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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 spinulosus
)
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.
Achyranthes sicula (
=Achyranthes aspera
var.
sicula )
Devil's horsewhip
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.
Aegilops geniculata (
=Triticum vagans
)
Goat Grass
Brimba
Short.
Aeluropus lagopoides (
=Dactylis lagopoides
)
Cat's foot grass
Sieq il-qattus
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.
Agrostis stolonifera (
=Agrostis alba
subsp.
stolonifera )
Creeping Bent
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ailanthus altissima (
=Ailanthus glandulosa
)
Tree-of-heaven
Xumakk falz
Short.
Aira cupaniana (
=Avena cupaniana
)
Southern Hairgrass
Ħaxixa rqiqa ta' Kupani
Short.
Aira elegans (
=Aira elegans
subsp.
ambigua )
Mediterranean Hairgrass
Ħaxixa Irqiqa fiddinija
Short.
Ajuga iva
subsp.
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 lanceolatum (
=Alisma stenophyllum
)
Spear-leaved Water Plantain
Biżbula tal-Ilma tal-werqa dejqa
Short.
Alisma plantago-aquatica (
=Alisma major
)
Water Plantain
Biżbula tal-Ilma
Short.
Allium ampeloprasum (
=Porrum ampeloprasum
)
Broadleaf Wild Leek
Tewm selvaġġ
Short.
Allium cepa (
=Cepa vulgaris
)
Garden Onion
Basla
Short.
Allium chamaemoly
Dwarf Garlic
Tewm qerqni
Short.
Allium commutatum (
=Allium ampeloprasum
var.
commutatum )
Maritime Wild Leek
Kurrat tax-xatt
Short.
Allium commutatum x polyanthum
Hybrid Sea Leek
Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal
Short.
Allium dentiferum (
=Allium monspessulanum
)
Pale garlic
Tewm Safrani
Short.
Allium lojaconoi
Maltese Dwarf Garlic
Tewm irqiq ta' Malta
Short.
Allium neapolitanum (
=Allium amblyopetalum
)
Naples Leek
Kurrat ta' Napli
Short.
Allium nigrum (
=Molium nigrum
)
Black Garlic
Ċuplajs
Short.
Allium polyanthum (
=Allium ampeloprasum
subsp.
polyanthum )
Many-flowered garlic
Kurrat selvaġġ
Short.
Allium roseum
Rosy Garlic
Tewm Ħamrani
Short.
Allium sativum (
=Porrum sativum
)
Garlic
Tewm
Short.
Allium sphaerocephalon
subsp.
arvense (
=Alium arvense
)
White Round-headed Garlic
Tewm ta' Għawdex
Short.
Allium sphaerocephalon
subsp.
sphaerocephalon (
=Allium rollii
)
Round-Headed Leek
Tewm Kaħlani
Short.
Allium subhirsutum
Hairy Garlic
Tewm Muswaf
Short.
Allium subvillosum (
=Allium vernale
)
Spring Garlic
Tewm Muswaf Rari
Short.
Allium trifoliatum (
=Allium subhirsutum
subsp.
trifoliatum )
Pink Garlic
Tewm tal-linja vjola
Short.
Allium triquetrum (
=Allium medium
)
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.
Alopecurus myosuroides (
=Alopecurus agrestis
)
Slender Foxtail
Denb il-Ġurdien it-twil
Short.
Alopecurus pratensis (
=Alopecurus pratensis
subsp.
pseudonigricans )
Meadow Foxtail
Denb il-Ġurdien
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 mantegazzianus
)
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 (
=Glomeraria 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 (
=Galliaria retroflexa
)
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 topalii
)
Bullwort
Dakra
Short.
Ammi visnaga (
=Daucus visnaga
)
Toothpick-plant
Busnaga
Short.
Ammoides pusilla (
=Seseli pusillum
)
Small Bullwort
Dakra żgħira
Short.
Ammophila arenaria
subsp.
arundinacea (
=Ammophila arundinacea
)
Marram Grass
Qasba tar-ramel
Short.
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (
=Arundo mauritanica
)
Mauritanian Grass
Dis
Short.
Anacamptis collina (
=Orchis collina
)
Fan-Lipped Orchid
Orkida Ħamra
Detailed
Anacamptis fragrans (
=Orchis fragrans
)
Scented Bug Orchid
Orkida tfuħ
Short.
Anacamptis longicornu (
=Orchis longicornu
)
Horned Orchid
Orkida tal-Qrun
Short.
Anacamptis morio (
=Orchis morio
)
Green-winged Orchid
Orkida tal-Elmu
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.
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.
Andropogon distachyos (
=Pollinia distachya
)
Bluestem Grass
Barrum aħmar
Short.
Andryala integrifolia
Common Andryala
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anemone coronaria
Crown Anemone
Kaħwiela
Short.
Anemone hortensis
Broad-leaved Anem
Kaħwiela ċara
Short.
Anisantha diandra (
=Bromus diandrus
)
Great Brome
Bunexxief kbir
Short.
Anisantha fasciculata (
=Bromus fasciculatus
)
Mediterranean Brome
Bunexxief żgħir
Short.
Anisantha madritensis (
=Bromus villosus
)
Compact Brome
Bunexxief vjola
Short.
