaeum var. intricatum )	Southern Tea Tree	Għawseġ	Short.
Lycopersicum esculentum ( =Solanum lycopersicon )	Tomato	Tadama	Short.
Lythrum hyssopifolia	Grass-Poly	Litrum tal-għadajjar	Short.
Lythrum junceum ( =Lythrum graefferi )	Creeping Loosestrife	Litrum tal-ilma	Short.

M
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Macfadyena unguis-cati ( =Doxantha unguis-cati )	Cat-claw ivy	Maltese name not known	Short.
Maclura pomifera ( =Toxylon pomiferum )	Osage Orange	Maltese name not known	Short.
Mahonia aquifolium ( =Berbis aquifolium )	Oregon Grape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Malephora crocea ( =Mesembryanthemum croceum )	Red Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Malephora lutea ( =Mesembryanthemum luteum )	Rocky Point Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Malephora purpureo-crocea ( =Crocanthus purpureocroceus )	Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant	Maltese name not known	Short.
Malope malacoides subsp. malacoides	Hairy Mallow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Malus domestica ( =Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis )	Cultivated Apple	Tuffieħ selvaġġ	Short.
Malus sylvestris ( =Malus communis subsp. sylvestris )	Crab Apple	Tuffieħ	Short.
Malva cretica	Mediterranean Mallow	Ħobbejża tat-toroq	Short.
Malva nicaeensis ( =Malva montana )	Southern Mallow	Ħobbejża mitfija	Short.
Malva parviflora ( =Malva microcarpa )	Least Mallow	Ħobbejża tal-warda żgħira	Short.
Malva sylvestris ( =Malva hirsuta )	Common Mallow	Ħobbejża tar-raba	Short.
Marrubium vulgare	White Horehound	Marrubja bajda	Short.
Matricaria aurea ( =Chamomilla aurea )	Golden Mayweed	Kamumilla nana	Short.
Matricaria recutita ( =Matricaria chamomilla )	Scented Mayweed	Kamumilla	Short.
Matthiola incana subsp. incana ( =Matthiola glabra )	Hoary Stocks	Giżi	Short.
Matthiola incana subsp. melitensis	Maltese Stocks	Giżi ta' Malta	Short.
Matthiola longipetala ( =Cheiranthus longipetalus )	Night-scented Stock	Giżi ta' lejl	Short.
Matthiola lunata ( =Matthiola anoplia )	Spanish stocks	Giżi ta' Spanja	Short.
Matthiola tricuspidata	Three-horned Stocks	Ġiżi tal-baħar	Short.
Medicago arabica ( =Medicago maculata )	Spotted Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago arborea	Tree Medick	Siġret in-nefel	Short.
Medicago ciliaris ( =Medicago intertexta subsp. ciliata )	Ciliate Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago doliata ( =Medicago aculeata )	Straight-spined Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago intertexta	Prickly Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago italica ( =Medicago tornata )	Hairy Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago littoralis ( =Medicago arenaria )	Coastal Medick	Nefel tax-xtut	Short.
Medicago lupulina ( =Medicago appenina )	Black Medick	Nefel iswed	Short.
Medicago lupulina var. cupaniana ( =Medicago cupaniana )	Cupani Black Medick	Nefel iswed	Short.
Medicago marina	Sea Medick	Nefel tar-ramel	Short.
Medicago minima	Burr Medick	Nefel żgħir	Short.
Medicago monspeliaca ( =Trigonella monspeliaca )	Hairy Trigonella	Nefel	Short.
Medicago murex ( =Medicago sicula )	Spiny Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago orbicularis ( =Medicago marginata )	Round-fruited Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago polymorpha ( =Medicago apiculata )	Toothed Medick	Nefel komuni	Short.
Medicago polymorpha var. brevispina ( =Medicago denticulata var. brevispina )	Short-Toothed Medick	Nefel komuni	Short.
Medicago rigidula ( =Medicago agrestis )	Field Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago rugosa ( =Medicago elegans )	Rugose Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	Nefel	Short.
Medicago truncatula ( =Medicago tentaculata )	Mediterranean Medick	Nefel	Short.
Medicago tuberculata ( =Medicago turbinata )	Southern Medick	Nefel	Short.
Melia azedarach ( =Melia japonica )	Indian Lilac	Siġra tat-tosku	Short.
Melilotus elegans	Elegant Melilot	Maltese name not known	Short.
Melilotus indicus ( =Melilotus parviflorus )	Small Melilot	Trew tat-toroq	Short.
Melilotus infestus ( =Melilotus rigidus )	Round-fruited Melilot	Trew	Short.
Melilotus italicus	Italian Melilot	Maltese name not known	Short.
Melilotus messanensis ( =Melilotus siculus )	Southern Melilot	Trew	Short.
Melilotus segetalis ( =Melilotus sulcatus subsp. segetalis )	Corn Melilot	Trew	Short.
Melilotus sulcatus ( =Melilotus compactus )	Mediterranean Melilot	Trew komuni	Short.
Melissa officinalis	Balm	Nagħniegħ in-naħal	Short.
Mentha aquatica	Water Mint	Nagħniegħ selvaġġ	Short.
Mentha pulegium	Peppermint	Plejju	Short.
Mentha spicata ( =Mentha viridis )	Spear Mint	Nagħniegħ	Short.
Mentha suaveolens ( =Mentha rotundifolia )	Round-leaved Mint	Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ	Short.
Mentha x piperita ( =Mentha balsamea )	Peppermint	Nagħniegħ tas-seba' rwejjaħ	Short.
Mercurialis ambigua ( =Merculialis annua var. ambigua )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Mercurialis annua	Annual Mercury	Burikba	Short.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium ( =Aptenia cordifolia )	Heart-leaved Ice Plant	Widnet il-Ħanżir	Short.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ( =Cryophytum crystallinum )	Crystal Ice Plant	Kristallina tar-ramel	Short.
Mesembryanthemum lancifolia ( =Aptenia lancifolia )	Lance-leaved Ice Plant	Qrun il-Baqra	Short.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum ( =Cryophytum nodiflorum )	Lesser Crystal Ice Plant	Kristallina tal-blat	Short.
Mespilus germanica ( =Mespilus sylvestris )	Medlar	Fomm il-lipp	Short.
Micromeria graeca ( =Satureja graeca )	Greek Savory	Sagħtrija Griega	Short.
Micromeria microphylla ( =Satureja microphylla )	Maltese savory	Xpakkapietra	Short.
Minuartia mediterranea	Mediterranean Sandwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Mirabilis jalapa ( =Mirabilis odorata )	Four o'clock Flower	Ħummejr	Short.
Misopates calycinum	Pale Lesser Snapdragon	Papoċċi skars	Short.
Misopates orontium ( =Antirrhinum orontium )	Lesser Snapdragon	Papoċċi rqiq	Detailed
Moraea sisyrinchium ( =Gynandriris sisyrinchium )	Barbary Nut Iris	Fjurduliż salvaġġ	Short.
Morus alba	White Mulberry	Ċawsla	Short.
Morus alba var. pendulum	Weeping Mulberry	Ċawsla	Short.
Morus nigra	Black Mulberry	Tuta	Short.
Musa paradisiaca ( =Musa sapientum )	Banana	Banana	Short.
Muscari commutatum	Dark Grape Hyacinth	Muskari skuri	Detailed
Muscari comosum ( =Leopoldia comosa )	Tassel Grape Hyacinth	Basal il-ħnieżer	Short.
Muscari neglectum ( =Muscari compactum )	Southern Grape Hyacinth	Maltese name not known	Short.
Muscari parviflorum	Autumn Grape Hyacinth	Ġjaċint tal-Ħarifa	Detailed
Myoporum insulare ( =Myoporum serratum )	no name	Mijoporum	Short.
Myoporum laetum ( =Myoporum tenuifolium )	Mousehole Tree	Mijoporum tal-werqa wiesgħa	Short.
Myosotis ramosissima ( =Myosotis collina )	Early Forget-me-not	Widnet il-ġurdien	Short.
Myriophyllum verticillatum	Whorl-leaf Water-milfoil	Maltese name not known	Short.
Myrtus communis	Myrtle	Riħan	Short.
Myrtus communis	Common Myrtle	Riħan	Short.

