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Index of Plant Families (9 families in this page)

AIZOACEAE
Fig-Marigold
AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranth
BASELLACEAE
Basella
CACTACEAE
Cactus
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Pink (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.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cordifolia
Heartleaf Ice Plant,
Baby Sun Rose,
Broad-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Aptenia lancifolia
Bolus

Main Synonym :
Aptenia cordifolia lancifolia
Sword-leafed Mesembryanthemum Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis
(L.) Brown

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

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum edule
Hottenot Fig,
Kaffir Fig 		Xuxet San Ġwann,
Is-Swaba Tal-Madonna 		Mar-Oct Normal Profile
with

images.
Delosperma cooperi
(Hook.f.) L.Bolus

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

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium
Rounded Noon Flower,
Dew Plant,
Purple PigFace 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Lampranthus multiradiatus
(Jacq.) N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum
Creeping Ice Plant,
Noon Flower 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Lampranthus spectabilis
(Haw.) N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum spectabile
Trailing Ice Plant Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Malephora crocea
(Jacquin) Schwantes

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

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

Main Synonym :
Crocanthus purpureocroceus
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Maltese Name Not Known All Year Normal Profile
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images.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
(L. f.)

Main Synonym :
Aptenia cordifolia
Heart-leaved Ice Plant,
Baby Sun Rose,
Broad-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Widnet Il-Ħanżir,
Widnet Il-Ġurdien 		Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
L.

Main Synonym :
Cryophytum crystallinum
Crystal Ice Plant,
Silvery-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Kristallina Tar-ramel,
Kristallina Kbira 		Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Mesembryanthemum lancifolia
(L. Bolus) Klak

Main Synonym :
Aptenia lancifolia
Lance-leaved Ice Plant Qrun Il-Baqra Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
L.

Main Synonym :
Cryophytum nodiflorum
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant,
Round-leaved Mesembryanthemum 		Kristallina Tal-blat,
Kristallina Kommuni 		Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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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
Amaranthus blitoides
Watson

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

Main Synonym :
Albersia blitum
Purple Amaranth Denb Id-dib Tal-qsari May-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus caudatus
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus edulis
Love-lies-bleeding,
Tassel Flower 		Denb Id-dib Lixx May-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus cruentus
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Albersia prostrata
Large-fruited Amaranth,
Spreading Amaranth,
Low Pigweed 		Denb Id-dib Lixx May-Jan Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus gangeticus
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Blitum graecizans
Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus hybridus
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus chlorostachys
Prince's Feather Amaranth,
Prince's Of Wales Feather Amaranth,
Hybrid Amaranth 		Denb Id-dib Bagħal May-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus muricatus
(Gillies ex Moq.) Gillies ex Hieron

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

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus spicatus
Rough Pigweed,
Redroothed Amaranth,
Common Amaranth 		Denb Id-dib Xewwikija May-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus tricolor
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus tristis
Joseph's Coat,
Summer Poinsettia,
Chinese Spinach 		Denb Id-dib Ta' Tlett Kuluri May-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Amaranthus viridis
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Arthrocnemum glaucum
Glaucous Glasswort,
Perennial Glasswort,
Shrubby Glasswort 		Almeridja Tal-blat Jul-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Atriplex glabriuscula
Edmontson

Main Synonym :
Atriplex patula subsp. glabriuscula
Babington's Orache,
Scotland Orache 		Bjanka Lixxa Aug-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Atriplex halimus
L.

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

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

Main Synonym :
Atriples salina
Common Orache,
Spear Saltbush 		Bjanka Skarza Jul-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Atriplex portulacoides
L.

Main Synonym :
Halimione portulacoides
Sea Purslane Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Dec Normal Profile
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images.
Atriplex prostrata
DC.

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

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

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium scoparia
Summer Cypress,
Kochia 		Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Beta vulgaris
L.

Main Synonym :
Beta cicla
Wild Beet Selq Mar-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
(L.) Arcang.

Main Synonym :
Beta maritima
Sea Beet Selq Tal-kosta Mar-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium album subsp album
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium viride
Fat Hen,
Lambsquarters 		Għobbejra Bajdanija Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium album subsp striatum
(Krasan) J. Murr

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija Strixxata Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium ficifolium
Smith

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium populifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium giganteum
Don

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium atriplicis
Tree Spinach Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium hybridum
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium angulosum
No Name Maltese Name Not Known Jul-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium murale
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium flavum
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Mar-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium opulifolium
Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium triangulare
Grey Goosefoot,
Seaport Goosefoot 		Għobbejra Griża May-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium strictum
Roth

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album var. striatum
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija Strixxata Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium urbicum
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium deltoideum
Upright Goosefoot,
City Goosefoot 		Għobbejra Jun-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Chenopodium vulvaria
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium foetidum
Stinking Goosefoot,
Notchweed 		Għobbejra Tinten Apr-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Dysphania ambrosioides
(L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium ambrosioides
Mexican Tea,
Wormseed 		Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Apr-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Salicornia ramosissima
Woods

Main Synonym :
Salicornia appressa
Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Salsola kali
L.