Anisantha rigida (
=Bromus rigidus
)
Ripgut Brome
Bunexxief tar-ramel
Short.
Anisantha rubens (
=Bromus rubens
)
Red Brome
Bunexxief
Short.
Anisantha sterilis (
=Bromus sterilis
)
Barren Brome
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anogramma leptophylla (
=Polypodium leptophyllum
)
Annual Maidenhair
Tursin ir-riħ
Short.
Anredera cordifolia (
=Boussingaultia cordifolia
)
Madeira Vine
Ħobbejża Falza
Short.
Anthemis arvensis
Corn Chamomille
Bebuna tar-raba
Short.
Anthemis cotula
Stinking Chamomille
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anthemis urvilleana (
=Anthemis secundiramea
subsp.
urvilleana )
Maltese Sea Chamomille
Bebuna tal-Baħar
Short.
Anthoxanthum gracile
Slender Vernal Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anthoxanthum odoratum (
=Anthoxanthum nebrodense
)
Sweet Vernal Grass
Maltese name not known
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 (
=Apium dulce
)
Wild Celery
Karfus
Short.
Apium nodiflorum (
=Helosciadium nodiflorum
)
Fool's Water Cress
Karfus tal-ilma
Short.
Aptenia cordifolia (
=Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
)
Heart-leaved Ice Plant
Widnet il-Ħanżir
Short.
Aptenia lancifolia (
=Mesembryanthemum lancifolium
)
Lance-leaved Ice Plant
Qrun il-Baqra
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 (
=Salicornia macrostachya
)
Glaucous Glasswort
Almeridja tal-blat
Short.
Arum italicum
Italian Lords and Ladies
Garni
Short.
Arundo donax (
=Arundo scriptoria
)
Great Reed
Qasba
Short.
Arundo plinii (
=Arundo mediterranea
)
False Reed
Għaljun
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 fistulosus (
=Asphodelus tenuifolius
)
Onion Weed
Berwieq Żgħir
Detailed
Asphodelus ramosus (
=Asphodelus aestivus
)
Branched Asphodel
Berwieq
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 (
=Atriplex erecta
)
Common Orache
Bjanka skarza
Short.
Atriplex prostrata (
=Atriplex 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.
Avellinia festucoides (
=Avellinia michelii
)
Michel's Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Avena barbata
subsp.
barbata (
=Avena hirsuta
)
Barbed Oat
Ħafur żgħir
Short.
Avena barbata
subsp.
wiestii (
=Avena wiestii
)
Wiesti's Barbed Oat
Ħafur żgħir ta' Wiesti
Short.
Avena fatua (
=Avena sativa
subsp.
fatua )
Common Wild Oat
Ħafur tal-Ewropa
Short.
Avena sativa (
=Avena orientalis
)
Oat
Ħafur tal-egħlieqi
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
atherantha (
=Avena altherantha
)
Sterile oat
Ħafur kbir rari
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
ludoviciana (
=Avena ludoviciana
)
Ludovic's Sterile Oat
Ħafur kbir ta' Ludovik
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
sterilis
Animated Oat
Ħafur kbir
Short.
B
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ballota nigra
subsp.
uncinata
Black Horehound
Marrubja sewda
Detailed
Bambusa vulgaris
Common Bamboo
Bambu
Short.
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
subsp.
maritima (
=Beta maritima
)
Sea Beet
Selq tal-kosta
Short.
Beta vulgaris
subsp.
vulgaris (
=Beta cicla
)
Wild Beet
Selq
Short.
Bifora radians (
=Coriandrum 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
Bothriochloa ischaemum (
=Andropogon ischaemum
)
Yellow Blue Stem Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bougainvillea glabra
Lesser Bougainvillea
Buganvilla żgħira
Short.
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Bougainvillea
Buganvilla
Short.
Brachychiton populneus
Kurrajong
Maltese name not known
Short.
Brachypodium distachyon (
=Trachynia distachya
)
Trachynia Grass
Għomma żgħira
Short.
Brachypodium hybridum
Hybridous Mediterranean False Brome
Pinna bagħal
Short.
Brachypodium retusum (
=Bromus retusus
)
Mediterranean False Brome
Pinna
Short.
Brachypodium sylvaticum (
=Festuca sylvatica
)
False Brome
Bunixxief tad-dell
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.
Briza maxima (
=Macrobriza maxima
)
Quaking Grass
Beżżulett il-Qattusa
Short.
Briza minor
Pearl Grass
Beżżulett il-Qattusa żgħira
Short.
Bromus alopecuros (
=Serrafalcus alopecuros
)
Weedy brome
Ħurtan dejjaq
Short.
Bromus commutatus
subsp.
neglectus (
=Bromus neglectus
)
Mediterranean Meadow Brome
Ħurtan tal-Mediterran
Short.
Bromus hordeaceus
subsp.
hordeaceus (
=Bromus mollis
)
Soft-Brome
Ħurtan
Short.
Bromus hordeaceus
subsp.
molliformis (
=Bromus molliformis
)
Southern Brome
Ħurtan żgħir
Short.
