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Index of Plant Families (3 families in this page)

BRASSICACEAE
Mustard (Cress)
CAPPARACEAE
Caper
RESEDACEAE
Mignonette
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BRASSICACEAE
Juss.
( Mustard (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 Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Biscutella didyma subsp. didyma
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Buckler Mustard,
Mediterranean Biscutella 		Xeħt Il-forom Dec-Apr Normal Profile
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Brassica napus subsp. oleifera
(DC.) Metzger

Main Synonym :
Brassica rapa subsp. napus
Rapeseed,
Oilseed Rape,
Swede 		Nevew Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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Brassica nigra
(L.) Koch in Röhling

Main Synonym :
Brassica bracteolata
Black Mustard Mustarda Sewda Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Brassica oleracea s.l.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wild Cabbage,
Cabbage,
Cauliflower 		Kaboċċa Selvaġġa,
Kaboċċa 		Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris
(L.) Lam. & Janchen

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wild Turnip,
Bargeman's Cabbage 		Liftija Nov-Apr Detailed Profile
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Brassica tournefortii
Gouan

Main Synonym :
Erucastrum minutiflorum
Tournefort's Cabbage,
Sahara Mustard,
Asian Mustard 		Kaboċċa Ta' Twurneforti Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Cakile maritima
Scopoli

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sea Rocket,
European Sea Rocket 		Kromb Il-baħar Dec-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
(L.) Medicus

Main Synonym :
Capsella apetala
Shepherd's Purse Ġarġir Il-ġemel Dec-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Capsella rubella
Reuter

Main Synonym :
Capsella bursa-pastoris var. rubella
Red Shepherd's Purse,
Pink Shepherd's Purse 		Ġarġir Il-ġemel ħamra Dec-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Cardamine flexuosa
Withering

Main Synonym :
Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa
Wavy Bittercress,
Woodland Bittercress 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Cardamine hirsuta
L.

Main Synonym :
Cardamine umbrosa
Hairy Bittercress,
Land Cress,
Lamb's Cress 		Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Cardaria draba subsp. draba
(L.) Desvaux

Main Synonym :
Lepidium draba
Whitetop Plant,
Hoary Cress 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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images.
Conringia orientalis
(L.) Dumortier

Main Synonym :
Conringia austriaca
Hare's Ear Mustard,
Hare's Ear Cabbage 		Maltese Name Not Known Jun-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Coronopus didymus
(L.) Smith

Main Synonym :
Coronopus pinnatifida
Lesser Swine Cress Koronopu Tal-wied Mar-May Normal Profile
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Coronopus squamatus
(Forrskål) Ascherson

Main Synonym :
Coronopus procumbens
Swine Cress,
Greater Swinecress 		Koronopu Feb-Jun Normal Profile
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Descurainia sophia
(L.) Prantl

Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium sophia
Flixweed,
Tansy Mustard,
Herb Sophia 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Diplotaxis erucoides
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
White Wall Rocket,
White Rocket 		Ġarġir Abjad Sep-Jun Detailed Profile
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images.
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Diplotaxis fruticulosa
Perennial Wall Rocket,
Sand Rocket,
Slim-leaved Wall Rocket 		Ġarġir Isfar All Year Detailed Profile
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Diplotaxis viminea
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Diplotaxis prolongoi
Southern Rocket Aruka Selvaġġa Jan-May Normal Profile
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Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus
(Persoon) DC.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Winged Radish Ravanell Tal-Eġittu Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Erophila verna
(L.) Chevallier

Main Synonym :
Draba verna
Common Whitlow Grass Maltese Name Not Known Dec-Mar Normal Profile
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Eruca sativa
Miller

Main Synonym :
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Salad Mustard,
Rucola,
Spiked Rocket 		Aruka,
Rukola 		Feb-May Normal Profile
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images.
Erysimum cheiri
(L.) Crantz

Main Synonym :
Cheiranthus cheiri
Wallflower,
English Wallflower,
Aegean Wallflower 		Ġiżi Safra Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Hirschfeldia incana
(L.) Lagrèze-Fossat

Main Synonym :
Brassica adpressa
Hoary Mustard,
Short-podded Mustard,
Buchan Weed 		Mustarda Selvaġġa Feb-May Detailed Profile
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images.
Hymenolobus revelierei subsp. sommieri
(Pampanini) Brullo

Main Synonym :
Hutchinsia procumbens forma sommieri
Maltese Hymenolobus Ġargir Ta' Kemmuna Feb-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Lepidium graminifolium
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Grass-leaved Pepperwort,
Grass-leaved Pepperweed 		Buttuniera Wieqfa Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Lepidium sativum
L.

