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	MWP PLANTS DATABASE SEARCH ENGINE   V2.3   (12/Feb/2025) Step 1: Select name type LATIN NAME       ENGLISH NAME       MALTESE NAME Step 2: Select search criteria The option "ALL" brings a list over 1000 names You can select more than one letter Special Maltese characters for Maltese names only For sensible searches, enter key terms with 3 or more letters Default = All latin species ALL Plants START with any of the letter(s) (Tick one/any)       A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M        N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z          Applicable for Maltse names only: Ċ Ġ Għ Ħ Ż CONTAIN the following text:       (Eg: Oph, ophrys, melit, gold, safra, daff ) Index of Plants sorted by their Species (Botanical) Name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Abutilon theophrasti  ( =Abutilon avicennae ) Velvetleaf Maltese name not known Short. Acacia cyclops  ( =Acacia eglandulosa ) Western Coastal Wattle Akaċja tal-Għajn Short. Acacia koa  ( =Racosperma koa ) Hawaiian Wattle Akaċja tal-Hawajj Short. Acacia pycnantha  ( =Racosperma pycnanthum ) Golden wattle Akaċja tal-werqa dejqa Short. Acacia saligna  ( =Acacia cyanophylla ) Blue-leaved Acacia Akaċja Short. Acanthocereus tetragonus  ( =Acanthocereus pentagonus ) Barbed Wire Cereus Maltese name not known Short. Acanthus mollis  ( =Acanthus spinulosus ) Bear's Breech Ħannewija Detailed Acanthus spinosus  ( =Acanthus spinosissimus ) Spiny Bear's Breeches Ħannewija xewwikija Short. Achillea collina  ( =Achillea millefolium subsp. collina ) Mountain Yarrow Maltese name not known Short. Achillea maritima  ( =Otanthus maritimus ) Cottonweed Santolina tar-ramel Short. Achyranthes aspera  ( =Achyranthes sicula ) Devil's horsewhip Maltese name not known Short. Adiantum capillus-veneris  ( =Adiantum michelii ) Maidenhair Fern Tursin il-bir Short. Adonis aestivalis subsp. squarrosa  ( =Adonis squarrosa ) Summer Pheasant's Eye Maltese name not known Short. Adonis annua subsp. cupaniana  ( =Adonis cupaniana ) Cupani's Pheasant's Eye Maltese name not known Short. Adonis microcarpa  ( =Adonis aestivalis ) Pheasant's Eye Għajn is-Serduq Short. Aegilops biuncialis  ( =Aegilops lorentii ) Mediterranean Aegilops Maltese name not known Short. Aegilops neglecta  ( =Aegilops ovata ) Three-Awned Aegilops Brimba Short. Aeluropus lagopoides  ( =Dactylis lagopoides ) Cat's foot grass Sieq il-qattus Short. Aeonium arboreum  ( =Sempervivum arboreum ) Tree Houseleek Kalluwa Short. Aeonium decorum  ( =Sempervivum decorum ) Pinwheel Aeonium Kalluwa tal-qsari Short. Aeonium haworthii  ( =Sempervivum haworthii ) Haworth's Aeonium Kalluwa ta\' Hawort Short. Agave americana  ( =Agave milleri ) American Agave Sabbara tal-Amerika Short. Agave americana var. marginata  ( =Agave communis ) American Agave (variegated) Sabbara tal-Amerika varjegata Short. Agave attenuata  ( =Agave glaucescens ) Soft-leaved Agave Sabbara mdendla Short. Agave parryi  ( =Agave applanata var. parryi ) Parry's Agave Sabbara ta\' Parri Short. Agave sisalana  ( =Agave rigida var. sisalana ) Blue Agave Sabbara ta\' Sisal Short. Agrostemma githago  ( =Githago segetum ) Corn campion Agrostemma selvaġġa Short. Agrostis stolonifera  ( =Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera ) Creeping Bent Maltese name not known Short. Ailanthus altissima  ( =Ailanthus glandulosa ) Tree-of-heaven Xumakk falz Short. Aira caryophyllea  ( =Aira multiculmis ) Silver Hairgrass Ħaxixa rqiqa ħamranija Short. Aira cupaniana  ( =Avena cupaniana ) Southern Hairgrass Ħaxixa rqiqa ta\' Kupani Short. Aira elegans  ( =Aira elegantissima ) Mediterranean Hairgrass Ħaxixa Irqiqa fiddinija Short. Ajuga iva subsp. iva  ( =Teucrium iva ) Southern Bugle Xantkura Short. Ajuga iva subsp. pseudoiva  ( =Ajuga pseudoiva ) Yellow Southern Bugle Xantkura safra Short. Ajuga reptans  ( =Ajuga vulgaris ) Common Bugle Maltese name not known Short. Alcea rosea  ( =Alcea ficifolia ) Common Hollyhock Bastun ta\' San Ġuzepp Short. Alisma lanceolatum  ( =Alisma stenophyllum ) Spear-leaved Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma tal-werqa dejqa Short. Alisma plantago-aquatica  ( =Alisma major ) Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma Short. Allium cepa  ( =Cepa vulgaris ) Garden Onion Basla Short. Allium chamaemoly  ( =Saturnia chamaemoly ) Dwarf Garlic Tewm qerqni Short. Allium commutatum  ( =Allium ampeloprasum var. commutatum ) Maritime Wild Leek Kurrat tax-xatt Short. Allium commutatum polyanthum  ( =- ) Hybrid Sea Leek Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal Short. Allium lojaconoi  ( =- ) Maltese Dwarf Garlic Tewm irqiq ta\' Malta Short. Allium neapolitanum  ( =Allium amblyopetalum ) Naples Leek Kurrat ta\' Napli Short. Allium nigrum  ( =Molium nigrum ) Black Garlic Ċuplajs Short. Allium paniculatum subsp. longispathum  ( =Allium dentiferrum ) Pale garlic Tewm Safrani Short. Allium polyanthum  ( =Allium ampeloprasum subsp. polyanthum ) Many-flowered garlic Kurrat selvaġġ Short. Allium roseum  ( =Allium carneum ) Rosy Garlic Tewm ħamrani Short. Allium sativum  ( =Porrum sativum ) Garlic Tewm Short. Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. arvense  ( =Alium arvense ) White Round-headed Garlic Tewm ta\' Għawdex Short. Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon  ( =Porrum sphaerocephaluon ) Round-Headed Leek Tewm kaħlani Short. Allium subhirsutum  ( =Allium hirsutum ) Hairy Garlic Tewm muswaf Short. Allium subvillosum  ( =Allium vernale ) Spring Garlic Tewm muswaf Rari Short. Allium trifoliatum  ( =Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum ) Pink Garlic Tewm tal-linja vjola Short. Allium triquetrum  ( =Allium medium ) Three-cornered Garlic Maltese name not known Short. Allocasuarina verticillata  ( =Casuarina stricta ) Drooping She-Oak Kaswarina tal-widien Short. Aloe arborescens  ( =Aloe mutabilis ) Krantz Aloe Sabbar tas-siġra Short. Aloe brevifolia  ( =Aloe perfoliata var. depressa ) Short-leaved Aloe Sabbara tal-werqa qasira Short. Aloe delaetii  ( =Aloiampelos ciliaris × Aloe succotrina ) Hybrid Aloe Sabbara tal-ġonna komuni Short. Aloe maculata  ( =Aloe commutata var. bicolor ) Soap Aloe Sabbara tal-werqa bit-tikek Short. Aloe vera  ( =Aloe barbadensis ) Yellow Aloe Sabbara Short. Aloiampelos ciliaris  ( =Aloe ciliaris ) Climbing Aloe Sabbara xeblieka Short. Alopecurus cucullatus  ( =Cornucopiae cucullatum ) Hooded Grass Ħaxix tal-kornukopja Short. Alopecurus myosuroides  ( =Alopecurus agrestis ) Slender Foxtail Denb il-Ġurdien it-twil Short. Alopecurus pratensis  ( =Alopecurus sericeus ) Meadow Foxtail Denb il-Ġurdien Short. Aloysia citrodora  ( =Lippia triphylla ) Lemon Verbena Maltese name not known Short. Althaea officinalis  ( =Malva maritima ) Marshmallow Plant Ħobbejża tas-swar Short. Althenia orientalis  ( =Althenia filiformis subsp. orientalis ) Oriental Water-Nymph Maltese name not known Short. Amaranthus albus  ( =Amaranthus campestris ) Common tumbleweed Denb id-dib abjad Short. Amaranthus blitoides  ( =Galliaria blitoides ) Mat Amaranth Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani Short. Amaranthus blitum  ( =Albersia blitum ) Purple Amaranth Denb id-dib tal-qsari Short. Amaranthus caudatus  ( =Amaranthus mantegazzianus ) Love-lies-bleeding Denb id-dib lixx Short. Amaranthus cruentus  ( =Amaranthus paniculatus ) Red Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola zgħir Short. Amaranthus deflexus  ( =Albersia prostrata ) Large-fruited Amaranth Denb id-dib lixx Short. Amaranthus graecizans  ( =Glomeraria graecizans ) Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Short. Amaranthus hybridus  ( =Amaranthus chlorostachys ) Green Amaranth Denb id-dib bagħal Short. Amaranthus hypochondriacus  ( =Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus ) Prince-of-Wales feather Denb id-dib tal-Prinċep Short. Amaranthus muricatus  ( =Euloxus muricatus ) African Amaranth Denb id-dib Afrikan