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   17 Jan 2021      ()
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Index of Plant Families (9 families in this page)

AIZOACEAE
Fig-Marigold
AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranth
BASELLACEAE
Basella
CACTACEAE
Cactus
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Pink or Carnation
NYCTAGINACEAE
Four o'clock
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Pokeweed
POLYGONACEAE
Dock
PORTULACACEAE
Purslane
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AIZOACEAE
Rudolphi
( Fig-Marigold Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and fleshy. Calyx tubular or turbinate, often with fleshy lobes. Petals and stamens usually numerous. Ovary usually inferior or semi-inferior. Fruit woody and opening on moistening, or fleshy and indehiscent. Most of the genera that occur in Europe originate from South Africa. They are cultivated for ornament, and many have become naturalized in milder, more or less frost-free, coastal regions of S. and W. Europe. The taxonomy and nomenclature of this family is confused, since many species and genera have been described from cultivated plants in European gardens without knowledge of the precise origin of the material. Furthermore, these succulent plants make poor herbarium specimens and type specimens have not always been preserved or have not survived.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Aptenia cordifolia
(L. f.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L. f.
Heart-leaved Ice Plant,
Baby Sun Rose,
Broad-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Widnet Il-Ħanżir,
Widnet Il-Ġurdien 		Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Aptenia lancifolia
L. Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum lancifolium (L. Bolus) Klak
Lance-leaved Ice Plant Qrun Il-Baqra Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis
(L.) L. Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Glaucous Hottenot Fig,
Point Sourfig Iceplant 		Xuxet San Ġwann Rari,
Is-Swaba Tal-Madonna Rari 		Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
17
images.
Carpobrotus edulis
(L.) N. E. Brown

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum edule L.
Hottenot Fig,
Kaffir Fig 		Xuxet San Ġwann,
Is-Swaba Tal-Madonna 		Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Delosperma cooperi
(Hook.f.) L.Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cooperi Hoof f.
Though Trailing Ice Plant,
Hardy Ice Plant,
Pink Carpet 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Sep Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Disphyma crassifolium
(L.) L. Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L.
Rounded Noon Flower,
Dew Plant,
Purple PigFace 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Drosanthemum hispidum
(L.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum hispidum L.
Hairy Dewflower,
Miniature Pigs Face 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Lampranthus aureus
(L.) N. E. Brown

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum aureum L.
Golden Vygie Maltese Name Not Known May-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Lampranthus multiradiatus
(Jacquin) N. E. Brown

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq.
Creeping Ice Plant,
Noon Flower 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Oct Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Lampranthus spectabilis
N. E. Brown

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Trailing Ice Plant Maltese Name Not Known May-Oct Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Malephora crocea
(Jacquin) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.
Red Ice Plant,
Coppery Mesembryanthemum 		Maltese Name Not Known All Year Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Malephora lutea
(Haworth) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum luteum Haw.
Rocky Point Ice Plant Maltese Name Not Known All Year Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Malephora purpureo-crocea
(Haworth) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Crocanthus purpureocroceus (Haw.) L.Bolus
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Maltese Name Not Known All Year Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Malephora species (hybrid)
N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pink-flowered Hybrid Malephora Maltese Name Not Known All Year Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
L.

Main Synonym :
Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L.Bolus
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant,
Round-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Kristallina Tal-blat,
Kristallina żgħira,
Kristallina Komuni 		Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
8
images.


AMARANTHACEAE
Juss.
( Amaranth Family )		 Subfamalies: Amaranthoideae; Gomphrenoideae; Betoideae; Camphorosmoideae; Chenopodioideae (= Chenopodiaceae family); Corispermoideae; Polycnemoideae; Salicornioideae; Salsoloideae; Suaedoideae

Family Description: Herbs or rarely small shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, often in spicate or capitate, usually bracteate inflorescences; bracteoles 2-5. Perianth almost always dry and scarious, usually 4- or 5-merous; segments free or connate at base. Stamens 1-5, opposite the perianth-segments and usually not exserted. Ovary superior, unilocular; ovules amphitropous. Fruit with a membranous, rarely fleshy wall, dehiscing irregularly, or circumscissile (sometimes indehiscent).
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Achyranthes sicula
(L.) Allioni

Main Synonym :
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
Devil's Horsewhip,
Prickly Chaff Flower 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Jun Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Amaranthus blitoides
S.Watson

Main Synonym :
Galliaria blitoides Nieuwl.
Mat Amaranth,
Prostate Pigweed 		Denb Id-dib Tal-ward ħamrani May-Nov Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Amaranthus blitum
L.

