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Index of Plant Families (127 families in this page)
ACANTHACEAE Juss. ( Acanthus Family ) Subfamalies: Acanthoideae; Avicennioideae; Nelsonioideae; Thunbergioideae Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate. Flowers zygomorphic, in spike-like inflorescences. Bracts often conspicuous, coloured. Calyx 4-lobed, 2-lipped, or campanulate, 5-fid. Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic, with a short tube; limb 2-lipped with the upper lip subentire and the lower 3-fid, or 1-lipped with the upper lip absent. Stamens 2 or 4. Ovary superior, 2-locular, with axile placentae; style single, unequally 2-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule with indurated funicles (jaculators) which eject the seeds.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinulosus Host
Bear's Breech, Artists's Acanthus, Oyster plant Ħannewija May-Jun Detailed Profile with 50 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthus spinosissimus Pers.
Spiny Bear's Breeches Ħannewija xewwikija May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Adhatoda vasica Nees
Malabar Nut Ġustizja Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 2 images.
AIZOACEAE Rudolphi ( Fig-Marigold Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and fleshy. Calyx tubular or turbinate, often with fleshy lobes. Petals and stamens usually numerous. Ovary usually inferior or semi-inferior. Fruit woody and opening on moistening, or fleshy and indehiscent. Most of the genera that occur in Europe originate from South Africa. They are cultivated for ornament, and many have become naturalized in milder, more or less frost-free, coastal regions of S. and W. Europe. The taxonomy and nomenclature of this family is confused, since many species and genera have been described from cultivated plants in European gardens without knowledge of the precise origin of the material. Furthermore, these succulent plants make poor herbarium specimens and type specimens have not always been preserved or have not survived.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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(L.) L. Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig, Hybrid Sourfig Iceplant Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna il-komuni Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 18 images.
(L.) L. Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Glaucous Hottenot Fig, Point Sourfig Iceplant Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna iż-żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum edule L.
Hottenot Fig, Kaffir Fig Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra, Is-Swaba tal-Madonna is-safra Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Hook. fil.) L.Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cooperi Hoof f.
Though Trailing Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant, Pink Carpet Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) L.Bolus
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L.
Rounded Noon Flower, Dew Plant, Purple PigFace Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum hispidum L.
Hairy Dewflower, Miniature Pigs Face Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira, Drożantema sufija May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum aureum L.
Golden Vygie Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Jacquin) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq. Lampranthus roseus (Willdenow) Schwantes
Creeping Ice Plant, Noon Flower Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Jacq.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.
Red Ice Plant, Coppery Mesembryanthemum Kristallina kbira l-oranġo All Year Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Haw.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum luteum Haw.
Rocky Point Ice Plant Kristallina kbira is-safra All Year Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Haw.) Schwantes
Main Synonym :
Crocanthus purpureocroceus (Haw.) L.Bolus
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Kristallina ta' żewġ ilwien All Year Normal Profile with 12 images.
N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pink-flowered hybrid Malephora Maltese name not known Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
L. fil.
Main Synonym :
Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes
Heart-leaved Ice Plant, Baby Sun Rose, Lilac Aptenia Widnet il-ħanżir, Widnet il-Ġurdien Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cryophytum crystallinum (L.) N.E.Br.
Crystal Ice Plant, Silvery-leaved Mesembryanthemum Kristallina tar-ramel, Kristallina kbira May-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.Bolus) Klak
Main Synonym :
Aptenia lancifolia L. Bolus Aptenia lancifolia L. Bolus
Lance-leaved Ice Plant, Lesser Baby Sun Rose, Red Aptenia Qrun il-baqra Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L.Bolus
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant, Round-leaved Mesembryanthemum Kristallina tal-blat, Kristallina żgħira, Kristallina komuni Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
ALISMATACEAE Vent. ( Water-plantain Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs, usually perennial. Leaves alternate or basal, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, usually bracteate and verticillate in pedunculate umbels, racemes or panicles, occasionally long-pedunculate in leaf-axils. Sepals 3. Petals 3, usually larger than the sepals, often fugacious or deciduous. Stamens 3-numerous, with elongated filaments; anthers opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 3-numerous, spirally arranged or whorled, free or connate at the base; ovules 1-many; styles apical or subventral. Fruit a group of achenes, drupelets or follicles; seeds without endosperm; embryo horseshoe-shaped.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
With.
Main Synonym :
Alisma stenophyllum (Asch. & Graebn.) Sam.
Spear-leaved Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma tal-werqa dejqa Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Alisma major Gray
Water Plantain, Greater Water Plantain, Mad-dog weed Biżbula tal-Ilma Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Cosson
Main Synonym :
Alisma bourgaei (Coss.) Nyman
Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain Damażonju Mar-May Normal Profile with 16 images.
AMARANTHACEAE Juss. ( Amaranth Family ) Subfamalies: Amaranthoideae; Gomphrenoideae; Betoideae; Camphorosmoideae; Chenopodioideae (= Chenopodiaceae family); Corispermoideae; Polycnemoideae; Salicornioideae; Salsoloideae; Suaedoideae Family Description: Herbs or rarely small shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, often in spicate or capitate, usually bracteate inflorescences; bracteoles 2-5. Perianth almost always dry and scarious, usually 4- or 5-merous; segments free or connate at base. Stamens 1-5, opposite the perianth-segments and usually not exserted. Ovary superior, unilocular; ovules amphitropous. Fruit with a membranous, rarely fleshy wall, dehiscing irregularly, or circumscissile (sometimes indehiscent).
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Profile Type
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
Devil's horsewhip, Prickly chaff flower Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
S.Watson
Main Synonym :
Galliaria blitoides Nieuwl.
Mat Amaranth, Prostate Pigweed Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani May-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Albersia blitum (L.) Kunth
Purple Amaranth Denb id-dib tal-qsari May-Nov Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Love-lies-bleeding, Tassel Flower Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Red Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola zgħir May-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Albersia prostrata (L.) Fourr.
Large-fruited Amaranth, Spreading Amaranth, Low Pigweed Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Elephant-head Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola kbir Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Glomeraria graecizans (L.) Cav.
Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Prince's Feather Amaranth, Prince's of Wales Feather Amaranth, Hybrid Amaranth Denb id-dib bagħal May-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Moq.) Hieron.
Main Synonym :
Euloxus muricatus Moq.
African Amaranth, Muricate Amaranth Denb id-dib Afrikan Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl.
Rough Pigweed, Redroothed Amaranth, Common Amaranth Denb id-dib xewwikija May-Nov Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus tristis L.
Joseph's Coat, Summer Poinsettia, Chinese Spinach Denb id-dib ta' tlett kuluri May-Dec Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
Slender Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Least Amaranth Denb id-dib ħadra May-Dec Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Moric.) K.Koch
Main Synonym :
Salicornia macrostachya Moric.
Glaucous Glasswort, Perennial Glasswort, Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja tal-blat Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 13 images.
Edmontson
Main Synonym :
Atriplex patula subsp. glabriuscula (Edmondston) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Babington's Orache, Scotland Orache Bjanka lixxa Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex halimoides Tineo
Shrubby Orache, Mediterranean Salt Bush, Shrubby Sea Orache Bjanka, Ħaxixa mielħa Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Brullo & Pavone) G. Kadereit et Sukhor.
Main Synonym :
Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone
Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka tal-irdum Aug-Oct Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex erecta Huds.
Common Orache, Spear Saltbush Bjanka skarza Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Halimus portulacoides (L.) Dumort. Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen
Sea Purslane Maltese name not known Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 14 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex triangularis Willd.
Spear-leaved Orache, Triangle Orache, Thinleaf Orache Selq il-baħar Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Atriplex foliolosa Link.
Rosy Orache, Tumbling Saltweed Selq tal-werqa roża Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) A. J. Scott
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium scoparia L.
Summer Cypress, Kochia Maltese name not known Aug-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Beta maritima L.
Sea Beet Selq tal-kosta Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Beta cicla L.
Wild Beet Selq Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium hybridum L. Chenopodium hybridum L.
Maple-leaved goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium murale L. Chenopodium murale L.
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Mar-Dec Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium viride L.
Fat Hen, Lambsquarters Għobbejra Bajdanija Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
H. J. Coste & A. Reyn.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium giganteum D.Don. Chenopodium giganteum D.Don.
Tree Spinach Maltese name not known Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Mexican Tea, Wormseed Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
Smith
Main Synonym :
Anserina ficifolia (Sm.) Friche-Joset & Montandon
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium (Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz) Batt.
Grey Goosefoot, Seaport Goosefoot Għobbejra griża Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. striatum (Krašan) Murr
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
Stinking Goosefoot, Notchweed Għobbejra tinten Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium urbicum L. Chenopodium urbicum L.
Upright Goosefoot, City Goosefoot Għobbejra May-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
Dumort
Main Synonym :
Salicornia appressa Dumort. Salicornia ramosissima Woods
Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja, Salikornja Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Kali australis (L.) Akhani & Roalson
Saltwort, Prickly Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija May-Aug Normal Profile with 10 images.
Botsch.
Main Synonym :
Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo
Maltese Salt Tree Xebb, Siġra tal-irmied Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Kali soda (L.) Scop.
Opposite-leaved Saltwort, Smooth-leaved Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) A.J.Scott
Main Synonym :
Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa L.
Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Spinacia glabra Mill.
Spinach Spinaċi Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Chenopodium maritimum L.
Common Seablite Swejda tal-baħar Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
Gmelin
Main Synonym :
Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera (Gmel.) Maire & Weiller
Shrubby Seablite, Alkali Seablite Swejda Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
AMARYLLIDACEAE Jaume St.-Hil ( Daffodil or Amaryllis Family ) Subfamalies: Agapanthoideae (= Agapanthaceae family); Allioideae (= Alliaceae family); Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae family senso strico) Family Description: Glabrous, bulbous, scapose (rarely more or less acaulescent), perennial herbs. Leaves all basal, linear to lorate or oblanceolate, often distichous. Flowers in an umbel (sometimes reduced to a single flower), subtended by a spathe of 1 or more usually scarious valves. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or slightly zygomorphic. Perianth of 6 petaloid segments, arising from the apex of the ovary, or from a hypanthial tube. Corona sometimes present. Stamens 6. Ovary inferior, 3-locular; stigma capitate or shortly 3-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal or irregularly dehiscent capsule, sometimes with fleshy pericarp and transitional to a berry.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Porrum ampeloprasum (L.) Mill.
Broadleaf Wild Leek Tewm selvaġġ Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cepa vulgaris Garsault
Garden Onion, Bulb Onion Basla Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Saturnia chamaemoly (L.) Salisb.
Dwarf Garlic Tewm qerqni Dec-Jan Normal Profile with 10 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Allium ampeloprasum var. commutatum (Guss.) Fior
Maritime Wild Leek, Sea Garlic Kurrat tax-xatt Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
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nothosp. nov.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hybrid Sea Leek Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal Jun Normal Profile with 17 images.
Brullo, Lanfr. & Pavone
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Dwarf Garlic Tewm irqiq ta' Malta, Tewm żgħir ta' Malta Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
Cirillo
Main Synonym :
Allium amblyopetalum Link
Naples Leek, White garlic Kurrat ta' Napli Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Molium nigrum (L.) Haw.
Black Garlic, Broad-leaved black garlic Ċuplajs Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Redouté) K.Richt.
Main Synonym :
Allium longispathum Redouté Allium dentiferum Webb & Berthel.
Pale garlic Tewm Safrani May-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Schult. & Schult. fil.
Main Synonym :
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. polyanthum (Schult. & Schult. f.) O.Bolòs & al. Allium commutatum Gussone
Many-flowered garlic Kurrat selvaġġ May-Jun Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Allium carneum Ten.
Rosy Garlic Tewm ħamrani Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb.
Garlic, Cultivated Garlic Tewm May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Guss.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Alium arvense Guss.
White Round-headed Garlic Tewm ta' Għawdex May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Porrum sphaerocephaluon (L.) Rchb.
Round-Headed Leek, Ball-headed Onion Tewm kaħlani, Tewm vjola Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Allium hirsutum Lam.
Hairy Garlic Tewm muswaf, Tewm Selvaġġ Muswaf Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult. fil.
Main Synonym :
Allium vernale Tineo
Spring Garlic Tewm muswaf Rari Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Cirillo
Main Synonym :
Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Arcang.
Pink Garlic Tewm tal-linja vjola Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Allium medium G. Don
Three-cornered Garlic Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
Herb.
Main Synonym :
Narcissus serotinus subsp. deficiens (Herb.) K.Richt.
Triparted-crown late Narcissus, Triparted-crown autumn Narcissus, Herbert's autumn Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar, Ranċis imwaħħar Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 29 images.
Spach
Main Synonym :
Narcissus obsoletus Spach
Elegant Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar skars Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
Ker Gawl.
Main Synonym :
Hermione papyracea Schult.f.
White Narcissus Narċis abjad Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hermione serotina Haw.
Late Narcissus, Autumn Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar ta sitt qasmiet Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 3 images.
(Ker Gawl.) Baker
Main Synonym :
Hermione chlorotica Jord. & Fourr.
Garden Narcissus Narċis pallidu Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hermione taxetta (L.) Haw.
French Daffodil, Cream Narcissus, Polyanthus Narcissus Narċis, Ranċis Oct-Mar Detailed Profile with 65 images.
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Kunth
Main Synonym :
Nothoscordum inodorum sensu P.Fourn.
Fragrant False Garlic, Sweet Garlic, Onion weed Tewm tal-qsari, Tewm tal-fwieħa Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
Pomel
Main Synonym :
Pancratium collinum Coss. & Durieu ex Coss.
Stinking Sea Daffodil Pankrazju tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hymenocallis maritima M.Roem.
Sea Daffodil, Sea Lily, Sand Lily Pankrazju selvaġġ, Narċis tar-Ramel, Ġilju tar-Ramel Jul-Oct Detailed Profile with 42 images.
Harv.
Main Synonym :
Tulbaghia cepacea var. robustior Kunth
Society Garlic, Pink Agapanthus, Wild Garlic Tewm vjola, Tewn tal-Ġonna Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
ANACARDIACEAE Lindl. ( Pistachio Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually pinnate or digitate. Calyx usually 5-partite; petals 5, rarely absent, free or more or less connate; ovary superior, 1-locular, with one ovule; placentation basal or apical. Fruit a drupe.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
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Desf.
Main Synonym :
Pistacia mutica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Mount Atlas Pistachio, Persian turpentine tree, Atlantic Mastic Tree Deru tal-Atlantiku, Pistaċċa bagħla Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lentiscus vulgaris Fourr.
Lentisk, Mastic Tree, Mediterranean Mastic Deru, Deluwa Feb-Nov Normal Profile with 16 images.
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Burnat
Main Synonym :
P. lentiscus x terebinthus
Hybrid Mastic Tree Deru bagħal Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lentiscus terebinthus Kuntze
Terebinth Tree, Turpentine Tree, Cyprus Terebinth Tree Skornabekk, Siġra tat-turpentina, Trementina Mar-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pistacia narbonnensis L.
Pistacio Tree Siġra tal-Pistacja Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Toxicodendron coriaria (L.) Kuntze
Sumach Tree, Common Sumach, Sumac tree Xumakk tal-konz Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L. fil.
Main Synonym :
Searsia lancea (L.f.) F.A.Barkley
African Sumach, Willow Sumach, Karee Xumakk tal-Afrika Oct-Dec Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Schinus bituminosus Salisb.
Drooping False Pepper, Brazilian Pepper Tree, California Pepper Tree Siġra tal-bżar tal-friegħi mdendlin May-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
Raddi
Main Synonym :
Schinus rhoifolia Mart.
Brazilian pepper, Upright False Pepper, Broad-leaved Pepper Tree Siġra tal-bżar May-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
APIACEAE Lindl. ( Carrot Family ) Conservative synonym: Umbelliferea Subfamalies: Mackinlayoideae; Azorelloideae; Saniculoideae; Apioideae; Family Description: Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves alternate; lamina usually large and much-divided; petiole often inflated and sheathing at base. Stipules absent, except in Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae. Inflorescence usually a compound umbel. Flowers epigynous, small, hermaphrodite or unisexual, the plant rarely dioecious. Sepals usually small or absent; petals 5, usually more or less 3-lobed, the middle lobe inflexed; outer petals sometimes much larger than inner (radiate); stamens 5; carpels (1-)2, usually attached to a central axis (carpophore), from which the mericarps separate at maturity; styles (1-)2, often with a thickened base (stylopodium); ovule 1 in each loculus, pendent. Fruit dry; pericarp membranous or exocarp variously indurated; endocarp rarely woody (Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae). Mericarps usually joined by a narrow or wide commissure; each mericarp more or less compressed laterally or dorsally, with 5 longitudinal veins, usually with ridges over them, separated by valleculae or sometimes with 4 secondary ridges alternating with the primary; resin canals (vittae) usually present between the primary ridges and on the commissural face.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ammi topalii Beauverd
Bullwort, Falsre Bishop's Weed, False Queen Anne's Lace Dakra Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Brot.) Breistr.
Main Synonym :
Seseli pusillum Brot
Small Bullwort Dakra żgħira Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Apium dulce Mill.
Wild Celery, Marsh Parsley, Smallage Karfus Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 17 images.
(L.) Lag.
Main Synonym :
Helosciadium nodiflorum (L.) W. D. J. Koch
Fool's Water Cress, Procumbent Marshwort Karfus tal-ilma, Xaħmet il-Ġwieri Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
M.Bieb.
Main Synonym :
Coriandrum radians (M.Bieb.) Prantl
Mediterranean Bifora, European Bishop plant Kosbor selvaġġ, Sorm il-patri Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Hornem.
Main Synonym :
Bupleurum heterophyllum Link
Spear-leaved Hare's Ear, Lance-leaved Thorow wax Widnet il-fenek Apr-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Bupleurum glaucum Robill. & Castagne ex DC.
Grey Hare's Ear Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Coriandrum maculatum Roth
Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Devil's bread Ċikuta Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Selinum coriandrum E.H.L.Krause
Coriander, Chinese Parsley Kosbor Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cachrys maritima Spreng.
Rock Samphire, Sea Samphire, Sea Fennel Bużbież il-baħar Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Daucus foliosus Gussone
Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace Zunnarija salvaġġa, Karrotti salvaġġ, Bejt id-Durrajs Mar-May Normal Profile with 18 images.
(Hoffm.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Daucus sativus (Hoffm.) Röhl. ex Pass.
Carrot Zunnarija, Karrotti Mar-May Normal Profile with 1 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis (Arcang.) Heywood
Sea Carrot Zunnarija tal-baħar May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
Tineo
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. lopadusanus (Tineo) Onno
Lampedusa Carrot Zunnarija ta' Lampedusa May-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
Ball
Main Synonym :
Caucalis pumila L. Pseudorlaya pumila Grande
Small Carrot, Dwarf Carrot Zunnarija tar-ramel Apr-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota subsp. rupestris (Guss.) Heywood
Cliff Carrot Zunnarija tal-blat May-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Selinum spinosum E.H.L.Krause
Prickly Parsnip, Echinophora, Spiny Echinophora Bużbież xewwieki tar-ramel, Ekinofora Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Eryngium marinum Garsault
Sea Holly, Seaside Eryngo Xewk ir-ramel Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Giusso, Salmeri & Bacch.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species Ferula communis L.
Maltese Giant Fennel Ferla ta' Malta Mar-May Normal Profile with 24 images.
(C.Presl) Bég.
Main Synonym :
Foeniculum piperitum (Ucria) Sweet
Bitter Fennel Bużbież salvaġġ May-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Foeniculum dulce Mill.
Fennel, Sweet Fennel, Finnochio Bużbież May-Oct Normal Profile with 11 images.
Lowe
Main Synonym :
Capnophyllum peregrinum Lange
Common name unknown Krubera Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Sium siculum L.
Kundmannia Kudmannja ta' Sqallija Apr-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Globocarpus oenanthoides Caruel
Round-headed Water Dropwort, Mediterranean Water Dropwort Karfus il-wied Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Mill.) Fuss
Main Synonym :
Petroselinum sativum Hoffm. Petroselinum sativum Hoffmannsegg
Wild Parsley Tursin Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anisum officinale DC.
Anise Anisi, Ħlewwa Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anisum italicum Raf.
Southern Burnet Saxifrage Sensiela Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
Moris
Main Synonym :
Meum segetum Guss.
False fennel, Corn parsley, False caraway Bużbież il-qamħ, Bużbież tal-għelieqi Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pecten veneris Lam.
Shepherd's needle, Venus' comb, Stork's needle Maxxita, Moxtija Mar-may Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Smyrnium vulgare Gray
Alexanders, Horse parsley Karfus il-ħmir Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Condylocarpus apulus Hoffm.
Mediterranean Hartwort, Roman Pimpernel Ħaxixet it-trieraħ, Ħaxix it-trieraħ Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Huds.) Link
Main Synonym :
Caucalis arvensis Huds.
Spreading Hedge Parsley Tursin selvaġġ Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Caucalis nodiflora Lam.
Knotted Hedge Parsley Tursin xewwieki Apr-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Daucus visnaga L. Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam.
Toothpick-plant, Tooth Pickweed, Bishop's Weed Busnaga, Visnaga Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
APOCYNACEAE Juss. ( Dogbane Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Small trees, shrubs, or herbs, with poisonous latex. Leaves simple, exstipulate, with glands in or above the axils. Flowers solitary or in cymes, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, 5-merous. Corolla with oblique lobes, contorted in bud. Stamens 5; anthers introrse, closely surrounding the stigma. Ovary superior; carpels 2, usually free, united by a single style above. Fruit of two fusiform follicles, usually opening by the ventral suture; rarely only one follicle developing.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Asclepias bicolor Moench
Scarlet Milkweed, Bloodflower, Silkweed It-tuffieħ tal-Fodsqa, Qarn il-Ħarir May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) G. Don
Main Synonym :
Vinca rosea L.
Madagascar Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Cape Perwinkle Pervinka roża Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) W.T.Aiton
Main Synonym :
Asclepias fruticosa L.
Swan Plant Milkweed, Tennis Ball Bush, African Milkweed Siġret it-tuffieħ tal-Fodsqa, Siġret Qarn il-Ħarir May-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Oleander vulgaris Medik.
Oleander, Rose Bay Difla, Olejandru, Siġret il-Ġarab Apr-Dec Normal Profile with 11 images.
Labill.
Main Synonym :
Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia (Labill.) Markgr.
African Wolfbane, Wolfbane Siġret il-ħarir, Siġra tal-Ħarir Nov-Apr Detailed Profile with 45 images.
(Pers.) K.Schum.
Main Synonym :
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Yellow Oleander, Lucky Nut, Mexican Oleander Tevja Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pervinca major Garsault
Greater Periwinkle, Blue Bottons Pervinka, Vinka tal-warda kbira, Dliel il-Madliena Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
ARACEAE Juss. ( Arum Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Perennial, usually glabrous herbs, with underground rhizomes or tubers. Leaves all basal, usually with distinct petiole, and often with more or less reticulate venation. Flowers small, often unisexual, arranged in a compact spike (spadix), subtended and usually partly enfolded by a large, petaloid or leaf-like bract (spathe), the axis of the spadix often prolonged beyond the flower-bearing zone as a fleshy, usually coloured appendix. In monoecious plants the female flowers are at or near the base of the spadix, the male flowers above them; vestigial, sterile flowers, usually in the form of filiform papillae, may also be present. Perianth of 4-6 free, sepaloid segments, or (more usually) absent. Stamens 1-6, rarely more. Ovary superior or nude, sometimes sunk in the axis of the spadix, 1- to 3-locular; stigma usually sessile or subsessile. Fruit a berry, sometimes rather dry.
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O.Targ.Tozz.
Main Synonym :
Arum arisarum L.
Friar's Cowl, Arison Garni tal-Pipa Nov-Feb Detailed Profile with 41 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Arum foetidum Salisb.
Italian Lords and Ladies, Large Cuckoo Pint, Italian Arum Garni Apr-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Schott
Main Synonym :
Colocasia esculenta var. fontanesii (Schott) A.F.Hill
Elephants Ear, Coco Yam, Dasheen Għorgħar Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Schott
Main Synonym :
Arum dracunculus L.
Giant Lords-and-Ladies, Dragon Arum Garni qoxret is-serp Apr-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lemna cyclostasa Elliott ex Chev.
Common Duckweed, Lesser Duckweed Lemna komuni Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
Raf.
Main Synonym :
Lemna valdiviana Phil.
Least Duckweed Lemna iż-żgħira Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Liebm.
Main Synonym :
Philodendron pertusum Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Swiss Cheese Plant, Split-leaf philodendron, Monster fruit tree Sieq l-iljun, Monstera Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Kurz) Hegelm
Main Synonym :
Lemna oligorrhiza Kurz
Dotted Duckweed Lemna ta' ftit gheruq Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Horkel ex Wimm.
Main Synonym :
Lemna arrhiza L.
Rootless Duckweed Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Spreng.
Main Synonym :
Calla aethiopica L.
Arum Lily, Calla Lily, Ethiopian Lords-and-Ladies Buqar Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
ARALIACEAE Juss. ( Aralia Family ) Subfamalies: Aralioideae; Hydrocotyloideae Family Description: Shrubs or woody climbers; leaves alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, small. Calyx small or rudimentary; petals 5, free; stamens 5; ovary inferior. Fruit a berry.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Hedera communis Gray
Ivy, English Ivy Liedna Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 16 images.
R.Vig.
Main Synonym :
Schefflera eurhyncha R.Vig.
Schefflera Xefflera None Normal Profile with 6 images.
ARAUCARIACEAE Henkel & W. Hochstetter ( Araucaria Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
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Hook.
Main Synonym :
Columbea bidwillii Carrière
Bunya Pine Awrikarja ta' Bidwill None Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Salisb.) Franco
Main Synonym :
Araucaria excelsa Carrière
Norfolk Island Pine Awrikarja kbira May-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
ARECACEAE Schultz Sch. ( Palm Family ) Conservative synonym: Palmae Subfamalies: Arecoideae; Calamoideae; Ceroxyloideae; Coryphoideae; Nypoideae Family Description: Shrubs or trees; stem usually unbranched. Leaves large, persistent, petiolate with a conspicuous sheath. Inflorescence a simple or branched spadix, enveloped by 1 or several spathes. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, hypogynous. Perianth usually of 2 whorls of 3. Anthers dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary of 1-3 free or united carpels; ovules 1 in each carpel. Fruit a berry or drupe.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Phoenix humilis Cav.
Dwarf Fan Palm, European Dwarf Palm Ġummara, Ġummar safrani Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Chabaud
Main Synonym :
Phoenix jubae Webb ex Christ
Canary Islands Date Palm Palma tal-kannizzati, Palma tal-kanarji Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Palma dactylifera Mill.
Date Palm Palma tat-tamar May-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Linden ex André) H.Wendl.
Main Synonym :
Brahea filifera W.Watson
California Fan Palm, Desert Fan Palm, Cotton Palm Palma tal-imrewħa Messikana Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 1 images.
H.Wendl.
Main Synonym :
Washingtonia gracilis Parish
Mexican Fan Palm, Mexican Washingtonia Palma tal-imrewħa Amerikana Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 2 images.
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE Juss. ( Sandalwood Family ) Subfamalies: Aristolochioideae; Asaroideae Family Description: Herbs or woody climbers. Leaves alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers solitary or in axillary clusters, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, usually 3-merous. Perianth in 1 whorl, more or less petaloid, forming a tube, 1- or 3-lobed at the apex; stamens 6 or 12 in 1 or 2 whorls, free or connate with the stylar column. Ovary inferior, 6-locular; placentation axillary; styles usually 6, free or connate to form a column with a 6-lobed stigma; ovules numerous. Fruit a capsule.
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Lojac.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Green-flowered Birthwort, Southern Birthwort Papra selvaġġa, Aristolokja Apr-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
ASPARAGACEAE Juss. ( Asparagus Family ) Conservative synonym: Liliaceae Subfamalies: Agavoideae (=Agavaceae family); Aphyllanthoideae (=Asparagaceae sensu stricto); Brodiaeoideae (=Themidaceae family); Lomandroideae (=Laxmanniaceae family); Nolinoideae (=Ruscaceae family); Scilloideae (=Hyacinthaceae family) Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
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Common Name
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L.
Main Synonym :
Agave milleri Haw.
American Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe Sabbara tal-Amerika, Agave Jul-Sep Normal Profile with 18 images.
Trel.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe Sabbara tal-Amerika, Agave Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
Salm-Dyke
Main Synonym :
Agave glaucescens Hook.
Soft-leaved Agave, Spineless Agave, Foxtail Agave Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
Engelm.
Main Synonym :
Agave applanata var. parryi (Engelm.) Mulford
Parry's Agave Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Perrine
Main Synonym :
Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
Blue Agave, Sisal Hemp Sabbara ta' Sisal, Sisal Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm.
African asparagus Spraġġ tal-Afrika Aug-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Asparagus aphyllus var. bovei Baker
Mediterranean Asparagus, Prickly Asparagus, Spiny Asparagus Spraġġ xewwieki Oct-Dec Normal Profile with 14 images.
(L.) Druce
Main Synonym :
Asparagus medeoloides Thunb.
African Asparagus, Bridal Creeper, Smilax Asparagus Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
(Kunth) Jessop
Main Synonym :
Asparagus sprengeri Regel
Bushy Asparagus, Sprenger's Asparagus Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.
Asparagus Fern, Sicklethorn Maltese name not known Sep-Dec Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Asparagus sativus Mill.
Wild Asparagus, Garden Asparagus Spraġġ Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Kunth) Jessop
Main Synonym :
Asparagus plumosus Baker
Plumose Asparagus, Asparagus Fern Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Forrsk.
Main Synonym :
Asparagus horridus L.
Grey Asparagus Spraġġ griż Feb-Apr Detailed Profile with 39 images.
Baker
Main Synonym :
Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.
Broom Asparagus Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 2 images.
(L.) Sweet
Main Synonym :
Hyacinthus romanus L.
Roman Hyacinth Ġjacint selvaġġ Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Thunb.) Jacques
Main Synonym :
Anthericum comosum Thumb.
Spider Plant, Spider Ivy, Ribbon Plant Rampila Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Steinh.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Main Synonym :
Uriginea maritima (Steinh.) Baker Urginea pancration (Steinheil) Phillippe
Sea Squill, Sea Onion, White Squill Basal tal-għansar, Għansar Aug-Oct Detailed Profile with 51 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scilla coronaria Salisb.
Garden Hyacinth, Common Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth Ġjacint Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Hyacinthus commutatus (Guss.) Ten.
Dark Grape Hyacinth, Narrow-leaved Grape Hyacinth Muskari skuri Mar-Apr Detailed Profile with 35 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl.
Tassel Grape Hyacinth Basal il-ħnieżer Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Guss. ex Ten.
Main Synonym :
Muscari compactum Baker
Southern Grape Hyacinth, Starch Grape Hyacinth Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Muscari autumnale Guss.
Autumn Grape Hyacinth, Lesser Grape Hyacinth, Small-flowered Hyacinth Ġjaċint tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Detailed Profile with 40 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum latifolium L.
Large Star of Bethlehem, Lesser Cape Lily, Arabian Starflower Ħalib it-tajr kbir, Ħara taċ-Ċawl Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Boreau
Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. divergens (Boreau) Asch. & Graebn.
Lesser Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr skars Mar-Apr Detailed Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum lacteum Vill.
Southern Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr żgħir Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Convallaria multiflora L.
Solomon's Seal, David's Harp, Ladder to Heaven Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Speta.
Main Synonym :
Scilla autumnalis L.
Autumn Squill, Starry Hyacinth Għansar tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Detailed Profile with 45 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ruscus flexuosus Mill.
Butcher's Broom, Box Holly, Knee Holly Niggiżet il-far, Rand Xandri, Nigżet il-far Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ruscus trifoliatus Mill.
Greater Butcher's Broom Belladonna, Rusku Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scilla clusii Parl.
Portuguese Squill Għansar tal-ġonna Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Tineo ex Guss.
Main Synonym :
Scilla peruviana var. sicula L.
Sicilian Squill Għansal ikħal Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Yucca yucatana Engelm.
Spanish Bay, Dagger Plant Yukka Jul-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Yucca superba Haw.
Spanish Dagger, Adam's Needle Yukka Jul-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
ASPHODELACEAE Juss. ( Asphodel Family ) Recently placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae family Conservative synonym: Liliaceae Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: The Asphodelaceae is a sub family of the Liliacea which have the characteristic of having very little roots and no bulbs. They grow from deep rhizomes or tubers. They regularly have branched and conspicuous inflorescenses. They are incredibly able to grow on very little soil and The anatomy is very similar to the Liliaceae , mostly perennial herbs comprising about 280 genera and 4,000 species.
The leaves are alternate or less often opposite or whorled. The flowers are often showy and are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic. The perianth typically consists of two whorls of undifferentiated or weakly differentiated petaloid tepals with 3 distinct members in each whorl, or less frequently all of the segments are connate into a common perianth tube or perigynous or epigynous zone that sometimes has an adnate corona. The androecium usually consists of 6 fertile stamens attached to the receptacle or adnate to the perianth tube but rarely 3, 4, or up to 12 may be found. The gynoecium typically consists of a single compound pistil of 3 carpels, a single style commonly with 3 stigmas, and a superior or less often inferior ovary with 3 locules, each containing several to numerous axile ovules. Rarely there are 2 or 4 carpels and locules with axile placentation or only a single locule with intruded parietal placentation. The fruit is nearly always a capsule or berry.
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Aloe mutabilis Pillans
Krantz Aloe Maltese name not known Dec-Feb Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Aiton) Haw.
Main Synonym :
Aloe saponaria (Aiton) Haw.
Soap Aloe, African Aloe Maltese name not known Aug-Sep Normal Profile with 14 images.
(L.) Burm.f.
Main Synonym :
Aloe barbadensis Mill.
Yellow Aloe, Mediterranean Aloe, True Aloe Sabbara Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 14 images.
L
Main Synonym :
Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.
Onion Weed, Pink Asphodel, Onion-leaved Asphodel Berwieq Żgħir Jan-Apr Detailed Profile with 29 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Asphodelus aestivus Brotero
Branched Asphodel, Common Asphodel Berwieq Jan-Apr Detailed Profile with 32 images.
(J.Jacq.) Haw.
Main Synonym :
Gasteria linita Haw.
Gasteria Maltese name not known Sep-Dec Normal Profile with 5 images.
ASPLENIACEAE Newman ( Spleenwort Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Rhizome dictyostelic, with clathrate scales. Petiole with 2 vascular strands, often fusing to form a single -shaped strand. Sori superficial, borne along one or both sides of the fertile veins; spores bilateral.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ceterech officinarum DC.
Rusty-back Fern, Scale Fern Felċi tal-ħitan tas-sejjieħ All year Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trichomanes maritimum Bubani
Sea Spleenwort Fern Felċi tal-baħar All year Normal Profile with 4 images.
(DC.) Bange
Main Synonym :
Phyllitis sagittata (DC.in Lam. & DC.) Guinea & Heywood
Mule's Fern Felċi tal-bir All year Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Athyrium trichomanes (L.) Shafer
Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern, Common Spleenwort Fern Felċi rqiqa All year Normal Profile with 18 images.
ASTERACEAE Bercht. & J.Presl ( Daisy or Sunflower Family ) Conservative synonym: Compositae Subfamalies: Asteroideae; Barnadesioideae; Carduoideae; Cichorioideae ; Corymbioideae ; Gochnatioideae; Gymnarrhenoideae; Hecastocleidoideae; Mutisioideae; Pertyoideae; Stifftioideae; Wunderlichioideae; Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, opposite or rosulate, exstipulate. Flowers small (florets), hermaphrodite, functionally male, female, or sterile, in terminal or axillary, usually pedunculate capitula, surrounded by an involucre of bracts. Capitula solitary or in corymbose, less frequently racemose, inflorescences. Calyx-limb (pappus) absent or represented by a corona, auricle, scales, setae or simple or plumose hairs. Corolla of 3 main types: (a) tubular, with (3-)4- to 5-lobed limb, actinomorphic or rarely weakly zygomorphic; (b) tubular, with a 2-lipped limb; (c) ligulate, with a short tube and the limb prolonged on one side into a usually 3- or 5-toothed ligule; female florets sometimes without a corolla or with a filiform corolla. Stamens 5, epipetalous; anthers usually connate into a tube round the style, often caudate or sagittate at base and with apical appendages. Ovary inferior, 1-locular; ovule solitary, basal, anatropous; style solitary, with 2 stigmatic branches. Fruit a cypsela (achene).
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(Becker ex Rchb. fil.) Heimerl
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mountain Yarrow Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
All.
Main Synonym :
Achillea sylvatica Ten.
Ligurian Yarrow Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Ehrend. & Y. P. Guo
Main Synonym :
Filago maritima L. Otanthus maritimus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
Cottonweed, Sea Cudweed Santolina tar-ramel, Bajda tar-ramel Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 1 images.
(L.) Cass.
Main Synonym :
Leontodon bulbosus L.
Bulbous Hawksbeard Qanċlita perenni Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ambrosia elatior L. Ambrosia maritima L.
Sea Ragweed Ambrosja Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Desf.) Pers.
Main Synonym :
Anacyclus tomentosus DC.
White Anacyclus Anaċiklus May-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
Loisel.
Main Synonym :
Anacyclus valentinus var. bicolor Pers.
Yellow Anacyclus Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Andryala sinuata L.
Common Andryala Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chamaemelum arvense (L.) Schreb.
Corn Chamomille Bebuna tar-raba Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Maruta cotula DC.
Stinking Chamomille Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Sommier & Caruana
Main Synonym :
Anthemis secundiramea subsp. urvilleana (DC.) R.Fernandes
Maltese Sea Chamomille, Maltese Chamomille Bebuna tal-baħar Mar-May Normal Profile with 16 images.
(L.) Sch.Bip.
Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum frutescens L.
Marguerite Daisy, Paris Daisy Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Absinthium officinale Brot.
Wormwood, Absinthe Wormwood, Grand Wormwood Assenzju Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Absinthium arborescens Moench
Silver Wormwood Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Less.
Main Synonym :
Nauplius aquaticus Cass.
Golden Star, Seaside Ox-eye Daisy Għajn il-baqra tax-xatt Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Carthamus cancellatus Lam.
Cage Thistle Xewk tal-gaġġa Apr-May Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Bellis vandasii Velen.
Annual Daisy Bebuna Nov-Mar Detailed Profile with 42 images.
Cirillo
Main Synonym :
Bellis hirta Host
Southern Daisy, Wood Daisy Margerita salvaġġa Nov-Feb Detailed Profile with 41 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Calendula sancta L.
Field Marigold Suffejra tar-raba Nov-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
Raf.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Star Marigold Suffejra ta' giex kuluri Jan-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima (Guss.) Meikle
Sea Marigold Suffejra tal-baħar May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Calendula eriocarpa DC.
Pot Marigold, English Marigold Suffejra tal-ġonna Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Calendula cornuta Poir. Calendula sicula Gussone
Sicilian Marigold Suffejra ta' Sqallija Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Raf.) Guadagno
Main Synonym :
Calendula fulgida Raf.
Woody Marigold, Shrubby Marigold Suffejra Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Boiss. & Heldr.) P. H. Davis
Main Synonym :
Carduus arabicus Jacq. ex Murray Carduus australis subsp. marmoratus (Boissier & Heldreich) Kazmi
Arabian Thistle Ħorfox Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Carduus acanthoides Huds.
Plymouth Thistle, Italian Thistle, Slender Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Curtis
Main Synonym :
Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorus Carduus tenuiflorus
Winged Plumeless Thistle, Slender-flowered Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Carlina corymbosa subsp. Involucrata (Poir.) Holmboe
African Carline Thistle Sajtun May-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mitina lanata Cass.
Wooly Carline Thistle Sebqet 'l oOmmha May-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Carthamus tingitanus L. Carduncellus caeruleus (L.) C.Presl
Blue Thistle Xewk ikhal May-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Carthamus lanatus var. algeriensis Batt.
Woolly Carthamus, Woolly Safflower, Smooth Distaff Thistle Xewk ta' Kristu, Xewk il-far May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause
Orange Carthamus Għosfor May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Piptocephalum luteum Sch.Bip.
Yellow Catananche Katananċe Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Serratula acaulis DC.
Stemless Star-Thistle, Stemless Centaury Ċentawrija tan-nuffara Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea calcitrapoides L.
Red Star-Thistle, Purple Star-Thistle Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyanus segetum Hill
Cornflower, Batchelor's Button Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Aiton
Main Synonym :
Centaurea diluta var. micracantha Maire
North African Knapweed, North African Star-Thistle Xewk tal-Afrika ta' fuq Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea pallescens subsp. hyalolepis (Boiss.) Holmboe
Yellow Star-Thistle Maltese name not known May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Jacea pratensis Lam.
Brownray Knapweed, Brown Knapweed Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea apula Lam.
Maltese Star-Thistle Xewk ta' Malta Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
All.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Star-Thistle, Southern Star Thistle Xewk tal-għotba Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea ragusina subsp. lungensis (Ginzb.) Hayek
Croatian Centaury, Dusty Miller, Star Thistle Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Calcitrapa solstitialis Lam.
Yellow Star-Thistle Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
Cass.
Main Synonym :
Carlina gummifera Less. Atractylis gummifera L.
Stemless Atractylis, Ground Thistle Xewk tal-mixta Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 16 images.
(Bertol.) Susanna
Main Synonym :
Palaeocyanus crassifolius (Bertol.) Dostál
Maltese Rock-Centaury, Malta Knapweed Widnet il-baħar May-Jul Normal Profile with 17 images.
Brullo
Main Synonym :
Jasonia bocconei (Brullo) M.Pardo & R.Morales
Maltese Fleabane, Pointed-leaved Jasonia Tulliera ta' Malta, Tulliera Selvaġġa Aug-Nov Detailed Profile with 44 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chondrilla hispida Desf.
Rush-leaved sow thistle, Gum Chicory Tfief tar-ramel May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
Hance
Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum zawadskii subsp. coreanum (Nakai) Y.N.Lee
Korean Chrysanthemun Maltese name not known Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cichorium crispum Mill.
Endive Indivja Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cichorium sylvestre Lam.
Chicory Ċikwejra Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthophyton spinosum Less.
Spiny Chicory Qanfuda May-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Crepis hirta Pers.
Italian Hawksbeard Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Crepis cernua Ten. ex Spreng.
Hawksbeard Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Sommier) Merxm.
Main Synonym :
Melitella pusilla Sommier
Maltese Hawksbeard, Maltese Dwarf Hawksbeard Melitella Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Biv.) Babc.
Main Synonym :
Crepis hyemalis Biv.
Beaked Hawksbeard Krepis Sqalli May-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Moris) Vis.
Main Synonym :
Centaurea crupinastrum Moris
Southern Crupina Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cynara corsica Viv.
Wild Artichoke, Cardoon Qaqoċċ tax-xewk, Qaqoċċ selvaġġ Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus L.
Globe Artichoke Qaqoċċ Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Globe Artichoke (hybrid) Qaqoċċ bagħal Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
E.Phillips
Main Synonym :
Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl.
African Daisy, Cape-Town Daisy Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Greuter
Main Synonym :
Cupularia graveolens Godr. & Gren.
Lesser Samphire, Stinking Fleabane, Stinkwort Żagħżigħa safra Sep-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Greuter
Main Synonym :
Dittrichia viscosa subsp. maritima (Brullo & De Marco) Greuter
False Yellowhead, Sticky Fleabane, Aromatic Inula Tulliera komuni Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 41 images.
Strobl
Main Synonym :
Echinops ritros subsp. sicula (Strobl) Greuter
Sicilian Globe Thistle Maltese name not known May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) L.
Main Synonym :
Verbesina prostrata L.
False Daisy Eklipta Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Leptilon bonariense Small Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist
Flax-Leaved Fleabane, Hairy Fleabane, Asthmaweed Żagħżigħa selvaġġa Apr-Nov Detailed Profile with 40 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist
Canadian Horseweed, Canadian Fleabane Żagħżigħa Kanadiża Sep-Dec Normal Profile with 6 images.
Retz.
Main Synonym :
Conyza albida Willd. ex Spreng.
Guernsey fleabane, Broad-leaved fleabane, White horseweed Żagħżigħa ċara All Year Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Eupatorium soleirolii Loisel.
Hemp-Agrimony Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Brullo) Greuter
Main Synonym :
Oglifa lojaconoi Brullo Filago cossyrensis Ten. ex Lojac.
Maltese Cudweed Kabuccinella ta' Malta Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Filago acaulis L. Evax pygmaea Brot.
Pygmy Cudweed, Evax Evaks Apr-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Filago gussonei Lojac.
Broad-leaved Cudweed Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Moench
Main Synonym :
Lupsia galactites Kuntze
Mediterranean Thistle, Boar Thistle Xewk abjad Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
Sch.Bip.
Main Synonym :
Tragopogon hybridus R.Lesson
Hairless Goatsbeard, Smooth Goatsbeard, Slender Salsify Leħjet il-bodbod Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Cass. Ex Spach.
Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum coronarium L.
Crown Daisy, Garland, Chop Suey Greens Lellux Jan-May Detailed Profile with 32 images.
Fourr.
Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum segetum L.
Corn Daisy, Corn Marigold Lellux tar-raba, Żigland Feb-May Normal Profile with 18 images.
(L.) Dum.Cours.
Main Synonym :
Hedypnois rhagadioloides subsp. cretica (L.) Hayek
Variable Hyoseris Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) F.W. Schmidt
Main Synonym :
Hedypnois mauritanica Willd.
Variable Hyoseris Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Helianthus lenticularis Douglas ex Lindl.
Sunflower, Common Sunflower Warda tax-xemx Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Helianthus serotinus Tausch
Jerusalem Artichoke Artiċokk Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Pignatti) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
Main Synonym :
Helichrysum rupestre var. melitense Pignatti
Maltese Helichrysium, Maltese Everlasting Sempreviva ta' Għawdex Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 27 images.
(L.) Holub
Main Synonym :
Helminthia echioides (L.) Gaertn. Picris echiodes L.
Bristly Oxtongue Ilsien il-baqra xewwikija Mar-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
Brullo & Pavone
Main Synonym :
Hyoseris lucida subsp. frutescens (Brullo & Pavone) Peruzzi & Vangelisti
Maltese Hyoseris, Gozo Hyoseris Żigland ta' Għawdex Feb-Jul Normal Profile with 19 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rhagadiolus stellatus DC.
Perennial Hyoseris Żigland tal-pizzi Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hyoseris aspera Desf.
Annual Hyoseris Żigland Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hedypnois aetnensis
Mediterranean Catsear Żigland żgħir Apr-May Normal Profile with 21 images.
N.G.Passal., Peruzzi & Pellegrino
Main Synonym :
Senecio bicolor subsp. cineraria (DC.) Chate
Sicilian Silver Ragwort Kromb il-baħar isfar May-Jul Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lactuca virgata Tausch
Least Lettuce, Willow Lettuce, Willowleaf Lettuce Ħass salvaġġ tal-werqa dejqa Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lactuca capitata DC.
Lettuce, Garden Lettuce Ħass May-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lactuca scariola L.
Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce, Compass Plant Ħass salvaġġ tal-pizzi May-Aug Detailed Profile with 37 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Thrincia tuberosa DC.
Tuberous Hawkbit Żigland tal-għerq Sep-Mar Normal Profile with 11 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Pers.
Oxe-eye Daisy Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Inula crithmoides L.
Golden Samphire Xorbett, Xorbebb Jul-Oct Detailed Profile with 50 images.
(Loefl.) Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Chamomilla aurea (L.) Sch. Bip.
Golden Mayweed, Golden Chamomille Kamumilla nana Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Matricaria recutita L.
Scented Mayweed, Chamomille Kamumilla Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Cassini
Main Synonym :
Cirsium syriacum Gaertn.
Horse Thistle, Syrian Thistle Xewk tax-xitan Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Onopordum argolicum Boiss.
Argolian Cotton Thistle Xewk ta' Għawdex May-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Cass.
Main Synonym :
Asteriscus spinosus (L.) Schultz-Bip.
Spiny Golden Star, Spiny Starwort Għajn il-baqra xewwikija Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Batt.
Main Synonym :
Phagnalon graecum Boiss. & Heldr. Phagnalon graecum subsp. ginzbergeri Pignatti
Eastern Phagnalon Lixka komuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Phagnalon spathulatum H.Lindb.
Rock Phagnalon Lixka tal-blat Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
(Bertol. ex Guss.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Picris kelleriana Arv.-Touv.
Hawkweed Oxtongue Maltese name not known May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Scorzonera laciniata Vahl ex DC. Scorzonera laciniata L.
Divided-leaved Viper's Grass Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Inula dysenterica Georgi
Common Fleabane Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Inula odora Forssk.
Mediterranean Fleabane Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Sch.Bip.) Samp.
Main Synonym :
Picridium intermedium Sch.Bip.
Mediterranean Reichardia Maltese name not known Nov-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) Roth
Main Synonym :
Picridium vulgare Desf.
Common Reichardia, Common Brighteyes, Common Picridium Kanċlita, Qanċlita Nov-Jul Normal Profile with 15 images.
(L.) Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Rhagadiolus edulis Rhagadiolus edulis
Star Hyoseris, Star Hawkbit, Stellate Hawkbit Tfief tal-istilla, Żigland tal-istilla Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Santonlina incana Lam.
Lavender Cotton, Holy Herb, Ground Cypress Maltese name not known May-Sep Normal Profile with 6 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Scolymus hispanicus subsp. grandiflorus (Desf.) P.Fourn.
Large-flowered Golden Thistle Xewk isfar kbir May-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scolymus aggregatus Ruch.
Common Golden Thistle, Spanish Golden Thistle, Spanish Oyster Plant Xewk isfar Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scolymus paniculatus Ucria
Spotted Golden Thistle, Spotted Golden Thistle, Spotted Oyster Plant Xewk isfar tar-riga bajda Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
L. fil.
Main Synonym :
Senecio macropodus DC.
Creeping Groundsel, Climbing Groundsel, Cape Ivy Liedna s-safra, Kubrita xeblieka May-Aug Normal Profile with 12 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Senecio incrassatus Guss.
Coastal Ragwort Kromb Tax-Xatt Dec-Apr Detailed Profile with 34 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Senecio leucanthemifolius var. pygmaeus
Pygmy Ragwort, Pygmy Groundsel Kubrita nana Feb-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Common Groundsel, Old-man-in-the-Spring Kubrita, Ħaxixa tal-kanali Nov-May Detailed Profile with 30 images.
(L.) Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Silybum eburneum Coss. & Durieu
Milk Thistle, Blessed Milk Thistle Xewk tal-Madonna, Xewk bagħli Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 14 images.
(L.) Hill
Main Synonym :
Sonchus oleraceus var. asper L.
Prickly Sow Thistle, Spiny Sow Thistle, Spiny-leaved Sow Thistle Tfief ċar Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 19 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sonchus angustissimus Hook.f.
Smooth Sow Thistle, Annual Sow Thistle, Common Sow Thistle Tfiefa komuni Oct-Jul Detailed Profile with 47 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sonchus tenerrimus var. perennis DC.
Mediterranean Sow Thistle, Slender Sow Thistle Tfief fin Oct-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Spreng.) G.L.Nesom
Main Synonym :
Symphyotrichum subulatum var. squamatum (Spreng.) S.D.Sundb. Aster squamatus Hieron.
Narrow-leaved Aster, Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Swamp Aster Settembrina salvaġġa Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 52 images.
(Brig. ex Guss.) N.Terracc.
Main Synonym :
Taraxacum briganti
Early Dandelion, Southern Dandelion Ċikwejra selvaġġa Oct-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt
Main Synonym :
Tragopogon picroides L.
Prickly Golden Fleece, Sheep's Beard, Prickly Urospermum Tfief xewwieki Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Acanthoxanthium spinosum Fourr.
Spiny Cocklebur Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Xanthium chinense Mill.
Rough Cocklebur, Common Cocklebur, Burweed Maltese name not known Jul-Oct Detailed Profile with 42 images.
BASELLACEAE Moq.-Tand. ( Basella Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Glabrous, perennial, twining herbs, usually fleshy. Leaves alternate, usually ovate with a more or less cordate base, entire. Flowers in spikes, racemes or racemose panicles, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 5; stamens 5, opposite petals. Ovary unilocular, with 3 styles and a single basal ovule. Fruit indehiscent, fleshy, surrounded by persistent sepals and petals.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
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(Ten.) Steenis
Main Synonym :
Boussingaultia cordifolia Ten.
Madeira Vine Fatata, Ħobbejża Falza May-Oct Normal Profile with 15 images.
BIGNONIACEAE Juss. ( Bignonia Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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(L.) L.G.Lohmann
Main Synonym :
Bignonia unguis L. Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.Gentry
Cat-claw ivy, Catsclaw trumpet Dwiefer il-qattus, Sieq il-qattus Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
D.Don
Main Synonym :
Jacaranda acutifolia Bonpl.
Blue Jacaranda Maltese name not known Mar-May, Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Thunb.) Lindl.
Main Synonym :
Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach
Cape Honeysuckle Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
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Hort.
Main Synonym :
Stenolobium alatum (DC.) Sprague in Dyer
Orange Trumpet Flower, Orange Jubilee Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Kunth
Main Synonym :
Stenolobium stans Seem.
Yellow Trumpet Flower, Yellow Trumpet, Common Yellow Elder Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
BORAGINACEAE Juss. ( Borage Family ) Subfamalies: Boraginoideae; Cordioideae; Ehretioideae; Heliotropioideae; Hydrophylloideae; Lennooideae Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs, often hispid. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, simple. Flowers usually in scorpioid cymes, usually actinomorphic. Calyx 5-toothed or-lobed. Corollas lobed, cylindrical, campanulate, hypocrateriform or rotate, usually with a distinct tube and limb; tube often with 5 scales, invaginations, or tufts or lines of hairs inside, sometimes with an annulus at the base. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla and alternating with the lobes. Ovary superior, 2- or 4-locular; style usually simple, arising from between the 4 lobes of the ovary (gynobasic), rarely terminal. Fruit of 2 or 4 nutlets (rarely 1 or 3 by abortion).
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Retzi.
Main Synonym :
Anchusa azurea Mill.
Italian Bugloss, Large Blue alkanet, Garden Anchusa Lsien il-Fart ikħal Apr-Jun Detailed Profile with 30 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Borago hortensis L.
Common Borage, Common Bugloss, Burrage Fidloqqom Dec-May Detailed Profile with 59 images.
(L.) I.M.Johnst.
Main Synonym :
Lithospermum arvense L. Lithospermum arvense L.
Field Gromwell, Corn Gromwell Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cerinthe acuta Moench
Honeywort, Great Honeywort Qniepen Feb-Apr Detailed Profile with 40 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Cynoglossum amplexicaule Lam.
Blue Hound's Tongue Ilsien il-kelb Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Echium diffusum Guss.
Coastal Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tar-ramel, Lsien il-fart tax-xtut Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L. fil.
Main Synonym :
Echium fastuasum Aiton
Pride of Madeira Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Echium pyrenaicum L.
Pale Bugloss, Italian Viper's Bugloss, Italian Bugloss Ilsien il-fart abjad, Ilsien il-fart kbir Apr-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Moench
Main Synonym :
Echium calycinum Viv.
Small-flowered Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart żgħir Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Echium lycopsis L.
Purple Viper's Bugloss, Paterson's Curse, Salvation Jane Lsien il-fart vjola Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Pomel
Main Synonym :
Echium sabulicola var. gussonei Klotz
Sand Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tax-xatt Apr-May Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Heliotropium glaucum Salisb.
Salt Heliotrope, Seaside Heliotrope, Quailplant Vanilja bajda tal-baħar May-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Heliotropium majus Garsault
Common Heliotrope, Potato weed, European Heliotrope Vanilja bajda Jun-Sep Detailed Profile with 35 images.
Rochel
Main Synonym :
Myosotis collina Hoffm.
Early Forget-me-not Widnet il-ġurdien Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) I.M.Johnst.
Main Synonym :
Lithospermum apulum (L.) Vahl
Yellow Gromwell Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 1 images.
(Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth
Main Synonym :
Hydrolea urens Ruiz & Pav. Wigandia caracasana Kunth
Wigandia Maltese name not known May-Sep Normal Profile with 11 images.