N
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Narcissus elegans ( =Hermione elegans )	Elegant Narcissus	Narċis imwaħħar skars	Short.
Narcissus papyraceus	White Narcissus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Narcissus serotinus	Late Narcissus	Narċis imwaħħar	Detailed
Narcissus tazetta	French Daffodil	Narċis	Detailed
Nasturtium officinale ( =Nasturtium aquatica )	Watercress	Krexxuni	Short.
Nauplius aquaticus ( =Asteriscus aquaticus )	Golden Star	Għajn il-baqra tax-xatt	Short.
Neatostema apulum ( =Lithospermum apulum )	Yellow Gromwell	Maltese name not known	Short.
Neotinea lactea ( =Orchis lactea )	Milky Orchid	Orkida Bajda tat-Tikek	Short.
Neotinea maculata ( =Orchis intacta )	Dense-flowered Orchid	Orkida Rqiqa	Short.
Neotinea tridentata subsp. conica ( =Orchis conica )	Spotted Milky Orchid	Orkida tat-Tikek	Detailed
Nerium oleander ( =Nerium indicum )	Oleander	Siġra tad-Difel	Short.
Neslia apiculata ( =Neslia paniculata var. apiculata )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Nicotiana glauca	Glaucous Tobacco	Tabakk tas-swar	Short.
Nigella damascena ( =Nigella arvensis subsp. minor )	Love-in-a-mist	Sieq il-brimba	Short.
Nothoscordum borbonicum ( =Nothoscordum inodorum )	Fragrant False Garlic	Tewm tal-qsari	Short.
Notobasis syriaca ( =Cirsium syriacum )	Horse Thistle	Xewk tax-xitan	Short.
Nymphaea alba	European White Waterlily	Maltese name not known	Short.

O
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ocimum basilicum	Basil	Ħabaq	Short.
Oenanthe globulosa	Round-headed Water Dropwort	Karfus tal-wied	Short.
Olea europaea subsp. europaea	Olive	Żebbuġa	Short.
Olea europaea subsp. oleaster ( =Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris )	Wild Olive	Żebbuġa selvaġġa	Short.
Ononis alopecuroides ( =Ononis baetica )	Foxtail Restharrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ononis biflora ( =Ononis geminiflora )	Two-flowered Restharrow	Broxka ta' żewġ fjuri	Short.
Ononis mitissima	Mediterranean Restharrow	Broxka tat-tafal	Short.
Ononis natrix subsp. ramosissima ( =Ononis foliosa )	Bush Restharrow	Broxka ta' Għawdex	Short.
Ononis oligophylla	Few-leaved Restharrow	Trew tat-tafal	Short.
Ononis ornithopodioides	Bird Restharrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ononis reclinata ( =Ononis inclusa )	Small Restharrow	Broxka	Short.
Ononis sieberi ( =Ononis viscosa subsp. sieberi )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ononis variegata ( =Ononis euphrasiifolia )	Villous Restharrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ononis viscosa subsp. viscosa	Sticky Restharrow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Onopordum argolicum ( =Onopordum sibthorpianum )	Argolian Cotton Thistle	Xewk ta' Għawdex	Short.
Ophrys apifera ( =Ophrys arachnites )	Bee Orchid	Naħla	Short.
Ophrys bertolonii ( =Ophrys romolini )	Bertoloni's Bee Orchid	Dubbiena ta' Bertoloni	Short.
Ophrys bombyliflora ( =Ophrys tabanifera )	Bumble-Bee Orchid	Brimba Griża	Detailed
Ophrys bombyliflora var. parviflora	Small-flowered Bumble-Bee Orchid	Brimba Griża żgħira	Short.
Ophrys caesiella ( =Ophrys gazella )	Maltese Brown Orchid	Dubbiena Bikrija ta' Malta	Detailed
Ophrys incubacea ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata )	Spider orchid	Brimba tal-Ġwienaħ	Short.
Ophrys iricolor subsp. lojaconoi ( =Ophrys lojaconoi )	Lojaconoi's Rainbow Bee Orchid	Dubbiena ta' Lojakonoj	Short.
Ophrys iricolor subsp. mesaritica ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis )	Cretan Rainbow Bee Orchid	Dubbiena ta' Kreta	Detailed
Ophrys iricolor subsp. vallesiana ( =Ophrys vallesiana )	Valles' Rainbow Bee Orchid	Dubbiena ta' Tuneż	Short.
Ophrys lacaitae ( =Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae )	Yellow Spider Orchid	Brimba sSafra	Short.
Ophrys lunulata ( =Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata )	Moon Spider Orchid	Brimba tal-Qamar	Short.
Ophrys lupercalis ( =Ophrys fusca subsp. luperclaes )	Lupercales Bee Orchid	Dubbiena tax-Xitwa	Short.
Ophrys lutea subsp. phryganae ( =Ophrys phyrganae )	Phyrgana Yellow Bee Orchid	Żunżana tal-Frigana	Short.
Ophrys lutea subsp. sicula ( =Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea )	Sicilian Yellow Bee Orchid	Żunżana ż-Żgħira	Short.
Ophrys melitensis ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. melitensis )	Maltese Spider Orchid	Brimba sewda	Detailed
Ophrys oxyrrhynchos ( =Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos )	Beaked Spider Orchid	Brimba ta' Sqallija	Short.
Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. calliantha ( =Ophrys calliantha )	Elegant Spider Orchid	Brimba tal-fjuri sbieħ	Short.
Ophrys passionis ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis )	Passion-of-Christ Spider Orchid	Brimba tal-Passjoni ta' Kristu	Short.
Ophrys speculum ( =Ophrys ciliata )	Mirror Orchid	Dubbiena Kaħla	Short.
Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora ( =Ophrys grandiflora )	Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid	Naħla kbira	Short.
Ophrys x tumentia ( =Ophrys pectus )	Large-breasted Bee orchid	Dubbiena ta' Sidirha Kbir	Short.
Opuntia dillenii ( =Cactus indicus )	Erect Prickly Pear	Maltese name not known	Short.
Opuntia ficus-indica ( =Opuntia ficus-barbarica )	Prickly Pear	Bajtar tax-xewk	Short.
Opuntia microdasys ( =Opuntia macrocalyx )	Bunny Ears Cactus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Opuntia pilifera	Cocoche Loco	Maltese name not known	Short.
Opuntia vulgaris	Prickly Pear Cactus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orchis italica ( =Orchis undulatifolia )	Naked Man Orchid	Ħajja u Mejta tal-Werqa Fdewxa	Short.
Origanum dictamnus ( =Dictamnus creticus )	Dittany	Riegnu ta' Ġnien il-Kbir	Short.
Origanum majorana	Marjoram	Merqtux	Short.
Origanum onites ( =Majorana onites )	White Marjoram	Riegnu abjad	Short.
Origanum vulgare	Oregano	Riegnu selvaġġ	Short.
Ornithogalum arabicum	Large Star of Bethlehem	Ħalib it-tajr kbir	Short.
Ornithogalum divergens	Lesser Star of Bethlehem	Ħalib it-tajr skars	Detailed
Ornithogalum narbonense	Southern Star of Bethlehem	Ħalib it-tajr żgħir	Short.
Orobanche canescens	Yellow Broomrape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orobanche caryophyllacea	Bedstraw Broomrape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orobanche cernua	Drooping Broomrape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orobanche clausonis	Glandular Broomrape	Budebbus vjola u abjad	Short.
Orobanche crenata	Bean Broomrape	Budebbus tal-ful	Short.
Orobanche densiflora var. melitensis	Dense-flowered Broomrape	Budebbus tar-ramel	Short.
Orobanche hederae	Ivy Broomrape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orobanche lavandulacea ( =Kopsia lavandulacea )	Lavender Broomrape	Budebbus vjola	Short.
Orobanche minor ( =Orobanche barbata )	Common Broomrape	Maltese name not known	Short.
Orobanche picridis ( =Orobanche loricata )	Ox-tongue Broomrape	Budebbus isfar	Short.
Orobanche pubescens ( =Orobanche versicolor )	Hairy Broomrape	Budebbus muswaf	Short.
Orobanche sanguinea ( =Orobanche crinita )	Bloody Broomrape	Budebbus demmi	Short.
Osteospermum jucundum ( =Dimorphotheca jucundum )	African Daisy	Maltese name not known	Short.
Otanthus maritimus ( =Diotis candidissima )	Cottonweed	Santolina tar-ramel	Short.
Oxalis corniculata ( =Oxalis micrantha )	Creeping Wood Sorrel	Ingliża żgħira	Short.
Oxalis debilis	Pink Wood Sorrel	Maltese name not known	Short.
Oxalis fontana ( =Oxalis eurpaea )	Yellow Wood Sorrel	Ingliża Wieqfa	Detailed
Oxalis pes-caprae	Bermuda Buttercup	Ħaxixa Ingliża	Detailed