Bromus intermedius (
=Serrafalcus intermedius
)
Intermediate Brome
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bromus lanceolatus (
=Bromus divaricatus
)
Woolly Brome
Ħurtan sufi
Short.
Bromus racemosus (
=Serrafalcus racemosus
)
Smooth Brome
Ħurtan lixx
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 heterophyllum
)
Spear-leaved Hare's Ear
Widnet il-fenek
Short.
Bupleurum semicompositum (
=Bupleurum glaucum
)
Grey Hare's Ear
Maltese name not known
Short.
C
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Caesalpinia gilliesii (
=Poinciana gilliesii
)
Yellow Bird of Paradise
Maltese name not known
Short.
Caesalpinia spinosa
Tara
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 )
Field Two-coloured marigold
Suffejra tar-raba ta' giex kuluri
Short.
Calendula bicolor
Star Marigold
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 sepium (
=Convolvulus sepium
)
Hedge Bindweed
Leblieb kbir
Short.
Calystegia silvatica (
=Calystegia sepium
var.
silvatica )
Great Bindweed
Leblieb kbir
Short.
Calystegia soldanella (
=Convolvulus soldanella
)
Sea Bindweed
Leblieb tar-ramel
Short.
Calystegia ×lucana
Hybrid Bindweed
Leblieb bagħal
Short.
Campanula erinus
Small Bellflower
Kampanula
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.
serrulata (
=Carex cuspidata
)
Glacuous Sedge
Sogħda tax-xagħri
Short.
Carex halleriana (
=Carex alpestris
)
Southern Sedge
Maltese name not known
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.
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.
Catabrosa aquatica (
=Aira aquatica
)
Whorl-Grass
Katabrosa
Short.
Catananche lutea
Yellow Catananche
Katananċe
Short.
Catapodium marinum (
=Festuca marina
)
Sea Fern Grass
Żwien tax-xatt
Short.
Catapodium rigidum (
=Poa rigida
)
Fern-Grass
Żwien
Short.
Catapodium zwierleinii (
=Scleropoa zwierleinii
)
Zwierlein's Fern Grass
Żwien ta' Żwierlein
Short.
Ceiba speciosa (
=Chorisia speciosa
)
Floss-silk Tree
Maltese name not known
Short.
Celtis australis
Southern Nettle Tree
Bagular
Short.
Cenchrus echinatus
Southern Sandspur
Qanfuda
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 diluta
North African Knapweed
Xewk tal-Afrika ta' fuq
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.
Ceratochloa cathartica (
=Bromus catharticus
)
Rescue grass
Ħurtan Amerikan
Short.
Ceratonia siliqua
Carob
Ħarruba
Short.
Cercis siliquastrum
Judas Tree
Siġra ta' Ġuda
Short.
Cerinthe major
Honeywort
Qniepen
Detailed
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.
Chenopodiastrum hybridum (
=Chenopodium hybridum
)
Maple-leaved goosefoot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodiastrum murale (
=Chenopodium murale
)
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot
Għobbejra ħadra
Short.
Chenopodium album
subsp.
album (
=Chenopodium viride
)
Fat Hen
Għobbejra Bajdanija
Short.
Chenopodium album
subsp.
amaranticolor (
=Chenopodium giganteum
)
Tree Spinach
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodium ambrosioides (
=Dysphania ambrosioides
)
Mexican Tea
Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz
Short.
Chenopodium ficifolium (
=Anserina ficifolia
)
Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodium opulifolium (
=Chenopodium album
subsp.
opulifolium )
Grey Goosefoot
Għobbejra griża
Short.
Chenopodium strictum (
=Chenopodium album
subsp.
striatum )
Striated Fat Hen
Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata
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 endivia
Endive
Indivja
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 xlimon
)
Lemon
Siġra tal-lumi
Short.
Clematis cirrhosa
Evergreen Traveller's Joy
Kiesħa jew Bajda
Detailed
Coix lacryma-jobi
Job's Tears
Dmugh ta' Ġuno
Short.
Colchicum cupanii (
=Colchicum bertolonii
)
Mediterranean meadow saffron
Busieq
Detailed
Colocasia antiquorum
Elephants Ear
Għorgħar
Short.
Conium maculatum (
=Conium divaricatum
)
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
Conyza canadensis (
=Erigeron canadensis
)
Canadian Horseweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Coriandrum sativum (
=Selinum coriandrum
)
Coriander
Kosbor
Short.
Cornucopiae cucullatum
Hooded Grass
Ħaxix tal-Kornukopja
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.
Cortaderia selloana (
=Arundo selloana
)
Dwarf Pampas Grass
Kortaderja
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 ×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 (
=Crocus odorus
)
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.
Crypsis aculeata (
=Schoenus aculeatus
)
Pricklegrass
Kripsis tas-salmastru
Short.
Crypsis schoenoides (
=Phleum schoenoides
)
Swamp Picklegrass
Kripsis tal-ilma
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
One-seeded dodder
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cutandia maritima (
=Triticum maritimum
)
Cutandia Grass
Kutandja
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 bagħal
Short.
Cynodon dactylon (
=Panicum dactylon
)
Bermuda Grass
Niġem
Short.
Cynoglossum creticum
Blue Hound's Tongue
Ilsien il-Kelb
Short.