BRASSICACEAE Juss. ( Mustard or Cress Family ) Conservative synonym: Cruciferae Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Annual to perennial herbs, rarely small shrubs. Leaves alternate, exstipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, hypogynous. Sepals 4, free, in 2 decussate pairs. Petals 4, rarely absent, free, clawed, imbricate or contorted, alternating with the sepals. Stamens usually 6, rarely 4, 2 or 0, tetradynamous (an outer pair with short filaments, and 2 inner pairs, 1 posterior and 1 anterior, with long filaments); filaments sometimes winged or with a tooth-like appendage. Nectarial glands of various sizes, shapes, colours and dispositions around the base of the stamens and ovary. Ovary of 2 carpels, syncarpous, with 2 parietal placentas, usually bilocular through the formation of a membranous false septum by the union of outgrowths of the placentas, sometimes transversely plurilocular. Stigma capitate to bilobed. Fruit usually a dehiscent capsule opening by 2 valves from below, called a siliqua when at least 3 times as long as wide or a silicula if less than 3 times as long as wide; sometimes indehiscent, breaking into 1-seeded portions or not; rarely transversely articulate with dehiscent and indehiscent segments; sometimes dividing at maturity into 1-seeded portions (lomentum).
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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L.
Main Synonym :
Biscutella eriocarpa DC.
Buckler Mustard, Mediterranean Biscutella Xeħt il-forom Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 20 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rapa napus Mill.
Rapeseed, Oilseed Rape, Swede Nevew Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
W.D.J.Koch
Main Synonym :
Brassica bracteolata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Black Mustard Mustarda sewda Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Brassica sylvestris Mill.
Wild Cabbage, Cabbage, Cauliflower Kaboċċa selvaġġa, Kaboċċa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Lam. & Janchen
Main Synonym :
Brassica campestris L.
Wild Turnip, Bargeman's Cabbage Liftija Nov-Apr Detailed Profile with 28 images.
Scop.
Main Synonym :
Bunias cakile L.
Sea Rocket, European Sea Rocket Kromb il-baħar Dec-Aug Normal Profile with 13 images.
Medik.
Main Synonym :
Capsella apetala Opiz
Shepherd's Purse Ġarġir il-ġemel Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
Reut.
Main Synonym :
Capsella bursa-pastoris var. rubella (Reut.) Hobk.
Red Shepherd's Purse, Pink Shepherd's Purse Ġarġir il-ġemel ħamra Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
With.
Main Synonym :
Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa O.E.Schulz
Wavy Bittercress, Woodland Bittercress Maltese name not known Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cardamine umbrosa Wimm. & Grab.
Hairy Bittercress, Land Cress, Lamb's Cress Maltese name not known Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Gouan) Alcaraz, T.E.Díaz, Rivas Mart. & Sánchez-Gómez
Main Synonym :
Erucastrum tournefortii Link Brassica tournefortii Gouan
Tournefort's Cabbage, Sahara Mustard, Asian Mustard Kaboċċa ta' Twurneforti Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
(L.) Dumortier
Main Synonym :
Conringia austriaca (Jacq.) Sweet
Hare's Ear Mustard, Hare's Ear Cabbage Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Webb ex Prantl
Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium sophia L.
Flixweed, Tansy Mustard, Herb Sophia Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Sinapis erucoides L.
White Wall Rocket, White Rocket Ġarġir abjad Oct-May Detailed Profile with 49 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Diplotaxis fruticulosa Tod. ex Caruel
Perennial Wall Rocket, Sand Rocket, Slim-leaved Wall Rocket Ġarġir isfar Oct-Jun Detailed Profile with 36 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Diplotaxis prolongoi Boiss.
Southern Rocket Aruka selvaġġa Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Erophila vulgaris DC. Erophila verna (L.) DC.
Common Whitlow Grass Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Pers.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Raphanus pterocarpus Pers.
Winged Radish Ravanell tal-Eġittu Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
(L.) Cav.
Main Synonym :
Eruca sativa (L.) Mill.
Salad Mustard, Rucola, Spiked Rocket Aruka, Rukola Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Crantz
Main Synonym :
Cheiranthus cheiri L.
Wallflower, English Wallflower, Aegean Wallflower Ġiżi safra Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Lagr.-Foss.
Main Synonym :
Brassica adpressa Boiss.
Hoary Mustard, Short-podded Mustard, Buchan Weed Mustarda selvaġġa Feb-May Detailed Profile with 27 images.
(Jord.) Giardina & Raimondo
Main Synonym :
Hutchinsia procumbens forma sommieri Pamp. Hymenolobus revelierei subsp. sommieri (Pamp.) Brullo
Maltese Hymenolobus Ġargir ta' Kemmuna Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cochlearia humifusa Michx. Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
Lesser Swine Cress Koronopu tal-wied Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lepidium arvense Mill. Cardaria draba Desv.
Whitetop Plant, Hoary Cress Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lepidium suffruticosum L.
Grass-leaved Pepperwort, Grass-leaved Pepperweed Buttuniera wieqfa May-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Nasturtium sativum Moench
Garden Cress, Garden Cress Pepperweed Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) Al-Shehbaz
Main Synonym :
Cochlearia coronopus L. Coronopus squamatus (Forrskål) Ascherson
Swine Cress, Greater Swinecress Koronopu Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
(L.) Desv.
Main Synonym :
Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam.
Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison Buttuniera Oct-Jun Detailed Profile with 40 images.
(L.) W.T.Aiton
Main Synonym :
Matthiola glabra DC.
Hoary Stocks, Tenweek's Stock, Brampton Stock Giżi Feb-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Stocks Giżi ta' Malta Mar-May Normal Profile with 25 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Cheiranthus longipetalus Vent.
Night-scented Stock, Evening Scent Giżi ta' lejl Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Matthiola glandulosa Pomel
Spanish stocks Giżi ta' Spanja Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) W.T.Aiton
Main Synonym :
Cheiranthus tricuspidatus L.
Three-horned Stocks Ġiżi tal-baħar Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
R. Br.
Main Synonym :
Nasturtium aquaticum Wahlenb.
Watercress Krexxuni, Sija Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Velen.) Bornm.
Main Synonym :
Neslia apiculata Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Ball mustard Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Al-Shehbaz
Main Synonym :
Thlaspi perfoliatum L.
Perfoliate Penny Cress Maltese name not known Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Moretti ex DC.) Bonnier & Layens
Main Synonym :
Raphanistrum landra Rchb.
Italian Wild Radish Maltese name not known Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Sm.) Thell.
Main Synonym :
Raphanus maritimus Sm.
Maritime Wild radish Ravanell salvaġġ tal-baħar Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Raphanus sylvestris Lam.
Wild Radish, Jointed-podded Charlock, White Charlock Ravanell salvaġġ Dec-May Detailed Profile with 59 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin
Garden Radish, Cultivated Radish Ravanell May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Myagrum rugosum L.
Annual Bastard Cabbage, Turnip Weed Mustarda taż-żibeġ Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Brassica alba (L.) Rabenh.
White Mustard, White Charlock, Yellow Mustard Mustarda, Mustarda Bajda Dec-Apr Detailed Profile with 48 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Brassica arvensis (L.) Rabenh.
Charlock, Charlock Mustard Mustarda selvaġġa Jan-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium pannonicum Jacq.
Tumble Mustard, Tall Tumble Mustard, Tall Rocket Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium erysimastrum Lam.
London Rocket Libsiena komuni Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.) Scop.
Main Synonym :
Erysimum officinale L.
Hedge Mustard, Tumble Weed, Hedge Wild Mustard Mustarda rqiqa, Libsiena Mar-Jun Detailed Profile with 31 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium columnae Jacq.
Oriental Hedge Mustard, Indian Hedge Mustard, Eastern Rocket Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
CACTACEAE Juss. ( Cactus Family ) Subfamalies: Cactoideae; Maihuenioideae; Opuntioideae; Pereskioideae Family Description: Perennial, succulent plants; stems columnar, cylindrical or flattened, often jointed (the individual segments being referred to as joints). Leaves absent or small, subulate, caducous. Branches, spines, flowers and sometimes barbed bristles (glochids) developed from more or less circular, cushion-like structures (areoles) situated in leaf-axils when leaves are present. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary, sessile. Perianth with tube; sepals numerous and intergrading with petals, all imbricate in several rows. Stamens numerous; filaments inserted on perianth-throat. Style 1; stigmas 2 to many. Ovary inferior, 1-celled; placentae 3 or more, parietal; ovules numerous. Fruit a berry, often spiny or glochidiate, usually many-seeded.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(L.) Hummelink
Main Synonym :
Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
Barbed Wire Cereus, Pitahaya Anaranjada Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Muehlenpf.) Backeb.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.
Eve's Needle, Cane Cholla Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
(R.Kiesling) N.P.Taylor
Main Synonym :
Cereus peruvianus R.Kiesling
Spiny hedge cactus, Peruvian apple Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Cactus jamacaru (DC.) Kostel.
Mandacaru, Cardeiro Mandakaru Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
Salm-Dyck
Main Synonym :
Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyke) Salm-Dyke
Salm-Dyk Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia ficus-barbarica A.Berger
Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Barbary Fig Bajtar tax-xewk, Bajtar tal-Indja, Franċiż May-Jul Normal Profile with 15 images.
(Raf.) Raf.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia vulgaris Mill.
Prickly Pear Cactus, Palma Brava Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Lehm.) Pfeiff.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths
Bunny Ears Cactus, Angel's Wings, Polka-dot Cactus Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
F.A.C.Weber
Main Synonym :
Opuntia pilifera var. aurantiisaeta Backeb.
Cocoche Loco, Nopal Crinado Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Haw.) Haw.
Main Synonym :
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Erect Prickly Pear Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Haw.) D.R.Hunt
Main Synonym :
Cereus undatus Haw. Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
Red Pitaya, Dragon Fruit, Strawberry Pear Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
CAESALPINIACEAE R. Br. ( Caesalpinia Family ) Recently placed in the Fabaceae family Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(Molina) Kuntze
Main Synonym :
Tara spinosa (Molina) Britton & Rose
Tara, Spiny holdback Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ceratonia coriacea Salisb.
Carob, St. John's Bread, Locust Bean Ħarruba Oct-Nov Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cercis florida Salisb.
Judas Tree, Mediterranean Redbud Siġra ta' Ġuda, Ħarrub ta' Ġuda Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Hook.) Klotzsch
Main Synonym :
Poinciana gilliesii Hook.
Yellow Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Mexican Bird of Paradise Maltese name not known May-Sep Normal Profile with 6 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Cassia alexandrina (Garsault) Thell.
Alexandrian Senna, Egyptian Senna, East Indian Senna Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Main Synonym :
Cassia bicapsularis L.
Christmas Senna, Golden Shower, Pendant Senna Maltese name not known Dec-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
CAMPANULACEAE Juss. ( Bellflower Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or very rarely small shrubs, usually with latex. Leaves usually alternate, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 3- to 5-fid. Corolla more or less deeply lobed; lobes valvate. Stamens free or connate. Disc sometimes present. Style 1; stigmas 2-5. Ovary inferior, 2- to 5-locular. Capsule dehiscing by pores, valves or irregularly, rarely indehiscent. Seeds numerous.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Erinus campanulata Nyman
Small Bellflower Kampanula Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Sommier & Caruana Gatto
Main Synonym :
Specularia hybrida A.DC.
Venus looking Glass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trachelium azureum Gouan
Trachelium Maltese name not known May-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
CAPPARIDACEAE Juss. ( Caper Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, or ternate to palmate, alternate, stipulate or not; stipules sometimes spinose. Flowers solitary or in racemes, actinomorphic or more usually zygomorphic, hermaphrodite. Sepals 4. Petals 4. Stamens 6 to many. Ovary 1, superior, on a gynophore; carpels 2. Fruit a 2-valved, unilocular capsule, or a berry.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Duhamel
Main Synonym :
Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris (Sm.) Nyman
Caper bush, Spineless Caper Kappar Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Capparis parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson
Spiny Caper Kappar tax-xewk Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
CAPRIFOLIACEAE Juss. ( Honeysuckle Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Woody perennials (rarely herbaceous) with opposite, usually exstipulate leaves. Flowers (3-)5-merous, hermaphrodite, epigynous, usually actinomorphic. Calyx small; corolla-tube variously developed. Stamens (4-)5, epipetalous, alternating with corolla-lobes; anthers longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary 1- to 5-locular; style 1 or absent; stigmas free or connate. Ovules 1 to numerous, pendent, anatropous. Fruit a drupe, berry or nutlet. Seeds endospermic, with a small, straight embryo.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Valeriana calcitrapae L.
Annual Valerian, Pink Valerian, Cut-leaved Valerian Valeriana Roża Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Valeriana macrosiphon (Boiss.) Bailly
Long-spurred Valerian, Pretty Betsy Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Valeriana rubra L.
Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven Toppu tar-reġina Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
Aiton
Main Synonym :
Caprifolium adenocarpum Kuntze
Evergreen Honeysuckle Qarn il-mogħża Apr-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
Thunb.
Main Synonym :
Lonicera chinensis P.Watson
Japanese Honeysuckle, Hall's Honeysuckle, Chinese Honeysuckle Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scabiosa maritima L.
Sweet Scabiosa Skabjoża ħamra May-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Desv.) Christenh. & Byng
Main Synonym :
Fedia eriocarpa Benth. Valerianella eriocarpa Desv.
Hairy-fruited cornsalad, Italian Cornsalad Valerjanella Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Byng & Christenh.
Main Synonym :
Fedia graciliflora Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Fedia cornucopiae (L.) Gaertn.
Lesser horn-of-plenty Sieq il-ħamiema Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 14 images.
Fresen.
Main Synonym :
Valerianella microcarpa Loisel.
Small-fruited Cornsalad Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Steven ex M.Bieb.) W.H.Baxter
Main Synonym :
Valerianella truncata (Rchb.) Betcke
Oblique-fruited Cornsalad Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tinus laurifolius Borkh.
Laurustinus, Round-leaved Laurustinus Viburnum, Meruna Feb-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE Juss. ( Pink or Carnation Family ) Subfamalies: Alsinoideae; Silenoideae; Paronychioideae Family Description: Herbs, more rarely small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and decussate, more rarely alternate or verticillate, simple, entire, with or without scarious stipules. Flowers actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite, often in bracteate dichasia. Sepals 4 or 5, free, or fused and often united by scarious strips of tissue (commissures) alternating with the calyx-teeth. Petals (0-)4 or 5, free. Stamens usually 8-10, obdiplostemonous. Ovary superior, unilocular at least above, with 1 to numerous campylotropous ovules on a basal or free-central placenta; stigmas (1)2-5. Fruit usually a capsule, dehiscing with teeth equalling the styles in number or twice as many; more rarely fruit a berry or achene.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Alsinanthus serpillifolius (L.) Desv.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Pers.
Main Synonym :
Alsine brachypetala E.H.L.Krause
Grey Mouse-Ear, Grey Chickweed Widen il-ġurdien abjad Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Thuill.
Main Synonym :
Cerastium acutatum Suksd.
Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear, Sticky Mouse-Ear, Sticky Chickweed Widen il-ġurdien idellek Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Cerastium campanulatum Viv.
Large-flowered Mouse-Ear Maltese name not known Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 8 images.
(DC.) Cout.
Main Synonym :
Herniaria cinerea DC.
Grey Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
Thell.
Main Synonym :
Rhodalsine geniculata Williams
Woody Sandwort, Woody Rhodasline Ramlina Għawdxija, Rodalsine Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Vierh.
Main Synonym :
Arenaria mucronata Sm.
Mediterranean Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Ferriera mediterranea Bubani
Silvery Paronychia Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala
Mediterranean nailwort Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Biv.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. alsinifolium (Biv.) Arcang.
Few-flowered Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. diphyllum (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Font Quer
Two-leaved Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) L.
Main Synonym :
Mollugo tetraphylla L.
Four-leaved Allseed, Four-leaved Manyseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Pteranthus echinatus Desf.
Pteranthus Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
Ard.
Main Synonym :
Sagina depressa Schultz
Annual Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Don
Main Synonym :
Sagina stricta Fr.
Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra tax-xatt Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sagina fasciculata Poir.
Procumbent Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene reinholdii Heldr.
Hairless Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Jacq.
Main Synonym :
Silene vespertina Retz.
Dense-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Feb-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Godr.
Main Synonym :
Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.
Rose Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Silene bipartita Desf.
Pink Pirouette, Dwarf Pink Star, Mediterranean Catchfly Ilsien l-għasfur, Sieq iz-Zakak Dec-May Detailed Profile with 46 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Woody Catchfly, Shrubby Campion Lsien l-Għasfur tal-blat Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene anglica L.
Small-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cucubalus reflexus L.
Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl Jan-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Silene cisplatensis Cambess.
Drooping Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Hayek
Main Synonym :
Silene angustifolia Poir.
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq Feb-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Moench) Garcke
Main Synonym :
Cucubalus behen L.
Bladder Campion, Bird's Egg, Maiden's Tears Qasqejża Jan-May Detailed Profile with 41 images.
(Scheele) Graebn.
Main Synonym :
Spergularia bocconi Foucaud ex R.P.Merino
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey, Greek Sea-Spurrey, Large-flowered Sand Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Guss.) Heldr.
Main Synonym :
Spergularia salsuginea Fenzl
Southern Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Besser
Main Synonym :
Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
Lesser Sea-Spurrey, Salt Sand Spurrey, Saltmarsh Sand Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) C.Presl
Main Synonym :
Spergularia marginata (DC.) Murb.
Greater Sea-Spurrey, Diandra Sea-Spurrey Arenarja Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Don
Main Synonym :
Arenaria purpurea Pers.
Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
J.Presl & C.Presl
Main Synonym :
Spergularia campestris Asch.
Sand Spurrey, Red Sand Spurrey Arenarja roża Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Ucria
Main Synonym :
Stellaria pallida Dumort.
Lesser Chickweed Ħarira bajda Jan-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) Vill.
Main Synonym :
Alsine avicularum Lam.
Common Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Stellaria cupaniana Nyman
Cupani's chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Lej.) Weihe
Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. neglecta (Weihe) Murb.
Greater Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
(Mill.) Rauschert
Main Synonym :
Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
Cowherb Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
CASUARINACEAE R. Br. ( Ironwood Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(Lam.) L.A.S.Johnson
Main Synonym :
Casuarina stricta Aiton Casuarina verticillata Lam.
Drooping She-Oak Kaswarina May-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
Miq.
Main Synonym :
Casuarina tenuissima Sieber ex Spreng.
Australian River Oak, Australian She-Oak Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Casuarina litorea Oken
She-Oak, Australian Pine, Ironwood Kaswarina May-Aug Normal Profile with 20 images.
CISTACEAE Juss. ( Rock-rose Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Small shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually undivided. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, free. Stamens 5, introrse, connivent round the ovary. Ovary superior, unilocular, with 3 placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a 3-valved capsule. Seeds endospermic.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Cistus incanus subsp. Creticus (L.) Heyw.
Hoary Rockrose, Cretan Rock Rose Ċistu roża, Borghom Roża Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Stephanocarpus monspeliensis Spach
White Rockrose, Narrow-leaved Cistus, Narrow-leaved Rock Rose Ċistu abjad, Borgħom Abjad Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Spach
Main Synonym :
Helianthemum arabicum (L.) Pers.
Mediterranean Rock Rose, Arabian Cistus Ċistu isfar Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Spach
Main Synonym :
Cistus laevipes L.
Narrow-leaved needle sunrose Ċistu tal-blat Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Cav.) Pau
Main Synonym :
Fumana laevis subsp. juniperina (Lag. ex Dunal) Güemes & Molero
Smooth Thyme Rock Rose Ċistu isfar lixx Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Spach
Main Synonym :
Helianthemum thymifolium Pers.
Thyme Rock Rose, Thyme-leaved Rock Rose, Clammy Cistus Ċistu żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
COLCHICACEAE DC. ( Colchicum Family ) Conservative synonym: Liliaceae Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: The Colchicaceae are plants that grow from underground corms covered in tough papery tunics. The flowers have 3 styles that are free, rather than united into a single stalk. There are six tepal segments: 3 petals and 3 sepals. Each of the 6 anthers is attached at the base of one of the tepal segments. The most familiar genus in this family may be Colchicum, native to Eurasia. Bulbocodium is a genus closely related to Colchicum. Merendera is a genus with Colchicum-like flowers that grows in the Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern areas. The genus Androcymbium is found in the Mediterranean and southward through South Africa. The genus Gloriosa contains the gaudy, vining Gloriosa Lily, which is native to southern Africa. Other genera in this family include Baeometra, Littonia, Sandersonia, and Wurmbea.
The older usage of the family Liliaceae was an all-inclusive collection of plants that are considered in most recent classifications to belong to many families in at least two orders, Asparagales and Liliales. The Colchicaceae are still considered part of the Liliales, but separate from the Liliaceae. Colchicum generally resembles to an oversized, fall-blooming crocus, but in fact the two are quite distant both genetically and ornamentally.
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Guss.
Main Synonym :
Colchicum bertolonii Steven
Mediterranean meadow saffron Busieq, Buswieq tax-xitwa Oct-Nov Detailed Profile with 43 images.
COMMELINACEAE R. Br. ( Spiderwort Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Annual or perennial herbs; stems often swollen at the nodes.Leaves alternate, often distichous, entire, with a closed, somewhat membranous basal sheath. Flowers hermaphrodite, in terminal or axillary cymes, often closely invested by 1 or 2 large, leaf-like bracts. Perianth-segments 6, the 3 outer sepaloid, the 3 inner petaloid, usually fugitive. Stamens 6, of which 3 are sometimes reduced to staminodes. Ovary superior, 3-locular, with simple style and capitate or shortly 3-lobed stigma. Fruit a loculicidal capsule; seeds few, marked by a small callosity indicating the position of the embryo.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Commelina sulcata Hoffmanns.
White-mouth dayflower, Slender dayflower, Widow's tears Kommelina Nov-Feb Normal Profile with 8 images.
CONVOLVULACEAE Juss. ( BindWeed Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Stems often climbing. Leaves alternate, exstipulate. Flowers actinomorphic, in terminal or axillary inflorescences, sometimes solitary. Sepals 5, usually free. Corolla infundibuliform, tubular or campanulate, usually 5-lobed or -angled. Stamens 5, alternating with corolla-lobes. Ovary 1- to 4-locular, superior; ovules 1 or 2 in each loculus; style terminal. Fruit a capsule.
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(Ten.) G.Don
Main Synonym :
Calystegia sepium × C. silvatica
Hybrid bindweed Leblieb bagħal Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) R.Br.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus sepium L.
Hedge bindweed Leblieb kbir roża May-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
Griseb.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus silvaticus Kit.
Great bindweed Leblieb kbir May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) R.Br.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus soldanella L.
Sea bindweed, Sand bindweed Leblieb tar-ramel, Leblieb tal-baħar Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mallow bindweed, Mallow-leaved bindweed, Riviera bindweed Leblieb tax-xagħri roża Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Sm.) Stace
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus elegantissimus Mill. Convolvulus elegantissimus Miller
Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed, Dissected Mallow-Leaved BindWeed Leblieba tax-xagħri ċar, Leblieba tax-xagħri tal-werqa fiddenija Mar-Jun Detailed Profile with 36 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus auriculatus Desr.
Field BindWeed, Lesser bindweed, Morning Glory Flower Leblieb tar-raba May-Sep Detailed Profile with 40 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus terrestris L.
Cantabrican morning glory, Dwarf bindweed, Cantabrican bindweed Leblieb skars Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus intermedius Loisel.
Narrow-leaved bindweed, Pygmy bindweed Leblieb abjad, Leblieb tax-xatt Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 13 images.
Desr.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus linearis Curtis
Pink bindweed, Olive-leaved bindweed Leblieb tal-irdum, Leblieb tal-blat Jan-Oct Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus arcuatus C. Presl
Two-coloured bindweed, Grassy bindweed Leblieb żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus mauritanicus Boiss.
Blue rock bindweed, Ground blue bindweed, Savona bindweed Leblieb ta' Savona May-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus ovatus Moench
Blue bindweed, Small bindweed Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq Mar-May Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus cupanianus Death.
Three-coloured bindweed, Dwarf Morning Glory Leblieb ikħal, Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq Apr-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cressa humifusa Lam.
Mediterranean bindweed, Grey-leaved Marsh Cresse, Salt Cresse Kressa May-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
Yunck.
Main Synonym :
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
Western Field Dodder, Golden Dodder, Field Dodder Pittma tal-Amerika Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.) L.
Main Synonym :
Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum L.
Dodder, Clover Dodder, Thyme Dodder Pittma Jan-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
Vahl
Main Synonym :
Monogynella monogyna (Vahl) Hadac
One-seeded dodder Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea bona-nox L.
Moonflower vine, Tropical white morning glory, Moon vine Kampanella bajda Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Lam.
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus batatas L.
Sweet potato vine Patata Ħelwa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Sweet
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea palmata Forssk.
Cairo morning glory, Mile-a-minute Vine, Messina creeper Kampanella tal-Eġittu Oct-Jul Normal Profile with 12 images.
Merr.
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea cathartica Poir.
Blue morning Glory, Oceanblue morning Glory, Blue Dawnflower Kampanella tal-Indja Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 20 images.
(L.) Roth
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea diversifolia Lindl.
Purple morning glory, Common morning Glory, Tall morning Glory Kampanella komuni, Kampanella vjola Feb-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea rubro-caerulea Hook.
Morning glory, Mexican morning glory Kampanella kaħla Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
CUCURBITACEAE Juss. ( Gourd or Cucumber Family ) Subfamalies: Cucurbitoideae; Zanonioideae; Family Description: Herbs, often climbing by means of tendrils. Flowers unisexual. Calyx deeply 5(-6)-lobed; corolla deeply 5(-6)-lobed. Stamens 5, sometimes 3 (owing to 4 being connate in pairs); filaments sometimes all connate; anthers with 1 theca, free or coherent. Ovary inferior, unilocular but often more or less divided by the 2-5 placentae; style usually 1, with 3, usually divided stigmas. Ovules 1 to many. Fruit usually fleshy and indehiscent.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Cucurbita aurantia Willd.
Pumpkin, Field Pumpkin, Summer Squash Qargħa ħamra Jul-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) A.Rich.
Main Synonym :
Momordica elaterium L.
Squirting Cucumber, Spitting Cucumber, Wild Balsam-Apple Faqqus il-ħmir, Bettieħ il-ħmir May-Jul Detailed Profile with 37 images.
CUPRESSACEAE Barlett ( Cypress Family ) Subfamalies: Cunninghamhioideae; Taiwanioideae; Athrotaxidoideae; Sequoioideae; Taxodioideae; Callitroideae; Cupressoideae Family Description: Monoecious or dioecious; resiniferous trees or shrubs with opposite or whorled, usually scale-like, leaves. Male and female cones made up of opposite or whorled scales. Scales of male cones (microsporophylls) bearing 3-5 pollen-sacs on the lower surface. Scales of female cones (megasporophylls) bearing 2 to many erect ovules on the upper surface, and completely adnate to the subtending bract. Fruit a more or less woody cone, or the scales becoming fleshy and the fruit berry-like, indehiscent. Seeds winged or not.
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Greene.
Main Synonym :
Cupressus glabra Sudw.
Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress Ċipress ta' Arizona All year Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cupressus pyramidalis O.Targ.Tozz.
Italian Cypress, Mediterranean Cypress Ċipress, Ċipress kannella All year Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Juniperus terminalis Salisb.
Phoenician Juniper Ġnibru, Ġniepru All year Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Franco
Main Synonym :
Thuja orientalis L.
Thuya Tujja All year Normal Profile with 8 images.
Mast.
Main Synonym :
Thuja articulata Vahl
Sandarac Gum Tree, Mediterranean Alerce, Arar Tree Siġra tal-Għargħar, Għargħar All year Normal Profile with 25 images.
CYPERACEAE Juss. ( Sedge Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, usually glabrous and rhizomatous. Stems usually solid, often trigonous. Leaves often grass-like, sometimes reduced to sheaths. Flowers wind-pollinated, hermaphrodite or unisexual, each in the axil of a glume and arranged in 1- to many-flowered spikelets. Spikelets solitary or variously aggregated in compound, often bracteate inflorescences, and often with 1 or more empty glumes. Perianth absent, or composed of bristles (more rarely scales). Stamens usually 2 or 3, with basifixed anthers. Style simple; stigmas 2 or 3. Ovary unilocular, with solitary, erect ovule. Nut usually with 2 or 3 angles. Seed endospermic.