Short. Amaranthus retroflexus  ( =Galliaria retroflexa ) Rough Pigweed Denb id-dib xewwikija Short. Amaranthus tricolor  ( =Amaranthus tristis ) Joseph's Coat Denb id-dib ta\' tlett kuluri Short. Amaranthus viridis  ( =Amaranthus gracilis ) Slender Amaranth Denb id-dib ħadra Short. Ambrosia maritima  ( =- ) Sea Ragweed Ambrosja Short. Ammannia coccinea  ( =Ammania teres ) Valley Redstem Ammanija Short. Ammi majus  ( =Ammi topalii ) Bullwort Dakra Short. Ammoides pusilla  ( =Seseli pusillum ) Small Bullwort Dakra żgħira Short. Ampelodesmos mauritanicus  ( =Arundo mauritanica ) Mauritanian Grass Dis Short. Anacamptis collina  ( =Orchis saccata ) Fan-Lipped Orchid Orkida ħamra Detailed Anacamptis fragrans  ( =Orchis fragrans ) Scented Bug Orchid Orkida tfuħ Short. Anacamptis longicornu  ( =Orchis longicornu ) Horned Orchid Orkida tal-qrun Short. Anacamptis papilionacea  ( =Orchis papilionacea ) Pink Butterfly Orchid Farfett Short. Anacamptis pyramidalis  ( =Orchis pyramidalis ) Pyramidal Orchid Orkida piramidali Detailed Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana  ( =Anacamptis urvilleana ) Maltese Pyramidal Orchid Orkida piramidali ta\' Malta Short. Anacyclus clavatus  ( =Anacyclus tomentosus ) White Anacyclus Anaċiklus Short. Anacyclus radiatus  ( =Anthemis valentina ) Yellow Anacyclus Maltese name not known Short. Anagyris foetida  ( =Anagyris cretica ) Stinking Bean Trefoil Fula tal-klieb Detailed Anchusa italica  ( =Anchusa azurea ) Italian Bugloss Lsien il-Fart ikħal Detailed Andrachne telephioides  ( =Telephioides procumbens ) Andrachne Andrakne Short. Andropogon distachyos  ( =Pollinia distachya ) Bluestem Grass Barrum aħmar Short. Andryala integrifolia  ( =Andryala corymbosa ) Common Andryala Maltese name not known Short. Anemone coronaria  ( =Anemone pusilla ) Crown Anemone Kaħwiela Short. Anemone hortensis  ( =Anemone pavonina ) Broad-leaved Anem Kaħwiela ċara Short. Anogramma leptophylla  ( =Polypodium leptophyllum ) Jersey Fern Tursin ir-riħ Short. Anredera cordifolia  ( =Boussingaultia cordifolia ) Madeira Vine Fatata Short. Anthemis arvensis subsp. arvensis  ( =Chamaemelum arvense ) Corn Chamomille Bebuna tar-raba Short. Anthemis arvensis subsp. incrassata  ( =Anthemis incrassata ) Fleshy Corn Chamomille Bebuna tar-raba imlaħħma Short. Anthemis cotula  ( =Maruta cotula ) Stinking Chamomille Maltese name not known Short. Anthemis secundiramea  ( =Anthemis urvilleana ) Maltese Sea Chamomille Bebuna tal-baħar Short. Anthoxanthum gracile Slender Vernal Grass Maltese name not known Short. Anthoxanthum odoratum  ( =Anthoxanthum nebrodense ) Sweet Vernal Grass Maltese name not known Short. Anthoxanthum ovatum  ( =Anthoxanthum odoratum subsp. ovatum ) Oval-spike Vernal Grass Maltese name not known Short. Anthyllis circinnata  ( =Medicago circinnata ) Spiny Kidney Vetch Nefel ta\' Għawdex Short. Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. melitensis  ( =Aspalathus cretica ) Maltese Yellow Kidney Vetch Ħatba s-sewda ta\' Malta Short. Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. maura  ( =Anthyllis maritima ) Common Kidney Vetch Silla tal-blat Short. Antigonon leptopus  ( =Corculum leptopum ) Coral Vine Maltese name not known Short. Antirrhinum siculum  ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. Siculum ) Sicilian Snapdragon Papoċċi bojod Detailed Antirrhinum tortuosum  ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum ) Greater Snapdragon Papoċċi ħomor Detailed Apera interrupta  ( =Agrostis interrupta ) Dense Silkybent Apera Short. Apium graveolens  ( =Apium dulce ) Wild Celery Karfus Short. Apium nodiflorum  ( =Helosciadium nodiflorum ) Fool's Water Cress Karfus tal-ilma Short. Araucaria heterophylla  ( =Araucaria excelsa ) Norfolk Island Pine Awrikarja kbira Short. Arbutus unedo  ( =Arbutus pavarii ) Strawberry Tree Imbrijagla Short. Arenaria leptoclados  ( =Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados ) Lesser Thyme-leaved Sandwort Maltese name not known Short. Arisarum