Cynomorium coccineum
General's Root
Għerq il-ġeneral
Short.
Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's Tail
Denb il-kelb
Short.
Cynosurus echinatus (
=Falona echinata
)
Rough Dog's Tail
Denb il-kelb xewwieki
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.
D
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Dactylis glomerta
subsp.
glomerata (
=Dactylis glaucescens
)
Cock's Foot Grass
Dekkuka
Short.
Dactylis glomerta
subsp.
hispanica (
=Dactylis hispanica
)
Spanish Cock's Foot
Dekkuka ta' Spanja
Short.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (
=Cynosurus aegyptius
)
Egyptian Crofwoot Grass
Sieq iċ-ċawl Eġizjana
Short.
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 (
=Daucus foliosus
)
Wild Carrot
Zunnarija salvaġġa
Short.
Daucus carota
subsp.
sativus (
=Daucus sativus
)
Carrot
Zunnarija
Short.
Daucus gingidium (
=Daucus carota
subsp.
drepanensis )
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.
Desmazeria pignattii
Pignatti's Fern Grass
Żwien ta' Malta
Short.
Digitaria ciliaris (
=Panicum ciliare
)
Southern Crab Grass
Diġitarja rqiqa
Short.
Digitaria sanguinalis (
=Panicum sanguinale
)
Crab Grass
Diġitarja ħamra
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.
Drosanthemum hispidum (
=Mesembryanthemum hispidum
)
Hairy Dewflower
Maltese name not known
Short.
Duranta repens (
=Duranta erecta
)
Golden Dewdrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
E
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ecballium elaterium
Squirting Cucumber
Faqqus il-ħmir
Detailed
Echinaria capitata (
=Cenchrus capitatus
)
Hedgehog Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echinochloa colonum (
=Panicum colonum
)
Millet Grass
Xrika
Short.
Echinochloa crus-galli (
=Panicum crus-galli
)
Cockspur
Xrika mlewna
Short.
Echinochloa frumentacea (
=Echinochloa crus-galli
var.
frumentacea )
Barnyard Millet
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echinophora spinosa (
=Selinum spinosum
)
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.
Eichhomia crassipes (
=Pontedera crassipes
)
Water Hyacinth
Maltese name not known
Short.
Elaeagnus angustifolia (
=Elaeagnus argentea
)
Russian olive
Maltese name not known
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.
Eleusine indica (
=Cynosurus indicus
)
Yard Grass
Elusin
Short.
Elytrigia atherica (
=Triticum athericum
)
Sea Couch Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Elytrigia juncea (
=Triticum junceum
)
Sand Couch Grass
Sikrana tar-ramel
Short.
Elytrigia repens (
=Triticum repens
)
Couch Grass
Sikrana skarsa
Short.
Elytrigia scirpea (
=Agropyron scirpeum
)
Flaccid-leaf Couch Grass
Sikana tal-bwar
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.
Eragrostis cilianensis (
=Poa cilianensis
)
Stink Grass
Maltese name not known
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 )
Alder-leaved storksbill
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 (
=Eryngium marinum
)
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 pulcherrima
Poinsettia
Punsjetta
Short.
Euphorbia segetalis (
=Euphorbia pinea
)
Pine Spurge
Tengħud Komuni
Short.
Euphorbia terracina
Coastal Spurge
Tengħud tax-Xatt
Short.
Evax pygmaea (
=Filago pygmaea
)
Pygmy Cudweed
Evaks
Short.
F
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 )
Lesser Horn-of-plenty
Sieq il-ħamiema
Short.
Ferula melitensis
Maltese Giant Fennel
Ferla ta' Malta
Short.
Festuca cinerea
Blue Fescue
Żwien
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 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
subsp.
piperitum (
=Foeniculum piperitum
)
Bitter Fennel
Bużbież salvaġġ
Short.
Foeniculum vulgare
subsp.
vulgare (
=Foeniculum dulce
)
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 laxa (
=Gladiolus laxus
)
African Lapeyrousia
Friżja irqiqa
Short.
Freesia leichtlinii (
=Freesia muirii
)
Leichtlin's Freesia
Friżja selvaġġa
Short.
Freesia leichtlinii
subsp.
alba (
=Freesia alba
)
White Freesia
Friżja selvaġġa bajda
Short.
Freesia x kewensis
Red river Freesia
Friżja tal-ġonna
Short.
Fumana arabica (
=Helianthemum arabicum
)
Mediterranean Rock Rose
Ċistu isfar
Short.
Fumana laevipes (
=Cistus laevipes
)
Narrow-leaved needle sunrose
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 barnolae (
=Fumaria bella
)
Baronola's 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 schleicheri
Schleicher's fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria vaillantii (
=Fumaria caespitosa
)
Few-flowered Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
G
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.
Gastridium phleoides (
=Lachnagrostis phleoides
)
Nit Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Gastridium ventricosum (
=Gastridium scabrum
)
Nit Grass
Mustaċċi tal-qattus
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 communis s.l. (
=Gladiolus gussonei
)
Eastern gladiolus
Ħabb il-qamħ tal-blat
Short.