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(Lam.) S.G. Smith
Main Synonym :
Scirpus glaucus Lam.
Southern Clubrush, African Clubrush Simar tal-Africa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Carex forficula Sennen
Distant Sedge Sogħda Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Huds.
Main Synonym :
Carex lobata Lam.
Divided Sedge, Separated Sedge Sogħda kommuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Stokes
Main Synonym :
Carex muricata var. divulsa (Stokes) Wahlenb.
Grey Sedge, Grassland Sedge Sogħda mifruda, Sogħda separata Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Gooden.
Main Synonym :
Carex nervosa Desf.
Long-bracted Sedge Sogħda tal-baħar Apr-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Hoppe) Holub
Main Synonym :
Carex flacca subsp. serrulata (Biv.) Malag.
Glacuous Sedge, Blue Sedge, Heath Sedge Sogħda tax-xagħri Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 13 images.
Asso
Main Synonym :
Carex alpestris All.
Southern Sedge, Haller's Sedge Sogħda tal-Makkja Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Willd. ex Schkuhr
Main Synonym :
Carex acutiformis Brot.
Hispid Sedge Sogħda tat-tafal, Sogħda kbira Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
Podp.
Main Synonym :
Carex cuprina (Sándor ex Heuff.) T.Nendtv. ex A.Kern.
False Fox Sedge Sogħda kompatta Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
F.W.Schultz
Main Synonym :
Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa (Wallr.) Celak.
Paira's rough sedge Sogħda ta' Paira Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus frondosus Salisb.
Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Plant Bordi tal-umbrella Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
Vand.
Main Synonym :
Galilea mucronathus
Capitate Galingale, Sand Galingale Bordi tar-ramel Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus sieberianus Link
Yellow Nutsedge, Chufa Sedge, Tigernut Sedge Maltese name not known Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus compressus Krock.
Brown Galingale Bordi żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Rottb.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus flabelliformis Rottb.
Dwarf Papyrus Grass, Umbrella Palm Bordi tal-umbrella Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 12 images.
(All.) Ball
Main Synonym :
Cyperus distachyos All. Juncellus distachyos (Allioni) Turrill
Mediterranean Galingale Bordi Iswed Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Desf.) Bonnier & Layens
Main Synonym :
Cyperus longus subsp. badius (Desf.) Soó
Compact Galingale Bordi tal-wied żgħir Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus speciosus Lojac.
Sweet Galingale Bordi tal-wied Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Papyrus siculus Parl.
Papyrus, Papyrus Sedge, Paper Reed Papiru Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cyperus olivaris O.Targ.Tozz.
Round Galingale, Nut Sedge, Purple Nutsedge Bordi tat-toroq Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Roth) Roem. & Schult.
Main Synonym :
Scirpus compressus Moench
Southern Spikerush, Ovate Spikerush Simar tal-Għadajjar Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Roem. & Schult.
Main Synonym :
Eleocharis intersita Zinserl.
Common Spikerush, Pale Spikerush Simar tat-toppu Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
Main Synonym :
Scirpus cernuus Vahl
Slender Clubrush, Low Bulrush, Fibre Optic Grass Simar irqiq Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Palla
Main Synonym :
Scirpus lacustris L.
Common Clubrush Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(C.C.Gmel.) Palla
Main Synonym :
Scirpus tabernaemontani C.C.Gmel.
Grey Clubrush, Softstem Clubrush Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Schoenus bonanni C. Presl
Black Bog Rush, Black Sedge Simar iswed Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Soják
Main Synonym :
Scirpus holoschoenus L. Holoschoenus vulgaris Link
Round-headed Clubrush Simar tal-boċċi Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
DRYOPTERIDACEAE Herter ( Buckler fern Family ) Subfamalies: Dryopteridoideae; Elaphoglossoideae Family Description: Rhizome dictyostelic, with opaque scales. Petiole with 5-7 vascular strands; rhachis grooved, interrupted to admit grooves of costae. Sori superficial; spores bilateral.
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(L.f.) C.Presl
Main Synonym :
Polystichum falcatum (L.f.) Diels
Japanese Holly Fern Felċi Ġappuniża All year Normal Profile with 3 images.
J.Sm.
Main Synonym :
Polystichum fortunei (J.Sm.) Nakai
Asian Netvein Holly Fern Felċi Asjatika All year Normal Profile with 2 images.
EBENACEAE Gurke ( Ebony Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs; usually dioecious. Leaves simple, exstipulate, usually alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, usually 4- to 5- merous. Calyx often accrescent in fruit. Corolla sympetalous, urceolate-campanulate; lobes contorted. Male flowers with 14-24 stamens; female flowers with 8 staminodes. Ovary superior, 4- to 12- locular, with axile placentae. Fruit a large berry.
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L.f.
Main Synonym :
Diospyros chinensis Blume
Kaki, Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon Siġra tal-Kaaki May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Dactylus trapezuntinus Forssk.
Date-Plum, Lotus Persimmon, Lotus Tree Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 3 images.
ELATINACEAE Dumortier ( Elatine Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs. Leaves simple, opposite or whorled, stipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, hypogynous, 2- to 5-merous, solitary or in cymes. Sepals free or connate at base, as many as petals. Petals free, imbricate. Stamens as many or twice as many as petals. Ovary superior, 2- to 5-locular; styles free; ovules numerous; placentation axile. Fruit a septicidal capsule.
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(Sommier) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
Main Synonym :
Elatine hydropiper var. gussonei Sommier
Maltese Waterwort, Maltese Elatine, Pelagian Elatine Elatine, Elatine ta' Malta Feb-Mar Detailed Profile with 20 images.
ERICACEAE Juss. ( Heath Family ) Subfamalies: Enkianthoideae; Pyroloideae; Monotropoideae; Arbutoideae; Cassiopoideae; Ericoideae; Harrimanelloideae; Styphelioideae; Vaccinioideae Family Description: Dwarf shrubs to small trees; leaves simple, exstipulate, usually evergreen. Flowers actinomorphic (rarely slightly zygomorphic), in racemes or umbels, or solitary or in clusters in the leaf-axils. Petals usually connate. Stamens twice as many as petals (rarely fewer), inserted on the receptacle or disc, but sometimes adnate to the extreme base of the corolla and falling with it; anthers usually opening by pores; pollen grains usually in tetrads. Ovary superior (rarely inferior); placentation axile; style single. Fruit a capsule, berry or drupe.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Arbutus pavarii Pamp.
Strawberry Tree, Arbutus Imbrijagla Dec-Feb Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Erica dianthera Moench
Mediterranean Heath, Mediterranean Heather Erika, Issopu, Leħjet ix-xiħ Dec-Mar Detailed Profile with 39 images.
EUPHORBIACEAE Juss. ( Spurge Family ) Subfamalies: Acalyphoideae; Crotonoideae; Euphorbioideae Family Description: Dioecious or monoecious herbs or shrubs, often with latex. Leaves usually alternate, simple; usually stipulate. Flowers usually actinomorphic, often apetalous and sometimes without sepals. Male flowers with one to many stamens with free or connate filaments. Female flowers with a usually 3-locular superior ovary and 3 styles; disc usually present, annular, pulvinate or cyathiform; ovules 1-2 in each loculus. Fruit a capsule, often dehiscing explosively; seeds often carunculate.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Telephioides procumbens Moench
Andrachne, False Orpine, Bastard Orpine Andrakne Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) A.Juss.
Main Synonym :
Croton tinctorius L.
Dyer's Litmus, Turnsole, Croton Turnasol Jun-Sep Detailed Profile with 37 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus aleppicus Klotzsch & Garcke
Aleppo Spurge Tengħud ta' Aleppo May-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
Bruyns
Main Synonym :
Synadenium compactum N.E.Br.
Clustered Spurge Tengħud tal-werqa wiesgħa Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia tribuloides Lam.
Canary Islands Spurge Tengħud tal-gżejjer tal-Kanarji May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce canescens (L.) Prokh. Euphorbia prostrata Burch. ex Hemsl.
Small Spurge Ġemmugħa May-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus characias Hill
Large Mediterranean Spurge, Large Spurge, Wulffen Spurge Tengħud tal-ħaġar Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 16 images.
(Hoppe ex W.D.J.Koch) Radcl.-Sm.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia melapetala Gasp.
Large Sicilian Spurge Tengħud tal-ħaġar Sqalli Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus dendroides Hill
Tree Spurge, Woody Spurge Tengħud tas-siġra Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia pycnophylla (K.U.Kramer & Westra) C.Brullo & Brullo
Dwarf Spurge Tenghud Irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus helioscopius Hill
Sun Spurge, Sun Euphorbia, Madwoman's Milk Tengħud raddiena Nov-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia pubescens Vahl
Hairy Spurge, Pubescent Spurge Tengħud aħrax Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia glomerifera (Millsp.) L.C.Wheeler
Graceful spurge, Golden spurge Tengħud arbuxxel Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
E.Mey.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia similis A.Berger
Candelabra tree Tengħud Oħxon May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce maculata Small
Spotted Spurge, Spotted Sandmat Ġemmugħa ħamra Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus flaccidus Moench
Smooth Creeping Milkweed, Pencil Milk Bush Tengħud tal-gżejjer tal-Mawrizju Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 3 images.
Parl.
Main Synonym :
Euphorbia spinosa var. melitensis (Parl.) Fiori
Maltese Spurge Tengħud tax-xagħri Feb-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus paralias Hill
Sea Spurge Tengħud tar-ramel May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce peplis (L.) Prokh.
Purple Spurge Ġemmugħa tar-ramel May-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus auriculatus Lam.
Petty Spurge, Radium weed, Cancer plant Tengħud tal-ġonna Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus peploides Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia peploides Guoan
Dwarf Petty Spurge Tengħud ċkejken tal-ġonna Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
Aiton
Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small
Prostate Spurge, Prostrate Sandmat, Small Spurge Ġemmugħa sufija Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
Willd. ex Klotzsch
Main Synonym :
Poinsettia pulcherrima (Willd. ex Klotzsch) Graham
Poinsettia Punsjetta Dec-Jan Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Lange
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus pineus Klotzsch & Garcke Euphorbia pinea L.
Pine Spurge Tengħud komuni Feb-Nov Normal Profile with 18 images.
Kunth
Main Synonym :
Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small Euphorbia chamasyce auct. Melit. non Kunth
Matted sandmat Ġemmugħa tat-toroq Apr-Dec Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tithymalus terracinus Klotzsch & Garcke
Coastal Spurge, False Caper, Geraldton Carnation Weed Tengħud tax-xatt Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tirucalia indica Raf.
Indian tree spurge, Pencil Tree, Naked Lady Tree Tengħud tal-lapes Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.fil.
Main Synonym :
Mercurialis annua var. ambigua (L.f.) Duby
Spanish mercury, Bisexual annual mercury Burikba falza Nov-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mercurialis ciliata C.Presl
Annual Mercury, Mercury Weed, Annual dog’s mercury Burikba Nov-Apr Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Croton spinosus L.
Castor Oil Tree, Castor Bean Riġnu Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 15 images.
FABACEAE Lindl. ( Pea Family ) Conservative synonym: Leguminosae Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, simple to 2-pinnate, stipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, usually 5-merous.Sepals usually united. Petals free or somewhat connate. Stamens usually 10, sometimes less than 10 or numerous. Ovary a single unilocular carpel; style 1. Fruit a dehiscent, 2-valved or indehiscent, occasionally lomentaceous legume. Seeds usually without endosperm.
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Common Name
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Flowering Period
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L.
Main Synonym :
Anagyris cretica Mill.
Stinking Bean Trefoil, Purging Trefoil, Stinking Wood Fula tal-klieb Jan-Feb Detailed Profile with 38 images.
(L.) D.D.Sokoloff
Main Synonym :
Medicago circinnata L. Hymenocarpos circinnatus (L.) Savi
Spiny Kidney Vetch Nefel ta' Għawdex Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Brullo & Giusso
Main Synonym :
Aspalathus cretica L.
Maltese Yellow Kidney Vetch, Maltese Shrubby Kidney Vetch Ħatba s-sewda ta' Malta, Ħatba s-safra ta' Malta Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Beck) Maire
Main Synonym :
Anthyllis maritima Schweigg. ex K.G.Hagen
Common Kidney Vetch, Mediterranean Kidney Vetch Silla tal-blat Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Astragalus baeticus
Yellow Milk Vetch Kafe' Messikan Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Astragalus buceras Willd.
Southern Milk Vetch, European Milk Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Astragalus saguntinus Pau
Small-flowered Milk Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
(L.) C.H.Stirt.
Main Synonym :
Psoralea bituminosa L.
Pitch Trefoil, Arabian Scurf Pea, Scurf Pea Silla tal-mogħoż, Silla qatranija Jan-Jun Detailed Profile with 34 images.
(L.) W.D.J.Koch
Main Synonym :
Arthrolobium scorpioides (L.) Desv.
Yellow Crown Vetch, Annual Scorpion Vetch, Scorpion Crown Vetch Xeħt l-imħabba, Morra Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Coronilla stipularis Lam.
Shrubby Crown Vetch, Mediterranean Crown Vetch Koronilla Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 22 images.
Spreng.
Main Synonym :
Hippocrepis unisiliquosa subsp. biflora (Spreng.) O.Bolòs & Vigo Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L.
Two-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli żgħira Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Hippocrepis dicarpa M.Bieb.
Lesser Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli muswaf Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Lassen
Main Synonym :
Coronilla emerus L.
Pale Crown Vetch Xintilli tas-siġra Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hippocrepis ambigua (Rouy) Bellot
Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli komuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus chius Boiss. & Orph.
Annual Pea, Annual Sweet Pea, Red Fodder Pea Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus affinis Guss.
Yellow Vetchling, Yellow Pea, Yellow-flowered Pea Porvlina Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus aegeus Davidov
Chickling Vetch, Red Vetching, Red Peavine Ġilbiena tas-serp Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus articulatus var. clymenum (L.) Maire
Crimson Pea, Spanish Vetch Ġilbiena tas-serp Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
Parl.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus amoenus Fenzl
R Pea Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus erectus Lag.
Inconspicuous Pea, Solitary-flowered Pea Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Pisum ochrus L.
Pale Pea, Cyprus Vetch Ġilbiena bajda Mar-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus cyprius Rech.f.
Sweet Pea Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus gouanii Rouy
Red Pea Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Retz.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus coccineus All.
Round Pea Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lotus creticus subsp. cytisoides (L.) Asch.
Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux tal-blat Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lotus edulus L.
Edible Birdsfoot Trefoil Qrempuċ Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Boiss. & Spruner
Main Synonym :
Lotus pusillus Medik.
Sand Restharrow, Sea Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux tar-Ramel Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lotea ornithopodioides (L.) Medik.
Clustered Birdsfoot Trefoil, Common Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux sieq l-għasfur Feb-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Ten.
Main Synonym :
Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii (Ten.) P.Fourn.
Presli's bird's-foot trefoil Għantux Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tetragonolobus purpureus Moench
Crimson Dragon's Teeth, Winged Pea, Asparagus Pea Fiġġiela ħamra Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.) Huds.
Main Synonym :
Medicago maculata Bubani
Spotted Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rhodusia arborea (L.) Vassilcz.
Tree Medick, Shrub Medick, Moon Trefoil Siġret in-nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Medik.
Main Synonym :
Medicago intertexta subsp. ciliata (L.) Heyn
Ciliate Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Carmign.
Main Synonym :
Medicago aculeata Willd.
Straight-spined Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Medica intertexta (L.) Medik.
Prickly Medick, Calvary Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Rohde ex Loisel.
Main Synonym :
Medicago arenaria Ten.
Coastal Medick, Strand Medick Nefel tax-xtut Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Medicago lupulina subsp. cupianiana (Guss.) Nyman
Black Medick Nefel iswed Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Medica tomentosa Moench
Sea Medick Nefel tar-ramel Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Bartal.
Main Synonym :
Medicago arabica var. echinata Weston
Burr Medick, Small Medick Nefel żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) Trautv.
Main Synonym :
Trigonella monspeliaca L.
Hairy Trigonella Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Medicago sicula Tod.
Spiny Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Bartal
Main Synonym :
Medicago marginata Willd.
Round-fruited Medick, Disk Medick, Button Burclover Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Medicago apiculata Greene
Toothed Medick Nefel komuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Benth.) Heyn
Main Synonym :
Medicago denticulata var. brevispina Benth.
Short-Toothed Medick Nefel komuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Medicago agrestis Ten.
Field Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Desr.
Main Synonym :
Medicago elegans Jacq. ex Willd.
Rugose Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Medicago sylvestris Fr.
Alfalfa Nefel May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Medicago italica (Mill.) Grande
Hairy Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 3 images.
Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Medicago tentaculata Willd.
Mediterranean Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Medicago tuberculata (Retz.) Willd.
Southern Medick Nefel Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Salzm. ex Ser.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus collinus Guss.
Elegant Melilot Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus parviflorus Trautv.
Small Melilot Trew tat-toroq Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus rigidus Pomel
Round-fruited Melilot Trew Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) Lam.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium italicum L.
Italian Melilot Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Brot.) Ser.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus sulcatus subsp. segetalis (Brot.) P.Fourn.
Corn Melilot Trew Feb-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Steud.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus messanensis (L.) All.
Southern Melilot, Sicilian Melilot, Small Sweetclover Trew Feb-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Melilotus compactus Salzm. ex Guss.
Mediterranean Melilot, Mediterranean Sweetclover Trew komuni Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ononis baetica Clemente
Foxtail Restharrow Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Ononis geminiflora Lag.
Two-flowered Restharrow Broxka ta' żewġ fjuri Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ononis scariosa Moench
Mediterranean Restharrow Broxka tat-tafal Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
Ten.
Main Synonym :
Ononis bonanniana C.Presl
Few-leaved Restharrow Trew tat-tafal May-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Passaea ornithopoides (L.) Scop.
Bird Restharrow Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Ononis natrix subsp. ramosissima (Desf.) Batt.
Bush Restharrow, Yellow Restharrow Broxka ta' Għawdex Apr-May Normal Profile with 20 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ononis inclusa Bertol.
Small Restharrow Broxka Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Besser ex DC.
Main Synonym :
Ononis viscosa subsp. sieberi (DC.) Sirj.
Sieber's restharrow Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ononis euphrasiifolia Desf.
Villous Restharrow Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anonis viscosa (L.) Lam.
Sticky Restharrow Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 22 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phaseolus nanus L.
Common Bean, Kidney Bean, French Bean Fażola Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Robinia acacia L.
False Acacia, Black Locust Tree, Locust Tree Robinja May-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scorpiurus subvillosus
Many-flowered Scorpiurus, Prickly Scorpion-Tail, Caterpillar Plant Widna Mar-May Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Genista juncea (L.) Scop.
Spanish Broom, Weaver's Broom Ġenista safra Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Schott
Main Synonym :
Sophora japonica L.
Japanese pagoda tree, Chinese scholar tree Sofora taż-żibeġ, Siġra tal-Pagoda, Sofora Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hedysarum coronarium L.
Sulla, Sulla Vetch, Italian Sanfoin Silla Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
(F.Dietr.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi
Main Synonym :
Hedysarum capitatum Desf. Hedysarum glomeratum F.Dietr.
Clustered Sulla Silla selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi
Main Synonym :
Echinolobium spinosissimum (L.) Desv. Hedysarum spinosissimum L.
Spiny Sulla Silla bix-xewk Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Triphylloides angustifolia (L.) Moench
Narrow-leaved Clover, Narrow-leaved Crimson Clover Xnien tal-werqa rqieqa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium procumbens L.
Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil, Yellow Trefoil Xnien isfar Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Galearia fragifera (L.) C.Presl
Strawberry Clover Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium rhodense Pamp.
Bur Clover, Burdock Clover, Lappa Clover Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium scabrum var. lucanicum (Gasp.) Halácsy
Lucana's clover Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Amoria nigrescens (Viv.) Fourr.
Small White Clover, Ball Clover, Lesser White Clover Xnien abjad Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lagopus pratensis (L.) Bernh.
Red Clover, Peavine Clover, Cowgrass Xnien ta' l-eghlieqi May-Jul Detailed Profile with 24 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Amoria repens (L.) C.Presl
White Clover, White Dutch Clover, Ladino Clover Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium clusii Gren. & Godr.
Reversed Clover, Persian Clover, Shaftal Clover Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium trichodontium Gand.
Rough Clover, Rough Trefoil Xnien inħaxlet Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium dipsaceum Thuill.
Squarrose Clover Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium xanthicum Freyn
Starry clover Xnien ta' l-istilla Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Triphylloides comosa Moench
Subterranean Clover Xnien midfun Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Microphyton suffocatum (L.) Fourr.
Suffocated Clover Xnien moħbi Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Trifolium curvisepalum Täckh.
Woolly Clover, Woolly Trefoil Xnien tar-raba Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Delile ex Poir.
Main Synonym :
Trigonella dura Vis.
Sea Trigonella Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Fourr.
Main Synonym :
Anthyllis tetraphylla L.
Annual Kidney Vetch, Bladder Kidney Vetch Silla tal-bżieżel Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lathyrus bithynicus L.
Bithynian Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Faba vulgaris Moench
Broad Bean, Fava Bean, Faba Bean Fula Feb-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Gray
Main Synonym :
Ervum hirsutum L.
Hairy Tare, Tiny Vetch Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Biv.
Main Synonym :
Vicia bivonea Raf.
Brown-fruited Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vicia hirta Balb. ex Pers.
Yellow Vetch, Smooth Yellow Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Retz.
Main Synonym :
Vicia biflora Desf.
Barn Vetch, Mediterranean Vetch Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vicia latifolia Moench
Narbonne Vetch, Purple Broad Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Crantz
Main Synonym :
Vicia purpurascens DC.
Hungarian Vetch, Yellow-fruited Vetch Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vicia leptophylla
Slender-leaved Vetch, Wandering Vetch Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Ehrh.
Main Synonym :
Vicia angustifolia L.
Common Vetch, Garden Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vicia communis Rouy
Common Vetch, Garden Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(M.Bieb.) Schinz & Thell.
Main Synonym :
Vicia parviflora Hook. & Arn.
Fine-leaved Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.) Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Vicia gemella Crantz
Smooth Tare, Smooth Vetch, Lentil Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Vicia godronii A.W.Hill
Fodder Vetch, Winter Vetch Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
FAGACEAE Dumortier ( Oak Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Monoecious; trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate. Male flowers in catkins or heads; perianth 4- to 7-lobed; stamens 8-20(-40), usually twice as many as perianth-lobes. Female flowers 1-3, surrounded by an involucre of scales (cupule); perianth 4- to 6-lobed; styles 3 or 6. Fruit a 1-seeded nut, in groups of 1-3, surrounded by the accrescent cupule.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Quercus calicina
Evergreen Oak, Holm Oak, Holly Oak Balluta, Siġra tal-Ġandar Apr-May Normal Profile with 22 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Quercus pedunculata Hoffm.
Pedunculate Oak, English Oak Balluta ingliża, Siġra tar-Ruvlu May-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia (Lam.) Trab.
Iberian Oak, Ballota Oak Balluta Iberika, Siġra tal-Ġandar tal-Iberika Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
FRANKENIACEAE S.F. Gray ( Sea Heath Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs. Leaves opposite, entire, often ericoid; stipules absent. Flowers usually hermaphrodite. Sepals 4-6, connate for more than half their length. Petals 4-6, clawed, with a scale-like appendage on the claw. Stamens usually 6, in 2 whorls. Ovary superior, fertile only in the lower half, 1-locular; placentation parietal; ovules numerous. Capsule loculicidal. Seeds endospermous.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Frankenia laevis var. hirsuta
Hairy Sea Heath Erba Franka Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Frankenia leonardorum Alain
Sea Heath Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Frankenia nodiflora Lam.
Annual Sea Heath, European Sea Heath Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 11 images.
FUMARIACEAE DC. ( Fumitoy Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Lag.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria embergeri Pugsley
Field Fumitory Maltese name not known Dec-Apr Normal Profile with 19 images.
Sennen & Pau
Main Synonym :
Fumaria bella Y.Sell
Baronola's fumitory Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Boreau
Main Synonym :
Fumaria affinis Hammar
Tall Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Dec-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
Sommier ex Nicotra
Main Synonym :
Fumaria rupestris var. maritima Batt.
Two-coloured Fumitory Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria officinalis subsp. capreolata (L.) Ewart
White Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Dec-Apr Normal Profile with 15 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria micrantha Lag.
Dense-flowered Fumitory Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
Gasp.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria capreolata subsp. flabellata
Southern Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria agraria subsp. major (Moris) Maire
Italian Fumitory Daħnet L-art kbira Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Sond. ex W.D.J.Koch
Main Synonym :
Fumaria capreolata subsp. muralis
Common Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria viciosoi Pau
Common Fumitory Daħnet L-art medja Dec-Jul Normal Profile with 12 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria leucantha Viv.
Fine-leaved Fumitory Daħnet l-art żgħira Jan-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Soy.-Will.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria laggeri Jord.
Schleicher's fumitory Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Loisel.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria caespitosa Loscos ex Willk. & Lange
Few-flowered Fumitory Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
GENTIANACEAE Juss. ( Gentian Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Glabrous bitter-tasting herbs. Leaves opposite (very rarely some alternate), entire, exstipulate, usually sessile and often connate at the base. Flowers 4- to 5(to 12)-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx more or less deeply lobed. Corolla-lobes contorted in bud. Stamens inserted on the corolla-tube. Ovary superior, 1-locular, with 2 parietal placentae, rarely almost 2-locular owing to the intrusive placentae; ovules numerous. Fruit a septicidal capsule.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(L.) Huds.
Main Synonym :
Gentiana perfoliata L.
Yellow-Wort Ċentawrija safra Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
Rafn
Main Synonym :
Erythraea centaurium Borkh.
Common Centaury, European Centaury Ċentawrija kbira, Ċappisa Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Sw.) Druce
Main Synonym :
Erythraea pulchellum
Lesser Centaury, Branched Centaury Ċentawrija żgħira Apr-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch
Main Synonym :
Erythraea pulchellum var. tenuiflorum
Slender Centaury Ċentawrija rqiqa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
(L.) G.Mans.
Main Synonym :
Gentiana spicata L. Centaurium spicatum (L.) Fritsch
Spiked Centaury Ċentawrija tal-virga Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 11 images.
GERANIACEAE Juss. ( Geranium Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, or rarely small shrubs with soft stems. Leaves stipulate, usually lobed or divided, and sometimes more or less compound. Flowers in cymes, umbels or spikes, 5-merous, actinomorphic or somewhat zygomorphic. Sepals 5, free; petals 5, free; stamens obdiplostemonous in two whorls of 5, some of them sometimes reduced to staminodes. Ovary superior, of 5 united carpels, separating in fruit into 5 1-seeded mericarps; styles united in flower, sometimes separating in fruit.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Bech. & Thell.
Main Synonym :
Erodium romanum (Burm.f.) L'Hér.
Stemless Storkbill Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Erodium chium var. crassifolium
Alder-leaved storksbill Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Geranium murcicum Cav.
Mediterranean Storkbill Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) L'Hér.
Main Synonym :
Erodium viscosum Mill.
Sand Storkbill Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) L'Hér.
Main Synonym :
Geranium cicutarium L.
Common Storkbill Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile with 16 images.
(Cav.) Willd.
Main Synonym :
Erodium chium var. laciniatum
Cut-leaved Storkbill, Sand Storkbill Moxt tar-ramel Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.) L'Hér.
Main Synonym :
Geranium malacoides L.
Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill, Glandular Stork's Bill, Mediterranean Stork's Bill Moxt Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Burm.f.) L'Hér.
Main Synonym :
Geranium moschatum (L.) Burm.f.
Musk Stork's Bill, Musk Clover, White-stemmed filaree Ħaxixa tal-Misk Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Geranium parviflorum Willd.
Cut-leaved Crane's Bill, Cut-leaved Geranium, Wrinkle-seeded Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Geranium villosum Ten.
Dove's foot Crane's Bill, Soft Crane's Bill, Woodland Geranium Ġeranju tal-weraq artab, Ġeranju Komuni Jan-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Geranium robertianum subsp. purpureum Vill.
Little Robin, Lesser Herb Robert, Purple Herb Robert Ġeranju roża Feb-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Robertiella robertiana
Herb Robert, Red Robin Maltese name not known Feb-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Geranium viscidulum Fr.