vulgare  ( =Arum arisarum ) Friar's Cowl Garni tal-Pipa Detailed Aristolochia clusii Green-flowered Birthwort Papra selvaġġa Short. Armoracia rusticana  ( =Cochlearia armoracia ) Horseradish Għerq Mustarda Short. Artemisia absinthium  ( =Absinthium officinale ) Wormwood Assenzju Short. Artemisia alba  ( =Artemisia viridis ) White wormwood Maltese name not known Short. Artemisia arborescens  ( =Absinthium arborescens ) Silver Wormwood Artemisja tas-siġra Short. Arthrocaulon macrostachyum  ( =Arthrocnemum macrostachyum ) Glaucous Glasswort Almeridja tal-blat Short. Arum italicum  ( =Arum foetidum ) Italian Lords and Ladies Garni Short. Arundo donax  ( =Arundo scriptoria ) Great Reed Qasba Short. Arundo plinii  ( =Arundo collina ) False Reed Għaljun Short. Asclepias curassavica  ( =Asclepias bicolor ) Scarlet Milkweed Tuffieħ tal-fodsqa Short. Asparagus africanus  ( =Protasparagus africanus ) African asparagus Spraġġ tal-Afrika Short. Asparagus aphyllus  ( =Asparagus aphyllus var. bovei ) Mediterranean Asparagus Spraġġ xewwieki Short. Asparagus asparagoides  ( =Asparagus medeoloides ) African Asparagus Maltese name not known Short. Asparagus densiflorus  ( =Asparagus sprengeri ) Bushy Asparagus Maltese name not known Short. Asparagus falcatus  ( =Protasparagus falcatus ) Asparagus Fern Maltese name not known Short. Asparagus officinalis  ( =Asparagus sativus ) Wild Asparagus Spraġġ Short. Asparagus setaceus  ( =Asparagus plumosus ) Plumose Asparagus Maltese name not known Short. Asparagus stipularis  ( =Asparagus horridus ) Grey Asparagus Spraġġ griż Detailed Asparagus virgatus  ( =Protasparagus virgatus ) Broom Asparagus Maltese name not known Short. Asphodelus fistulosus  ( =Asphodelus tenuifolius ) Onion Weed Berwieq Żgħir Detailed Asphodelus ramosus  ( =Asphodelus aestivus ) Branched Asphodel Berwieq Detailed Asplenium ceterach  ( =Ceterech officinarum ) Rusty-back Fern Felċi tal-ħitan tas-sejjieħ Short. Asplenium marinum  ( =Trichomanes maritimum ) Sea Spleenwort Fern Felċi tal-baħar Short. Asplenium sagittatum  ( =Phyllitis sagittata ) Mule's Fern Felċi tal-bir Short. Asplenium trichomanes  ( =Athyrium trichomanes ) Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern Felċi rqiqa Short. Aster squamatus  ( =Symphyotrichum squamatum ) Narrow-leaved Aster Settembrina salvaġġa Detailed Asteriscus aquaticus  ( =Nauplius aquaticus ) Golden Star Għajn il-baqra tax-xatt Short. Astragalus boeticus  ( =Astragalus baeticus ) Yellow Milk Vetch Kafe\' Messikan Short. Astragalus hamosus  ( =Astragalus buceras ) Southern Milk Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Astragalus sesameus  ( =Astragalus saguntinus ) Small-flowered Milk Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Atractylis cancellata  ( =Carthamus cancellatus ) Cage Thistle Xewk tal-gaġġa Short. Atriplex halimus  ( =Atriplex halimoides ) Shrubby Orache Bjanka Short. Atriplex lanfrancoi  ( =Cremnophyton lanfrancoi ) Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka tal-irdum Short. Atriplex patula  ( =Atriplex erecta ) Common Orache Bjanka skarza Short. Atriplex portulacoides  ( =Halimus portulacoides ) Sea Purslane Maltese name not known Short. Atriplex prostrata  ( =Atriplex triangularis ) Spear-leaved Orache Selq il-baħar Short. Atriplex rosea  ( =Atriplex foliolosa ) Rosy Orache Selq tal-werqa roża Short. Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica  ( =Cactus cylindricus ) Cane Cactus Maltese name not known Short. Austrocylindropuntia subulata  ( =Opuntia subulata ) Eve's Needle Maltese name not known Short. Avellinia festucoides  ( =Avellinia michelii ) Michel's Grass Maltese name not known Short. Avena 1  ( =Avena atherantha ) Sterile Wild Oat Maltese name not known Short. Avena 2  ( =Avena ludoviciana ) Ludovic Sterile Oat Ħafur kbir ta\' Ludovik Short. Avena 3  ( =Avena macrocarpa ) Sterile Oat Ħafur kbir Short. Avena barbata  ( =Avena hirsuta ) Barbed Oat Ħafur żgħir Short. Avena fatua  ( =Avena sativa subsp. fatua ) Common