Main Synonym :
Albersia blitum (L.) Kunth
Purple Amaranth Denb Id-dib Tal-qsari May-Nov Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Amaranthus caudatus
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Love-lies-bleeding,
Tassel Flower 		Denb Id-dib Lixx May-Oct Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Amaranthus cruentus
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Red Amaranth Denb Id-dib Vjola Zgħir May-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Amaranthus deflexus
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.
Amaranthus gangeticus
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Elephant-head Amaranth Denb Id-dib Vjola Kbir Oct-Mar Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Amaranthus graecizans
L.

Main Synonym :
Glomeraria graecizans (L.) Cav.
Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Amaranthus hybridus
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.
Amaranthus muricatus
(Moq.) Hieron.

Main Synonym :
Euloxus muricatus Moq.
African Amaranth,
Muricate Amaranth 		Denb Id-dib Afrikan All Year Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Amaranthus retroflexus
L.

Main Synonym :
Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl.
Rough Pigweed,
Redroothed Amaranth,
Common Amaranth 		Denb Id-dib Xewwikija May-Nov Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Amaranthus tricolor
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.
Amaranthus viridis
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
Slender Amaranth,
Green Amaranth,
Least Amaranth 		Denb Id-dib ħadra May-Dec Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
(Moric.) K.Koch

Main Synonym :
Salicornia macrostachya Moric.
Glaucous Glasswort,
Perennial Glasswort,
Shrubby Glasswort 		Almeridja Tal-blat Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Atriplex glabriuscula
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.
Atriplex halimus
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex halimoides Tineo
Shrubby Orache,
Mediterranean Salt Bush,
Shrubby Sea Orache 		Bjanka,
Ħaxixa Mielħa 		Aug-Nov Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Atriplex lanfrancoi
(Brullo & Pavone) G. Kadereit et Sukhor.

Main Synonym :
Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone
Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka Tal-irdum Aug-Oct Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Atriplex patula
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex erecta Huds.
Common Orache,
Spear Saltbush 		Bjanka Skarza Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Atriplex prostrata
DC.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex triangularis Willd.
Spear-leaved Orache,
Triangle Orache,
Thinleaf Orache 		Selq Il-baħar Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
16
images.
Atriplex rosea
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex foliolosa Link.
Rosy Orache,
Tumbling Saltweed 		Selq Tal-werqa Roża Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Bassia scoparia
(L.) A. J. Scott

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium scoparia L.
Summer Cypress,
Kochia 		Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
(L.) Arcang.

Main Synonym :
Beta maritima L.
Sea Beet Selq Tal-kosta Mar-Jul Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
L.

Main Synonym :
Beta cicla L.
Wild Beet Selq Mar-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Chenopodiastrum hybridum
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium hybridum L.
Maple-leaved Goosefoot Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Chenopodiastrum murale
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium murale L.
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Chenopodium album subsp. album
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium viride L.
Fat Hen,
Lambsquarters 		Għobbejra Bajdanija Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Chenopodium album subsp. amaranticolor
H. J. Coste & A. Reyn.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium giganteum D.Don.
Tree Spinach Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Chenopodium ambrosioides
L.

Main Synonym :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Mexican Tea,
Wormseed 		Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Chenopodium ficifolium
Smith

Main Synonym :
Anserina ficifolia (Sm.) Friche-Joset & Montandon
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Chenopodium opulifolium
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 May-Sep Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Chenopodium strictum
Roth

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. striatum (Krašan) Murr
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija Strixxata Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Chenopodium vulvaria
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
Stinking Goosefoot,
Notchweed 		Għobbejra Tinten Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Halimione portulacoides
(L.) Aellen

Main Synonym :
Atriplex portulacoides L.
Sea Purslane Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Dec Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Oxybasis urbica
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium urbicum L.
Upright Goosefoot,
City Goosefoot 		Għobbejra Jun-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Salicornia appressa
Dumort

Main Synonym :
Salicornia ramosissima Woods
Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja,
Salikornja 		Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Salsola kali
L.