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Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Paliurus spina-christi ( =Rhamnus paliurus )	Christ's Thorn Tree	Xewk tal-Kuruna ta' Kristu	Short.
Pallenis spinosa ( =Asteriscus spinosus )	Spiny Golden Star	Għajn il-baqra xewwikija	Short.
Pancratium foetidum	Stinking Sea Daffodil	Pankrazju tal-Ħarifa	Short.
Pancratium maritimum	Sea Daffodil	Pankrazju selvaġġ	Detailed
Papaver dubium ( =Papaver rhoeas subsp. dubium )	Long-headed Poppy	peprin tal-frotta twila	Short.
Papaver hybridum	Rough poppy	Peprin tal-Lanzit	Detailed
Papaver pinnatifidum ( =Papaver rhoeas subsp. pinnatifidum )	Mediterranean Poppy	peprin tal-istammi sofor	Short.
Papaver rhoeas	Red Poppy	Peprina ħamra	Detailed
Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerum	Opium Poppy	Xaħxieħ Vjola	Detailed
Paraserianthes lophantha ( =Albizia lophantha )	Cape Leeuwin Wattle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Parentucella viscosa ( =Bartsia viscosa )	Yellow Bartsia	Perlina safra	Short.
Parietaria judaica ( =Parietaria diffusa )	Pellitory-of-the-wall	Xeħt ir-riħ komuni	Short.
Parietaria lusitanica	Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall	Xeħt ir-riħ komuni tad-dell	Short.
Paronychia argentea	Silvery Paronychia	Maltese name not known	Short.
Paronychia macrosepala ( =Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Paspalum dilatatum	Golden Crown Grass	Paspalum	Short.
Passiflora caerulea	Passion Flower	Fjura tal-passjoni	Short.
Passiflora perfoliata	Leafy Passion Flower	Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka	Short.
Passiflora x violaceae	Violet Passion flower	Fjura tal-passjoni (vjola)	Short.
Pelargonium x hortorum ( =Pelargonium x hybridum )	Garden Geranium	Sardinell	Short.
Periploca angustifolia ( =Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia )	African Wolfbane	Siġret il-Ħarir	Detailed
Persicaria glabra ( =Polygonum glabrum )	Dense-flowered Knotweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Persicaria lanigera ( =Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. lanigera )	African Persicaria	Persikarja roża	Short.
Persicaria lapathifolia ( =Polygonum lapathifolium )	Pale Persicaria	Maltese name not known	Short.
Persicaria salicifolia ( =Polygonum serrulatum )	Willow-leaved Knotgrass	Persikarja tal-Baħrija	Short.
Persicaria senegalensis ( =Polygonum senegalensis )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Petroselinum sativum ( =Petroselinum crispum )	Wild Parsley	Tursin	Short.
Petunia x hybrida	Petunia	Petunja	Short.
Phagnalon graecum subsp. ginzbergeri ( =Phagnalon rupestre subsp. graecum )	Eastern Phagnalon	Lixka komuni	Short.
Phagnalon rupestre ( =Phagnalon spathulatum )	Rock Phagnalon	Lixka tal-blat	Short.
Phaseolus vulgaris	Common Bean	Fażola	Short.
Phelipanche mutelii ( =Orobanche mutelii )	Dwarf Broomrape	Budebbus tal-Ingliża qasir	Short.
Phelipanche nana subsp. melitensis ( =Orobanche nana subsp. melitensis )	Maltese Dwarf Sorrel Broomrape	Budebbus tal-Ingliża abjad	Short.
Phelipanche nana subsp. nana ( =Orobanche nana )	Dwarf Sorrel Broomrape	Budebbus tal-Ingliża vjola	Short.
Phillyrea latifolia	Mock Privet	Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa	Short.
Phillyrea media ( =Phillyrea latifolia subsp. media )	Mock Privet	Olivastru	Short.
Phlomis fruticosa	Great Sage	Salvja tal-Madonna	Short.
Phoenix canariensis	Canary Islands Date Palm	Palma tal-Kannizzati	Short.
Phoenix dactylifera	Date Palm	Palma tat-Tamar	Short.
Phymosia umbellata ( =Sphaeralcea umbellata )	Mexican Bush Mallow	Maltese name not known	Short.
Physalis peruviana ( =Physalis pubescens var. peruviana )	Peruvian Cape Gooseberry	Tuffieħ tal-fanal	Short.
Phytolacca americana ( =Phytolacca decandra )	American Pokeweed	Russett	Short.
Phytolacca dioica ( =Phytolacca arborea )	Ombu	Maltese name not known	Short.
Picris echioides ( =Helminthotheca echioides )	Bristly Oxtongue	Ilsien il-baqra xewwikija	Short.
Picris hieracioides subsp. spinulosa ( =Picris kelleriana )	Hawkweed Oxtongue	Maltese name not known	Short.
Pimpinella anisum ( =Anisum officinarum )	Anise	Anisi	Short.
Pimpinella peregrina ( =Pimpinella taurica )	Southern Burnet Saxifrage	Sensiela	Short.
Pinus brutia	Calabrian Pine	Żnuber tal-Lvant	Short.
Pinus canariensis	Canary Islands Pine	Żnuber tal-gżejjer Kanarji	Short.
Pinus halepensis	Aleppo Pine	Żnuber	Short.
Pinus pinaster	Maritime pine	Żnuber tal-kosta	Short.
Pinus pinea	Stone Pine	Żnuber tal-ikel	Short.
Pistacia atlantica	Atlas Pistachio	Maltese name not known	Short.
Pistacia lentiscus	Lentisk	Deru	Short.
Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthus ( =Pistacia mutica )	Terebinth Tree	Skornabekk	Short.
Pistacia vera	Pistacio Tree	Siġra tal-Pistacja	Short.
Pistacia x saportae	Hybrid Mastic Tree	Deru bagħal	Short.
