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MaltaWildPlants.com by Stephen Mifsud |
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Index of Plant Families (7 families in this page) |
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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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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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Lojacono
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Green-flowered Birthwort, Southern Birthwort | Papra selvaġġa, Aristolokja | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 10 images. |
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FUMARIACEAE DC. ( Fumitoy Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
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Common Name |
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Lagasca
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Field Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Dec-May |  | Normal Profile with 19 images. |
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Sennen & Pau
Main Synonym :
Fumaria bella | Baronola's fumitory | Maltese name not known | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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Boreau
Main Synonym :
Fumaria affinis | Tall Ramping Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Dec-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 9 images. |
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Nicotra
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Two-coloured Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria officinalis subsp. capreolata | White Ramping Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Dec-Mar |  | Normal Profile with 15 images. |
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DC.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria micrantha | Dense-flowered Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 9 images. |
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Gasparrini
Main Synonym :
Fumaria capreolata subsp. flabellata | Southern Ramping Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Feb-Mar |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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Boissier
Main Synonym :
Fumaria agraria subsp. major | Italian Fumitory | Daħnet L-art kbira | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 6 images. |
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Koch
Main Synonym :
Fumaria capreolata subsp. muralis | Common Ramping Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 5 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Fumaria viciosoi | Common Fumitory | Daħnet L-art medja | Dec-Jul |  | Normal Profile with 12 images. |
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Lamarck
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Fine-leaved Fumitory | Daħnet l-art żgħira | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile with 14 images. |
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Soyer-Willemet
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Schleicher's fumitory | Maltese name not known | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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Loiseleur
Main Synonym :
Fumaria caespitosa | Few-flowered Fumitory | Maltese name not known | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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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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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel | Siġra tar-rand, Rand | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 23 images. |
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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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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | European White Waterlily, White Lotus, Nenuphar | Maltese name not known | Jun-Aug |  | Normal Profile with 5 images. |
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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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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Greater Celandine | Ħaxixa tal-felul | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 7 images. |
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Crantz
Main Synonym :
Glaucium luteum | Yellow Horned Poppy | Peprin isfar | Apr-Oct |  | Normal Profile with 11 images. |
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Smith
Main Synonym :
Hypecoum grandiflorum | Beardless Hypecoum | Maltese name not known | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Sickle-fruited Hypecoum | Maltese name not known | Jan-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 7 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Papaver rhoeas subsp. dubium | Long-headed Poppy | peprin tal-frotta twila | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 9 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Rough poppy | Peprin tal-Lanzit | Mar-May |  | Detailed Profile with 36 images. |
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Moris
Main Synonym :
Papaver rhoeas subsp. pinnatifidum | Mediterranean Poppy | peprin tal-istammi sofor | Jan-Mar |  | Normal Profile with 12 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Red Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy | Peprina ħamra | Mar-Jun |  | Detailed Profile with 36 images. |
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(DC.) Arcang.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Opium Poppy | Xaħxieħ Vjola, Xaħxieħ | Mar-May |  | Detailed Profile with 36 images. |
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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.
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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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(Steven) Nyman
Main Synonym :
Adonis squarrosa | Summer Pheasant's Eye | Maltese name not known | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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DC
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Pheasant's Eye, Small-Fruited Pheasant's Eye, Red Chamomille | Għajn is-Serduq, Għallet is-Serduq | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile with 14 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Crown Anemone, Poppy Anemone | Kaħwiela | Jan-Mar |  | Normal Profile with 14 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Broad-leaved Anem | Kaħwiela ċara | Jan-Mar |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Evergreen Traveller's Joy, Evergreen Virgin's Bower | Kiesħa jew Bajda | Oct-Dec |  | Detailed Profile with 53 images. |
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Smith
Main Synonym :
Delphinium longipes | Winged Larkspur, Larkspur, Winged Larkspur | Sieq il-Ħamiema | Jun-Jul |  | Detailed Profile with 33 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Short-spurred Larkspur | Żerrigħet il-qamel | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Nigella arvensis subsp. minor | Love-in-a-mist | Sieq il-brimba | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 11 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus tuberculatus | Corn Buttercup, Devil's Claws | Maltese name not known | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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(Willk.) Rouy & Foucaud
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus aleae | Bulbous Buttercup, St. Anthony's Turnip | Maltese name not known | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 12 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Autumn Buttercup, Bullate Buttercup, Golden Button | Ċfolloq | Oct-Dec |  | Detailed Profile with 41 images. |
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DC.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Eastern Buttercup | Maltese name not known | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ficaria ranunculoides | Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup | Fomm il-għeliem | Jan-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 17 images. |
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Desfontaines
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus palustris subsp. macrophyllus | Large-leaved Buttercup | Maltese name not known | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Scilly Buttercup, Rough-fruited Buttercup, Spiny-fruited Buttercup | Maltese name not known | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile with 10 images. |
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Villars
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Adder's tongue Buttercup, Adder's tongue Spearwort | Ċfolloq tal-Għadajjar | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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Poiret
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Fan-Leaved Buttercup, Jersey Buttercup | Ċfolloq tax-xagħri | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile with 5 images. |
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Viviani
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus peltatus subsp. fucoides | Sanicle-leaved Water Crowfoot | Ċfolloq ta' l-ilma | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile with 17 images. |
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Crantz
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus parvulus | Hairy Buttercup | Maltese name not known | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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Chaix
Main Synonym :
Batrachium trichophyllum | Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot, Threadleaf Crowfoot, White Water Buttercup | Ċfolloq tal-widien | Jan-Jun |  | Normal Profile with 16 images. |
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Desfontaines
Main Synonym :
Ranunculus vilaenadalis | Three-leaved Buttercup | Maltese name not known | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile with 0 images. |
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