Gladiolus italicus (
=Gladiolus segetum
)
Field Gladiolus
Ħabb il-qamħ tar-raba
Detailed
Glaucium flavum (
=Glaucium luteum
)
Yellow Horned Poppy
Peprin isfar
Short.
Glebionis coronaria (
=Chrysanthemum coronarium
)
Crown Daisy
Lellux
Detailed
Glebionis segetum (
=Chrysanthemum segetum
)
Corn Daisy
Lellux tar-raba
Short.
Glyceria notata (
=Glyceria fluitans
var.
plicata )
Plicate Sweet Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Gossypium herbaceum (
=Gossypium stocksii
)
Levant Cotton
Qotton Malti
Short.
Gossypium hirsutum (
=Gossypium mexicanum
)
American Cotton
Qotton ta' Gallipoli
Short.
H
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Hainardia cylindrica (
=Rottboellia cylindrica
)
Barbgrass
Monerma
Short.
Halimione portulacoides (
=Atriplex portulacoides
)
Sea Purslane
Maltese name not known
Short.
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
Short.
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
Hordeum bulbosum (
=Critesion bulbosum
)
Bulbous Barley
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hordeum geniculatum (
=Hordeum gussoneanum
)
Mediterranean Barley
Bunixxief tal-Mediterran
Short.
Hordeum marinum (
=Hordeum maritimum
)
Sea Barley
Bunexxief tal-baħar
Short.
Hordeum murinum
subsp.
leporinum (
=Hordeum leporinum
)
Mouse Barley
Bunexxief komuni
Short.
Hordeum murinum
subsp.
murinum (
=Hordeum rubens
)
Wall Barley
Bunexxief tat-tafal
Short.
Hordeum vulgare
subsp.
distichon (
=Hordeum distichon
)
Two-rowed Barley
Xgħir tal-birra
Short.
Hordeum vulgare
subsp.
vulgare (
=Hordeum hexastichum
)
Barley
Xgħir
Short.
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 Everlasting
Żigland ta' Għawdex
Short.
Hyoseris radiata
Perennial Hyoseris
Żigland tal-pizzi
Short.
Hyoseris scabra
Annual Hyoseris
Żigland
Short.
Hyparrhenia hirta (
=Andropogon hirtus
)
Beard Grass
Barrum tax-xagħri
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 )
Southern St John's-wort
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.
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 albicans (
=Iris madonna
)
Cemetery Iris
Fjurduliż abjad
Short.
Iris foetidissima (
=Xiphion foetidissimum
)
Stinking Iris
Fjurduliż tal-Bosk
Short.
Iris germanica (
=Iris spectabilis
)
German bearded Iris
Fjurduliż ikħal
Short.
Iris pseudacorus (
=Iris lutea
)
Yellow Iris
Fjurduliż tal-ilma
Short.
Iris pseudopumila
Southern Dwarf Iris
Bellus
Detailed
Iris sicula
Sicilian Iris
Fjurduliż Sqalli
Short.
Iris tectorum (
=Tectiris tectorum
)
Japanes roof Iris
Maltese name not known
Short.
Iris xiphium (
=Xiphion vulgare
)
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 sorrentinii (
=Juncus bufonius
subsp.
sorrentinii )
Sorrentini's Rush
Maltese name not known
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
Krubera peregrina (
=Capnophyllum peregrinum
)
Krubera
Short.
Kundmannia sicula (
=Sium siculum
)
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.
Lamarckia aurea (
=Cynosurus aureus
)
Golden Grass
Xkupilja
Short.
Lamium amplexicaule
Henbit Dead Nettle
Kapilliera
Short.
Lampranthus aureus (
=Mesembryanthemum aureum
)
Golden Vygie
Maltese name not known
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.
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 )
Narbonne's Sea Lavander
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
Lolium multiflorum (
=Lolium aristatum
)
Italian Rye Grass
Sikrana tal-Italja
Short.
Lolium perenne (
=Festuca perennis
)
Perennial Rye Grass
Sikrana
Short.
Lolium rigidum (
=Lolium strictum
)
Stiff Rye Grass
Sikrana iebsa
Short.
Lolium temulentum (
=Festuca temulenta
)
Darnel Grass
Sikrana
Short.
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 )
Presli's bird's-foot trefoil
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.
Lygeum spartum
Esparto Grass
Ħalfa
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.
Malephora species (hybrid)
Pink-flowered hybrid Malephora
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malope malacoides
subsp.
malacoides
Hairy Mallow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malope trifida
Annual Malope
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 chamomilla (
=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.
Melica ciliata
Ciliate Melick
Melika sufija
Short.
Melica minuta (
=Melica arrecta
)
Small Melick
Melika kommuni
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 )
Bisexual annual mercury
Maltese name not known
Short.
Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury
Burikba
Short.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (
=Cryophytum crystallinum
)
Crystal Ice Plant
Kristallina tar-ramel
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.
Milium effusum
Wood Millet
Maltese name not known
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 aegyptia (
=Gynandiris sisyrinchium
subsp.
aegyptia )
Large-flowered Barbary Nut-Iris
Fjurduliż tax-xagħri
Short.
Moraea sisyrinchium (
=Gynandriris sisyrinchium
)
Barbary Nut Iris
Fjurduliż salvaġġ
Short.