Main Synonym :
Salsola turgida
Saltwort,
Prickly Saltwort 		Ħaxixa Tal-irmied Xewwikija Jul-Oct Normal Profile
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images.
Salsola melitensis
Botschantzev

Main Synonym :
Darniella melitensis
Maltese Salt Tree Xebb,
Siġra Tal-irmied 		Summer Normal Profile
with

images.
Salsola soda
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Arthrocnemum fruticosum
Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja Arbuxxel Tal-blat Aug-Nov Normal Profile
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images.
Spinacia oleracea
L.

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

Main Synonym :
Salsola sedoides
Common Seablite Swejda Tal-baħar Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with

images.
Suaeda vera
Gmelin

Main Synonym :
Salsola fruticosa
Shrubby Seablite,
Alkali Seablite 		Swejda Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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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 Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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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
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images.
Austrocylindropuntia subulata
(Muhlenpfordt) Backeberg

Main Synonym :
Opuntia subulata
Eve's Needle,
Cane Cholla 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with

images.
Hylocereus undatus
(Haworth) Britton & Rose

Main Synonym :
Cereus undatus
Red Pitaya,
Dragon Fruit,
Strawberry Pear 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.
Opuntia dillenii
(Ker-Gawler) Haworth

Main Synonym :
Cactus indicus
Erect Prickly Pear Maltese Name Not Known May-Aug Normal Profile
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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

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
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images.
Opuntia pilifera
F.A.C.Weber

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Prickly Pear Cactus,
Palma Brava 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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images.


CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Juss.
( Pink (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
Agrostemma githago
L.

Main Synonym :
Lychnis githago
Corn Cockle Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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images.
Arenaria serpyllifolia
L.

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Grey Mouse-Ear,
Grey Chickweed 		Widen Il-ġurdien Abjad Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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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
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images.
Cerastium ligusticum
Viviani

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

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

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala
No Name Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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images.
Polycarpon alsinifolium
(Bivona) DC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hairy Catchfly Lsien L-għasfur Irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Silene vulgaris
(Moench) Garcke

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Bladder Campion,
Bird's Egg,
Maiden's Tears 		Qasqejża Jan-May Detailed Profile
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images.
Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia
Hayek

Main Synonym :
Silene angustifolia
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża Tal-weraq Dojjoq Jan-May Normal Profile
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images.
Spergularia bocconei
(Scheele) Graebner

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey,
Greek Sea-Spurrey,
Large-flowered Sand Spurrey 		Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
with

images.
Spergularia diandra
(Gussone) Boissier

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

Main Synonym :
Spergularia marginata
Greater Sea-Spurrey,
Diandra Sea-Spurrey 		Arenarja Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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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
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images.
Stellaria cupaniana
(Jordan & Fourreau) Beguinot

Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana
No Name Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Stellaria media
(L.) Villars

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
Vaccaria pyramidata
Cowherb Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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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 main synonyms for this taxon
Lesser Bougainvillea,
Paper Flower 		Buganvilla żgħira Feb-Oct Normal Profile
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Bougainvillea spectabilis
Willdenow

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Bougainvillea Buganvilla Feb-Oct Normal Profile
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Mirabilis jalapa
L.

Main Synonym :
Mirabilis odorata
Four O'clock Flower,
Marvel Of Peru 		Ħummejr Dec-Jul Normal Profile
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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
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Phytolacca dioica
L.

Main Synonym :
Phytolacca arborea
Ombu,
Elephant Tree,
Bella Umbra 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Aug Normal Profile
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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
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Fallopia aubertii
(Louis Henry) Holub

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

Main Synonym :
Fallopia baldschuanica
Black Bindweed Leblieba ħadra May-Sep Normal Profile
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Persicaria glabra
(Willdenow) Gomez

Main Synonym :
Polygonum glabrum
Dense-flowered Knotweed Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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Persicaria lanigera
(Brown) Sojak

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
Polygonum senegalensis
No Name Maltese Name Not Known Summer Normal Profile
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Polygonum arenastrum
Boreau

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

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

Main Synonym :
Polygonum nudum
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Polygonum maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sea Knotgrass Lewża Tal-baħar Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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Rumex bucephalophorus
L.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Red-Veined Dock Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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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 main synonyms for this taxon
Purslane,
Little Hogweed 		Burdlieqa May-Oct Normal Profile
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