Pittosporum tobira	Japanese Mock Orange	Pittosporum	Short.
Plantago afra ( =Plantago psyllium )	Glandular Plantain	Żerrigħet il-briegħed	Short.
Plantago albicans	Downy Plantain	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plantago altissima	Narrow-leaved Plantain	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plantago bellardi	Hairy Plantain	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plantago coronopus	Buck's horn Plantain	Biżbula tal-baħar	Short.
Plantago crypsoides	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plantago lagopus	Mediterranean Plantain	Biżbula komuni	Short.
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	Biżbula selvaġġa	Short.
Plantago macrorrhiza subsp. humilis ( =Plantago coronopus subsp. macrorrhiza )	Perennial Buck's horn Plantain	Biżbula tax-xatt	Short.
Plantago major subsp. major	Greater Plantain	Biżbula kbira	Short.
Plantago serraria	Toothed Plantain	Biżbula tas-snien	Short.
Plantago weldenii ( =Plantago coronopus subsp. weldenii )	Welden's Plantain	Salib l-art	Short.
Platanus acerifolia ( =Platanus hybrida )	European Plane Tree	Siġra tad-Dorf	Short.
Plectranthus amboinicus ( =Coleus amboinicus )	Cuban oregano	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plumbago auriculata ( =Plumbago capensis )	Cape Leadwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Plumbago europaea	European Plumbago	Pjombina selvaġġa	Short.
Podospermum laciniatum ( =Scorzonera laciniata )	Divided-leaved Viper's Grass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Podospermum resedifolium ( =Scorzonera resedifolia )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polycarpon alsinifolium	Few-flowered Allseed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polycarpon diphyllum	Two-leaved Allseed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polycarpon tetraphyllum	Four-leaved Allseed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygala monspeliaca	Mediterranean Milkwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygala myrtifolia ( =Polygala x dalmaisiana )	African Milkwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygonatum multiflorum ( =Convallaria multiflora )	Solomon's Seal	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygonum arenastrum ( =Polygonum aviculare subsp. arenastrum )	Prostrate Knotgrass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygonum aviculare ( =Polygonum nanum )	Knotgrass	Lewża tar-raba	Short.
Polygonum bellardii ( =Polygonum nudum )	Narrow-leaved Knotgrass	Maltese name not known	Short.
Polygonum maritimum	Sea Knotgrass	Lewża tal-baħar	Short.
Polypodium vulgare subsp. melitensis	Maltese Polypody	Felċi ta' Malta	Short.
Populus alba ( =Populus canadensis )	White Poplar	Siġra tal-Luq	Short.
Portulaca oleracea	Purslane	Burdlieqa	Short.
Posidonia oceanica	Posidonia	Alka	Short.
Potamogeton pectinatus ( =Stuckenia pectinata )	Fennel Pondweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Potentilla reptans	Creeping Cinquefoil	Frawla selvaġġa	Short.
Prasium majus	White Hedge-Nettle	Te` Sqalli	Short.
Prospero autumnale ( =Scilla autumnalis )	Autumn Squill	Għansar tal-Ħarifa	Detailed
Prunus armeniaca ( =Armeniaca vulgaris )	Apricot	Berquqa	Short.
Prunus cerasifera ( =Prunus divaricata )	Cherry Plum	Għanbaqar	Short.
Prunus cerasus ( =Prunus acida )	Dwarf Cherry	Amarena	Short.
Prunus domestica subsp. domestica ( =Prunus communis )	Plum	Pruna	Short.
Prunus dulcis ( =Prunus amygdalus )	Almond	Lewża	Short.
Prunus insititia ( =Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia )	Bullace	Maltese name not known	Short.
Prunus mahaleb ( =Cerasus mahaleb )	Mahaleb Cherry	Maltese name not known	Short.
Prunus persica ( =Persica vulgaris )	Peach	Ħawħa	Short.
Prunus persica var. nucipersica ( =Prunus persica var. nectarina )	Nectarine	Nuċiprisk	Short.
Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	Prajn tax-xewk	Short.
Pseudorlaya pumila ( =Daucus pumilus )	Small Carrot	Zunnarija tar-ramel	Short.
Pteranthus dichotomus	Pteranthus	Maltese name not known	Short.
Pteridium aquilinum ( =Pteris aquilinum )	Bracken Fern	Feliċilla	Short.
Pteris cretica	Cretan Brake	Pteris	Short.
Pteris vittata ( =Pteris longifolia )	Ladder Brake	Pteris	Short.
Pulicaria dysenterica ( =Inula dysenterica )	Common Fleabane	Maltese name not known	Short.
Pulicaria odora ( =Inula odora )	Mediterranean Fleabane	Maltese name not known	Short.
Punica granatum	Pomegranate	Rummiena	Short.
Putoria calabrica	Stinking Madder	Putorja	Short.
Pyrus amygdaliformis ( =Pyrus nivalis )	Almond-leaved Pear	Lanġas selvaġġ	Short.
Pyrus communis	Common Pear	Lanġas	Short.
Pyrus communis var. bambinella	Small Maltese June Pear	Bambinella	Short.
Pyrus pyraster ( =Pyrus communis subsp. achras )	Wild Pear	Lanġas Bagħal	Short.
Pyrus syriaca	Syrian Pear	Lanġas tal-Vant	Short.