Morus alba
White 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
)
Blueberry tree
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
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
Narċis abjad
Short.
Narcissus serotinus
Late Narcissus
Narċis imwaħħar
Detailed
Narcissus tazetta
subsp.
italicus (
=Hermione chlorotica
)
Garden Narcissus
Narċis pallidu
Short.
Narcissus tazetta
subsp.
tazetta (
=Hermione 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.
Nerium oleander (
=Oleander vulgaris
)
Oleander
Difla
Short.
Neslia apiculata (
=Neslia paniculata
var.
apiculata )
Ball mustard
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.
Nopalea dejecta (
=Opuntia dejecta
)
Salm-Dyk
Maltese name not known
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 (
=Globocarpus oenanthoides
)
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 )
Sieber's restharrow
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
Detailed
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.
lutea
Yellow bee orchid
Maltese name not known
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
subsp.
calliantha (
=Ophrys calliantha
)
Elegant Spider Orchid
Brimba tal-fjuri sbieħ
Short.
Ophrys oxyrrhynchos
subsp.
oxyrrhynchos (
=Ophrys fuciflora
subsp.
oxyrrhynchos )
Beaked Spider Orchid
Brimba ta' Sqallija
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 tenthredinifera
subsp.
tenthredinifera
Sawfly bee orchid
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ophrys_x_gaulosana
Gozitan bee orchid
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ophrys_x_tumentia (
=Ophrys pectus
)
Large-breasted Bee orchid
Dubbiena ta' Sidirha Kbir
Detailed
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 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
Oxybasis urbica (
=Chenopodium urbicum
)
Upright Goosefoot
Għobbejra
Short.
P
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 (
=Pancratium collinum
)
Stinking Sea Daffodil
Pankrazju tal-Ħarifa
Short.
Pancratium maritimum (
=Hymenocallis maritima
)
Sea Daffodil
Pankrazju selvaġġ
Detailed
Panicum miliaceum
Millet Plant
Panikum skars
Short.
Panicum repens
Torpedo Grass
Panikum tal-ilma
Short.
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
Parapholis filiformis (
=Rottboellia filiformis
)
Hard-Grass
Lixxa
Short.
Parapholis incurva (
=Aegilops incurva
)
Curved hard-grass
Nokkli
Short.
Parapholis marginata
Marginated Hard-Grass
Lixxa skarsa
Short.
Paraserianthes lophantha (
=Albizia lophantha
)
Cape Leeuwin Wattle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Parentucella viscosa (
=Bartsia viscosa
)
Yellow Bartsia
Perlina safra
Short.
Parietaria cretica
Cretan Pellitory-of-the-wall
Maltese name not known
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 )
Mediterranean nailwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Paspalum dilatatum (
=Digitaria dilatata
)
Golden Crown Grass
Paspalum wiesgħa
Short.
Paspalum distichum (
=Paspalum digitaria
)
Water Couch 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 xhybridum
)
Garden Geranium
Sardinell
Short.
Pennisetum setaceum (
=Cenchrus setaceus
)
African Feather Grass
Penniżetum
Short.
Pennisetum villosum (
=Cenchrus longisetus
)
Feathertop Fountain Grass
Rixa qasira
Short.
Periploca angustifolia (
=Periploca laevigata
)
African Wolfbane
Siġret il-Ħarir
Detailed
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
)
Senegalese Knotgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Petroselinum crispum (
=Petroselinum sativum
)
Wild Parsley
Tursin
Short.
Phagnalon graecum
subsp.
ginzbergeri (
=Phagnalon rupestre
subsp.
graecum )
Eastern Phagnalon
Lixka komuni
Short.
Phagnalon rupestre (
=Phagnalon spathulatum
)
Rock Phagnalon
Lixka tal-blat
Short.
Phalaris aquatica (
=Phalaris nodosa
)
Tuberous Canary Grass
Skalora tal-widien
Short.
Phalaris brachystachys (
=Phalaris canariensis
subsp.
brachystachys )
Shortspike Canary Grass
Skalora selvaġġa skarsa
Short.
Phalaris canariensis
Canary Grass
Skalora
Short.
Phalaris coerulescens
Purple Canary Grass
Skalora tal-ilma
Short.
Phalaris minor (
=Phalaris mauritii
)
Lesser Canary Grass
Skalora selvaġġa
Short.
Phalaris paradoxa (
=Phalaris praemorsa
)
Mediterranean Canary Grass
Skalora tat-tafal
Short.
Phalaris truncata
Truncate Canary Grass
Skalora kbira
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.
Phragmites australis (
=Arundo australis
)
Lesser Reed
Qasbet ir-riħ
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 officinale
)
Anise
Anisi
Short.
Pimpinella peregrina (
=Anisum italicum
)
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.
Piptatherum coerulescens (
=Oryzopsis coerulescens
)
Blue Rice Grass
Barrum kaħlani
Short.
Piptatherum miliaceum
subsp.
miliaceum (
=Oryzopsis miliacea
)
Rice Grass
Barrum komuni
Short.
Piptatherum miliaceum
subsp.
thomasii (
=Oryzopsis thomasii
)
Many-branched Rice Grass
Barrum komuni kbir
Short.