Main Synonym :
Kali australis (L.) Akhani & Roalson
Saltwort,
Prickly Saltwort 		Ħaxixa Tal-irmied Xewwikija Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Salsola melitensis
Botschantzev

Main Synonym :
Darniella melitensis (Botschantzev) Brullo
Maltese Salt Tree Xebb,
Siġra Tal-irmied 		Summer Normal Profile
with
18
images.
Salsola soda
L.

Main Synonym :
Kali soda (L.) Scop.
Opposite-leaved Saltwort,
Smooth-leaved Saltwort 		Ħaxixa Tal-irmied Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Sarcocornia fruticosa
(L.) A.J.Scott

Main Synonym :
Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa L.
Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja Arbuxxel Tal-blat Aug-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Spinacia oleracea
L.

Main Synonym :
Spinacia glabra Mill.
Spinach Spinaċi Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Suaeda maritima
(L.) Dumort.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium maritimum L.
Common Seablite Swejda Tal-baħar Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Suaeda vera
Gmelin

Main Synonym :
Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera (Gmel.) Maire & Weiller
Shrubby Seablite,
Alkali Seablite 		Swejda Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
8
images.


BASELLACEAE
Moq.-Tand.
( Basella Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Glabrous, perennial, twining herbs, usually fleshy. Leaves alternate, usually ovate with a more or less cordate base, entire. Flowers in spikes, racemes or racemose panicles, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 5; stamens 5, opposite petals. Ovary unilocular, with 3 styles and a single basal ovule. Fruit indehiscent, fleshy, surrounded by persistent sepals and petals.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Anredera cordifolia
(Tenore) Steenis

Main Synonym :
Boussingaultia cordifolia
Madeira Vine Ħobbejża Falza Summer Normal Profile
with
15
images.


CACTACEAE
Juss.
( Cactus Family )		 Subfamalies: Cactoideae; Maihuenioideae; Opuntioideae; Pereskioideae

Family Description: Perennial, succulent plants; stems columnar, cylindrical or flattened, often jointed (the individual segments being referred to as joints). Leaves absent or small, subulate, caducous. Branches, spines, flowers and sometimes barbed bristles (glochids) developed from more or less circular, cushion-like structures (areoles) situated in leaf-axils when leaves are present. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary, sessile. Perianth with tube; sepals numerous and intergrading with petals, all imbricate in several rows. Stamens numerous; filaments inserted on perianth-throat. Style 1; stigmas 2 to many. Ovary inferior, 1-celled; placentae 3 or more, parietal; ovules numerous. Fruit a berry, often spiny or glochidiate, usually many-seeded.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Acanthocereus tetragonus
(L.) Hummelink

Main Synonym :
Acanthocereus pentagonus
Barbed Wire Cereus,
Pitahaya Anaranjada 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
(Muhlenpfordt) Backeberg

Main Synonym :
Opuntia subulata
Eve's Needle,
Cane Cholla 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Hylocereus undatus
(Haworth) Britton & Rose

Main Synonym :
Cereus undatus
Red Pitaya,
Dragon Fruit,
Strawberry Pear 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Nopalea dejecta
(Salm-Dyke) Salm-Dyke

Main Synonym :
Opuntia dejecta
Salm-Dyk Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Opuntia dillenii
(Ker-Gawler) Haworth

Main Synonym :
Cactus indicus
Erect Prickly Pear Maltese Name Not Known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Opuntia ficus-indica
L.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia ficus-barbarica
Prickly Pear,
Indian Fig,
Barbary Fig 		Bajtar Tax-xewk,
Bajtar Tal-Indja,
Franċiż 		May-Jul Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Opuntia microdasys
(Lehm.) Pfeiff.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia macrocalyx
Bunny Ears Cactus,
Angel's Wings,
Polka-dot Cactus 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Opuntia pilifera
F.A.C.Weber

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Cocoche Loco,
Nopal Crinado 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Opuntia vulgaris
Miller

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Prickly Pear Cactus,
Palma Brava 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
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
Arenaria serpyllifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Cerastium brachypetalum
Persoon

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Grey Mouse-Ear,
Grey Chickweed 		Widen Il-ġurdien Abjad Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Cerastium glomeratum
Thuillier

Main Synonym :
Cerastium acutatum
Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear,
Sticky Mouse-Ear,
Sticky Chickweed 		Widen Il-ġurdien Idellek Dec-Apr Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Cerastium ligusticum
Viviani

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Large-flowered Mouse-Ear Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Mar Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Herniaria cinerea
DC.