Round-Leaved Crane's Bill, Round-leaved Geranium Ġeranju tal-werqa tonda Jan-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
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L.H.Bailey
Main Synonym :
Pelargonium x hybridum
Garden Geranium Sardinell All Year Normal Profile with 10 images.
HALORAGACEAE R. Br. ( Water-milfoil Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs with exstipulate leaves. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual. Sepals 0, 2 or 4, small. Petals 0, 2 or 4, often caducous. Stamens 2, 4 or 8, epipetalous; anthers basifixed, 2-locular. Ovary inferior, 1- to 4-locular, with 1 pendent, anatropous ovule in each loculus; styles 1-4, usually short; stigmas feathery or coarsely papillose. Fruit a drupe, or a schizocarp separating into 1-seeded nutlets.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Myriophyllum pectinatum DC.
Whorl-leaf Water-milfoil, Whorled Water-milfoil, Green milfoil Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
HYDROCHARITACEAE Juss. ( Tape Grass Family ) Subfamalies: Hydrocharitoideae; Thalassoideae; Halophiloideae Family Description: Submerged or floating aquatic herbs, sometimes marine. Leaves alternate, opposite or verticillate, sheathing at the base or with nodal scales. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, 1 or more together in spathes composed of 1 or 2 free or connate bracts. Sepals 3. Petals 3 or 0. Stamens 2-15, free or connate at the base, occasionally some staminodal; filaments elongated or absent; anthers 2-thecous, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary syncarpous, inferior, often attenuated into a filiform beak. ovules on parietal, sometimes intruded placentas; styles 3-15 Fruit dehiscing irregularly or splitting stellately into valves; seeds without endosperm; embryo straight.
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Asch.
Main Synonym :
Zostera stipulacea Forssk.
Halophila seagrass Ħalofila All Year Normal Profile with 2 images.
HYPERICACEAE Juss. ( Saint John's Wort Family ) Conservative synonym: Guttiferae Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Shrubs or herbs, with translucent glands containing essential oils and sometimes red or black glands containing hypericin. Leaves simple, opposite, or rarely in whorls of 3-4. Flowers actinomorphic. Sepals imbricate in bud. Petals free, contorted in bud. Stamens in fascicles or apparently indefinite. Ovary superior. Placentation axile or parietal. Seeds without endosperm.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Triadenia aegyptica (L.) Boiss.
Shrubby St. John's Wort, Egyptian St. John's Wort Fexfiex tal-irdum Dec-Jul Normal Profile with 12 images.
Ten.
Main Synonym :
Hypericum humifusum subsp. australe
Southern St John's-wort Maltese name not known Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Hypericum tomentosum L.
Pubescent St. John's Wort Fexfiex sufi Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
Turra
Main Synonym :
Hypericum crispum L.
Wavy-leaved Saint John's Wort, Curled-leaved Saint John's Wort, Tangled Hypericum Fexfiex tar-Raba Jun-Sep Detailed Profile with 26 images.
IRIDACEAE Juss. ( Iris Family ) Subfamalies: Iridoideae; Isophysidoideae; Crocoideae; Nivenioideae; Patersonioideae; Geosiridoideae; Aristeoideae Family Description: Herbaceous perennials, usually with a bulb, corm or rhizome. Leaves usually equitant, ensiform, occasionally linear. Inflorescence terminal, 1- to many-flowered. Perianth petaloid, 6-partite, radially or bilaterally symmetrical, usually with a hypanthial tube. Stamens 3, opposite the outer perianth-segments. Ovary inferior, usually 3-locular and with many ovules. Style 3-lobed, branches entire or divided, sometimes petaloid. Fruit a capsule.
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(Gasp.) N.E.Br.
Main Synonym :
Antholyza bicolor Gasp.
Red-and-green cobra lily, Two-colour chasmanthe Kasmanti rqiqa, Kasmanti ta' żewġt ilwien Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Salisb.) N. E. Br.
Main Synonym :
Antholyza floribunda Salisb.
African Flag, Cobra Lily Kasmanti kommuni Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 22 images.
Raf.
Main Synonym :
Crocus odorus Biv.
Yellow-throated Crocus Żagħfran selvaġġ skars Nov-Dec Detailed Profile with 44 images.
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J.Wright
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Red river Freesia, Ambiance Freesia, Port Salute Freesia Friżja tal-ġonna Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 14 images.
(Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Main Synonym :
Gladiolus laxus Thunb. Lapeirousia laxa (Thunb.) N.E.Br.
African Lapeyrousia Friżja irqiqa Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Klatt
Main Synonym :
Freesia muirii N.E.Br.
Leichtlin's Freesia Friżja selvaġġa kommuni Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 4 images.
(G.L.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Main Synonym :
Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba (G.L.Mey.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
White Freesia Friżja selvaġġa bajda Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Gladiolus gussonei Lojac.
Eastern gladiolus, Common corn-flag Ħabb il-qamħ tal-blat Mar-Apr Detailed Profile with 15 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Gladiolus segetum Ker-Gawler
Field Gladiolus, Italian Gladiolus, Cornfield Gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tar-raba Mar-Apr Detailed Profile with 38 images.
Lange
Main Synonym :
Iris madonna Sprenger
Cemetery Iris, White cemetery Iris, White flag Iris Fjurduliż abjad Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Xiphion foetidissimum Parl.
Stinking Iris, Gladwyn Iris, Beefsteak Iris Fjurduliż tal-bosk, Fjurduliż tal-buskett, Fjurduliż tad-dell Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Iris spectabilis Salisb.
German bearded Iris, German Iris, Blue Flag Iris Fjurduliż ikħal Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Iris lutea Lam.
Yellow Iris, Pale Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Iris Fjurduliż tal-ilma, Fjurduliż isfar Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Tineo
Main Synonym :
Iris lutescens Guss.
Southern Dwarf Iris, Dwarf Bearded Iris Bellus Jan-Mar Detailed Profile with 48 images.
Tod.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Sicilian Iris Fjurduliż Sqalli Apr-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
Maxim.
Main Synonym :
Tectiris tectorum (Maxim.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Japanes roof Iris, Wall Iris, Japanese Iris Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Xiphion vulgare Mill.
Spanish Iris Fjurduliż tal-ġonna Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Ker Gawl.
Main Synonym :
Gynandriris sisyrinchium Parl. Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.
Barbary Nut Iris Fjurduliż salvaġġ Apr-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
(L.) Sebast. & Mauri
Main Synonym :
Crocus bulbocodium L.
Mediterranean sand crocus Żagħfran tal-blat kbir Feb-Mar Detailed Profile with 11 images.
Sebast. & Mauri
Main Synonym :
Trichonema columnae Rchb.
Lesser sand crocus, Small-flowered sand crocus Żagħfran tal-blat ċar, Żagħfran tal-blat żgħir Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 8 images.
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Bég.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese tufted sand crocus Zagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta mqanfed Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 13 images.
Ten.
Main Synonym :
Ixia ramiflora Ten.
Sand Crocus (branched) Żagħfran tal-blat skars Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 13 images.
Mifsud
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Sand Crocus Żagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 31 images.
JUGLANDACEAE A. Rich ex Kunth ( Walnut Family ) Subfamalies: Engelhardioideae; Juglandoideae Family Description: Monoecious; deciduous trees with alternate, imparipinnate leaves. Male flowers in catkins borne on twigs of the previous year; perianth present or absent; stamens 3-40. Female flowers usually few, borne on twigs of the current year; perianth 3- to 5-lobed. Ovary inferior, unilocular or incompletely 2- or 4-celled; ovule 1. Fruit a drupe or nut.
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(Wangenh.) K.Koch
Main Synonym :
Carya illinoinensis Wangenh.
Pecan Nut Ġewża tal-Pekan Apr-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Juglans fallax Dode
Walnut Ġewża, Siġra tal-ġewż Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
JUNCACEAE Juss. ( Rush Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, usually perennial. Leaves long and narrow, with sheathing base, sometimes reduced to scales. Flowers actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, protogynous, usually crowded in monochasial cymes which are sometimes condensed into heads, or solitary. Perianth-segments 6, in 2 whorls. Stamens free, in (1-)2 whorls of 3. Ovary superior, 1- or 3-locular; stigmas 3; ovules 3 or numerous. Fruit a dehiscent, loculicidal capsule; seeds endospermic, often with a basal appendage.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Juncus multibracteatus Tineo ex Guss.
Sharp-Pointed Rush, Sharp Rush, Spiny Rush Simar Lixx, Simar niggież Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Juncus polycephalus D.Don ex Hook.
Jointed Rush, Joint-leaf Rush Simar Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Juncus aletaiensis K.F.Wu
Toad Rush Simar żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Weigel
Main Synonym :
Juncus mutabilis Lam.
Dwarf Rush, Leafy-bract Dwarf Rush Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tristemon conglomeratus Raf.
Soft Rush, Corkscrew Rush Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Brot.
Main Synonym :
Juncus bufonius subsp. hybridus (Brot.) Arcang.
Hybrid Toad Rush Simar żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Juncus ponticus Steven
Sea Rush Simar tal-baħar May-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
Parl.
Main Synonym :
Juncus bufonius subsp. sorrentinii
Sorrentini's Rush Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Juncus multiflorus Desf.
Somerset Rush Simar tal-ilma May-Jun Normal Profile with 16 images.
JUNCAGINACEAE Rich. ( Arrow-grass Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs; stems stout. Leaves basal, alternate, linear, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, ebracteate, in pedunculate racemes or spikes. Perianth of 2-6 sepaloid segments. Stamens 3 or 6, often adnate at the base to the perianth-segments; anthers sessile, 2-thecous, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 3 or 6, free or connate, each with 1 ovule; styles short or stigmas sessile. Fruit apocarpous or syncarpous, the fruitlets separating when ripe; seeds with or without endosperm; embryo straight.
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Loisel.
Main Synonym :
Triglochin bulbosa subsp. barrelieri (Loisel) Rouy
Bulbous Arrowgrass Ħaxixa tal-baħar tar-rebbiegħa, Triglokin tar-rebbiegħa, Triklogin tal-melħ Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Triglochin bulbosa subsp. laxiflora (Guss.) Rouy
Lesser Arrowgrass, Lax-flowered Bulbous Arrow-grass Ħaxixa tal-baħar tal-ħarifa, Triglokin tal-ħarifa Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 39 images.
LAMIACEAE Lindl. ( Mint Family ) Conservative synonym: Labiatae Subfamalies: Symphorematoideae; Viticoideae; Ajugoideae; Prostantheroideae; Nepetoideae; Scutellarioideae; Lamioideae Family Description: Herbs or shrubs, often glandular and aromatic. Leaves usually simple, exstipulate, opposite. Flowers zygomorphic, usually in contracted and modified cymes in the axils of opposite bracts or floral leaves, forming pseudowhorls called verticillasters, which in turn are arranged in simple or compound spike-like, cymose, corymbose, paniculate or capitate inflorescences; rarely in true cymes. Bracts leaf-like, or much reduced or modified (usually called floral leaves when conspicuous). Bracteoles usually small, sometimes absent. Calyx usually 4- or 5-lobed, often 2-lipped with the upper lip 3-toothed and the lower 2-toothed. Corolla sympetalous; limb usually 5-lobed, often 2-lipped with the upper lip 2-lobed and the lower lip 3-lobed, rarely all 5 lobes forming the lower lip. Stamens usually 4, didynamous, rarely 2. Ovary superior, 2-carpellate but appearing equally 4-lobed when mature due to further partition; style single, usually branched above and gynobasic. Fruit of four 1-seeded nutlets.
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(L.) Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Teucrium iva L.
Southern Bugle, French Groundpine, Southern Groundpine Xantkura Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Robill. & Castagne ex DC.) Briq.
Main Synonym :
Ajuga iva subsp. Pseudoiva Ajuga iva subsp. Pseudoiva
Yellow Southern Bugle, French Groundpine Xantkura safra Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Sw.) Briq.
Main Synonym :
Ballota ruderalis Sw. Ballota nigra subsp. uncinata (Bég.) Patzak
Black Horehound, Black Hoarhound, Stinking Horehound Marrubja sewda Oct-Apr Detailed Profile with 51 images.
(L.) Kuntze
Main Synonym :
Melissa nepeta L. Calamuntha nepeta (L.) Savi
Lesser Calamint, Nepitella, Basil thyme Kalaminta, Kammilta Oct-Apr Detailed Profile with 51 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pollichia amplexicaulis (L.) Willd.
Henbit Dead Nettle, Common Henbit, Giraffe Head Kapilliera Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Lavandula officinalis Chaix
Common Lavender, True Lavender Spika tal-Kamla May-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Stoechas dentata Mill.
French Lavender, Fringed Lavender Spika Franċiża Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lavandula pinnatifida Webb
Fern-leaved Lavender, Egyptian Lavender, French Lace Lavender Spika tal-weraq maqtugħ, Spika tal-Eġittu May-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Marrubium apulum Ten.
White Horehound, Common Horehound Marrubja bajda Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Thymus melissa E.H.L.Krause
Balm, Lemon Balm Nagħniegħ in-naħal, Buriħa, Melissa May-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha adspersa Moench
Water Mint Nagħniegħ selvaġġ Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha ×balsamea Willd.
Peppermint Nagħniegħ tas-seba' rwejjaħ Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha exigua L.
Peppermint, Pennroyal Mint, European Pennyroyal Plejju Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha viridis (L.) L.
Spear Mint Nagħniegħ, Nagħniegħ tal-ikel May-Aug Normal Profile with 10 images.
Ehrh.
Main Synonym :
Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds.
Round-leaved Mint Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Benth. ex Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Satureja graeca L.
Greek Savory, Pink Micromeria Sagħtrija Griega Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
Benth.
Main Synonym :
Satureja microphylla Guss.
Maltese savory, Small-leaved Micromeria Xpakkapietra, Xkattapietra, Sagħtrija Nov-May Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ocimum album L.
Basil, Common Basil Ħabaq Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Dictamnus creticus Garsault
Dittany, Dittany of Crete, Hop Marjoram Rieġnu ta' Ġnien il-kbir May-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Majorana hortensis Moench
Marjoram, Sweet Organic, Sweet Majoram Merqtux, Merdqux May-Sep Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Majorana onites Benth.
White Marjoram, Pot Marjoram Riegnu abjad May-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Origanum floridum Salisb.
Oregano, Wild Marjoram, Greek Oregano Riegnu selvaġġ, Merqdux selvaġġ May-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phlomis latifolia Mill.
Great Sage, Jerusalem Sage Salvja tal-Madonna Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Lour.) Spreng.
Main Synonym :
Coleus amboinicus Lour.
Cuban oregano, Spanish thyme, Mexican thyme Maltese name not known Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Prasium minus L.
White Hedge-Nettle, Mediterranean Prasium Te` Sqalli Jan-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rosmarinus angustifolius Mill.
Rosemary Klin All Year Normal Profile with 12 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Salvia triloba L.f.
Three-lobed Sage Salvja ta' Sqallija May-Aug Normal Profile with 15 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Salvia grandiflora Ten.
Common Sage Salvja tal-ikel May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Salvia horminioides Pourr.
Wild Sage, Wild Clary, Vervain Salvia Salvja selvaġġa, Haxixet il-Fwied Dec-Mar Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hesiodia romana (L.) Samp.
Common Siderits, Simplebeak Ironwort Sideritis Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Briq.
Main Synonym :
Stachys hirta L.
Hairy Woundwort, Yellow Woundwort, Italian Hedge-nettle Betonika Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Chamaedrys flava Moench
Yellow Germander Borgħom komuni May-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Teucrium tomentosum Moench
Olive-leaved Germander, Evergreen Germander, Shrubby Germander Żebbuġija Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
(Schreb.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Teucrium scordioides Schreb.
Water Germander Borgħom tal-ilma Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Cav.
Main Synonym :
Thymbrus capitatus Hoffmanns. & Link
Mediterranean Thyme, Headed Savory, Conhead Thyme Sagħtar May-Jul Normal Profile with 20 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vitex latifolia Mill.
Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper, Virgin Bush Siġret il-virgi, Għadib, Bżar il-Patrijiet Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 15 images.
LAURACEAE Juss. ( Laurel Family ) Subfamalies: Cassythoideae; Lauroideae Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves evergreen, entire, gland-dotted, alternate. Dioecious, or flowers hermaphrodite or polygamous; flowers actinomorphic, small, greenish. Perianth deeply 4- to 6-lobed. Stamens usually in 4 whorls; anthers dehiscing by apically hinged valves. Ovary superior, 1-celled; style simple. Fruit a berry.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Laurus undulata Mill.
Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel Siġra tar-rand, Rand Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 23 images.
LILIACEAE Juss. ( Lily Family ) Subfamalies: Calochortoideae; Lilioideae; Medeoloideae Family Description: Perennial herbs, often with bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tuberous roots; sometimes climbers, rarely annuals or small shrubs. Flowers usually in racemes or panicles, more rarely solitary or in cymes or umbels, regular or slightly zygomorphic, usually hermaphrodite. Perianth of two whorls, each of (2-)3(-5) usually petaloid segments, free or variously connate. Stamens usually as many as perianth-segments, free or connate. Ovary 3-locular, superior (very rarely 1-locular or semi-inferior); styles 1 or 3(-5). Fruit a loculicidal or septicidal capsule or a berry.
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Stapf in Turrill
Main Synonym :
Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis (Link) Pamp.
Cyprus Tulip Tulipan ta Ċipru Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Link) Pamp.
Main Synonym :
Tulipa australis Link.
Southern Tulip, Wild tulip Tulipan selvaġġ Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
LINACEAE S.F. Gray ( Flax Family ) Subfamalies: Linoideae; Hugonioideae Family Description: Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves exstipulate, simple, entire. Inflorescence cymose. Flowers 4- or 5-merous, actinomorphic. Sepals free; petals usually free (sometimes joined at base); fertile stamens in one whorl, sometimes with a whorl of staminodes. Ovary superior, usually 8- or 10-celled. Styles usually free. Fruit a loculicidal capsule; seeds usually 1 in each loculus.
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Linum angustifolium Huds.
Pale Flax Kittien ikħal Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Linum gomezii Sennen & Mauricio
Ascending Flax Kittien aħmar Apr-May Normal Profile with 3 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Linum rubrum Raf.
Scarlet Flax, Red Flax, Flowering Flax Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Linum sessiliflorum Lam.
Upright Flax, Upright Yellow Flax Kittien tal-imħarbat Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Linum gallicum L.
Southern Flax, French Flax Kittien isfar irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Linum humile Mill.
Common Flax, Flaxseed Kittien Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
LYTHRACEAE Jaume St.-Hil ( Loosestrife Family ) Subfamalies: Lythroideae; Punicoideae; Sonneratioideae; Duabangoideae; Trapoideae Family Description: Herbs (non-European genera include trees and shrubs). Leaves simple, entire; stipules minute or absent. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular, perigynous, 4- to 6-merous, solitary or in small cymes or clusters in the leaf-axils, rarely in terminal spikes. Hypanthium pelviform to cylindrical. Epicalyx often present. Petals free, pink or purple, inserted on lip of hypanthium; sometimes 0. Stamens 2-12, inserted on tube of hypanthium. Ovary superior, 2- or 4-locular; style single; stigma capitate. Fruit a capsule; seeds numerous.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Salicaria hyssopifolia Lam.
Grass-Poly, Hyssop Loosestrife Litrum tal-għadajjar Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
Banks ex Sol.
Main Synonym :
Lythrum graefferi Ten.
Creeping Loosestrife, False Grass-Poly Litrum tal-ilma Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Punica nana L.
Pomegranate Rummiena May-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
MALVACEAE Juss. ( Mallow Family ) Subfamalies: Bombacoideae; Brownlowioideae; Byttnerioideae; Dombeyoideae; Grewioideae; Helicteroideae; Malvoideae; Sterculioideae; Tilioideae Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or small trees with simple (but sometimes deeply palmatisect), alternate, stipulate leaves. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. Bracteoles usually present immediately below the calyx, forming an epicalyx. Sepals 5, united at the base; petals 5, free or united slightly at the base. Stamens numerous, the filaments united for most of their length to form a tube which surrounds the ovary and styles. Ovary superior, of 4 or more (usually numerous) carpels; styles usually free. Fruit a schizocarp or a loculicidal capsule.
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Medik.
Main Synonym :
Abutilon avicennae Gaertn.
Velvetleaf, China Jute, Butterprint Maltese name not known Jul-Nov Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Alcea ficifolia Nyman
Common Hollyhock, St. Joseph's Staff Bastun ta' San Ġuzepp Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Schott & Endl.) R. Br.
Main Synonym :
Sterculia diversifolia G.Don
Kurrajong Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
(A.St.-Hil. A.Juss. & Cambess.) Ravenna
Main Synonym :
Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil., A.Juss. & Cambess.
Floss-silk Tree Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Gossypium stocksii Mast.
Levant Cotton, Hairless Cotton, Arabian Cotton Qotton Malti Jul-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Gossypium mexicanum Tod.
American Cotton, American Upland Cotton, Bourbon Cotton Qotton ta' Gallipoli Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hibiscus festalis Salisb.
Rose of China, Chinese Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus Babiskuwa May-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Andrews) G.Don
Main Synonym :
Hibiscus patersonii R.Br.
Primrose Tree, Cow Itch Tree, Norfolk Island Hibiscus Lagunarja Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Malva pedunculata Raf.
Hairy Mallow Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Malope ciliata F.Dietr.
Annual Malope, Mallow-wort, Purplish Spanish Mallow Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Webb & Berthel.
Main Synonym :
Lavatera veneta Mill. Lavatera arborea L.
Tree Mallow Ħobbejża tas-siġra Feb-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Althaea hirsuta Sieber ex Steud.
Mediterranean Mallow Ħobbejża tat-toroq Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
(Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
Main Synonym :
Malva pseudolavatera Webb & Berthel. Lavatera cretica L.
Cornish Mallow, Smaller Tree Mallow Ħobbejża wieqfa Feb-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
All.
Main Synonym :
Malva montana Forssk.
Southern Mallow, Bull Mallow Ħobbejża mitfija Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Malva microcarpa Pers.
Least Mallow, Cheeseweed Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
Main Synonym :
Althaea mutica J.Gay ex Ball Althaea hirsuta L.
Hispid Marshmallow, Rough Marshmallow, Hairy Marshmallow Ħobbejża sufija Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Malva hirsuta Aubl.
Common Mallow Ħobbejża tar-raba, Ħobbejża komuni Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
(L.) Salisb.
Main Synonym :
Stegia lavatera DC. Lavatera trimestris L.
Rose Mallow, Annual Mallow, Royal Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda kbira Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
(Cav.) Kearney
Main Synonym :
Sphaeralcea umbellata G.Don
Mexican Bush Mallow Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 2 images.
MIMOSACEAE R. Br. ( Acacias Family ) Recently placed in the Fabaceae family Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
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A.Cunn. ex G.Don
Main Synonym :
Acacia eglandulosa DC.
Western Coastal Wattle, Red-eyed Wattle, Coastal Wattle Akaċja tal-Għajn Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
A.Gray
Main Synonym :
Racosperma koa (A.Gray) Pedley
Hawaiian Wattle, Koa Akaċja tal-Hawajj Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Benth.
Main Synonym :
Racosperma pycnanthum (Benth.) Pedley
Golden wattle Akaċja tal-werqa dejqa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Labill.) Wendl.
Main Synonym :
Acacia cyanophylla Lindl.
Blue-leaved Acacia, Golden Wreath Wattle, Orange Wattle Akaċja, Gażżija Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Durazz.
Main Synonym :
Acacia julibrissin (Durazz.) Willd.
Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Lam.) de Wit
Main Synonym :
Leucaena glauca Benth.
Lead Tree, White Popinac, Cow Tamarind Gażżija Bajda, Albizzja Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Vent.) I.C.Nielsen
Main Synonym :
Albizia lophantha (Vent.) Benth.
Cape Leeuwin Wattle, Crested Wattle Maltese name not known Dec-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Wight & Arn.
Main Synonym :
Mimosa farnesiana L. Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Sweet Acacia Gażżija tax-xewk żgħir, Akaċja tax-xewk żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Hayne) Banfi & Galasso
Main Synonym :
Mimosa reticulata L. Acacia karoo Hayne
Karroo Thorn, Sweet Thorn, Kangaroo Thorn Gażżija tax-xewk kbir, Xewk ta Kristu, Akaċja tax-xewk kbir Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
MORACEAE Link ( Mulberry Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs with latex. Monoecious or dioecious. Leaves alternate (rarely opposite); stipules caducous. Flowers usually densely spicate, capitate or enclosed in a fleshy, urceolate receptacle. Flowers with 3- or 4-partite perianth. Male flowers with 3 or 4 stamens opposite the perianth-segments. Female flowers with ovary 1- or 2-locular, superior; styles 1(2). Ovule anatropous or campylotropous. Fruit a drupelet often surrounded by the fleshy perianth; drupelets often crowded into syncarps.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
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(L.) Vent.
Main Synonym :
Morus papyrifera L.
Paper Mulberry Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
Lour.
Main Synonym :
Ficus oligodon Miq. Ficus macrophylla Roxb. & Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
Moreton Bay fig Fikus taz-zokk kbir May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ficus carica var. domestica Czern. & Rav.
Fig tree, Capri fig, Common fig Tina, Farkizzan, Bajtar ta' San Ġwann May-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Roxb. ex Hornem.
Main Synonym :
Ficus elastica var. decora Guillaumin
Indian Rubber Tree, Rubber fig, Rubber Plant Maltese name not known May-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
Warb.
Main Synonym :
Ficus pandurata Sander
Fiddle leaf fig, Lyrate-leaf fig Fikus tal-werqa mżaqqa, Fikus tal-werqa forma ta' kitarra May-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
L. f.
Main Synonym :
Ficus nitida Thumb.
Chinese Banyan Tree Fikus tat-toroq May-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Desf. ex Vent.
Main Synonym :
Ficus leichhardtii Miq.
Rusty-leaved fig, Port Jackson fig, Little leaf fig Fikus tal-werqa msadda May-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
F.M.Bailey
Main Synonym :
Ficus australis Willd. Ficus australis Willd.
Hairless Port Jackson fig Fikus tal-Awstralja May-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Raf.) C.K.Schneid.
Main Synonym :
Toxylon pomiferum Raf.
Osage Orange Maltese name not known Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Morus intermedia Perr.
White Mulberry Ċawsla, Siġra tac-Ċawsli Apr-May Normal Profile with 19 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Morus siciliana Mill.
Black Mulberry Tuta, Siġra tat-Tut Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
MYRTACEAE Juss. ( Myrtle Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Evergreen trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually opposite, exstipulate, with aromatic oil-glands. Flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Calyx and corolla 4- or 5-merous. Stamens numerous. Ovary inferior, syncarpous, with axile placentation; fruit a berry or capsule.
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Dehnh.
Main Synonym :
Eucalyptus acuminata Hook.
Red Gum Eucalyptus, Red River Gum Eucalyptus Ewkaliptus, Siġra tal-Gammiem Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Eucalyptus gomphocephala var. rhodoxylon Blakely & H.Steedman
Tuart Tree Ewkaliptus, Siġra tal-Gammiem Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 16 images.
F. Muell.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Blue Gum, White Ironbark Ewkaliptus, Siġra tal-Gammiem Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Curtis) Dum.Cours.
Main Synonym :
Callistemon citrinus Skeels
Crimson Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Myrtus latifolia Raf.
Common Myrtle, Roman Myrtle Riħan May-Jun Normal Profile with 15 images.
(L.) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Myrtus tarentina (L.) Mill.
Tarentum Myrtle Riħan tal-werqa żgħira, Riħan ta' l-Italja May-Aug Normal Profile with 8 images.
NYCTAGINACEAE Juss. ( Four o'clock Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or woody climbers, often with swollen nodes. Leaves simple, entire, exstipulate. Flowers solitary or in small, terminal umbels (rarely in whorls), subtended by bracts which often simulate a perianth. Perianth petaloid, tubular, with a short, 5-lobed limb; lower part of tube persistent and concrescent with the fruit to form an achene-like anthocarp. Stamens usually 3-5. Ovary superior, 1-celled, containing a single ovule.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
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Choisy
Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea rubicunda Schott ex Rohrb.
Lesser Bougainvillea, Paper Flower Buganvilla żgħira Feb-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea brasiliensis Raeusch.