Pistacia atlantica (
=Pistacia mutica
)
Mount Atlas Pistachio
Deru tal-Atlantiku
Short.
Pistacia lentiscus (
=Lentiscus vulgaris
)
Lentisk
Deru
Short.
Pistacia terebinthus
subsp.
terebinthus (
=Lentiscus terebinthus
)
Terebinth Tree
Skornabekk
Short.
Pistacia vera (
=Pistacia narbonnensis
)
Pistacio Tree
Siġra tal-Pistacja
Short.
Pistacia x saportae (
=P. lentiscus x terebinthus
)
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
North-african plantain
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
Pjombini tal-ġonna
Short.
Plumbago europaea
European Plumbago
Pjombina selvaġġa
Short.
Poa angustifolia (
=Poa pratensis
subsp.
angustifolia )
Narrow-leaved Meadow Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa annua (
=Ochlopoa annua
)
Annual Meadow Grass
Mellieġ kommuni
Short.
Poa bulbosa (
=Poa crispa
)
Bulbous Meadow Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa infirma (
=Ochlopoa infirma
)
Early Meadowgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa pratensis (
=Poa attica
)
Smooth Meadowgrass
Mellieġ tal-egħlieqi
Short.
Poa trivialis
subsp.
sylvicola (
=Poa sylvicola
)
Wild Meadowgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa trivialis
subsp.
trivialis
Rough Meadowgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Podospermum laciniatum (
=Scorzonera laciniata
)
Divided-leaved Viper's Grass
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 xdalmaisiana
)
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 equisetiforme (
=Polygonum caesaraugustanum
)
Horsetail Knotweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polygonum maritimum
Sea Knotgrass
Lewża tal-baħar
Short.
Polypodium vulgare
subsp.
melitensis
Maltese Polypody
Felċi ta' Malta
Short.
Polypogon maritimus (
=Alopecurus maritimus
)
Sea Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru tax-xatt
Short.
Polypogon monspeliensis (
=Alopecurus monspeliensis
)
Annual Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru kbir
Short.
Polypogon subspathaceus (
=Polypogon maritimus
subsp.
subspathaceus )
Greater Annual Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru żgħir
Short.
Polypogon viridis (
=Polypogon semiverticillatus
)
Water Bent Grass
Denb il-liebru
Short.
Populus alba (
=Populus canadensis
)
White Poplar
Siġra tal-Luq
Short.
Populus nigra
Black Poplar
Siġra tal-Luq sewda
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 (
=Caucalis pumila
)
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.
Puccinellia fasciculata (
=Poa fasciculata
)
Borrier's Saltmarsh Grass
Puċċinelja
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 (
=Asperula 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 (
=Toxicodendron coriaria
)
Sumach Tree
Xumakk tal-Konz
Short.
Rhus lancea
African Sumach Tree
Xumakk tal-Afrika
Short.
Ricinus communis
Castor Oil Tree
Riġnu
Short.
Ridolfia segetum (
=Meum segetum
)
False fennel
Bużbież il-qamħ
Short.
Robinia pseudoacacia
False Acacia
Robinja
Short.
Romulea bulbocodium (
=Crocus bulbocodium
)
Mediterranean sand crocus
Żagħfran tal-Blat kbir
Short.
Romulea columnae (
=Trichonema columnae
)
Lesser sand crocus
Żagħfran tal-blat ċar
Short.
Romulea ramiflora
Sand Crocus (branched)
Żagħfran tal-blat skars
Short.
Romulea variicolor
Maltese Sand Crocus
Short.
Romulea x melitensis
Maltese tufted sand crocus
Zagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta mqanfed
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.
Rostraria cristata (
=Lophochloa cristata
)
Annual Cat's Tail
Denb il-qattus
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 drepanensis
Lesser Tassel-Pondweed
Ruppja tal-Għadira
Short.
Ruppia maritima (
=Ruppia brachypus
)
Beaked Tassel Pondweed
Ruppja tas-Salini
Short.
Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's Broom
Niggiżet 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 appressa (
=Salicornia ramosissima
)
Twiggy Glasswort
Almeridja
Short.
Salix alba
White Willow
Żafżafa kbira
Short.
Salix pedicellata
Mediterranean Willow
Żafżafa żgħira
Short.
Salsola kali (
=Kali australis
)
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 (
=Salicornia europaea
var.
fruticosa )
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 (
=Pecten veneris
)
Shepherd's needle
Maxxita
Short.
Schedonorus arundinaceus (
=Festuca arundinacea
)
Tall Fescue
Żwien
Short.
Schefflera polybotrya
Schefflera
Xefflera
Short.
Schinus molle
Drooping False Pepper
Siġra tal-Bżar tal-friegħi mdendlin
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 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.
Secale cereale
Cereal Rye
Segala
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-Kbira
Short.
Setaria adhaerens (
=Panicum adhaerens
)
Sticky Bristle Grass
Xrika komuni
Short.
Setaria italica (
=Panicum italicum
)
Italian Bristle Grass
Xrika tal-Mediterran
Short.
Setaria palmifolia
Malaysian Palm Grass
Xrika bil-weraq tal-palm
Short.