Q
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Quercus ilex ( =Quercus calicina )	Evergreen Oak	Balluta	Short.
Quercus robur ( =Quercus pedunculata )	Pedunculate Oak	Balluta ingliża	Short.

R
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ranunculus arvensis ( =Ranunculus tuberculatus )	Corn Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae ( =Ranunculus aleae )	Bulbous Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus bullatus	Autumn Buttercup	Ċfolloq	Detailed
Ranunculus chius	Eastern Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus ficaria ( =Ficaria ranunculoides )	Lesser Celandine	Fomm il-għeliem	Short.
Ranunculus macrophyllus ( =Ranunculus palustris subsp. macrophyllus )	Large-leaved Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus muricatus	Scilly Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius	Adder's tongue Buttercup	Ċfolloq tal-Għadajjar	Short.
Ranunculus paludosus	Fan-Leaved Buttercup	Ċfolloq tax-xagħri	Short.
Ranunculus saniculifolius ( =Ranunculus peltatus subsp. fucoides )	Sanicle-leaved Water Crowfoot	Ċfolloq ta' l-ilma	Short.
Ranunculus sardous ( =Ranunculus parvulus )	Hairy Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ranunculus trichophyllus ( =Batrachium trichophyllum )	Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot	Ċfolloq tal-widien	Short.
Ranunculus trilobus ( =Ranunculus vilaenadalis )	Three-leaved Buttercup	Maltese name not known	Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra	Italian Wild Radish	Maltese name not known	Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus	Maritime Wild radish	Ravanell salvaġġ tal-baħar	Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum	Wild Radish	Ravanell salvaġġ	Detailed
Raphanus sativus ( =Raphanus niger )	Garden Radish	Ravanell	Short.
Rapistrum rugosum	Annual Bastard Cabbage	Mustarda taż-żibeġ	Short.
Reichardia intermedia ( =Picridium intermedium )	Mediterranean Reichardia	Maltese name not known	Short.
Reichardia picroides ( =Picridium vulgare )	Common Reichardia	Kanċlita	Short.
Reseda alba ( =Reseda fruticulosa )	White Mignonette	Denb il-ħaruf abjad	Short.
Reseda lutea ( =Reseda mucronata )	Wild Mignonette	Denb il-ħaruf isfar	Short.
Rhagadiolus stellatus ( =Rhagadiolus edulis )	Star Hyoseris	Tfief tal-istilla	Short.
Rhamnus alaternus	Mediterranean Buckthorn	Alaternu	Short.
Rhamnus oleioides ( =Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides )	Olive-leaved Buckthorn	Żiju	Short.
Rhodalsine geniculata ( =Minuartia geniculata )	Woody Sandwort	Ramlina Għawdxija	Short.
Rhus coriaria	Sumach Tree	Xumakk tal-Konz	Short.
Rhus lancea	African Sumach Tree	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ricinus communis	Castor Oil Tree	Riġnu	Short.
Ridolfia segetum	Ridolfia	Bużbież il-qamħ	Short.
Robinia pseudoacacia	False Acacia	Robinja	Short.
Romulea columnae	Sand Crocus (columnar)	Żagħfran ċar	Short.
Romulea melitensis ( =Romulea columnae subsp. melitensis )	Maltese sand crocus	Zagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta	Short.
Romulea ramiflora	Sand Crocus (branched)	Żagħfran tal-blat komuni	Short.
Romulea rollii ( =Romulea columnae subsp. rollii )	Sand Crocus (Rollii's)	Żagħfran tar-Ramel ta' Rolli	Short.
Rosa canina ( =Rosa prutensis )	Dog Rose	Maltese name not known	Short.
Rosa gallica ( =Rosa crenulata )	Provence Rose	Warda taż-żejt	Short.
Rosa rubiginosa ( =Rosa eglanteria )	Sweet Briar	Warda tal-weraq ifuħ	Short.
Rosa sempervirens ( =Rosa sylvestris )	Evergreen Rose	Girlanda tal-wied	Short.
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary	Klin	Short.
Rubia peregrina ( =Rubia tinctorium )	Wild Madder	Ħarxajja selvaġġa	Short.
Rubus caesius	Dewberry	Maltese name not known	Short.
Rubus ulmifolius ( =Rubus rusticanus )	Bramble	Għollieq	Short.
Rumex bucephalophorus ( =Acetosa bucephalophora )	Red Dock	Selq ħamrani	Short.
Rumex conglomeratus ( =Rumex glomeratus )	Clustered Dock	Qarsajja tal-ilma	Short.
Rumex crispus ( =Rumex elongatus )	Curly Dock	Maltese name not known	Short.
Rumex cristatus ( =Rumex graecus )	Crested Dock	Qarsajja kbira	Short.
Rumex obtusifolius ( =Rumex acutus )	Broad-leaved Dock	Maltese name not known	Short.
Rumex pulcher ( =Rumex lyratus )	Fiddle Dock	Maltese name not known	Short.
Rumex sanguineus	Red-Veined Dock	Maltese name not known	Short.
Ruppia maritima ( =Ruppia brachypus )	Beaked Tassel Pondweed	Ruppja tas-Salini	Short.
Ruscus aculeatus	Butcher's Broom	Nigżet il-far	Short.
Ruscus hypophyllum	Greater Butcher's Broom	Belladonna	Short.
Ruta chalepensis ( =Ruta bracteosa )	Wall Rue	Fejġel	Short.