Wild Oat Ħafur tal-Ewropa Short. Avena hirtula  ( =Avena barbata subsp. hirtula ) Rough Wild Oat Ħafur aħrax Short. Avena sativa  ( =Avena orientalis ) Oat Ħafur tal-egħlieqi Short. B Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ballota nigra subsp. ruderalis  ( =Ballota nigra subsp. uncinata ) Black Horehound Marrubja sewda Detailed Bambusa vulgaris  ( =Arundarbor fera ) Common Bamboo Bambu Short. Bassia scoparia  ( =Chenopodium scoparia ) Summer Cypress Maltese name not known Short. Bellardia trixago  ( =Bartsia trixago ) Mediterranean Lineseed Perlina bajda Short. Bellevalia romana  ( =Hyacinthus romanus ) Roman Hyacinth Ġjacint selvaġġ Short. Bellis annua  ( =Bellis vandasii ) Annual Daisy Bebuna Detailed Bellis sylvestris  ( =Bellis hirta ) Southern Daisy Margerita salvaġġa Detailed Beta vulgaris  ( =Beta cicla ) Wild Beet Selq Short. Bifora radians  ( =Coriandrum radians ) Mediterranean Bifora Kosbor selvaġġ Short. Bifora testiculata  ( =Coriandrum testiculatum ) Testiculate False Foxglove Sorm il-patri Short. Biscutella didyma subsp. didyma  ( =Biscutella eriocarpa ) Buckler Mustard Xeħt il-forom Short. Bituminaria bituminosa  ( =Psoralea bituminosa ) Pitch Trefoil Silla tal-mogħoż Detailed Blackstonia acuminata  ( =Chlora acuminata ) Yellow-Wort Ċentawrija safra Short. Bolboschoenus glaucus  ( =Scirpus glaucus ) Southern Clubrush Simar tal-Africa Short. Borago officinalis  ( =Borago hortensis ) Common Borage Fidloqqom Detailed Bougainvillea glabra  ( =Bougainvillea rubicunda ) Lesser Bougainvillea Buganvilla żgħira Short. Bougainvillea spectabilis  ( =Bougainvillea brasiliensis ) Bougainvillea Buganvilla Short. Brachychiton populneus  ( =Sterculia diversifolia ) Kurrajong Maltese name not known Short. Brachypodium distachyon  ( =Trachynia distachya ) Trachynia Grass Għomma żgħira Short. Brachypodium hybridum Hybridous Mediterranean False Brome Pinna bagħal Short. Brachypodium retusum  ( =Bromus retusus ) Mediterranean False Brome Pinna Short. Brachypodium sylvaticum  ( =Festuca sylvatica ) False Brome Bunixxief tad-dell Short. Brassica juncea  ( =Sinapis brassica ) Indian mustard Mustarda Indjana Short. Brassica napus  ( =Rapa napus ) Rapeseed Nevew Short. Brassica nigra  ( =Brassica bracteolata ) Black Mustard Mustarda sewda Short. Brassica oleracea  ( =Brassica sylvestris ) Wild Cabbage Kaboċċa selvaġġa Short. Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris  ( =Brassica campestris ) Wild Turnip Liftija Detailed Brassica rupestris  ( =Brassica crispa ) Wild turnip Libsiena tal-irdum Short. Briza maxima  ( =Macrobriza maxima ) Quaking Grass Beżżulett il-Qattusa Short. Briza minor  ( =Briza virens ) Pearl Grass Beżżulett il-Qattusa żgħira Short. Bromus alopecuros  ( =Bromus scoparius ) Weedy brome Ħurtan dejjaq Short. Bromus catharticus  ( =Ceratochloa cathartica ) Rescue grass Ħurtan Amerikan Short. Bromus commutatus subsp. neglectus  ( =Bromus neglectus ) Mediterranean Meadow Brome Ħurtan tal-Mediterran Short. Bromus diandrus  ( =Anisantha diandra ) Great Brome Bunexxief kbir Short. Bromus fasciculatus  ( =Anisantha fasciculata ) Mediterranean Brome Bunexxief żgħir Short. Bromus hordeaceus subsp. divaricatus  ( =Bromus molliformis ) Southern Brome Ħurtan żgħir Short. Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus  ( =Bromus mollis ) Soft Brome Ħurtan Short. Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei  ( =Bromus nanus ) Thomine's soft Brome Ħurtan ta\' Thomine Short. Bromus intermedius  ( =Serrafalcus intermedius ) Intermediate Brome Maltese name not known Short. Bromus lanceolatus  ( =Bromus divaricatus ) Woolly Brome Ħurtan sufi Short. Bromus madritensis  ( =Anisantha madritensis ) Compact Brome Bunexxief vjola Short. Bromus rigidus  ( =Anisantha rigida ) Ripgut Brome Bunexxief tar-ramel Short. Bromus scoparius  ( =Bromus rigens ) Broom Brome Maltese name not known Short. Bromus sterilis  ( =Anisantha sterilis ) Barren Brome Maltese name not known Short. Bromus tectorum  ( =Schedonorus