Bougainvillea Buganvilla Feb-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mirabilis odorata L.
Four o'clock Flower, Marvel of Peru Ħummejr Jan-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
NYMPHAEACEAE Salisb. ( Water Lilies Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herbs. Leaves broadly ellipticovate to orbicular, with a deep basal sinus, glabrous in European plants. Flowers solitary, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Perianth-segments free, numerous, the outer 4-6 more or less clearly differentiated as sepals, the remainder petaloid. Stamens numerous, the outer often petaloid. Carpels 8 or more; ovary superior to semi-inferior; ovules 1 to numerous, scattered all over the inner wall of the ovary. Fruit a rather dry berry.
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Lat.-Marl.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Marlia's Waterlily Warda tal-ilma ta' Marlia Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Water Lily species Warda tal-ilma Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
OLEACEAE Juss. ( Olive Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Usually glabrous trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, rarely alternate, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual, 4- (5-) to 6-merous, actinomorphic. Calyx campanulate, often small. Corolla sympetalous or polypetalous, rarely absent. Stamens 2, often inserted on the corolla-tube. Ovary superior, 2-locular; style usually short or absent; ovules usually 2 in each loculus. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, a samara, a drupe or a berry; seeds 1-4.
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Common Name
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Vahl
Main Synonym :
Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd.
Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxxnu, Siġra tal-Paċenzja Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Jasminum trifoliatum Moench
Azores Jasmine Maltese name not known Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Olea racemosa Gouan
Olive Siġra taż-Żebbuġ, Żejtuna Mar-May Normal Profile with 33 images.
(Hoffmanns. & Link) Negodi
Main Synonym :
Olea europaea var. sylvestris (Mill.) Lehr
Wild Olive Żebbuġa selvaġġa, Żejtuna selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Olea latifolia Salisb.
Mock Privet, Jasmine Box, Broad-leaved Phillyrea Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa, Fillirja tal-werqa wiesgħa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
ONAGRACEAE Juss. ( Evening Primrose Family ) Subfamalies: Ludwigioideae; Onagroideae Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic or weakly zygomorphic. Hypanthial tube ('calyx-tube') often present. Sepals 2, 4 or 5; petals 0, 2, 4 or 5. Stamens 2 or 4 in 1 whorl, or 8 or 10 in 2 whorls; pollen connected in masses by fine threads. Style 1; ovary inferior, 1-, 2-, 4- or 5-locular. Fruit a capsule, a berry or dry and indehiscent; seeds without endosperm.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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(Schreb.) Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Epilobium molle Lam.
Hoary Willowherb, Small-flowered Willowherb, Order Willowherb Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Michalet) H.Lév.
Main Synonym :
Epilobium adnatum Griseb.
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobju Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 10 images.
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. ( Orchid Family ) Subfamalies: Apostasioideae; Cypripedioideae; Epidendroideae; Orchidoideae; Vanilloideae Family Description: Perennial herbs with rhizomes, vertical stock or tuberous roots, terrestrial, sometimes saprophytic, usually with mycorrhiza. Stems sometimes swollen at base to form pseudobulbs. Leaves entire, spirally arranged or distichous, rarely subopposite, reduced to scales or sheaths in saprophytes. Inflorescence a spike or raceme. Flowers zygomorphic, epigynous, usually hermaphrodite. Perianth-segments 6, in 2 whorls; median inner segment (labellum) usually larger and of different shape from the others, usually directed downwards owing to the ovary or the pedicel twisting through 180, often with basal spur. Anthers and stigma borne on a column formed from fused filaments and style; stamens 1, rarely 2, with sessile or subsessile, 2-locular anthers behind or at the summit of the column; pollen-grains single or in tetrads, bound by elastic threads in packets (pollinia) which may be narrowed into a sterile, stalk-like caudicle. Ovary inferior, 1-locular, with parietal placentation, rarely 3-locular; stigmas 3, all fertile, or with the median sterile and often consisting of a beak-like process (rostellum) between the anthers and fertile stigmas; rostellum often forming 1 or 2 viscid bodies (viscidia) to which the pollinia are attached; viscidia sometimes enclosed in 1(2), simple or 2-lobed, membranous, pocket-like outgrowths (bursicles) of the rostellum. Fruit a capsule, dehiscing by 3 or 6 longitudinal slits; seeds numerous, minute, with undifferentiated embryo and no endosperm.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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(Banks & Sol.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis collina Banks & Sol.
Fan-Lipped Orchid, Red Orchid Orkida ħamra Feb-Mar Detailed Profile with 53 images.
(Pollini) R.M.Bateman
Main Synonym :
Orchis fragrans Pollini
Scented Bug Orchid, Fragrant Orchid Orkida tfuħ Apr-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
(Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis longicornu Poir.
Horned Orchid, Long-spurred Orchid Orkida tal-qrun Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
(L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis morio L.
Green-winged Orchid Orkida tal-elmu Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis papilionacea L.
Pink Butterfly Orchid Farfett Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
(L.) Rich
Main Synonym :
Orchis pyramidalis L.
Pyramidal Orchid Orkida piramidali May-Jun Detailed Profile with 31 images.
(Sommier & Caruana Gatto) Landwehr
Main Synonym :
Anacamptis urvilleana Sommier & Caruana Gatto Anacamptis urvilleana Sommier & Caruana Gatto
Maltese Pyramidal Orchid Orkida piramidali ta' Malta Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 18 images.
(Loisel.) P.Delforge
Main Synonym :
Barlia robertiana (Loiseleur) Greuter
Giant Orchid Orkida kbira Jan-Feb Detailed Profile with 37 images.
(Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis lactea Poir.
Milky Orchid Orkida bajda tat-tikek Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Desfontaines) Stearn
Main Synonym :
Orchis intacta Link.
Dense-flowered Orchid Orkida rqiqa Mar Normal Profile with 3 images.
Hudson
Main Synonym :
Ophrys arachnites Miller
Bee Orchid Naħla, Naħla griża Apr Normal Profile with 4 images.
Moretti
Main Synonym :
Ophrys romolini R.Soca
Bertoloni's Bee Orchid, Bertoloni's Orchid Dubbiena ta' Bertoloni, Orkida ta' Bertoloni Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Link
Main Synonym :
Ophrys tabanifera Willd.
Bumble-Bee Orchid Brimba griża Mar Detailed Profile with 38 images.
(Mifsud) Mifsud
Main Synonym :
Ophrys bombyliflora var. parviflora Mifsud
Small-flowered Bumble-Bee Orchid Brimba griża żgħira Mar Normal Profile with 9 images.
P.Delforge
Main Synonym :
Ophrys gazella G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche
Maltese Brown Orchid Dubbiena bikrija ta' Malta Feb-Mar Detailed Profile with 60 images.
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Mifsud
Main Synonym :
Ophrys melitensis x tenthredinifera
Gozitan Bee orchid, Gozo Bee orchid Dubbiena ta' Għawdex Mar Normal Profile with 3 images.
Bianca
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata (Rchb.f.) A.Bolòs
Spider orchid Brimba tal-ġwienaħ Mar-Apr Detailed Profile with 4 images.
(P.Delforge) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys lojaconoi P.Delforge
Lojaconoi's Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta' Lojakono, Orkida ta' Lojakono Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
(Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis (P.Delforge) Mifsud & L.Lewis
Cretan Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta' Kreta Dec-Feb Detailed Profile with 63 images.
(Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Paulus & Gack
Main Synonym :
Ophrys vallesiana Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Valles' Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta' Tuneż, Dubbiena tar-rebbiegħa Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
Lojacono
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) Soó
Yellow Spider Orchid, Lacaita's Spider Orchid Brimba safra Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Parl.
Main Synonym :
Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata (Parl.) E.G.Camus
Moon Spider Orchid, Crescent Spider Orchid Brimba tal-qamar, Orkida tal-qamar Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fusca subsp. luperclaes (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Kreutz
Lupercales Bee Orchid, Early Bee Orchid Dubbiena tax-xitwa, Dubbiena bikrija Jan-Feb Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Gouan) Cav.
Main Synonym :
Ophrys insectifera var. lutea Gouan
Yellow bee orchid Żunżana safra l-kbira Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Melki
Main Synonym :
Ophrys phyrganae Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Phyrgana Yellow Bee Orchid Żunżana safra tal-frigana Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Tineo) Soldano
Main Synonym :
Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea (H.Fleischm. & Bornm.) Soó
Sicilian Yellow Bee Orchid, Lesser Yellow Bee Orchid Żunżana safra ż-żgħira Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
(Salkowski) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. melitensis Salkowski
Maltese Spider Orchid Brimba s-sewda, Brimba ta' Malta Mar-May Detailed Profile with 48 images.
(Bartolo & Pulv.) Galesi, Cristaudo & Maugeri
Main Synonym :
Ophrys calliantha Bartolo & Pulvirenti
Elegant Spider Orchid Brimba tal-fjuri sbieħ Apr Normal Profile with 3 images.
Todaro
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) Soó
Beaked Spider Orchid, Sicilian Spider Orchid Brimba ta' Sqallija Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Sennen
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis (Sennen) Sanz & Nuet
Passion-of-Christ Spider Orchid, Southern Spider orchid Brimba tal-Passjoni ta' Kristu Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Link
Main Synonym :
Ophrys ciliata Bivona-Bernardi
Mirror Orchid, Mirror of Venus Dubbiena kaħla, Orkida tal-mera Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Ten.) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys grandiflora Ten.
Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid, Sicilian Sawfly Orchid Naħla kbira Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
Willdenow
Main Synonym :
Ophrys tenoreana Lindley
Sawfly bee orchid, Sawfly orchid Naħla kbira bikrija Jan-Feb Normal Profile with 0 images.
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Mifsud
Main Synonym :
Ophrys pectus Raf.
Breasted Bee orchid, Large-breasted Bee orchid Dubbiena ta' sidirha kbir Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 8 images.
Poiret
Main Synonym :
Orchis undulatifolia Bivona
Naked Man Orchid, Italian Orchid Ħajja u mejta tal-werqa Fdewxa, Orkida tal-Italja Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
E.G. Camus
Main Synonym :
Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora (Soó) Gölz & H.R.Reinhard
Eastern Ploughshare, Eastern Tongue Orchid, Eastern Tongue Serapias Orkida tal-Ilsien tal-Lvant Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Serapias ovalis Rich.
Heart-flowered Tongue Orchid, Heart-flowered Serapias Orkida tal-qalb Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Serapias columnae (Rchb.f.) H.Fleischm.
Tongue Orchid, Tongue Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Parl.
Main Synonym :
Serapias lingua subsp. parviflora (Parl.) Kraenzl.
Small-flowered Tongue Orchid, Small-flowered Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien iż-żgħira, Orkida tal-ilsien komuni Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Burmann f.) Briquet
Main Synonym :
Serapias longipetala (Ten.) Pollini
Long-lipped Tongue Orchid, Ploughshare Orkida tal-ilsien il-kbira Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 2 images.
Chevall.
Main Synonym :
Spiranthes autumnalis (Balb.) Rich.
Autumn Lady's Tresses Ħajja u mejta tal-ħarifa Oct-Nov Detailed Profile with 28 images.
OROBANCHACEAE Vent. ( Broomrape Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Perennial (rarely annual) herbs without chlorophyll, parasitic on the roots of other phanerogamic plants (usually herbaceous dicotyledons). Stems erect, usually simple. Leaves alternate, scale-like, often succulent at first. Flowers in a terminal spike or raceme, rarely in a panicle or solitary. Calyx tubular, cup-shaped or 2-lipped. Corolla 5-lobed, 2-lipped or almost regular. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary superior, 1-locular, with 2-4 parietal, often deeply lobed placentae; style single; stigma more or less 2-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal capsule; seeds small, numerous.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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C. Presl
Main Synonym :
Orobanche flavidiflora Guss.
Yellow Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche vulgaris Poir.
Bedstraw Broomrape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Loefl.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche media Desf.
Drooping Broomrape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 3 images.
Pomel
Main Synonym :
Orobanche hesperina (J.A.Guim.) Beck
Glandular Broomrape Budebbus vjola u abjad Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche speciosa DC.
Bean Broomrape Budebbus tal-ful Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
Duby
Main Synonym :
Orobanche stenantha Lojac.
Ivy Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche barbata Poir.
Common Broomrape Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
F.Schulz
Main Synonym :
Orobanche loricata Rchb.
Ox-tongue Broomrape Budebbus isfar Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
d' Urv.
Main Synonym :
Orobanche versicolor F.W.Schultz
Hairy Broomrape Budebbus muswaf, Budebbus tal-lellux Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
C. Presl
Main Synonym :
Orobanche crinita Viv. Orobanche densiflora var. melitensis Sommier
Bloody Broomrape Budebbus demmi Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Rchb.) Pomel
Main Synonym :
Kopsia lavandulacea (Rchb.) Caruel Orobanche lavendulacea Rchb.
Lavender Broomrape, Blue Broomrape Budebbus vjola, Budebbus ikħal Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(F.W.Schultz) Pomel
Main Synonym :
Phelipanche mutelii (F.W. Schultz) Pomel
Dwarf Broomrape Budebbus tal-Ingliża qasir Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
OXALIDACEAE R. Br. ( WoodSorrel Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, rarely small shrubs. Leaves usually compound. Flowers 5-merous, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Ovary superior, 5-locular; placentation axile. Fruit a capsule. Seeds with endosperm.
Botanical Name
Common Name
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Flowering Period
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L.
Main Synonym :
Oxalis micrantha Bertero ex Savi
Creeping Wood Sorrel, Yellow Wood Sorrel, Yellow Oxalis Ingliża żgħira Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
Kunth
Main Synonym :
Oxalis corymbosa DC.
Pink Wood Sorrel Maltese name not known May-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Oxalis lybica Viv.
Bermuda Buttercup, Sour Sob, Cape Sorrel Ħaxixa Ingliża, Qares Dec-Apr Detailed Profile with 46 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Oxalis fontana Bunge
Yellow Wood Sorrel, Upright Oxalis, Upright Wood Sorrel Ingliża Wieqfa Apr-Jul Detailed Profile with 29 images.
PAPAVERACEAE Juss. ( Poppy Family ) Subfamalies: Eschscholzioideae; Papaveroideae; Chelidonioideae Family Description: Herbs with or without latex. Leaves usually spirally arranged, variously dissected. Flowers hermaphrodite, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, hypogynous. Sepals 2(3), caducous. Petals 4-6. Stamens 2, 4 or numerous, whorled. Ovary superior, 1-celled, 2-celled or imperfectly many-celled; carpels 2 to many.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Chelidonium laciniatum Mill.
Greater Celandine Ħaxixa tal-felul Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
Crantz
Main Synonym :
Glaucium luteum Crantz
Yellow Horned Poppy Peprin isfar Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 11 images.
Smith
Main Synonym :
Hypecoum grandiflorum Crantz
Beardless Hypecoum Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hypecoum arcuatum Moench
Sickle-fruited Hypecoum Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Papaver rhoeas subsp. dubium
Long-headed Poppy peprin tal-frotta twila Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Papaver hispidum Lam.
Rough poppy Peprin tal-Lanzit Mar-May Detailed Profile with 36 images.
Moris
Main Synonym :
Papaver rhoeas subsp. pinnatifidum
Mediterranean Poppy peprin tal-istammi sofor Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Papaver aegadicum Lojac.
Red Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy Peprina ħamra Mar-Jun Detailed Profile with 36 images.
(DC.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Papaver setigerum DC.
Opium Poppy Xaħxieħ Vjola, Xaħxieħ Mar-May Detailed Profile with 36 images.
PASSIFLORACEAE Juss. ( Passion Flower Family ) Subfamalies: Malesherbioideae; Passifloroideae; Turneroideae Family Description: Herbaceous or woody climbers with axillary tendrils. Leaves alternate, usually stipulate. Flowers perigynous, usually hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Hypanthium cup-shaped. Sepals usually 5, free or connate at base, often petaloid. Petals 5, usually free. Corona inserted on the rim of the hypanthium, composed of 1-2 rows of long filaments, 1 row of short filaments and a membrane partially closing the hypanthium. Stamens usually 5, alternating with the petals. Ovary superior, often on a long gynophore, unilocular, with 3(-5) parietal placentae; ovules numerous; stigmas 3-5. Fruit a berry or loculicidal capsule.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Granadilla coerulea Medik.
Passion Flower, Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni kaħla, Fjura tal-passjoni komuni Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Passiflora murucuia Mill.
Leafy Passion Flower, Jamaican Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka May-Aug Normal Profile with 3 images.
1
Loiseleur-Deslongchamps
Main Synonym :
Passiflora racemosa × P. caerulea
Violet Passion flower Fjura tal-passjoni vjola May-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
PHYTOLACCACEAE R. Br. ( Pokeweed Family ) Subfamalies: Agdestioideae; Phytolaccoideae; Rivinioideae Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees with alternate, entire leaves. Flowers in racemes. Perianth-segments 5, free, persistent. Stamens hypogynous. Carpels united at least at the base (rarely free), each containing a single ovule.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Phytolacca decandra L.
American Pokeweed, American nightshade, Cancer Jalap Russett Jun-Dec Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phytolacca arborea hort. ex Moq.
Ombu, Elephant Tree, Bella Umbra Siġra tal-Qlalet, l-Ombu May-Aug Normal Profile with 12 images.
PINACEAE Lindl. ( Pine Family ) Subfamalies: Pinoideae; Piceoideae; Laricoideae; Abietoideae Family Description: Monoecious; resiniferous trees, rarely shrubs, with spirally arranged leaves. Flowers (cones) made up of numerous spirally arranged scales. Scales of male cones (microsporophylls) bearing 2 pollen-sacs on the lower surface. Scales of female cones (megasporophylls) made up of 2 parts - an upper ovuliferous scale (conescale) bearing 2 ovules on the upper surface, and a lower, subtending scale (bract). Fruit a usually woody cone. Seeds usually winged.
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Ten.
Main Synonym :
Pinus persica Strangw.
Calabrian Pine, Brutia Pine, Turkish Pine Żnuber tal-Lvant All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
C.Sm. ex DC.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Canary Islands Pine Żnuber tal-gżejjer Kanarji All year Normal Profile with 6 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Pinus maritima Mill.
Aleppo Pine, Jerusalem Pine Żnuber, Siġra tal-Prinjol, Siġra tal-Arżnu All year Normal Profile with 18 images.
Aiton
Main Synonym :
Pinus maritima Lam.
Maritime pine, Coastal Pine Żnuber tal-kosta All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pinus maderiensis Ten.
Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine Żnuber tal-ikel, Żnuber tal-umbrella All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
PITTOSPORACEAE R. Br. ( Pittosporum Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually entire, alternate, exstipulate. Flowers regular, usually hermaphrodite, solitary or in cymes. Sepals 5, imbricate; petals 5, imbricate, often connate by the claws; limb recurved or patent. Stamens 5, hypogynous, free. Ovary superior, with 2, rarely 3-5 carpels. Fruit a capsule or berry.
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W.T.Aiton
Main Synonym :
Euonymus tobira Thunb.
Japanese Mock Orange, Shrubby Putterlick, Japanese Cheesewood Pittosporum Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 15 images.
PLANTAGINACEAE Juss. ( Plantain Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs. Leaves usually in basal rosettes, sometimes opposite or alternate, exstipulate. Flowers (2-)4-merous, actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite, bracteate, usually in spikes. Sepals connate at base, persistent. Corolla gamopetalous, scarious. Filaments long; anthers conspicuous. Ovary superior, 1- to 4-locular; style 1; ovules 1 to many, axile or basal. Fruit a circumscissile capsule or indehiscent; seeds endospermic, with straight embryo, often mucilaginous when wet.
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. Siculum (Mill.) Maire
Sicilian Snapdragon, Wall Snapdragon Papoċċi bojod, Ras il-mewt, Ras il-baqra Nov-Jul Detailed Profile with 32 images.
Bosc ex Lam.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum (Bosc ex Vent.) Rouy
Greater Snapdragon, Lion's Mouth, Bunny Mouth Papoċċi ħomor Nov-Jul Detailed Profile with 45 images.
(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Bartsia trixago L.
Mediterranean Lineseed, Mediterranean Bartsia Perlina bajda Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Lange
Main Synonym :
Linaria minor (L.) Desf.
Dwarf Snapdragon, Small Toadflax Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Schreb.
Main Synonym :
Linaria cymbalaria (L.) Mill.
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ċimbalarja Feb-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Bernh. ex Rchb.) Fritsch
Main Synonym :
Linaria commutata Bernh. ex Rchb.
Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet l-art vjola May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Linaria elatine (L.) Mill.
Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet l-art skars May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Linaria spuria (L.) Mill.
Round leaved Fluellen, Round-leaved Cancerwort, Blunt-leaved Fluellen Xetbet l-art safra Jun-Sep Detailed Profile with 31 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum chalepensis
Mediterranean Toadflax Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Lojac.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi ta' Malta, Xetbet l-Art Maltija Mar-May Detailed Profile with 34 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum triphyllum L.
Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
(Lange) Rothm.
Main Synonym :
Orontium calycinum Pers.
Pale Lesser Snapdragon, Pale Weasel's Snout Papoċċi skars Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
(L.) Raf.
Main Synonym :
Antirrhinum orontium (L.) Fourr.
Lesser Snapdragon, Linear-leaved Snapdragon, Weasel's Snout Papoċċi rqiq, Papoċċi tar-Raba Apr-Jul Detailed Profile with 27 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago psyllium L.
Glandular Plantain, Fleawort Plantain Żerrigħet il-briegħed Jan-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago velutina Poir.
Downy Plantain Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago crassipes Borbás
Narrow-leaved Plantain Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago pilosa Cav.
Hairy Plantain Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopifolia L.
Buck's horn Plantain Biżbula tal-baħar, Salib l-art Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 10 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
North-african plantain Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago lusitanica L.
Mediterranean Plantain, Hare's foot Plantain Biżbula komuni Feb-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago dubia L.
Ribwort Plantain Biżbula selvaġġa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago minima DC.
Greater Plantain, Ratstail Plantain Biżbula kbira Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plantago gracilis Poir.
Toothed Plantain Biżbula tas-snien Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Plantago coronopus subsp. Weldenii
Welden's Plantain Salib l-art Mar-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pocilla agrestis (L.) Fourr.
Green Field Speedwell Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Veronica palustris Salisb.
Blue Water Speedwell Veronika tal-ilma Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Veronica polygonoides Lam.
Wall Speedwell, Common Speedwell, Rock Speedwell Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Bodard
Main Synonym :
Veronica cuneata Guss.
Pale Speedwell, Glandular Speedwell Veronika bajda Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pocilla hederifolia Fourr.
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 12 images.
Tineo ex Guss.
Main Synonym :
Veronica cymbalaria var. panormitana
Palermo Speedwell Maltese name not known Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 10 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Veronica buxbaumii Ten.
Common Field Speedwell, Persian Speedwell Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Fr.
Main Synonym :
Veronica didyma Ten.
Grey-leaved Speedwell, Grey Field Speedwell Veronika żgħira Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
PLUMBAGINACEAE Juss. ( Liverwort Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate or in basal rosettes, exstipulate. Inflorescence usually cymose, often contracted into a capitulum, rarely spike-like. Flowers actinomorphic, 5-merous, usually in bracteate spikelets. Calyx tubular below, dentate or lobed and at least slightly scarious and often plicate distally, persistent. Petals connate only at the base, or the corolla with a usually short tube. Stamens epipetalous. Styles 5, or 1 with 5 stigma-lobes. Ovary superior, 1-locular. Fruit dry, membranous, 1-seeded, surrounded by calyx, indehiscent or with circumscissile or irregular dehiscence.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Brullo
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Sea Lavender Limonju ta' Malta, Leħjet ix-xiħ ta' Malta Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 13 images.
(Rchb.) Pignatti
Main Synonym :
Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum (Rchb.) Gams
Narbonne's Sea Lavander Limonju l-kbir, Selq tal-blat Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 5 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Statice sinuata L.
English Statice Limonju tal-Ġonna Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
(Willd.) Fourr.
Main Synonym :
Limonium oleifolium Mill.
Violet Sea Lavender, Seaside Sea Lavender Limonju tal-baħar, Leħjet ix-xiħ twil Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 4 images.
Brullo
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Zerapha's Sea Lavender Limonju ta' Żerafa, Leħjet ix-xiħ ta' Żerafa Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 13 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Plumbago capensis Thunb.
Cape Leadwort, African Plumbago Pjombini tal-ġonna, Pjombina Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Plumbago lapathifolia Willd.
European Plumbago, Leadwort, Dentallaria Pjombina selvaġġa May-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
POACEAE Barnhart ( Grass Family ) Conservative synonym: Gramineae Subfamalies: Arundinoideae; Anomochlooideae; Bambusoideae; Centothecoideae; Chloridoideae; Danthonioideae; Ehrhartoideae; Micrairoideae; Panicoideae; Pharoideae; Pooideae; Puelioideae Family Description: Annual or perennial herbs, or rarely woody, often with rhizomes or stolons. Flowering stems usually cylindrical, with hollow internodes and solid nodes, rarely solid throughout, with a meristem at the base of each internode. Leaves alternate, 2-ranked, consisting of sheath, ligule and lamina. Sheaths surrounding the stem, with free, overlapping, or connate margins, sometimes auriculate at the mouth. Ligule situated at the junction of sheath and lamina, usually membranous, sometimes a row of hairs or rarely absent. Lamina linear to filiform, rarely lanceolate to ovate, usually with more or less prominent, parallel ribs, usually constricted at the junction with the sheath, rarely shortly petiolate. Epidermis with long and short cells, some short cells usually filled with silica-bodies, others with corky walls; hairs of 2 kinds often present, macro-hairs which are stout, thick-walled, usually 1-celled, and micro-hairs which are microscopic and either slender or globose, usually 2-celled, with the distal cell thin walled. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, consisting of 1-3(-6) stamens and an ovary with usually 2 styles, the stamens subtended by (0-)2(-3) small, hyaline scales (lodicules), enclosed between usually 2 bract-like structures, the whole forming a floret. Florets 1-many, inserted alternately on 2 sides of a slender, jointed axis (rhachilla) and subtended by (0-)2(-3) bracts(glumes), the whole forming a spikelet. Lower bract of the floret (lemma) often with a dorsal or apical awn; upper bract (palea) usually membranous and 2-keeled, sometimes very small or absent. Lemma with a thickened, sometimes elongate and pungent base (callus). Ovary 1-locular, superior; ovule 1, attached on the adaxial side of the loculus, to a point or line visible in fruit as the hilum. Fruit (grain) a caryopsis or rarely with a free, membranous pericarp.
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Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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Roth
Main Synonym :
Triticum vagans (Jord. & Fourr.) Greuter
Goat Grass, Ovate Aegilops, Ovate Goat Grass Brimba Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Trin. ex Thwaites
Main Synonym :
Dactylis lagopoides L.
Cat's foot grass Sieq il-qattus Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera (L.) V. Jirásek
Creeping Bent, Carpet bentgrass, Fiorin Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Avena cupaniana Nyman
Southern Hairgrass, Small Hairgrass Ħaxixa rqiqa ta' Kupani Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Willd. ex Gaudin
Main Synonym :
Aira elegans subsp. ambigua (Asch.) Dogan
Mediterranean Hairgrass, Elegant Hairgrass, Annual Silver Hairgrass Ħaxixa Irqiqa fiddinija Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Huds.
Main Synonym :
Alopecurus agrestis L.
Slender Foxtail Denb il-Ġurdien it-twil Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Alopecurus pratensis subsp. pseudonigricans O. Schwarz
Meadow Foxtail Denb il-Ġurdien Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Link
Main Synonym :
Ammophila arundinaceae Host Ammophila littoralis (P. Beauv.) Rothm.
Marram Grass Qasba tar-ramel, Ammofila Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Poir.) T. Durand & Schinz
Main Synonym :
Arundo mauritanica Poir.
Mauritanian Grass, Diss Dis Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pollinia distachya Spreng.
Bluestem Grass Barrum aħmar Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
Bivon.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Slender Vernal Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anthoxanthum nebrodense Lojac.
Sweet Vernal Grass, Vanilla Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Arundo scriptoria L.
Great Reed, Giant Reed Qasba, Qasba kbira, Ħażrun Sep-Dec Normal Profile with 19 images.