Main Synonym :
Herniaria hirsuta subsp. cinerea
Grey Rupture-Wort Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Herniaria hirsuta
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Rupture-Wort Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Aug Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Minuartia mediterranea
(Link) Maly

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Mediterranean Sandwort Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Paronychia argentea
Lamarck

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Silvery Paronychia Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Paronychia macrosepala
Boissier

Main Synonym :
Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala
Mediterranean Nailwort Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Polycarpon alsinifolium
(Bivona) DC.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Few-flowered Allseed Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Polycarpon diphyllum
Cavanilles

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Two-leaved Allseed Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
(L.) L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Four-leaved Allseed,
Four-leaved Manyseed 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Pteranthus dichotomus
Forsskal

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pteranthus Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Rhodalsine geniculata
(Poiret) F. N. Williams

Main Synonym :
Minuartia geniculata
Woody Sandwort,
Woody Rhodasline 		Ramlina Għawdxija,
Rodalsine 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Sagina apetala
Ardoino

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Annual Pearlwort Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Sagina maritima
G. Don

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra Tax-xatt Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Sagina procumbens
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Procumbent Pearlwort Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene behen
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairless Catchfly Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene bellidifolia
Jussieui ex Jacquin

Main Synonym :
Silene vespertina
Dense-flowered Catchfly Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene coeli-rosa
(L.) Godron

Main Synonym :
Lychnis coelirosa
Rose Catchfly Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene colorata
Poiret

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pink Pirouette,
Dwarf Pink Star,
Mediterranean Catchfly 		Ilsien L-għasfur,
Sieq Iz-Zakak 		Jan-May Detailed Profile
with
46
images.
Silene fruticosa
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Woody Catchfly,
Shrubby Campion 		Lsien L-Għasfur Tal-Blat Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Silene gallica
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Small-flowered Catchfly Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene nocturna
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien L-għasfur Ta' Bil-lejl Feb-Jun Normal Profile
with
17
images.
Silene pendula
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Drooping Catchfly Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Silene sedoides
Poiret

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Catchfly Lsien L-għasfur Irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia
Hayek

Main Synonym :
Silene angustifolia
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża Tal-weraq Dojjoq Jan-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
(Moench) Garcke

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Bladder Campion,
Bird's Egg,
Maiden's Tears 		Qasqejża Jan-May Detailed Profile
with
42
images.
Spergularia bocconei
(Scheele) Graebner

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey,
Greek Sea-Spurrey,
Large-flowered Sand Spurrey 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Spergularia diandra
(Gussone) Boissier

Main Synonym :
Spergularia salsuginea
Southern Sea-Spurrey Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Spergularia media
L.

Main Synonym :
Spergularia marginata
Greater Sea-Spurrey,
Diandra Sea-Spurrey 		Arenarja Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Spergularia purpurea
(Persoon) G. Don

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Spergularia rubra
(L.) Presl

Main Synonym :
Spergularia campestris
Sand Spurrey,
Red Sand Spurrey 		Arenarja Roża Feb-Jun Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Spergularia salina
Presl

Main Synonym :
Spergularia marina
Lesser Sea-Spurrey,
Salt Sand Spurrey,
Saltmarsh Sand Spurrey 		Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Jun Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Stellaria cupaniana
(Jordan & Fourreau) Beguinot

Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana
Cupani's Chickweed Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Jun Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Stellaria media
(L.) Villars

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Common Chickweed Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Stellaria neglecta
Weihe

Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. neglecta
Greater Chickweed Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Stellaria pallida
(Dumort) Murbeck

Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. pallida
Lesser Chickweed Ħarira Bajda Jan-Jun Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Vaccaria hispanica
(Miller) Rauschert

Main Synonym :
Vaccaria pyramidata
Cowherb Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.