tectorum ) Drooping Brome Bunexxief imdendel Short. Broussonetia papyrifera  ( =Morus papyrifera ) Paper Mulberry Maltese name not known Short. Buddleja madagascariensis  ( =Nicodemia madagascariensis ) Yellow Butterfly Bush Maltese name not known Short. Buglossoides arvensis  ( =Lithospermum arvense ) Field Gromwell Maltese name not known Short. Bunias erucago  ( =Myagrum erucago ) Corn rocket Bunja Short. Bupleurum lancifolium  ( =Bupleurum heterophyllum ) Spear-leaved Hare's Ear Widnet il-fenek komuni Short. Bupleurum odontites  ( =Bupleurum fontanesii ) Narrowleaf Thorow Wax Widnet il-fenek safra Short. Bupleurum semicompositum  ( =Bupleurum glaucum ) Grey Hare's Ear Widnet il-fenek skarsa Short. C Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Cakile maritima  ( =Bunias cakile ) Sea Rocket Kromb il-baħar Short. Calamagrostis arenaria subsp. australis  ( =Ammophila arenaria subsp. australis ) Marram Grass Qasba tar-ramel Short. Calceolaria pinnata  ( =Fagelia pinnata ) Pinnate Slipperflower Maltese name not known Short. Calendula arvensis  ( =Calendula sancta ) Field Marigold Suffejra tar-raba Short. Calendula arvensis var. bicolor  ( =Calendula aegyptiaca ) Star Marigold Suffejra ta\' giex kuluri Short. Calendula maritima  ( =Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima ) Sea Marigold Suffejra tal-baħar Short. Calendula officinalis  ( =Calendula eriocarpa ) Pot Marigold Suffejra tal-ġonna Short. Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida  ( =Calendula fulgida ) Woody Marigold Suffejra Short. Callitriche truncata  ( =Callitriche aquatica subsp. truncata ) Southern Water Starwort Erba Gamberaja Short. Calystegia lucana  ( =Calystegia sepium × C. silvatica ) Hybrid bindweed Leblieb bagħal Short. Calystegia sepium  ( =Convolvulus sepium ) Hedge bindweed Leblieb kbir roża Short. Calystegia silvatica  ( =Convolvulus silvaticus ) Great bindweed Leblieb kbir Short. Calystegia soldanella  ( =Convolvulus soldanella ) Sea bindweed Leblieb tar-ramel Short. Campanula erinus  ( =Erinus campanulata ) Small Bellflower Kampanula Short. Campsis radicans  ( =Bignonia radicans ) Trumpet vine Maltese name not known Short. Cannabis sativa  ( =Cannabis indica ) Hemp Kannabis Short. Capparis orientalis  ( =Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris ) Caper bush Kappar Short. Capparis spinosa  ( =Capparis parviflora ) Spiny Caper Kappar tax-xewk Short. Capsella bursa-pastoris  ( =Capsella apetala ) Shepherd's Purse Ġarġir il-ġemel Short. Capsella rubella  ( =Capsella bursa-pastoris var. rubella ) Red Shepherd's Purse Ġarġir il-ġemel ħamra Short. Capsicum annuum  ( =Capsicum grossum ) Bell Pepper Maltese name not known Short. Cardamine flexuosa  ( =Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa ) Wavy Bittercress Maltese name not known Short. Cardamine hirsuta  ( =Cardamine umbrosa ) Hairy Bittercress Maltese name not known Short. Cardiospermum grandiflorum  ( =Cardiospermum hirsutum ) Showy Balloon Vine Sfineġ Short. Cardiospermum halicacabum  ( =Cardiospermum inflatum ) Love-in-a-puff Sfineġ sufi Short. Carduncellus caeruleus  ( =Carthamus caeruleus ) Blue Thistle Xewk ikhal Short. Carduncellus pinnatus  ( =Carduncellus acaulis ) Feather-leaved Safflower Maltese name not known Short. Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus  ( =Carduus australis subsp. marmoratus ) Arabian Thistle Ħorfox Short. Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus  ( =Carduus acanthoides ) Plymouth Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Short. Carduus tenuiflorus  ( =Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorus ) Winged Plumeless Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Short. Carex distachya  ( =- ) Two-spiked sedge Sogħda rqiqa Short. Carex distans  ( =Carex forficula ) Distant Sedge Sogħda twila Short. Carex divisa  ( =Carex lobata ) Divided Sedge Sogħda komuni Short. Carex divulsa  ( =Carex muricata var. divulsa ) Grey Sedge Sogħda mifruda Short. Carex extensa  ( =Carex nervosa ) Long-bracted Sedge Sogħda tal-baħar Short. Carex flacca subsp. erythrostachys  ( =Carex flacca subsp. serrulata ) Glacuous Sedge Sogħda tax-xagħri Short. Carex halleriana  ( =Carex alpestris ) Southern Sedge Sogħda tal-makkja Short. Carex hispida  ( =Carex acutiformis ) Hispid Sedge Sogħda tat-tafal Short. Carex otrubae  ( =Carex cuprina ) False Fox Sedge Sogħda kompatta Short. Carex pairae  ( =Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa ) Paira's rough sedge Sogħda ta\' Paira Short. Carex spicata  ( =Carex contigua ) Spiked Sedge Maltese name not known Short. Carica papaya  ( =Papaya vulgaris ) Papaya Papajja Short. Carlina gummifera  ( =Carlina gummifera ) Stemless Atractylis Xewk tal-mixta Short. Carlina involucrata  ( =Carlina corymbosa subsp. Involucrata ) African Carline Thistle Sajtun Short. Carlina lanata  ( =Mitina lanata ) Wooly Carline Thistle Sebqet \'l oOmmha Short. Carlina sicula  ( =- ) Sicilian carline thistle Maltese name not known Short. Carpobrotus acinaciformis  ( =Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme ) Glaucous Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira Short. Carpobrotus acinaciformis  ( =Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme ) Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni Short. Carpobrotus edulis  ( =Mesembryanthemum edule ) Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra Short. Carthamus creticus  ( =Carthamus lanatus subsp. baeticus ) Cretan safflower Xewk ta\' Kristu Short. Carthamus tinctorius  ( =Centaurea carthamus ) Safflower Għosfor Short. Carya illinoinensis  ( =Carya illinoinensis ) Pecan Nut Ġewża tal-Pekan Short. Cascabela thevetia  ( =Thevetia peruviana ) Yellow Oleander Tevetja Short. Casuarina cunninghamiana  ( =Casuarina tenuissima ) Australian River Oak Kaswarina Short. Casuarina equisetifolia  ( =Casuarina litorea ) She-Oak Kaswarina Short. Catabrosa aquatica  ( =Aira aquatica ) Whorl-Grass Katabrosa Short. Catananche lutea  ( =Piptocephalum luteum ) Cladanthus mixtus Katananċe Short. Catapodium balearicum  ( =Desmazeria balearica ) Mediterranean Fern Grass Żwien tal-gżejjer Baleariċi Short. Catapodium hemipoa  ( =Festuca hemipoa ) Mediterranean Fern Grass Żwien tal-Mediterran Short. Catapodium marinum  ( =Festuca marina ) Sea Fern Grass Żwien tax-xatt Short. Catapodium pauciflorum  ( =Desmazeria pauciflora ) Lesser Ferngrass Żwien ta\' ftit fjuri Short. Catapodium rigidum subsp. majus  ( =Sclerochloa rigida var. major ) Greater Ferngrass Żwien Short. Catapodium rigidum subsp. rigidum  ( =Poa rigida ) Common Ferngrass Żwien Short. Catapodium zwierleinii  ( =Scleropoa zwierleinii ) Zwierlein's Ferngrass Żwien ta\' Żwierlein Short. Catharanthus roseus  ( =Vinca rosea ) Madagascar Periwinkle Pervinka roża Short. Ceiba speciosa  ( =Chorisia speciosa ) Floss-silk Tree Maltese name not known Short. Celtis australis  ( =Celtis eriocarpa ) Southern Nettle Tree Bagular Short. Cenchrus clandestinus  ( =Pennisetum clandestinum ) Kikuyu grass Niġem Falz Short. Cenchrus echinatus  ( =Cenchrus pungens ) Southern Sandspur Qanfuda Short. Cenchrus longisetus  ( =Pennisetum villosum ) Feathertop Fountain Grass Rixa qasira Short. Cenchrus setaceus  ( =Pennisetum setaceum ) African Feather Grass Penniżetum Short. Centaurea acaulis  ( =Serratula acaulis ) Stemless Centaury Ċentawrija tan-nuffara Short. Centaurea calcitrapa  ( =Centaurea calcitrapoides ) Moroccan chamomile Maltese name not known Short. Centaurea cyanus  ( =Cyanus segetum ) Mixed mayweed Maltese name not known Short. Centaurea diluta  ( =Centaurea diluta var. micracantha ) North African Star-Thistle Xewk tal-Afrika ta\' fuq Short. Centaurea hyalolepis  ( =Centaurea pallescens subsp. hyalolepis ) Hypochaeris cretensis Maltese name not known Short. Centaurea jacea  ( =Jacea pratensis ) Brown Knapweed Maltese name not known Short. Centaurea melitensis  ( =Centaurea apula ) Cretan cat’s‑ear Xewk ta\' Malta Short. Centaurea ragusina  ( =Centaurea