S
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Sagina apetala	Annual Pearlwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sagina maritima	Sea Pearlwort	Ġawhra tax-xatt	Short.
Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	Maltese name not known	Short.
Salicornia ramosissima ( =Salicornia appressa )	Twiggy Glasswort	Almeridja	Short.
Salix alba	White Willow	Żafżafa kbira	Short.
Salix pedicellata	Mediterranean Willow	Żafżafa żgħira	Short.
Salsola kali ( =Salsola turgida )	Saltwort	Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija	Short.
Salsola melitensis ( =Darniella melitensis )	Maltese Salt Tree	Xebb	Short.
Salsola soda ( =Kali soda )	Opposite-leaved Saltwort	Ħaxixa tal-irmied	Short.
Salvia fruticosa ( =Salvia triloba )	Three-lobed Sage	Salvja ta' Sqallija	Short.
Salvia officinalis	Common Sage	Salvja tal-ikel	Short.
Salvia verbenaca	Wild Sage	Salvja selvaġġa	Short.
Sambucus ebulus	Dwarf Elder	Sebuqa Selvaġġa	Short.
Sambucus nigra	Common Elder	Sebuqa Kbira	Short.
Samolus valerandi	Brookweed	Ħarira tal-ilma	Short.
Sanguisorba minor subsp. muricata ( =Poterium sanguisorba )	Salad Burnet	Tursin il-għawl	Short.
Santolina chamaecyparissus ( =Santonlina incana )	Lavender Cotton	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sarcocornia fruticosa ( =Arthrocnemum fruticosum )	Shrubby Glasswort	Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat	Short.
Sarcopoterium spinosum ( =Poterium spinosum )	Thorny Burnet	Tursin il-Għul Xewwieki	Short.
Saxifraga tridactylites	Rue-leaved Saxifrage	Maltese name not known	Short.
Scabiosa atropurpurea	Sweet Scabiosa	Skabjoża ħamra	Short.
Scabiosa maritima ( =Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. maritima )	Southern Scabiosa	Skabjoża	Short.
Scandix pecten-veneris	Shepherd's Needle	Maxxita	Short.
Schefflera polybotrya	Schefflera	Maltese name not known	Short.
Schinus molle	Drooping False Pepper	Maltese name not known	Short.
Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazilian pepper	Siġra tal-Bżar	Short.
Schoenoplectus lacustris ( =Scirpus lacustris )	Common Clubrush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Schoenoplectus tabaernemontani ( =Scirpus tabernaemontani )	Grey Clubrush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Schoenus nigricans	Black Bog Rush	Simar iswed	Short.
Scilla hyacinthoides	Large Squill	Għansal selvaġġ	Short.
Scilla peruviana ( =Scilla clusii )	Portuguese Squill	Għansar tal-ġonna	Short.
Scilla sicula ( =Scilla peruviana var. sicula )	Sicilian Squill	Għansal ikħal	Short.
Scirpus cernuus ( =Isolepis cernua )	Slender Clubrush	Maltese name not known	Short.
Scirpus holoschoenus ( =Holoschoenus vulgaris )	Round-headed Clubrush	Simar tal-boċċi	Short.
Scirpus maritimus ( =Bolboschoenus maritimus )	Sea Clubrush	Simar tal-baħar	Short.
Scolymus grandiflorus ( =Scolymus hispanicus subsp. grandiflorus )	Large-flowered Golden Thistle	Xewk isfar kbir	Short.
Scolymus hispanicus	Common Golden Thistle	Xewk isfar	Short.
Scolymus maculatus ( =Scolymus paniculatus )	Spotted Golden Thistle	Xewk isfar tar-riga bajda	Short.
Scorpiurus muricatus ( =Scorpiurus subvillosus )	Many-flowered Scorpiurus	Widna	Short.
Scrophularia auriculata ( =Scrophularia aquatica )	Water Figwort	Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma	Detailed
Scrophularia peregrina	Nettle-leaved Figwort	Fiswet il-kelb	Short.
Sedum album ( =Sedum vermiculifolium )	White Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sedum caeruleum ( =Sedum heptapetalum )	Azure Stonecrop	Beżżulet il-baqra	Short.
Sedum caespitosum ( =Sedum rubrum )	Broad-leaved Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sedum dasyphyllum ( =Sedum burnatii )	Thick-leaved Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sedum litoreum ( =Sedum marichalii )	Coastal Stonecrop	Beżżul il-baqra safra	Short.
Sedum rubens ( =Sedum ibicense )	Red Stonecrop	Beżżul il-baqra ħamra	Short.
Sedum sediforme ( =Sedum altissimum )	Mediterranean Stonecrop	Sedum	Short.
Sedum stellatum ( =Asterosedum stellatum )	Starry Stonecrop	Maltese name not known	Short.
Selaginella denticulata ( =Lycopodium denticulatum )	Tooth-leaved Clubmoss	Selaġinella	Short.
Senecio angulatus ( =Senecio tamoides )	Creeping Groundsel	Kubrita xeblieka	Short.
Senecio leucanthemifolius	Coastal Ragwort	Kromb Tax-Xatt	Detailed
Senecio pygmaeus ( =Senecio leucanthemifolius var. pygmaeus )	Pygmy Ragwort	Kubrita nana	Short.
Senecio vulgaris	Common Groundsel	Kubrita	Detailed
Senna alexandrina ( =Cassia alexandrina )	Alexandrian Senna	Maltese name not known	Short.
Senna pendula ( =Cassia bicapsularis )	Christmas Senna	Maltese name not known	Short.
Serapias bergonii ( =Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora )	Eastern Ploughshare	Orkida tal-Ilsien tal-Lvant	Short.
Serapias cordigera ( =Serapias ovalis )	Heart-flowered Tongue Orchid	Orkida tal-Qalb	Short.
Serapias lingua ( =Serapias columnae )	Tongue Orchid	Orkida tal-ilsien	Short.
Serapias parviflora ( =Serapias lingua subsp. parviflora )	Small-flowered Tongue Orchid	Orkida tal-Ilsien iż-Żgħira	Short.
Serapias vomeracea ( =Serapias longipetala )	Long-lipped Tongue Orchid	Orkida tal-Ilsien il-Kgħira	Short.
Sherardia arvensis	Field Madder	Ħarxajja tal-għelieqi	Short.
Sideritis romana	Common Siderits	Sideritis	Short.
Silene behen	Hairless Catchfly	Maltese name not known	Short.
Silene bellidifolia ( =Silene vespertina )	Dense-flowered Catchfly	Maltese name not known	Short.
Silene coeli-rosa ( =Lychnis coelirosa )	Rose Catchfly	Maltese name not known	Short.
Silene colorata	Pink Pirouette	Ilsien l-għasfur	Detailed
Silene fruticosa	Woody Catchfly	Lsien l-Għasfur tal-Blat	Short.
Silene gallica	Small-flowered Catchfly	Maltese name not known	Short.
Silene nocturna	Night-flowering Catchfly	Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl	Short.
Silene pendula	Drooping Catchfly	Maltese name not known	Short.
Silene sedoides	Hairy Catchfly	Lsien l-għasfur irqiq	Short.
Silene vulgaris	Bladder Campion	Qasqejża	Detailed
Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia ( =Silene angustifolia )	Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion	Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq	Short.
Silybum marianum ( =Silybum eburneum )	Milk Thistle	Xewk tal-Madonna	Short.
Sinapis alba	White Mustard	Mustarda	Detailed
Sinapis arvensis ( =Brassica arvensis )	Charlock	Mustarda selvaġġa	Short.
Sisymbrium altissimum ( =Sisymbrium pannonicum )	Tumble Mustard	Maltese name not known	Short.
Sisymbrium irio	London Rocket	Libsiena komuni	Short.
Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	Mustarda rqiqa	Detailed
Sisymbrium orientale ( =Sisymbrium columnae )	Oriental Hedge Mustard	Maltese name not known	Short.
Smilax aspera	Mediterranean Smilax	Zalza pajżana	Detailed
Smyrnium olusatrum	Alexanders	Karfus il-ħmir	Short.
Solanum elaeagnifolium	Silver-leaf Nightshade	Maltese name not known	Short.
Solanum nigrum	Black Nightshade	Għeneb id-dib iswed	Short.
Solanum sodomaeum	Brown Nightshade	Maltese name not known	Short.
Solanum tuberosum	Potato	Patata	Short.
Solanum villosum ( =Solanum luteum )	Yellow Nightshade	Għeneb id-dib isfar	Short.
Sonchus asper ( =Sonchus oleraceus var. asper )	Prickly Sow Thistle	Tfief ċar	Short.
Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow Thistle	Tfiefa komuni	Detailed
Sonchus tenerrimus	Mediterranean Sow Thistle	Tfief fin	Short.
Sorbus aucuparia ( =Pyrus aucuparia )	Rowan	Żorba Selvaġġa	Short.
Sorbus domestica ( =Pyrus domestica )	Service Tree	Żorba	Short.
Sparganium erectum ( =Sparganium ramosum )	Branched Bur-Reed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Spartium junceum ( =Genista juncea )	Spanish Broom	Ġenista safra	Short.
Spergularia bocconei	Boccone's Sea-Spurrey	Maltese name not known	Short.
Spergularia diandra ( =Spergularia salsuginea )	Southern Sea-Spurrey	Maltese name not known	Short.
Spergularia media ( =Spergularia marginata )	Greater Sea-Spurrey	Arenarja	Short.
Spergularia salina ( =Spergularia marina )	Lesser Sea-Spurrey	Maltese name not known	Short.
Spinacia oleracea ( =Spinacia glabra )	Spinach	Spinaċi	Short.
Spiranthes spiralis ( =Spiranthes autumnalis )	Autumn Lady's Tresses	Ħajja u Mejta tal-Ħarifa	Detailed
Spirodela oligorrhiza ( =Lemna oligorrhiza )	Dotted Duckweed	Lemna ta' ftit gheruq	Short.
Spirodela polyrhiza ( =Lemna polyrhiza )	Giant Duckweed	Lemna ta' hafna gheruq	Short.
Stachys ocymastrum	Hairy Woundwort	Betonika	Short.
Stellaria cupaniana ( =Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Stellaria media	Common Chickweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Stellaria neglecta ( =Stellaria media subsp. neglecta )	Greater Chickweed	Maltese name not known	Short.
Stellaria pallida ( =Stellaria media subsp. pallida )	Lesser Chickweed	Ħarira bajda	Short.
Suaeda maritima ( =Salsola sedoides )	Common Seablite	Swejda tal-baħar	Short.
Suaeda vera ( =Salsola fruticosa )	Shrubby Seablite	Swejda	Short.