Setaria pumila (
=Panicum pumilum
)
Yellow Foxtail
Xrika sufija
Short.
Setaria verticillata (
=Panicum verticillatum
)
Rough Bristle Grass
Xrika
Short.
Setaria viridis (
=Panicum viride
)
Green Bristle Grass
Xrika ħadra
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
subsp.
angustifolia (
=Silene angustifolia
)
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion
Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq
Short.
Silene vulgaris
subsp.
vulgaris
Bladder Campion
Qasqejża
Detailed
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 (
=Smyrnium vulgare
)
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.
Sorghum bicolor (
=Holcus bicolor
)
Sweet Sorghum
Qaraboċċ
Short.
Sorghum halepense (
=Holcus halepense
)
Aleppo Millet
Qaraboċċ selvaġġ
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 purpurea
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spergularia rubra (
=Spergularia campestris
)
Sand Spurrey
Arenarja roża
Short.
Spergularia salina (
=Spergularia marina
)
Lesser Sea-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sphenopus divaricatus (
=Poa divaricata
)
Coastal Grass
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.
Sporobolus pungens (
=Agrostis pungens
)
Sand Dropseed
Niġem tar-ramel
Short.
Stachys ocymastrum
Hairy Woundwort
Betonika
Short.
Stellaria cupaniana (
=Stellaria media
subsp.
cupaniana )
Cupani's chickweed
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.
Stenotaphrum secundatum (
=Ischaemum secundatum
)
St. Augustine's Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stipa capensis (
=Stipa humilis
)
Common Awn Grass
Nixxief tal-isteppa
Short.
Stipa pennata (
=Stipa disjuncta
)
Southern Awn Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Suaeda maritima (
=Chenopodium maritimum
)
Common Seablite
Swejda tal-baħar
Short.
Suaeda vera (
=Suaeda fruticosa
subsp.
vera )
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.
Tamarix parviflora (
=Tamarix cretica
)
Small-flowered Tamarisk
Bruka roża
Short.
Tamus communis (
=Dioscorea communis
)
Black Bryony
Brijonja sewda
Short.
Taraxacum minimum (
=Taraxacum briganti
)
Early Dandelion
Ċikwejra selvaġġa
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
Tevja
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 (
=Condylocarpus apulus
)
Mediterranean Hartwort
Ħaxixet it-trieraħ
Short.
Torilis arvensis (
=Caucalis arvensis
)
Spreading Hedge Parsley
Tursin selvaġġ
Short.
Torilis nodosa (
=Caucalis arvensis
)
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 )
Lucana's clover
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.
Triplachne nitens (
=Agrostis nitens
)
Shining Grass
Triplanke
Short.
Tripodion tetraphyllum (
=Anthyllis tetraphylla
)
Annual Kidney Vetch
Silla tal-bżieżel
Short.
Trisetaria aurea (
=Trisetum aureum
)
Golden Oat
Trisetarja
Short.
Triticum aestivum (
=Triticum vulgare
)
Bread Wheat
Qamħ tomni
Short.
Triticum turgidum
subsp.
durum (
=Triticum durum
)
Macaroni Wheat
Qamħ ta' Malta
Short.
Triticum turgidum
subsp.
turgidum (
=Triticum aestivum
var.
turgidum )
Rivet Wheat
Qamħ tal-Awstralja
Short.
Tropaeolum majus (
=Trophaeum majus
)
Garden Nasturtium
Kapuċċinella
Detailed
Tulbaghia violacea (
=Tulbaghia cepacea
)
Society Garlic
Tewm vjola
Short.
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 tal-irdum
Short.
Urginea pancration (
=Uriginea maritima
)
Sea Squill
Basal tal-għansar
Detailed
Urochloa panicoides
Liverseed Grass
Uruklowa
Short.
Urospermum picroides (
=Tragopogon picroides
)
Prickly Golden Fleece
Tfief xewwieki
Short.
Urtica dioica
Common Nettle
Maltese name not known
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.
Valerianella muricata (
=Valerianella truncata
)
Oblique-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 )
Palermo Speedwell
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 (
=Pervinca major
)
Greater Periwinkle
Pervinka
Short.
Viola odorata (
=Viola stolonifera
)
Sweet Violet
Vjola
Short.
Vitex agnus-castus
Chaste Tree
Siġret il-virgi
Short.
Vitis berlandierii (
=Vitis cinerea
)
Grapevine Rootstock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vitis rupestris
Mountain grape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vitis vinifera (
=Vitis laciniosa
)
Grape Vine
Dielja
Short.
Vitis vulpina
American Grape Vine
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vulpia bromoides (
=Festuca bromoides
)
Squirrel-tailed Fescue
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vulpia ciliata (
=Festuca ciliata
)
Ciliate Fescue
Sufija
Short.
Vulpia fasciculata (
=Festuca fasciculata
)
Dune Fescue
Ħortan tar-ramel
Short.
W
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Washingtonia filifera
California Fan Palm
Palma tal-imrewħa Messikana
Short.
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
Maltese name not known
Detailed
Y
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Yucca aloifolia (
=Yucca yucatana
)
Spanish Bay
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.
Zea mays
Maize
Qamħ ir-rum
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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