Turra
Main Synonym :
Arundo mediterranea Danin
False Reed Għaljun Sep-Dec Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Link) Valdés & H. Scholz
Main Synonym :
Avellinia michelii (Savi) Parl.
Michel's Grass Maltese name not known Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Pott ex Link
Main Synonym :
Avena hirsuta Roth
Barbed Oat, Slender Wild Oat Ħafur żgħir Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Avena sativa subsp. fatua (L.) Thell.
Common Wild Oat Ħafur tal-Ewropa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Avena orientalis Schreb.
Oat Ħafur tal-egħlieqi Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(C. Presl) H. Scholz
Main Synonym :
Avena altherantha C. Presl
Sterile oat, Winter Wild Oat, Animated oat Ħafur kbir rari Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Durieu) M.Gillet & Magne
Main Synonym :
Avena ludoviciana Durieu
Ludovic's Sterile Oat, Ludovic's Animated Oat Ħafur kbir ta' Ludovik Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Avena macrocarpa Moench
Animated Oat Ħafur kbir Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.
Main Synonym :
Arundarbor fera Kuntze
Common Bamboo, Buddha's Common Bamboo, Wamin Bamboo Bambu, Qasab tal-bambù ? Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Keng
Main Synonym :
Andropogon ischaemum L.
Yellow Blue Stem Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) P. Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Trachynia distachya (L.) Link
Trachynia Grass Għomma żgħira Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 2 images.
Catalán, Joch.Müll., Hasterok & G.Jenkins
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hybridous Mediterranean False Brome Pinna bagħal, Għomma bagħal Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Bromus retusus Pers.
Mediterranean False Brome Pinna, Għomma Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Festuca sylvatica Huds.
False Brome, Slender False Brome Bunixxief tad-dell Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Macrobriza maxima (L.) Tzvelev
Quaking Grass Beżżulett il-Qattusa, Fanali Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Briza virens L.
Pearl Grass Beżżulett il-Qattusa żgħira Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Serrafalcus alopecuros Parl.
Weedy brome Ħurtan dejjaq Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
Vahl
Main Synonym :
Ceratochloa cathartica (Vahl) Herter Bromus unioloides Kunth
Rescue grass, Prairie Grass Ħurtan Amerikan, Ħurtan Perenni Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Parl.) P.M.Sm.
Main Synonym :
Bromus neglectus Nyman
Mediterranean Meadow Brome Ħurtan tal-Mediterran Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Anisantha diandra (Roth) Tutin ex Tzvelev
Great Brome, Ripgut Brome Bunexxief kbir Jan-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
C. Presl
Main Synonym :
Anisantha fasciculata (C. Presl) Nevski
Mediterranean Brome Bunexxief żgħir Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Bonnier & de Layens) Kerguélen
Main Synonym :
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. molliformis (J.Lloyd ex Billot) Maire & Weiller Bromus molliformis J.Lloyd ex Billot
Southern Brome Ħurtan żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Bromus mollis L.
Soft-Brome Ħurtan Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Serrafalcus intermedius Parl.
Intermediate Brome Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Bromus divaricatus Rhode ex Loisel.
Woolly Brome Ħurtan sufi Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski
Compact Brome Bunexxief vjola Jan-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Serrafalcus racemosus Parl.
Smooth Brome Ħurtan lixx Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Roth
Main Synonym :
Anisantha rigida (Roth) Hyl.
Ripgut Brome Bunexxief tar-ramel Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anisantha rubens (L.) Nevski
Red Brome Bunexxief Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski
Barren Brome, Sterile Brome Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Aira aquatica L.
Whorl-Grass, Aquatic Whorl Grass Katabrosa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) C.E.Hubb.
Main Synonym :
Festuca marina L.
Sea Fern Grass Żwien tax-xatt Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(C.Presl) F.H.Perring & P.D.Sell
Main Synonym :
Sclerochloa rigida var. major C.Presl
Fern-Grass Żwien Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) C.E.Hubb.
Main Synonym :
Poa rigida L.
Fern-Grass Żwien Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Lojac.) Brullo
Main Synonym :
Scleropoa zwierleinii Lojac.
Zwierlein's Fern Grass Żwien ta' Żwierlein Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cenchrus pungens Kunth
Southern Sandspur, Hedgehog grass, Burr Grass Qanfuda May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Coix lacryma L.
Job's Tears, Bead Seeds, Juno's Tears Dmugh ta' Ġuno Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Alopecurus cornucopiae Trin.
Hooded Grass Ħaxix tal-kornukopja Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
Main Synonym :
Arundo selloana Schult. & Schult.f.
Dwarf Pampas Grass, Sun Striped Pampas Grass Kortaderja All Year Normal Profile with 5 images.
Aiton
Main Synonym :
Schoenus aculeatus L.
Pricklegrass Kripsi tas-salmastru Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Phleum schoenoides L.
Swamp Picklegrass Kripsi tal-ilma, Kripsi ta' Għawdex Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
Benth.
Main Synonym :
Triticum maritimum L.
Cutandia Grass Kutandja Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Pers.
Main Synonym :
Panicum dactylon L.
Bermuda Grass Niġem May-Nov Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phleum cristatum Scop.
Crested Dog's Tail Denb il-kelb, Denb il-kelb aħrax Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Falona echinata (L.) Dumort.
Rough Dog's Tail, Bristly Dog's Tail Denb il-kelb xewwieki Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Dactylis glaucescens Willd.
Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard Grass Dekkuka, Deqquqa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Roth) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Dactylis hispanica Roth
Spanish Cock's Foot Dekkuka ta' Spanja, Deqquqa ta' Spanja Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Willd.
Main Synonym :
Cynosurus aegyptius L.
Egyptian Crofwoot Grass Sieq iċ-ċawl Eġizjana Nov-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Jacq.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Cynosurus siculus Jacq. Desmazeria pignattii Brullo & Pavone
Pignatti's Fern Grass Żwien ta' Malta Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Retz.) Koeler
Main Synonym :
Panicum ciliare Retz.
Southern Crab Grass, Henry's Crab Grass Diġitarja rqiqa Sep-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.) Scop.
Main Synonym :
Panicum sanguinale (L.) Vill.
Crab Grass, Hairy Crab Grass, Summer Grass Diġitarja ħamra Jun-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Desf.
Main Synonym :
Cenchrus capitatus L.
Hedgehog Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Link
Main Synonym :
Panicum colonum L.
Millet Grass Xrika Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Panicum crus-galli L.
Cockspur Xrika mlewna Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
Link
Main Synonym :
Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea W.F.Wright
Barnyard Millet, Japanese Millet, Million dollar grass Maltese name not known Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
Gaertn.
Main Synonym :
Cynosurus indicus L.
Yard Grass, Indian Goose Grass, Crowsfoot Grass Elusin All Year Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Link) Kerguélen
Main Synonym :
Elytrigia atherica (Link) Kerguélen
Sea Couch Grass Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Gould
Main Synonym :
Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski
Couch Grass Sikrana skarsa May-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
(All.) Vignolo ex Janch.
Main Synonym :
Poa cilianensis All.
Stink Grass Maltese name not known Aug-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
Vill.
Main Synonym :
Festuca glaucina Stohr
Blue Fescue, Sheep's Fescue, Hard Fescue Żwien Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Nees & Meyen) C.E.Hubb.
Main Synonym :
Lachnagrostis phleoides Nees & Meyen
Nit Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Gouan) Schinz & Thell.
Main Synonym :
Gastridium scabrum C. Presl
Nit Grass Mustaċċi tal-qattus Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Chevall.
Main Synonym :
Glyceria fluitans var. plicata (Fr.) Griseb. Glyceria plicata (Fr.) Fr.
Plicate Sweet Grass Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Willd.) Greuter
Main Synonym :
Rottboellia cylindrica Willd.
Barbgrass, Cylindrical Hard Grass Monerma Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Critesion bulbosum (L.) Á. Löve
Bulbous Barley Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum vulgare subsp. distichon (L.) Körn.
Two-rowed Barley, Pearl Barley Xgħir tal-birra Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Parl.) Thell.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum geniculatum All.
Mediterranean Barley Bunixxief tal-Mediterran Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Huds.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum maritimum With.
Sea Barley, Squirrel-tail Grass Bunexxief tal-baħar Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Link) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum leporinum Link Hordeum leporinum Link
Mouse Barley, Wild Barley Bunexxief komuni, Nixxieba Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum rubens Willk.
Wall Barley Bunexxief tat-tafal May-Aug Normal Profile with 1 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hordeum hexastichum L.
Barley Xgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Stapf
Main Synonym :
Andropogon hirtus L.
Beard Grass, Hispid Beard Grass Barrum tax-xagħri, Barrum vjola, Barrum vjola Mar-Nov Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lagurus nitens Lojac.
Hare's Tail Grass, Bunny Grass, Hare's Footgrass Denb il-fenek Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
Moench
Main Synonym :
Cynosurus aureus (L.) Besser
Golden Grass, Golden Top Grass, Golden Dog's Tail Xkupilja, Lamarkja Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
Lam.
Main Synonym :
Lolium aristatum (Willd.) Lag.
Italian Rye Grass, Annual Rye Grass Sikrana tal-Italja, Sikrana kbira Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Festuca perennis (L.) Columbus & J. P. Sm.
Perennial Rye Grass Sikrana Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
Gaudin
Main Synonym :
Lolium strictum C. Presl
Stiff Rye Grass Sikrana iebsa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Festuca temulenta (L.) J.P.Sm. & Columbus
Darnel Grass Sikrana Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lygeum spathaceum Lam.
Esparto Grass Ħalfa Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Melica lutescens Lojac.
Ciliate Melick Melika sufija Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Melica arrecta Kunze
Small Melick Melika kommuni Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Milium confertum L.
Wood Millet Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Milium panicum Mill.
Millet Plant Panikum skars Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Panicum arenarium Brot.
Torpedo Grass, Creeping Panic Grass Panikum tal-ilma, Panikum Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Roth) C.E.Hubb.
Main Synonym :
Rottboellia filiformis Roth
Hard-Grass Lixxa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) C.E.Hubb.
Main Synonym :
Aegilops incurva L.
Curved hard-grass, Curved sickle grass, Curved sea hard-grass Nokkli Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
Runemark
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Marginated Hard-Grass Lixxa skarsa Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Digitaria dilatata (Poir.) H.J.Coste
Golden Crown Grass, Paspalum, Dallis Grass Paspalum wiesgħa May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Paspalum digitaria Poir. Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn.
Water Couch Grass Paspalum May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Forssk.) Chiov.
Main Synonym :
Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
African Feather Grass, Fountain Grass Penniżetum, Pjuma, Rixa twila May-Aug Normal Profile with 12 images.
R.Br. ex Fresen.
Main Synonym :
Cenchrus longisetus M. C. Johnst.
Feathertop Fountain Grass, Hairy Fountain Grass Rixa qasira May-Aug Normal Profile with 6 images.
Link
Main Synonym :
Phalaris canariensis subsp. brachystachys (Link) Posp.
Shortspike Canary Grass Skalora selvaġġa skarsa Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phalaris ovata Moench
Canary Grass Skalora Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Phalaris tuberosa Link
Purple Canary Grass, Blue Canary Grass Skalora tal-ilma Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
Retz.
Main Synonym :
Phalaris mauritii Sennen
Lesser Canary Grass, Littleseed Canary Grass, Dwarf Canary Grass Skalora selvaġġa, Skalora żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Phalaris praemorsa Lam.
Mediterranean Canary Grass, Hood Canary Grass, Awned Canary grass Skalora tat-tafal Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
Guss.
Main Synonym :
Phalaris aquatica Guss.
Truncate Canary Grass Skalora kbira Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Cav.) Steud.
Main Synonym :
Arundo australis Cav.
Lesser Reed, Reed Qasbet ir-riħ, Qasba iż-żgħira Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 13 images.
P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Oryzopsis coerulescens Hack.
Blue Rice Grass Barrum kaħlani May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Coss.
Main Synonym :
Oloptum miliaceum (L.) Röser & Hamasha
Rice Grass Barrum komuni May-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Duby) Soják
Main Synonym :
Oloptum thomasii (Duby) Banfi & Galasso
Many-branched Rice Grass Barrum komuni kbir May-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Poa pratensis subsp. angustifolia (L.) Dumort.
Narrow-leaved Meadow Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ochlopoa annua (L.) H. Scholz
Annual Meadow Grass, Annual Blue-grass Mellieġ kommuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Poa crispa Thuill.
Bulbous Meadow Grass, Blue Meadow Grass, Bulbous Poa Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Kunth
Main Synonym :
Ochlopoa infirma (Kunth) H. Scholz
Early Meadowgrass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Poa attica Boiss. & Heldr.
Smooth Meadowgrass, Smooth-stalked Meadowgrass, Kentucky Bluegrass Mellieġ tal-egħlieqi Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Poa sylvicola Guss.
Rough Meadowgrass, Rough-stalked Meadowgrass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 2 images.
Willd.
Main Synonym :
Alopecurus maritimus Poir.
Sea Beard Grass, Mediterranean Rabbit Foot Grass Denb il-liebru tax-xatt Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Desf.
Main Synonym :
Alopecurus monspeliensis L.
Annual Beard Grass, Annual Rabbit's Foot Grass Denb il-liebru kbir Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
Req.
Main Synonym :
Polypogon maritimus subsp. subspathaceus (Requien) Bonnier & Layens
Greater Annual Beard Grass Denb il-liebru żgħir Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Gouan) Breistr.
Main Synonym :
Polypogon semiverticillatus (Forssk.) Hyl.
Water Bent Grass Denb il-liebru, Denb il-liebru aħdar Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Torr.) E.P.Bicknell
Main Synonym :
Poa fasciculata Torr.
Borrier's Saltmarsh Grass Puċċinelja Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Tzvelev
Main Synonym :
Lophochloa cristata (L.) Hylander
Annual Cat's Tail, Mediterranean hairgrass, Mediterranean Oat Denb il-qattus Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
(Schreb.) Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Tall Fescue Żwien Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Triticum cereale Salisb. Salisb.
Cereal Rye, Winter Rye Segala Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Panicum italicum L.
Italian Bristle Grass, Italian Foxtail, Foxtail Millet Xrika tal-Mediterran Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 5 images.
Stapf
Main Synonym :
Setaria paniculifera E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
Malaysian Palm Grass Xrika bil-weraq tal-palm Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
Roem. & Schult.
Main Synonym :
Panicum pumilum Poir.
Yellow Foxtail, Yellow Bristle Grass, Pigeon Grass Xrika sufija May-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Panicum adhaerens Forssk. Setaria adherens (Forssk.) Chiov.
Sticky Bristle Grass, Burr Bristle Grass Xrika komuni, Xrika tas-sajf May-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Panicum viride L.
Green Bristle Grass, Green Foxtail, Wild foxtail millet Xrika ħadra May-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Moench
Main Synonym :
Hyparrhenia dichroa Stapf
Sweet Sorghum, Cultivated Sorghum Qaraboċċ Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
Pers.
Main Synonym :
Holcus halepense L.
Aleppo Millet, Aleppo Sorghum, Johnsongrass Qaraboċċ selvaġġ May-Oct Normal Profile with 7 images.
Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Poa divaricata Gouan
Coastal Grass Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Kunth
Main Synonym :
Agrostis pungens Schreb.
Sand Dropseed, Sand Dropwort Niġem tar-ramel Aug-Sep Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Walter) Kuntze
Main Synonym :
Ischaemum secundatum Walter
St. Augustine's Grass, Charleston Grass Maltese name not known May-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
Thunberg
Main Synonym :
Stipa humilis Brot.
Common Awn Grass Nixxief tal-isteppa Mar-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Stipa disjuncta Klokov
Southern Awn Grass, Feather Grass Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Host) D.R.Dewey
Main Synonym :
Elytrigia scirpea (C. Presl) Holub Elytrigia flaccidifolius (Boissier & Heldreich) Holub
Flaccid-leaf Couch Grass Sikana tal-bwar May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Á.Löve
Main Synonym :
Elytrigia juncea (L.) Nevski Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runemark ex Melderis
Sand Couch Grass Sikrana tar-ramel May-Aug Normal Profile with 9 images.
Link
Main Synonym :
Agrostis nitens Guss.
Shining Grass Triplanke Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Ten.) Pignatti
Main Synonym :
Trisetum aureum Ten.
Golden Oat Trisetarja Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Triticum vulgare Vill.
Bread Wheat, Common Wheat Qamħ tomni, Tomnija Apr-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
(Desf.) Husn.
Main Synonym :
Triticum durum Desf.
Macaroni Wheat, Durum Wheat Qamħ ta' Malta May-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Triticum aestivum var. turgidum (L.) Fiori
Rivet Wheat, Winter Wheat Qamħ tal-Awstralja Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
P.Beauv.
Main Synonym :
Panicum urochloa Desv.
Liverseed Grass, Panic Liverseed Grass, Liveseed Grass Uruklowa Aug-Sep Normal Profile with 0 images.
Gray
Main Synonym :
Festuca bromoides L.
Squirrel-tailed Fescue, Brome Fescue Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Dumort.
Main Synonym :
Festuca ciliata Gouan
Ciliate Fescue, Fringed Fescue Sufija Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Forssk.
Main Synonym :
Festuca fasciculata Forsskål
Dune Fescue Ħortan tar-ramel Mar-May Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Zea segetalis Salisb.
Maize Qamħ ir-rum May-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
POLYGALACEAE Juss. ( Milkwort Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Leaves simple, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, zygomorphic, in spikes or racemes. Sepals 5, free; petals 3-5, more or less united; stamens 8, with filaments partly united. Ovary 2-locular, with 1 seed in each loculus.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Polygala glumacea Sm.
Mediterranean Milkwort, Annual Milkwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Polygala x dalmaisiana
African Milkwort, Myrtle-leaved Milkwort, Sweet Pea Bush Maltese name not known Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 3 images.
POLYGONACEAE Juss. ( Dock Family ) Subfamalies: Polygonoideae; Eriogonoideae Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or climbers. Leaves nearly always alternate; stipules often united to form a membranous sheath (ochrea). Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual; perianth 3- to 6-merous, herbaceous, often enlarging and becoming membranous in fruit. Stamens usually 6-9. Ovary superior, unilocular; styles 2-4; ovule solitary, basal. Fruit a trigonous or lenticular nut.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Hook. & Arn.
Main Synonym :
Corculum leptopum (Hook. & Arn.) Stuntz
Coral Vine, Queen's wreath, Mexican Creeper Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Campd.
Main Synonym :
Rumex spinosus L.
Spiny Dock, Devil's Thorn, Spiny Emex Selq xewwieki Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Moench
Main Synonym :
Polygonum fagopyrum L.
Buckwheat Maltese name not known Sep-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
(L.Henry) Holub
Main Synonym :
Bilderdykia aubertii (Henry) Moldenke
Silver Lace Vine, Pink Flamingo Plant Maltese name not known May-Sep Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Á.Löve
Main Synonym :
Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub
Black bindweed Leblieba ħadra May-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.H.Bailey
Main Synonym :
Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn.
Centipede plant, Tapeworm plant Maltese name not known Oct-Dec Normal Profile with 3 images.
(R.Br.) K.L.Wilson
Main Synonym :
Polygonum salicifolium Brouss. ex Willd. Persicaria salicifolia (Brouss. ex Willd.) Assenov
Willow-leaved Knotgrass Persikarja tal-baħrija Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 9 images.
(R.Br.) Soják
Main Synonym :
Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. lanigera (R.Br.) Chantar. & Tubtimtong
African Persicaria Persikarja roża Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 13 images.
(L.) Delarbre
Main Synonym :
Polygonum lapathifolium L.
Pale Persicaria Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Meisn.) Soják
Main Synonym :
Polygonum senegalensis Meisn.
Senegalese Knotgrass Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 21 images.
Boreau
Main Synonym :
Polygonum microspermum Jord. ex Boreau
Prostrate Knotgrass Lewża tat-toroq Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Polygonum neglectum Besser
Knotgrass, Prostate Knotweed Lewża tar-raba Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 8 images.
All.
Main Synonym :
Polygonum rectum (Chrtek) Scholz
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Lewża ta' Bellardi Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Horsetail Knotweed Lewża ta' skarsa Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Polygonum chilense K.Koch
Sea Knotgrass Lewża tal-baħar Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
Jord. ex Boreau
Main Synonym :
Polygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagum (Jord. ex Boreau) Berher
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Lewża tal-werqa wiesgħa Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
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Murray
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Rhubarb, Garden Rhubarb Rabarbu Apr-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Acetosa bucephalophora Fourr.
Red Dock, Horned Dock Selq ħamrani Dec-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Murray
Main Synonym :
Rumex glomeratus Schreb.
Clustered Dock, Green Dock, Sharp Dock Qarsajja tal-ilma Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rumex elongatus Guss.
Curly Dock Maltese name not known Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 7 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Rumex graecus Boiss. & Heldr.
Crested Dock, Greek Dock Qarsajja kbira Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rumex acutus Sm.
Broad-leaved Dock Maltese name not known May-Nov Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rumex lyratus Vell.
Fiddle Dock Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lapathum sanguineum Moench
Red-Veined Dock Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
PONTEDERIACEAE Kunth ( Water-Hyacinth Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herbs. Leaves petiolate. Inflorescence a spike or raceme, subtended by a spathe-like bract. Flowers hermaphrodite, more or less zygomorphic, usually ephemeral. Perianth-segments 6, petaloid, connate at least at the base. Stamens 3 or 6. Ovary superior, 3-locular, or 1-locular by abortion, 1- to many-seeded. Fruit a capsule, tightly invested by the persistent perianth.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(Mart.) Solms
Main Synonym :
Pontedera crassipes Mart.
Water Hyacinth Wardet in-Nil Sep-Oct Normal Profile with 4 images.
POTAMOGETONACEAE Dumort. ( Pondweed Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Aquatic herbs, submerged or with floating leaves, occasionally subterrestrial. Stems elongated. Leaves alternate or opposite (rarely in whorls of 3), sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite, ebracteate, in pedunculate spikes. Perianth of 4 unguiculate, sepaloid segments. Stamens 4, adnate at the base to the perianth-segments; anthers sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels (1-)4, free or shortly connate at the base, 1-ovulate; styles usually short. Fruitlets drupaceous or achenial. Seeds without endosperm; embryo unciform or spiral (coiled more than 1 complete turn).
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
(L.) Börner
Main Synonym :
Potamogeton helveticus W.Koch Potamogeton pectinatus L.
Fennel Pondweed, Ribbon weed, Sago Pondweed Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
PRIMULACEAE Vent. ( Primrose Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, rarely dwarf shrubs. Leaves exstipulate, usually simple. Flowers 5(to 7)-merous, actinomorphic (rarely zygomorphic), sympetalous. Stamens epipetalous, opposite the corolla-lobes; staminodes sometimes present. Ovary 1-locular, superior (rarely semi-inferior), with 1-numerous ovules and basal, free-central placenta; style simple. Fruit a capsule.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Cyclamen latifolium Sm.
Persian cyclamen Ċiklamini tal-Lvant Apr-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
(L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
Main Synonym :
Anagallis latifolia L. Anagallis arvensis L.
Scarlet Pimpernel, Red pimpernel, Red chickweed Ħarira ħamra Feb-May Normal Profile with 20 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Samolus aquaticus Lam.
Brookweed, Seaside Brookweed, Water Pimpernel Ħarira tal-ilma Mar-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
PTERIDACEAE E.D.M. Kirchn ( Fern Family ) Subfamalies: Cryptogrammoideae; Ceratopteridoideae; Pteridoideae; Cheilanthoideae; Vittarioideae Family Description: Rhizome solenostelic or dictyostelic, with opaque scales. Petiole with a single U-shaped strand. Sori submarginal, forming coenosori which are borne on the veinlet connecting the vein ends, and which are covered by the scarious, deflexed leaf-margins; spores tetrahedral, opaque.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
Thumbnail Picture
Profile Type
L.
Main Synonym :
Adiantum michelii Christ
Maidenhair Fern, Black Maiden Fern, Venus Hairfern Tursin il-bir All Year Normal Profile with 19 images.
(L.) Link
Main Synonym :
Polypodium leptophyllum L.
Jersey Fern, Annual Maidenhair Fern Tursin ir-riħ All Year Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small
Cretan Brake, Ribbon Fern Pteris All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pteris longifolia L.
Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern Pteris All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
RANUNCULACEAE Juss. ( Buttercup Family ) Subfamalies: Hydrastidoideae; Glaucidioideae; Coptoideae; Thalictroideae; Ranunculoideae Family Description: Herbs or rarely woody climbers. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, rarely opposite or stipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite and actinomorphic, hypogynous. Perianth petaloid or sepaloid, verticillate. Honey-leaves (petaloid structures bearing nectaries) often present, sometimes infundibuliform. Stamens numerous, usually spirally arranged, extrorse. Carpels 1 to many, usually free and spirally arranged. Fruit usually of 1 or more follicles or a head of achenes.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Flowering Period
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(Steven) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Adonis squarrosa Steven
Summer Pheasant's Eye Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
DC
Main Synonym :
Adonis aestivalis Link ex Webb & Berthel.
Pheasant's Eye, Small-Fruited Pheasant's Eye, Red Chamomille Għajn is-Serduq, Għallet is-Serduq Mar-May Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anemone pusilla DC.
Crown Anemone, Poppy Anemone Kaħwiela Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Anemone pavonina Lam.
Broad-leaved Anem Kaħwiela ċara Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Clematis polymorpha Viv.
Evergreen Traveller's Joy, Evergreen Virgin's Bower Kiesħa jew Bajda Oct-Dec Detailed Profile with 53 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Delphinium ambiguum Mill. Consolida ajacis (L.) Schur
Doubtful knight's spur, Rocket larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema l-kbira Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
Sm.
Main Synonym :
Delphinium longipes Moris
Winged Larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema Jun-Jul Detailed Profile with 33 images.
Willk. ex Costa
Main Synonym :
Consolida orientalis Schrödinger
Eastern Larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema tal-Lvant Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Staphisagria macrosperma Spach
Short-spurred Larkspur Żerrigħet il-qamel Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Nigella arvensis subsp. minor
Love-in-a-mist Sieq il-brimba Feb-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus tuberculatus Kit. ex Hornem.
Corn Buttercup, Devil's Claws Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
(Willk.) Rouy & Foucaud
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus aleae Willk.
Bulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's Turnip Ċfolloq tal-basla Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus semicalvus Jord. & Fourr.
Autumn Buttercup, Bullate Buttercup, Golden Button Ċfolloq tal-ħarifa Oct-Dec Detailed Profile with 41 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus incrassatus Guss.
Eastern Buttercup Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ficaria ranunculoides Roth
Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup Fomm il-għeliem Jan-Apr Normal Profile with 17 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus palustris subsp. macrophyllus
Large-leaved Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-Werqa kbira Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Notophilus muricatus Fourr.
Scilly Buttercup, Rough-fruited Buttercup, Spiny-fruited Buttercup Ċfolloq tat-tajn Feb-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
Vill.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus uliginosus Willd.
Adder's tongue Buttercup, Adder's tongue Spearwort Ċfolloq tal-Għadajjar Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus marchesinii Lojac.
Fan-Leaved Buttercup, Jersey Buttercup Ċfolloq tax-xagħri Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Viv.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus peltatus subsp. fucoides (Freyn) Muñoz Garm.
Sanicle-leaved Water Crowfoot Ċfolloq ta' l-ilma Jan-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
Crantz
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus parvulus L.
Hairy Buttercup Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 4 images.
Chaix
Main Synonym :
Batrachium trichophyllum (Chaix) Bosch
Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot, Threadleaf Crowfoot, White Water Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-widien Jan-Jun Normal Profile with 16 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus vilaenadalis Sennen
Three-leaved Buttercup Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
RESEDACEAE S.F. Gray ( Mignonette Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Annual to perennial herbs, rarely woody, with alternate, simple or pinnatifid leaves. Flowers in terminal, bracteate racemes or spikes. Sepals 4-8; petals 4-8, free, entire or laciniate; stamens 7-25, inserted on a hypogynous or perigynous, often eccentric disc. Carpels 3-7, superior, free and uniovulate or united into a unilocular ovary which is open above, with numerous ovules on parietal placentae. Fruit a capsule open at the top or consisting of 4-7 1-seeded, radiating carpels. Seeds suborbicular or reniform, without endosperm.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Reseda fruticulosa L.