T
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Tamarix africana ( =Tamarix hispanica )	African Tamarisk	Bruka	Short.
Tamarix gallica ( =Tamarix anglica )	Common Tamarisk	Bruka Franċiża	Short.
Tamus communis ( =Dioscorea communis )	Black Bryony	Brijonja sewda	Short.
Tecoma capensis ( =Tecomaria capensis )	Cape Honeysuckle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Tecoma stans ( =Stenolobium stans )	Yellow Trumpet Flower	Maltese name not known	Short.
Tecoma x smithii ( =Stenolobium alatum )	Orange Trumpet Flower	Maltese name not known	Short.
Tetraclinis articulata ( =Thuja articulata )	Sandarac Gum Tree	Siġra tal-Għargħar	Short.
Tetragonolobus purpureus ( =Lotus tetragonolobus )	Crimson Dragon's Teeth	Fiġġiela ħamra	Short.
Teucrium flavum	Yellow Germander	Borgħom komuni	Short.
Teucrium fruticans	Olive-leaved Germander	Żebbuġija	Short.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides	Water Germander	Borgħom tal-ilma	Short.
Theligonum cynocrambe ( =Cynocrambe prostrata )	Dog Cabbage	Ħabaq il-ħnieżer	Short.
Thesium humile	Field Bastard Toadflax	Maltese name not known	Short.
Thevetia peruviana ( =Cascabela thevetia )	Yellow Oleander	Maltese name not known	Short.
Thlaspi perfoliatum ( =Thlaspi rotundifolium )	Perfoliate Penny Cress	Maltese name not known	Short.
Thuja orientalis ( =Platyclados orientalis )	Thuya	Maltese name not known	Short.
Thymbra capitata ( =Thymbrus capitatus )	Mediterranean Thyme	Sagħtar	Short.
Tordylium apulum	Mediterranean Hartwort	Ħaxixet it-trieraħ	Short.
Torilis arvensis ( =Torilis helvetica )	Spreading Hedge Parsley	Maltese name not known	Short.
Torilis nodosa	Knotted Hedge Parsley	Tursin xewwieki	Short.
Trachelium caeruleum	Trachelium	Maltese name not known	Short.
Tragopogon hybridus ( =Geropogon hybridus )	Hairless Goatsbeard	Leħjet il-bodbod	Short.
Tribulus terrestris	Maltese Cross	Salib tal-art	Short.
Trifolium angustifolium	Narrow-leaved Clover	Xnien tal-werqa rqieqa	Short.
Trifolium campestre ( =Trifolium procumbens )	Hop Clover	Xnien isfar	Short.
Trifolium fragiferum	Strawberry Clover	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium lappaceum ( =Trifolium rhodense )	Bur Clover	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium lucanicum ( =Trifolium scabrum var. lucanicum )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium nigrescens	Small White Clover	Xnien abjad	Short.
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Xnien ta' l-eghlieqi	Detailed
Trifolium repens	White Clover	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium resupinatum ( =Trifolium clusii )	Reversed Clover	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium scabrum	Rough Clover	Xnien inħaxlet	Short.
Trifolium squarrosum ( =Trifolium dipsaceum )	Squarrose Clover	Maltese name not known	Short.
Trifolium stellatum	Starry clover	Xnien ta' l-istilla	Short.
Trifolium subterraneum	Subterranean Clover	Xnien midfun	Short.
Trifolium suffocatum	Suffocated Clover	Xnien moħbi	Short.
Trifolium tomentosum ( =Trifolium curvisepalum )	Woolly Clover	Xnien tar-raba	Short.
Triglochin bulbosa subsp. barrelieri	Bulbous Arrowgrass	Ħaxixa tal-baħar tar-rebbiegħa	Short.
Triglochin bulbosa subsp. laxiflora	Lesser Arrowgrass	Ħaxixa tal-baħar tal-ħarifa	Detailed
Trigonella maritima ( =Trigonella dura )	Sea Trigonella	Maltese name not known	Short.
Tripodion tetraphyllum ( =Anthyllis tetraphylla )	Annual Kidney Vetch	Silla tal-bżieżel	Short.
Tropaeolum majus ( =Trophaeum majus )	Garden Nasturtium	Kapuċinella	Detailed
Tulipa australis ( =Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis )	Southern Tulip	Tulipan selvaġġ	Short.
Typha domingensis	Southern Bulrush	Buda	Short.