NYCTAGINACEAE
Juss.
( Four o'clock Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or woody climbers, often with swollen nodes. Leaves simple, entire, exstipulate. Flowers solitary or in small, terminal umbels (rarely in whorls), subtended by bracts which often simulate a perianth. Perianth petaloid, tubular, with a short, 5-lobed limb; lower part of tube persistent and concrescent with the fruit to form an achene-like anthocarp. Stamens usually 3-5. Ovary superior, 1-celled, containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Bougainvillea glabra
Choisy

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Lesser Bougainvillea,
Paper Flower 		Buganvilla żgħira Feb-Oct Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Willdenow

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Bougainvillea Buganvilla Feb-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Mirabilis jalapa
L.

Main Synonym :
Mirabilis odorata
Four O'clock Flower,
Marvel Of Peru 		Ħummejr Dec-Jul Normal Profile
with
8
images.


PHYTOLACCACEAE
R. Br.
( Pokeweed Family )		 Subfamalies: Agdestioideae; Phytolaccoideae; Rivinioideae

Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees with alternate, entire leaves. Flowers in racemes. Perianth-segments 5, free, persistent. Stamens hypogynous. Carpels united at least at the base (rarely free), each containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Phytolacca americana
L.

Main Synonym :
Phytolacca decandra
American Pokeweed,
American Nightshade,
Cancer Jalap 		Russett Jun-Dec Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Phytolacca dioica
L.

Main Synonym :
Phytolacca arborea
Ombu,
Elephant Tree,
Bella Umbra 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
12
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
Emex spinosa
(L.) Campdera

Main Synonym :
Rumex spinosus
Spiny Dock,
Devil's Thorn,
Spiny Emex 		Selq Xewwieki Jan-May Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Fallopia aubertii
(Louis Henry) Holub

Main Synonym :
Bilderdykia aubertii
Silver Lace Vine,
Pink Flamingo Plant 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Sep Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Fallopia convolvulus
(L.) Love

Main Synonym :
Fallopia baldschuanica
Black Bindweed Leblieba ħadra May-Sep Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Persicaria lanigera
(Brown) Sojak

Main Synonym :
Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. lanigera
African Persicaria Persikarja Roża Summer Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Persicaria lapathifolia
(L.) Gray

Main Synonym :
Polygonum lapathifolium
Pale Persicaria Maltese Name Not Known May-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Persicaria salicifolia
(Willdenow) Asenov

Main Synonym :
Polygonum serrulatum
Willow-leaved Knotgrass Persikarja Tal-Baħrija May-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Persicaria senegalensis
(Meissner) Sojak

Main Synonym :
Polygonum senegalensis
Senegalese Knotgrass Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
21
images.
Polygonum arenastrum
Boreau

Main Synonym :
Polygonum aviculare subsp. arenastrum
Prostrate Knotgrass Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Polygonum aviculare
L.

Main Synonym :
Polygonum nanum
Knotgrass,
Prostate Knotweed 		Lewża Tar-raba Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Polygonum bellardii
Allioni

Main Synonym :
Polygonum nudum
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Polygonum equisetiforme
Smith

Main Synonym :
Polygonum caesaraugustanum
Horsetail Knotweed Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Polygonum maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Sea Knotgrass Lewża Tal-baħar Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Rumex bucephalophorus
L.

Main Synonym :
Acetosa bucephalophora
Red Dock,
Horned Dock 		Selq ħamrani Dec-May Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Rumex conglomeratus
Murray

Main Synonym :
Rumex glomeratus
Clustered Dock,
Green Dock,
Sharp Dock 		Qarsajja Tal-ilma Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Rumex crispus
L.

Main Synonym :
Rumex elongatus
Curly Dock Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Sep Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Rumex cristatus
DC.

Main Synonym :
Rumex graecus
Crested Dock,
Greek Dock 		Qarsajja Kbira Apr-Sep Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Rumex obtusifolius
L.

Main Synonym :
Rumex acutus
Broad-leaved Dock Maltese Name Not Known May-Nov Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Rumex pulcher
L.

Main Synonym :
Rumex lyratus
Fiddle Dock Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Rumex sanguineus
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Red-Veined Dock Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.


PORTULACACEAE
Juss.
( Purslane Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Annual or perennial herbs, usually glabrous and fleshy. Leaves simple, entire. Flowers solitary or in cymes, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 4-6, free or joined below; stamens 3 to many. Ovary unilocular, with 1 to many campylotropous ovules on a basal placenta. Fruit a capsule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Portulaca oleracea
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Purslane,
Little Hogweed 		Burdlieqa May-Oct Normal Profile
with
5
images.

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