White Mignonette, White Upright Mignonette, Upright Mignonette Denb il-ħaruf abjad Dec-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Reseda mucronata Tineo
Wild Mignonette, Yellow Mignonette Denb il-ħaruf isfar Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 4 images.
RHAMNACEAE Juss. ( Buckthorn Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually stipulate. Inflorescence cymose. Flowers perigynous. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed, lobes valvate in bud. Petals 4-5, often small and sometimes absent, inserted at mouth of the hypanthium and often hooded over the stamens. Stamens 4-5, alternating with the calyx-lobes; anthers versatile. Ovary superior, 2- to 4-locular; ovules solitary. Fruit often fleshy.
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Rhamnus paliurus H.Karst.
Christ's Thorn Tree, Jerusalem Thorn, Garland Thorn Xewk tal-kuruna ta' Kristu, Xewk ta' Kristu Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rhamnus clusii Willd.
Mediterranean Buckthorn, Italian Buckthorn, Barren Privet Alaternu Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides (L.) Jahand. & Maire
Olive-leaved Buckthorn, Lesser Buckthorn, Persian Berries Żiju Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 13 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Zizyphus sativa Gaertn. Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H.Karst.
Jujube, Chinese Date Żinżel May-Jun Normal Profile with 17 images.
ROSACEAE L. ( Rose Family ) Subfamalies: Rosoideae; Dryadoideae; Maloideae Family Description: Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves usually alternate and stipulate. Flowers regular, usually hermaphrodite, perigynous or epigynous. Hypanthium flat, concave or tubular. Sepals usually 5, sometimes with epicalyx. Petals usually 5, free, sometimes absent. Stamens usually 2, 3 or 4 times as many as the sepals, sometimes 1-5 or indefinite. Carpels 1 to numerous, free or connate, sometimes adnate to the hypanthium. Ovules usually 2, sometimes 1 or more, anatropous. Styles free, rarely united. Fruit of one or more achenes, drupes or follicles, or a pome, the hypanthium sometimes becoming coloured and fleshy. Endosperm usually absent.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Mespilus azarolus (L.) All.
Crete Hawthorn, Azarole, Mediterranean Hawthorn Għanżalor Mar-May Normal Profile with 20 images.
Jacq.
Main Synonym :
Crataegus oxyacantha Gand.
Common Hawthorn Żagħrun Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
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Gren. & Blanc
Main Synonym :
C. azarolus × C. monogyna
Hybrid Hawthorn, Whithorn, Single-seed Hawthorn Żagħrun bagħal, Żagħrun selvaġġ, Għanżalor bagħal Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 17 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Cydonia vulgaris Pers.
Quince Sfarġel Mar-May Normal Profile with 17 images.
(Thunb.) Lindl.
Main Synonym :
Mespilus japonica Thunb.
Loquat, Japanese Plum Naspli Nov-Feb Normal Profile with 8 images.
(Suckow) Borkh.
Main Synonym :
Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis
Cultivated Apple Tuffieħ selvaġġ Mar-May Normal Profile with 20 images.
(L.) Mill.
Main Synonym :
Malus communis subsp. sylvestris (L.) Gams
Crab Apple Tuffieħ Mar-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Mespilus sylvestris Delarbre
Medlar, Mediterranean Medlar Fomm il-lipp, Naspli Ġermaniżi, Omm il-Epp May-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tormentilla reptans L.
Creeping Cinquefoil Frawla selvaġġa Mar-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sanguisorba vulgaris Hill Sanguisorba minor Scop.
Salad Burnet, Garden Burnet, Burnet Tursin il-għawl Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
Thunb.
Main Synonym :
Armeniaca vulgaris
Apricot Berquqa Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
Ehrh.
Main Synonym :
Prunus divaricata Ehrh.
Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum, Purple Leaf Plum Għanbaqar Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 16 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Prunus acida Ehrh.
Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry Amarena Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Prunus communis Huds.
Plum, European Plum Pruna Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Mill.) Rchb.
Main Synonym :
Prunus amygdalus Stokes
Almond, Sweet Almond, Bitter Almond Lewża, Siġra tal-Lewż Dec-Feb Normal Profile with 17 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia (L.) C.K.Schneid.
Bullace, Wild Damson, European Plum Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cerasus mahaleb Mill.
Mahaleb Cherry, Mahleb Cherry, St. Lucia Cherry Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
(L.) Batsch
Main Synonym :
Persica vulgaris Lam.
Peach Ħawħa Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
(Suckow) C.K.Schneid.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Nectarine Nuċiprisk Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Prunus acacia Crantz
Blackthorn, Sloe Prajn tax-xewk Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
Vill.
Main Synonym :
Pyrus nivalis Lindl.
Almond-leaved Pear Lanġas selvaġġ Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pyrus sativa DC.
Common Pear, Cultivated Pear Lanġas Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 18 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Small Maltese June Pear Bambinella, Lanġas tal-bambinella Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
(L.) Boreau
Main Synonym :
Pyrus communis subsp. achras (Gaertn.) Asch. & Graebn.
Wild Pear Lanġas Bagħal Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 6 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Pyrus bovei Steud.
Syrian Pear Lanġas tal-Vant Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rosa prutensis Chrshan.
Dog Rose Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rosa crenulata Greene
Provence Rose, French Rose, Gallic Rose Warda taż-żejt Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rosa eglanteria L.
Sweet Briar, Eglantine Warda tal-weraq ifuħ May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rosa sylvestris Rchb.
Evergreen Rose Girlanda tal-wied, Warda selvaġġa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Selnorition cesius Raf.
Dewberry, European Dewberry Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Schott
Main Synonym :
Rubus rusticanus Mercier
Bramble, Elm-leaved Blackberry Għollieq Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 15 images.
Spach
Main Synonym :
Poterium spinosum L.
Thorny Burnet Tursin il-Għul Xewwiek Mar-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Scop.
Rowan, Mountain Ash, European Rowan Żorba Selvaġġa Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Pyrus domestica (L.) Sm.
Service Tree Żorba Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
RUBIACEAE Juss. ( Bedstraw Family ) Subfamalies: Cinchonoideae; Ixoroideae; Rubioideae Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs. Leaves nearly always opposite, simple, entire; stipules separate, connate or divided, sometimes leaf-like and then forming whorls of 4-12 apparent leaves. Inflorescence thyrsoid, paniculate or corymbose, sometimes condensed to a spike or head, or reduced. Flowers actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite. Sepals usually free, sometimes reduced or absent. Sympetalous; corolla hypocrateriform, infundibuliform, cupshaped or rotate. Stamens epipetalous, alternating with the lobes of the corolla. Ovary inferior, usually 2-locular and with a disc; loculi with 1-numerous ovules. Style simple or 2-fid. Fruit dry, dividing into mericarps, or fleshy. Seeds endospermic.
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Nyman
Main Synonym :
Asperula cynanchica var. aristata
Southern Squinancywort Asperula Oct-Mar Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Asperula collina Salisb.
Squinancywort Maltese name not known Oct-Mar Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Crucianella maritima subsp. rupestris (Guss.) Nyman Crucianella rupestris Guss.
Rock Crucianella, Rock Crosswort, Coastal Crucianella Kruċanella Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Aparine vulgaris Hill
Cleavers, Goosegrass, Sticky Willy Ħarxajja komuni Mar-May Normal Profile with 9 images.
All.
Main Synonym :
Sherardia muralis L.
Yellow Bedstraw Ħarxajja safra Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Galium pauciflorum Bunge
False Cleavers Ħarxajja Mar-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
Dandy
Main Synonym :
Galium tricorne Stokes
Corn Cleavers, Three-horned Bedstraw Ħarxajja ta' tlett iqran Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 9 images.
Huds.
Main Synonym :
Galium saccharatum All.
Southern Cleavers, Warty Bedstraw Ħarxajja tal-felul Mar-May Normal Profile with 11 images.
(L.fil.) M.Backlund & Thulin
Main Synonym :
Asperula calabrica L. fil. Putoria calabrica (L.) DC.
Stinking Madder Putorja May-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Rubia tinctorium Salisb.
Wild Madder, Etruscan Madder, European Wild Madder Ħarxajja selvaġġa, Robbja selvaġġa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Sherardia umbellata Gilib.
Field Madder, Blue Field Madder Ħarxajja tal-għelieqi, Ħarxajja roża Feb-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cynocrambe prostrata Gaertn.
Dog Cabbage Ħabaq il-ħnieżer Dec-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Valantia filiformis Lojac.
Hairy Valantia Valantja niggieża Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Valantia quadriflora Moench
Wall Valantia Valantja komuni Feb-May Normal Profile with 13 images.
RUPPIACEAE Horan. ( Ditchgrass Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Submerged, perennial herbs of saline water. Leaves narrowly linear, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite, small, ebracteate, in 2-flowered, pedunculate spikes; peduncles slender, often accrescent in fruit. Perianth absent. Stamens 2; anthers sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 4(-10), free, with 1 ovule, sessile in flower but usually becoming slender-stipitate in fruit. Fruitlets indehiscent; seeds without endosperm.
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Tineo
Main Synonym :
Ruppia aragonensis Loscos & J.Pardo
Lesser Tassel-Pondweed Ruppja tal-Għadira All year Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ruppia brachypus J.Gay
Beaked Tassel Pondweed, Widgeon-grass Ruppja tas-salini All year Normal Profile with 10 images.
RUTACEAE Juss. ( Rue Family ) Subfamalies: Rutoideae; Spathelioideae; Dictyolomatoideae; Toddalioideae; Flindersioideae; Aurantioideae Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple or compound, dotted with translucent glands, exstipulate, sometimes reduced to spines. Flowers usually hermaphrodite and actinomorphic. Sepals 4-5, free or connate below. Petals 4-5. Disc present. Stamens as many or twice as many as the petals, rarely more, free or rarely monadelphous. Ovary superior, usually syncarpous and often 4- to 5-locular, but carpels occasionally united at the base only or rarely free. Styles as many as the carpels, free or connate.
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(L.) Osbeck
Main Synonym :
Citrus x limon
Lemon Siġra tal-lumi, Lummija All year Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Ruta bracteosa DC.
Wall Rue, Fringed Rue, Egyptian Rue Fejġel Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
SALICACEAE Mirbel ( Willow Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Dioecious. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, very rarely opposite; stipules present. Flowers subtended by bracts and arranged in catkins; perianth absent; glands present, sometimes nectariferous. Male flowers with 2 to many stamens; filaments filiform, free or more or less united. Female flowers with 1 unilocular carpel with 2-4 parietal placentae; ovules numerous, ascending, anatropous. Fruit a capsule dehiscing by 2-4 valves. Seeds numerous, very small, each with a tuft of long hairs.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Populus canadensis Moench
White Poplar Siġra tal-Luq, Luqa Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Populus caudina Ten.
Black Poplar Siġra tal-Luq sewda, Luqa sewda Feb-Mar Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Argorips alba (L.) Raf.
White Willow Żafżafa kbira, Safsafa kbira Mar-Apr Normal Profile with 11 images.
Desf.
Main Synonym :
Salix libanii Bornm.
Mediterranean Willow Żafżafa ż-żgħira, Safsafa ż-żgħira Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 16 images.
SALVINIACEAE Martinov ( Salvinia Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Stems slender, branched, floating. Leaves in whorls of 3, very hairy; 2 of the leaves entire, floating, the third submerged. Heterosporous; sori at the base of the submerged leaves, stalked, surrounded by a thin-walled, hairy indusium, and consisting of either numerous microsporangia or a few megasporangia, or occasionally mixed.
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(L.) All.
Main Synonym :
Marsilea natans L.
Floating Water Moss, Salvinia Salvinja All year Normal Profile with 0 images.
SAPINDACEAE Juss. ( Soapberry Family ) Subfamalies: Dodonaeoideae; Hippocastanoideae; Sapindoideae; Xanthoceroideae Family Description: Trees, shrubs, woody climbers or rarely (as in the only European representative) herbs, with alternate, usually compound leaves. Flowers hermaphrodite, hypogynous, usually small. Sepals and petals 3-5, free; stamens 8, deflexed. Ovary superior, 3-locular, with one seed in each loculus.
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Sw.
Main Synonym :
Cardiospermum hirsutum Willd.
Showy Balloon Vine, Upland Cotton Sfineġ, Tursien ir-riħ Jun-Oct Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Cardiospermum inflatum Salisb.
Love-in-a-puff, Balloon Vine Sfineġ sufi, Tursien ir-riħ sufi Jul-Oct Normal Profile with 18 images.
Jacq.
Main Synonym :
Dodonaea ehrenbergii Schltdl.
Hop Bush, Hopseed Bush, Akeake Maltese name not known Mar-Aug Normal Profile with 5 images.
(Blanco) Radlk.
Main Synonym :
Harpullia imbricata Thwaites
Tulip Wood-Tree Maltese name not known All year Normal Profile with 9 images.
SCROPHULARIACEAE Juss. ( Figwort Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves simple (though sometimes deeply lobed), exstipulate, alternate or opposite (rarely all basal, or the uppermost whorled). Flowers zygomorphic (though sometimes only very slightly), usually in bracteate spikes or racemes, less often solitary in the leaf-axils or in cymes. Calyx usually 4- or 5-lobed, sometimes 2-lipped. Corolla (4)5(8)-lobed or 2-lipped. Stamens usually 2 or 4, rarely 3, 5 or 6-8; staminodes sometimes present. Ovary superior, 2-locular (sometimes 1-locular in upper part and rarely throughout); style single; stigma usually capitate. Fruit a capsule (rarely indehiscent); seeds usually numerous.
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Lam.
Main Synonym :
Nicodemia madagascariensis (Lam.) R.Parker
Yellow Butterfly Bush, Smokebush Maltese name not known Dec-Feb Normal Profile with 6 images.
R.Br.
Main Synonym :
Myoporum serratum R.Br.
Blueberry tree, Common Boobialla Mijoporum Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
G.Forst.
Main Synonym :
Myoporum tenuifolium G.Forst.
Mousehole Tree, Ngaio Mijoporum tal-werqa wiesgħa Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
(L.) Caruel
Main Synonym :
Bellardia viscosa (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Yellow Bartsia, Yellow Eye-bright Perlina safra Mar-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scrophularia aquatica L.
Water Figwort, Water Betony, Bishop's Leaves Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma, Werqet il-Madonna Feb-May Detailed Profile with 28 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Scrophularia geminiflora Lam.
Nettle-leaved Figwort, Brown Figwort, Mediterranean Figwort Fiswet il-kelb, Nittiena Mar-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
(L.) Cav.
Main Synonym :
Celsia cretica L.f.
Glandular Mullein Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Thapsus sinuatum Raf.
Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet l-andar May-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Verbascum alatum Lam.
Great Mullein, Common Mullein Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile with 7 images.
SIMAROUBACEAE DC. ( Tree of Heaven Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Trees or shrubs with bitter bark. Leaves pinnate, alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, 5-merous. Petals free. Disc 10-lobed. Stamens 10 in male flowers, 2-3 in hermaphrodite flowers; filaments free. Ovary superior; carpels 5-6, more or less connate, unilocular, each with 1 ovule attached to the inner angle; styles 2-5, connate. Fruit drupe-like, a berry or a group of samaras.
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(Mill.) Swingle
Main Synonym :
Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.
Tree-of-heaven, Stinking Shumach, Japanese Varnish Tree Xumakk falz May-Jul Normal Profile with 10 images.
SMILACACEAE Vent. ( Catbrier Family ) Conservative synonym: Liliaecea Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Smilacaceae is a family formerely grouped with the Liliaceae and consists of 4 genera sharing about 375 species. They are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, with a few extending into north temperate regions. The familiy differs from the Liliaceae in its viney and 'woody' habit and in the netted venation of the leaves, although it has sometimes been classified within it. It shares the viney habit and prickles on the stems and leaves with the closley related Dioscoriaceae. The Smilacaceae also differs in that it has long, distinctive tendrils in most cases. Leaves are simple, entire and alternate or rarely opposite, often leathery. Sheathing at the leaf base may be modified into stipular tendrils. Flowers are actinomorphic and perfect or unisexual/dioecious. Inflorescence of solitary flowers in axils, or flowers in racemes, spikes or umbels. Hypogynous (rarely epigynous). Usually unisexual (the sexes on separate individuals), and with 6 greenish, whitish, yellowish or brownish tepals, 6 stamens and 1 superior pistil. Fruit is a berry. Seeds with starchless, hard endosperm. Habit is as a prickly, twining herb, shrub or woody vine that has or lacks tendrils. The roots of some species are used medicinally for the treatment of rheumatism and from another species, the stimulant China root is obtained.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Smilax mauritanica Poir.
Mediterranean Smilax, Common Smilax, Rough Smilax Zalza pajżana Sep-Nov Detailed Profile with 50 images.
SOLANACEAE Juss. ( Potato Family ) Subfamalies: Cestroideae; Goetzeoideae; Nicotianoideae; Petunioideae; Schizanthoideae; Schwenckioideae; Solanoideae Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple to pinnate, exstipulate. Flowers actinomorphic or zygomorphic, hermaphrodite. Calyx (3-)5(-6) lobed or -dentate. Corolla rotate to campanulate, infundibuliform or tubular, 5(6- or 10)-lobed, rarely subentire; lobes valvate or plicate in bud. Stamens 5(-8), adnate to the corolla-tube and alternating with the lobes; anthers usually with introrse longitudinal dehiscence. Ovary superior, with 2 (rarely more) loculi; style simple; stigma entire to 2-lobed. Fruit a capsule or berry usually 2-locular. Seeds usually numerous (rarely 2-11).
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Datura meteloides Dunal
Downy Thorn Apple, Desert Thorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet Siġret ir-rizzi Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 3 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Datura tatula L.
Common Thorn Apple, Apple of Peru, Devil's Trumpet Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hyoscyamus minor Mill.
White Henbane, Russian Henbane Mammażejża, Bang Apr-May Detailed Profile with 61 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Hyoscyamus lethalis Salisb.
Henbane, Black Henbane Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lycium halimifolium Mill.
Chinese Wolfberry, Himalayan Goji Berry, Barbary matrimony vine Għawseġ tax-xarq, Goxi selvaġġ May-Sep Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lycium chinense Mill.
Mediterranean Tea Tree, Mediterranean Boxthorn, Spiny Jujube Tree Għawseġ tal-Mediterran Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 6 images.
Miers.
Main Synonym :
Lycium macrocalyx Dammer
African Tea Tree, African Boxthorn, Cape Boxthorn Għawseġ tal-Afrika Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 9 images.
Boiss.
Main Synonym :
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.
Southern Tea Tree, Southern Boxthorn Għawseġ tal-ħitan Mar-Jul Normal Profile with 12 images.
Graham
Main Synonym :
Siphaulax glabra Raf.
Glaucous Tobacco, Tree Tobacco, Shrub Tobacco Tabakk tas-swar, Siġra tat-Tabakk Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Physalis pubescens var. peruviana
Peruvian Cape Gooseberry Tuffieħ tal-fanal May-Jun Normal Profile with 8 images.
Cav.
Main Synonym :
Solanum saponaceum Hook.
Silver-leaf Nightshade Maltese name not known Apr-Sep Normal Profile with 4 images.
Hepper & P.-M.L.Jaeger
Main Synonym :
Solanum sodmeum Dunal
Brown Nightshade Maltese name not known Apr-Oct Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.
Tomato Tadama Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 6 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Solanum exaratum Raf.
Black Nightshade, Garden Nightshade, Poisonberry Għeneb id-dib iswed All Year Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov
Potato Patata Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 4 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Solanum sinaicum Boiss.
Yellow Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade, Red-fruited Nightshade Għeneb id-dib isfar, Tuffieħ is-serp Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 7 images.
(L.) Dunal
Main Synonym :
Physalis somnifera L.
Mediterranean Withania Maltese name not known May-Sep Normal Profile with 9 images.
TAMARICACEAE Link ( Tamarix Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Shrubs or small trees. Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, usually ericoid. Flowers solitary or in spike-like racemes, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic. Sepals 4-5, free or slightly united at the base; petals 4-5, free; stamens 4 to numerous, free or partly united. Ovary superior, of 3-5 carpels; placentation parietal. Fruit a septicidal capsule; seeds numerous, with numerous long, unicellular hairs.
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Poir.
Main Synonym :
Tamarix hispanica Poir.
African Tamarisk Bruka Jan-Mar Normal Profile with 11 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Tamarix anglica Webb
Common Tamarisk, French Tamarisk Bruka Franċiża Apr-Jun Normal Profile with 9 images.
DC.
Main Synonym :
Tamarix cretica Bunge
Small-flowered Tamarisk Bruka roża May-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
TROPAEOLACEAE DC. ( Nasturtium Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Flowers solitary, axillary, hypogynous, zygomorphic, hermaphrodite. Sepals 5, the dorsal produced into a spur; petals 5, clawed; stamens 8, free, unequal; ovary 3-locular, each loculus with 1 pendent ovule; placentation axile; style 1, apical; stigmas 3, linear. Fruit of 3 indehiscent, 1-seeded carpels, which separate from the central axis when mature.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Trophaeum majus Kuntze
Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress, Monk's Cress Kapuċċinella, Kaboċċinella Oct-Apr Detailed Profile with 53 images.
TYPHACEAE Juss. ( Cat-tail Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Monoecious. Flowers usually surrounded by hairs or scales (sometimes interpreted as perianth-segments), in 2 dense, superposed, cylindrical, spike-like partial inflorescences, the female below, the male above. Male flowers with simple or forked hairs or linear-lanceolate scales, or naked; stamens in clusters of 1-3 (-8); filaments often irregularly united. Female flowers on branched stalks, with hairs and sometimes also with scales, the branches with sterile flowers. Ovary superior, 1-locular, on a hairy stalk; style persistent; ovule solitary. Fruit dry, usually dehiscent.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Sparganium ramosum Huds.
Branched Bur-Reed, Simple-stem Bur-Reed Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 0 images.
Pers.
Main Synonym :
Typha brownii Kunth
Southern Bulrush, Southern Cat-Tail, Southern Reedmace Buda Apr-Jul Normal Profile with 7 images.
ULMACEAE Mirbel ( Elm Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Deciduous trees, rarely shrubs, without latex. Leaves alternate, simple, usually asymmetrical at base. Flowers all hermaphrodite or male and hermaphrodite. Perianth herbaceous; stamens erect in bud. Fruit a drupe or samara.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ulmus alba Raf.
American Elm, White Elm, Water Elm Ulmu Amerikan, Nemmiesa Amerikana May-Jun Normal Profile with 3 images.
Melville
Main Synonym :
Ulmus minor subsp. canescens (Melville) Browicz & Ziel.
Hoary Elm, Grey-leaved Elm, Mediterranean Elm Nemmiesa, Siġra tan-nemus, Ulmu selvaġġ May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
Huds.
Main Synonym :
Ulmus montana With.
Wych Elm Ulmu May-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
Mill.
Main Synonym :
Ulmus procera Salisb.
Small-leaved Elm, Common Elm Ulmu May-Jun Normal Profile with 7 images.
URTICACEAE Juss. ( Nettle Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs, small shrubs or rarely climbers, without latex. Leaves opposite or alternate, simple, usually stipulate. Flowers usually unisexual. Perianth 4- or 5-merous, often persistent. Male flowers with (1-)4 or 5 stamens opposite the perianth-segments and inflexed in bud, often with rudimentary ovary. Female flowers often with small staminodes; ovary superior, 1-locular, sometimes adnate to perianth; style simple; ovule 1, orthotropous. Fruit an achene. Seeds usually with endosperm.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Parietaria bracteata Moench
Cretan Pellitory-of-the-wall Maltese name not known Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 4 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Parietaria diffusa Merl. & W.D.J.Koch
Pellitory-of-the-wall Xeħt ir-riħ komuni All year Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall Xeħt ir-riħ komuni tad-dell Apr-May Normal Profile with 10 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Urtica submitis Boiss.
Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle Maltese name not known Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 0 images.
Poir. ex Savigny
Main Synonym :
Urtica dubia Forssk.
Large-leaved Nettle, Membranous Nettle Ħurrieqa komuni Dec-Jun Normal Profile with 14 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Urtica balearica L.
Roman Nettle Ħurrieq taż-żibeġ Feb-May Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Urtica parvula Blume
Small Nettle, Annual Nettle Ħurrieq żgħir Dec-May Normal Profile with 5 images.
VERBENACEAE Jaume St.-Hil ( Vervain Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Herbs or shrubs with opposite or verticillate leaves. Flowers 4- to 5-merous, weakly zygomorphic. Calyx usually small. Corolla rotate. Ovary superior, initially 1-locular but becoming 2- to 4-locular by the development of septa; style terminal; ovules usually 1 in each loculus. Fruit usually a drupe, rarely a capsule or dividing into 2 or 4 1-seeded nutlets.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Duranta repens L.
Golden Dewdrop, Sky Flower Maltese name not known Feb-Jun Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lantana armata Schauer
Lantana, Spanish Flag Lantana Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 9 images.
Briq.
Main Synonym :
Lantana selloi Steud.
Trailing Lantana Lantana xeblieka Apr-Nov Normal Profile with 8 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Lippia repens Spreng.
Lippia, Creeping Lip Plant, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile with 5 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Verbena officinalis L.
Common Verbena, Vervain, Herb-of-the-cross Buqexrem Apr-Dec Normal Profile with 8 images.
VIOLACEAE Batsch. ( Violet Family ) Subfamalies: Fusispermoideae; Leonioideae; Violoideae Family Description: Small shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually undivided. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, free. Stamens 5, introrse, connivent round the ovary. Ovary superior, unilocular, with 3 placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a 3-valved capsule. Seeds endospermic.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Viola stolonifera J.J.Rodr.
Sweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet Vjola Feb-Apr Normal Profile with 13 images.
VITACEAE Juss. ( Vine Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Shrubs, usually diffuse and climbing by means of leaf-opposed tendrils. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually palmately lobed or divided. Flowers small, actinomorphic, in terminal or leaf opposed cymes or panicles. Sepals 5, united; petals 5, free or united distally; stamens 5, antepetalous. Ovary superior,2-locular; style and stigma 1; fruit a berry with 2-4 seeds.
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Planch.
Main Synonym :
Vitis cinerea (Engelm.) Millardet
Grapevine Rootstock, Downy Grape, Sweet Winter Grape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
Scheele
Main Synonym :
Vitis rupestris var. dissecta Eggert ex L.H.Bailey
Mountain grape, Beach grape, Sugar grape Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vitis laciniosa L.
Grape Vine, European Grape Dielja, Siġra tal-Għeneb Apr-May Normal Profile with 7 images.
L.
Main Synonym :
Vitis amara Raf.
American Grape Vine Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile with 0 images.
ZOSTERACEAE Dumort. ( Eelgrass Family ) Subfamalies: nil. Family Description: Perennial, submerged marine herbs. Rhizome creeping, with long internodes, bearing at each node 2 or more unbranched roots and a leaf with a short shoot in its axil. Short shoots with several distichous, linear leaves with compressed, sheathing bases. Flowering stems lateral or terminal. Inflorescence enclosed in the sheathing base of a spathe. Flowers with 1 dorsifixed, sessile stamen and 1 unilocular ovary with a style and 2 long, filiform stigmas, arranged alternately on the margin of the flattened axis; perianth absent. Pollen-grains filiform. Ovule 1.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Zostera stenophylla Raf.
Eelgrass Alka tas-salini, Żostera Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 0 images.
Hornem.
Main Synonym :
Zostera nodosa Guss.
Dwarf Eelgrass Alka tal-Pwales, Żostera nana Apr-Aug Normal Profile with 1 images.
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE R. Br. ( Creosote Bush Family ) Subfamalies: Larreoideae; Morkillioideae; Seetzenioideae; Tribuloideae; Zygophylloideae Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves stipulate, usually pinnate. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually actinomorphic, (4-)5-merous. Disc present. Stamens usually twice as many as petals. Ovary superior, usually angled or winged. Fruit dry or fleshy.
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L.
Main Synonym :
Tribulus lanuginosus L.
Maltese Cross, Tribulus, Puncturevine Salib tal-art, Għatba Jun-Nov Normal Profile with 12 images.
(L.) Christenh. & Byng
Main Synonym :
Fagonia hispanica L.
Fagonia Fagonja Mar-May Normal Profile with 12 images.
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