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Index of Plant Families (8 families in this page) |
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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. |  |  | |  |
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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 | May-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Lamarck
Main Synonym :
Daucus visnaga L. | Toothpick-plant,
Tooth Pickweed,
Bishop's Weed | Busnaga,
Visnaga | May-Jul |  | Normal Profile
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(Brotero) Breistroffer
Main Synonym :
Seseli pusillum Brotero | Small Bullwort | Dakra żgħira | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Apium dulce Mill. | Wild Celery,
Marsh Parsley,
Smallage | Karfus | Apr-Jul |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Lagasca
Main Synonym :
Helosciadium nodiflorum (L.) W. D. J. Koch | Fool's Water Cress,
Procumbent Marshwort | Karfus tal-ilma | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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M. Bieberstein
Main Synonym :
Coriandrum radians (M.Bieb.) Prantl | Mediterranean Bifora,
European Bishop plant | Kosbor selvaġġ,
Sorm il-patri | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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10
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Hornemann
Main Synonym :
Bupleurum heterophyllum Link | Spear-leaved Hare's Ear,
Lance-leaved Thorow wax | Widnet il-fenek | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Bupleurum glaucum Robill. & Castagne | Grey Hare's Ear | Maltese name not known | Mar-May | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Conium divaricatum Boiss. & Orph. | Hemlock,
Poison Hemlock,
Devil's bread | Ċikuta | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Selinum coriandrum Krause | Coriander,
Chinese Parsley | Kosbor | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Rock Samphire,
Sea Samphire,
Sea Fennel | Bużbież il-baħar | Jun-Sep |  | Normal Profile
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7
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L.
Main Synonym :
Daucus foliosus Gussone | Wild Carrot,
Queen Anne's Lace | Zunnarija salvaġġa,
Karrotti salvaġġ,
Bejt id-Durrajs | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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(Hoffmannsegg) Arcangeli
Main Synonym :
Daucus sativus (Hoffm.) Röhl. | Carrot | Zunnarija,
Karrotti | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis (Arcang.) Heywood | Sea Carrot | Zunnarija tal-baħar | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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Tineo
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. lopadusanus (Tineo) Onno | Lampedusa Carrot | Zunnarija ta' Lampedusa | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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Gussone
Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. rupestris (Gussone) Fiori & Beguinot | Cliff Carrot | Zunnarija tal-blat | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Selinum spinosum (L.) E.H.L.Krause | Prickly Parsnip,
Echinophora,
Spiny Echinophora | Bużbież xewwieki tar-ramel,
Ekinofora | Jun-Sep |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Eryngium marinum Garsault | Sea Holly,
Seaside Eryngo | Xewk ir-ramel | Jun-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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Brullo, C.Brullo, Cambria, Giusso, Salmeri & Bacch.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Maltese Giant Fennel | Ferla ta' Malta | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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(Ucria) Coutinho
Main Synonym :
Foeniculum piperitum (Ucria) Sweet | Bitter Fennel | Bużbież salvaġġ | May-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Foeniculum dulce Mill. | Fennel,
Sweet Fennel,
Finnochio | Bużbież | May-Oct |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Hoffmann
Main Synonym :
Capnophyllum peregrinum (L.) Lange | n/a | Krubera | Apr-May | | Normal Profile
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(L.) DC.
Main Synonym :
Sium siculum L. | Kundmannia | Kudmannja ta' Sqallija | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Globocarpus oenanthoides Caruel | Round-headed Water Dropwort,
Mediterranean Water Dropwort | Karfus tal-wied | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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13
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(Mill.) Fuss
Main Synonym :
Petroselinum sativum Hoffm. | Wild Parsley | Tursin | Apr-Oct | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Anisum officinale DC. | Anise | Anisi,
Ħlewwa | Apr-May | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Anisum italicum Raf. | Southern Burnet Saxifrage | Sensiela | May-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Grande
Main Synonym :
Caucalis pumila L. | Small Carrot,
Dwarf Carrot | Zunnarija tar-ramel | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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Moris
Main Synonym :
Meum segetum Guss. | False fennel,
Corn parsley,
False caraway | Bużbież il-qamħ,
Bużbież tal-għelieqi | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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15
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L.
Main Synonym :
Pecten veneris Lam. | Shepherd's needle,
Venus' comb,
Stork's needle | Maxxita,
Moxtija | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Smyrnium vulgare Gray | Alexanders,
Horse parsley | Karfus il-ħmir | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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6
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L.
Main Synonym :
Condylocarpus apulus (L.) Hoffm. | Mediterranean Hartwort,
Roman Pimpernel | Ħaxixet it-trieraħ,
Ħaxix it-trieraħ | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Hudson) Link
Main Synonym :
Caucalis arvensis Huds. | Spreading Hedge Parsley | Tursin selvaġġ | Mar-May | | Normal Profile
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(L.) Gaertner
Main Synonym :
Caucalis arvensis Huds. | Knotted Hedge Parsley | Tursin xewwieki | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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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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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Hedera taurica | Ivy,
English Ivy | Liedna | Sep-Nov |  | Normal Profile
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(Seemann) R. Viguier
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Schefflera | Xefflera | None |  | Normal Profile
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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. | | | | |
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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mediterranean Milkwort,
Annual Milkwort | Maltese name not known | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Polygala x dalmaisiana | African Milkwort,
Myrtle-leaved Milkwort,
Sweet Pea Bush | Maltese name not known | Spring |  | Normal Profile
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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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Miller
Main Synonym :
Rhamnus paliurus | Christ's Thorn Tree,
Jerusalem Thorn,
Garland Thorn | Xewk tal-Kuruna ta' Kristu,
Xewk ta' Kristu | Apr-Jun | | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mediterranean Buckthorn,
Italian Buckthorn,
Barren Privet | Alaternu | Jan-Mar |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides | Olive-leaved Buckthorn,
Lesser Buckthorn,
Persian Berries | Żiju | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Meikle
Main Synonym :
Zizyphus sativus | Jujube,
Chinese Date | Żinżel | May-Jun |  | Normal Profile
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SANTALACEAE
R. Br.
( Sandalwood Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Herbaceous or woody plants. Leaves alternate, simple, linear, oblong or lanceolate, exstipulate, deciduous or evergreen. Flowers small, hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth 3- to 5-lobed or -partite, tubular to campanulate-rotate. Stamens 3-5, opposite lobes of the perianth. Ovary inferior, 1-celled. Style 1; stigma capitate or lobed. Fruit a small green nut or a drupe. Seed solitary, with abundant endosperm. Hemiparasites, growing on the roots of herbs or shrubs. | | | | |
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Maltese Name |
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Vahl
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Field Bastard Toadflax,
Lesser Bastard Toadflax | Maltese name not known | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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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 | Grapevine Rootstock,
Downy Grape,
Sweet Winter Grape | Maltese name not known | Apr-May | | Normal Profile
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Scheele
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mountain grape,
Beach grape,
Sugar grape | Maltese name not known | | | Normal Profile
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1
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L.
Main Synonym :
Vitis laciniosa | Grape Vine,
European Grape | Dielja,
Siġra tal-Għeneb | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | American Grape Vine | Maltese name not known | Apr-May | | Normal Profile
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