Main Synonym :
Nasturtium crispum
Garden Cress,
Garden Cress Pepperweed 		Maltese Name Not Known May-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Lobularia maritima
(L.) Desvaux

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sweet Alyssum,
Sweet Alison 		Buttuniera All Year Detailed Profile
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Matthiola incana subsp. incana
(L.) R. Brown

Main Synonym :
Matthiola glabra
Hoary Stocks,
Tenweek's Stock,
Brampton Stock 		Giżi Feb-May Normal Profile
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images.
Matthiola incana subsp. melitensis
Brullo Lanfranco Pavone & Ronsisvalle

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Maltese Stocks Giżi Ta' Malta Mar-May Normal Profile
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images.
Matthiola longipetala
(Vent.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Cheiranthus longipetalus
Night-scented Stock,
Evening Scent 		Giżi Ta' Lejl Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Matthiola lunata
DC.

Main Synonym :
Matthiola anoplia
Spanish Stocks Giżi Ta' Spanja Apr-Jul Normal Profile
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images.
Matthiola tricuspidata
(L.) R. Brown

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Three-horned Stocks Ġiżi Tal-baħar Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Nasturtium officinale
R. Brown

Main Synonym :
Nasturtium aquatica
Watercress Krexxuni,
Sija 		Jan-Jun Normal Profile
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Neslia apiculata
Fischer Mayer & Avé-Lallemont

Main Synonym :
Neslia paniculata var. apiculata
n/a Maltese Name Not Known Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra
(DC.) Bonnier & Layens

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Italian Wild Radish Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
(Smith) Thellung

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Maritime Wild Radish Ravanell Salvaġġ Tal-baħar Mar-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wild Radish,
Jointed-podded Charlock,
White Charlock 		Ravanell Salvaġġ Dec-May Detailed Profile
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images.
Raphanus sativus
L.

Main Synonym :
Raphanus niger
Garden Radish,
Cultivated Radish 		Ravanell May-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Rapistrum rugosum
(L.) Allioni

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Annual Bastard Cabbage,
Turnip Weed 		Mustarda Taż-żibeġ Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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images.
Sinapis alba
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
White Mustard,
White Charlock,
Yellow Mustard 		Mustarda,
Mustarda Bajda 		Dec-Apr Detailed Profile
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images.
Sinapis arvensis
L.

Main Synonym :
Brassica arvensis
Charlock,
Charlock Mustard 		Mustarda Selvaġġa Jan-May Normal Profile
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images.
Sisymbrium altissimum
L.

Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium pannonicum
Tumble Mustard,
Tall Tumble Mustard,
Tall Rocket 		Maltese Name Not Known Apr-Aug Normal Profile
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images.
Sisymbrium irio
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
London Rocket Libsiena Komuni Feb-Jun Normal Profile
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images.
Sisymbrium officinale
(L.) Scopoli

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hedge Mustard,
Tumble Weed,
Hedge Wild Mustard 		Mustarda Rqiqa,
Libsiena 		Mar-Jun Detailed Profile
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images.
Sisymbrium orientale
L.

Main Synonym :
Sisymbrium columnae
Oriental Hedge Mustard,
Indian Hedge Mustard,
Eastern Rocket 		Maltese Name Not Known ? Normal Profile
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images.
Thlaspi perfoliatum
L.

Main Synonym :
Thlaspi rotundifolium
Perfoliate Penny Cress Maltese Name Not Known Jan-Jun Normal Profile
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images.


CAPPARACEAE
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
Capparis orientalis
Veillard

Main Synonym :
Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris
Caper Bush,
Spineless Caper 		Kappar Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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images.
Capparis spinosa
L.

Main Synonym :
Capparis parviflora
Spiny Caper Kappar Tax-xewk Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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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.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Reseda alba
L.

Main Synonym :
Reseda fruticulosa
White Mignonette,
White Upright Mignonette,
Upright Mignonette 		Denb Il-ħaruf Abjad Dec-May Normal Profile
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images.
Reseda lutea
L.

Main Synonym :
Reseda mucronata
Wild Mignonette,
Yellow Mignonette 		Denb Il-ħaruf Isfar Apr-May Normal Profile
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images.