U
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Ulmus americana ( =Ulmus alba )	American Elm	Ulmu Amerikan	Short.
Ulmus canescens ( =Ulmus minor subsp. canescens )	Hoary Elm	Nemmiesa	Short.
Ulmus glabra ( =Ulmus montana )	Wych Elm	Ulmu	Short.
Ulmus minor ( =Ulmus minor subsp. minor )	Small-leaved Elm	Ulmu	Short.
Ulmus procera	English Elm	Ulmu Ingliż	Short.
Umbilicus horizontalis ( =Umbilicus intermedium )	Narrow Navelwort	Żokret l-għaġuża	Short.
Umbilicus rupestris ( =Umbilicus vulgaris )	Wall Navelwort	Żokret l-għaġuża	Short.
Urginea pancration ( =Uriginea maritima )	Sea Squill	Basal tal-għansar	Detailed
Urospermum picroides ( =Tragopogon picroides )	Prickly Golden Fleece	Tfief xewwieki	Short.
Urtica membranacea ( =Urtica dubia )	Large-leaved Nettle	Ħurrieqa komuni	Short.
Urtica pilulifera	Roman Nettle	Ħurrieq taż-żibeġ	Short.
Urtica urens	Small Nettle	Ħurrieq żgħir	Short.

V
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Vaccaria hispanica ( =Vaccaria pyramidata )	Cowherb	Maltese name not known	Short.
Valantia hispida	Hairy Valantia	Valantja niggieża	Short.
Valantia muralis	Wall Valantia	Valantja komuni	Short.
Valerianella eriocarpa ( =Fedia eriocarpa )	Hairy-fruited Cornsalad	Valerjanella	Short.
Valerianella microcarpa ( =Valerianella dentata )	Small-fruited Cornsalad	Maltese name not known	Short.
Verbascum creticum ( =Celsia cretica )	Glandular Mullein	Maltese name not known	Short.
Verbascum sinuatum	Wavy-leaved Mullein	Xatbet l-andar	Short.
Verbascum thapsus	Great Mullein	Maltese name not known	Short.
Verbena officinalis	Common Verbena	Buqexrem	Short.
Veronica agrestis	Green Field Speedwell	Maltese name not known	Short.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica	Blue Water Speedwell	Veronika tal-ilma	Short.
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	Maltese name not known	Short.
Veronica cymbalaria	Pale Speedwell	Veronika bajda	Short.
Veronica hederifolia	Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna	Short.
Veronica panormitana ( =Veronica cymbalaria var. panormitana )	no name	Maltese name not known	Short.
Veronica persica	Common Field Speedwell	Maltese name not known	Short.
Veronica polita ( =Veronica didyma )	Grey-leaved Speedwell	Veronika żgħira	Short.
Viburnum tinus ( =Tinus laurifolius )	Laurustinus	Viburnum	Short.
Vicia bithynica	Bithynian Vetch	Ġilbiena ħoxna	Short.
Vicia faba ( =Faba vulgaris )	Broad Bean	Fula	Short.
Vicia hirsuta ( =Ervum hirsutum )	Hairy Tare	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia leucantha	Brown-fruited Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia lutea ( =Vicia hirta )	Yellow Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia monantha ( =Vicia biflora )	Barn Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia narbonensis	Narbonne Vetch	Ġilbiena ħoxna	Short.
Vicia pannonica	Hungarian Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia peregrina ( =Vicia leptophylla )	Slender-leaved Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia sativa subsp. nigra	Common Vetch	Ġilbiena sewda	Short.
Vicia sativa subsp. sativa ( =Vicia communis )	Common Vetch	Ġilbiena sewda	Short.
Vicia tenuissima ( =Vicia parviflora )	Fine-leaved Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia tetrasperma ( =Vicia gemella )	Smooth Tare	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vicia villosa ( =Vicia godronii )	Fodder Vetch	Maltese name not known	Short.
Vinca major	Greater Periwinkle	Maltese name not known	Short.
Viola odorata ( =Viola stolonifera )	Sweet Violet	Vjola	Short.
Viola parvula ( =Viola tricolor var. parvula )	Rock Pansy	Pensjeri selvaġġa	Short.
Vitex agnus-castus	Chaste Tree	Siġret il-virgi	Short.
Vitis vinifera ( =Vitis laciniosa )	Grape Vine	Dielja	Short.

W
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Washingtonia robusta	Mexican Fan Palm	Palma tal-imrewħa Amerikana	Short.
Wigandia caracasana ( =Wigandia urens var. caracasana )	Wigandia	Maltese name not known	Short.
Withania somnifera ( =Physalis somnifera )	Mediterranean Withania	Maltese name not known	Short.
Wolffia arrhiza	Rootless Duckweed	Maltese name not known	Short.

X
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Xanthium spinosum ( =Acanthoxanthium spinosum )	Spiny Cocklebur	Maltese name not known	Short.
Xanthium strumarium	Rough Cocklebur	Ħobbejża Falza	Detailed

Y
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Yucca aloifolia ( =Yucca yucatana )	Spanish Bay t	Yukka	Short.
Yucca gloriosa ( =Yucca elephantipes )	Spanish Dagger	Yukka	Short.

Z
Species name	Common Name	Maltese Name	Profile
Zannichellia major ( =Zannichellia palustris var. major )	Greater Horned Pondweed	Ħarira tal-widien	Short.
Zannichellia melitensis	Maltese Horned Pondweed	Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta	Short.
Zantedeschia aethiopica	Arum Lily	Buqar	Short.
Ziziphus zizyphus ( =Zizyphus sativus )	Jujube	Żinżel	Short.
Zostera marina	Eelgrass	Alka tas-Salini	Short.
Zostera noltii	Dwarf Eelgrass	Alka tal-Pwales	Short.

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