ragusina subsp. lungensis ) Croatian Centaury Maltese name not known Short. Centaurea sicula  ( =Centaurea nicaeensis ) Hypochaeris radicata Xewk tal-għotba Short. Centaurea solstitialis  ( =Calcitrapa solstitialis ) Golden Star Thistle Xewk isfar ir-rari Short. Centaurium erythraea  ( =Erythraea centaurium ) Common Centaury Ċentawrija kbira Short. Centaurium pulchellum  ( =Erythraea pulchella ) Lesser Centaury Ċentawrija żgħira Short. Centaurium tenuiflorum  ( =Erythraea pulchella subsp. tenuiflora ) Slender Centaury Ċentawrija rqiqa Short. Centranthus macrosiphon  ( =Valeriana macrosiphon ) Long-spurred Valerian Maltese name not known Short. Centranthus ruber  ( =Valeriana rubra ) Red Valerian Toppu tar-reġina Short. Cephalaria syriaca  ( =Scabiosa angustifolia ) Syrian Cephalaria Maltese name not known Short. Cerastium brachypetalum  ( =Alsine brachypetala ) Grey Mouse-Ear Widen il-ġurdien abjad Short. Cerastium glomeratum  ( =Cerastium acutatum ) Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear Widen il-ġurdien idellek Short. Cerastium ligusticum  ( =Cerastium campanulatum ) Large-flowered Mouse-Ear Maltese name not known Short. Ceratonia siliqua  ( =Ceratonia coriacea ) Carob Ħarruba Short. Cercis siliquastrum  ( =Cercis florida ) Judas Tree Siġra ta\' Ġuda Short. Cereus hildmannianus subsp. uruguayanus  ( =Cereus peruvianus ) Spiny hedge cactus Maltese name not known Short. Cereus jamacaru  ( =Cactus jamacaru ) Mandacaru Mandakaru Short. Cerinthe major  ( =Cerinthe acuta ) Honeywort Qniepen Detailed Chaenorhinum minus  ( =Linaria minor ) Dwarf Snapdragon Maltese name not known Short. Chamaemelum fuscatum  ( =- ) Hairy cat’s‑ear Kamomilla sewda Short. Chamaerops humilis  ( =Phoenix humilis ) Dwarf Fan Palm Ġummara Short. Chasmanthe bicolor  ( =Antholyza bicolor ) Red-and-green cobra lily Kasmanti rqiqa Short. Chasmanthe floribunda  ( =Antholyza floribunda ) African Flag Kasmanti komuni Short. Cheirolophus crassifolius  ( =Palaeocyanus crassifolius ) False dandelion Widnet il-baħar Short. Chelidonium majus  ( =Chelidonium laciniatum ) Greater Celandine Ħaxixa tal-felul Short. Chenopodiastrum hybridum  ( =Chenopodium hybridum ) Maple-leaved goosefoot Għobbejra bagal Short. Chenopodiastrum murale  ( =Chenopodium murale ) Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Short. Chenopodium album subsp. album  ( =Chenopodium viride ) Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija Short. Chenopodium ambrosioides  ( =Dysphania ambrosioides ) Mexican Tea Għobbejra mfewħa Short. Chenopodium ficifolium  ( =Anserina ficifolia ) Fig-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra tal-werqa ippizzjata Short. Chenopodium giganteum  ( =Chenopodium album subsp. amaranticolor ) Tree Spinach Għobbejra tal-verqa vjola Short. Chenopodium opulifolium  ( =Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium ) Grey Goosefoot Għobbejra griża Short. Chenopodium strictum  ( =Chenopodium album subsp. striatum ) Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata Short. Chenopodium urbicum  ( =Chenopodium deltoideum ) Upright Goosefoot Għobbejra Short. Chenopodium vulvaria  ( =Chenopodium foetidum ) Stinking Goosefoot Għobbejra tinten Short. Chiliadenus bocconei  ( =Jasonia bocconei ) Maltese Fleabane Tulliera ta\' Malta Detailed Chlorophytum comosum  ( =Anthericum comosum ) Spider Plant Rampila Short. Chondrilla juncea  ( =Chondrilla hispida ) Launaea fragilis Tfief tar-ramel Short. Chrozophora tinctoria  ( =Croton tinctorius ) Dyer's Litmus Turnasol Detailed Chrysanthemum morifolium  ( =Matricaria morifolia ) Florist's Daisy Kriżantemi Short. Chrysanthemum oreastrum  ( =Chrysanthemum zawadskii subsp. coreanum ) Alpine Chrysanthemum Kriżantemi ħomor Short. Cicer arietinum  ( =Vicia arietina ) Chick-Pea Ċiċri Short. Cichorium endivia  ( =Cichorium crispum ) Sometimes called fragile launaea in floristic works Indivja Short. Cichorium intybus  ( =Cichorium sylvestre ) Common Chicory Ċikwejra Short. Cichorium pumilum  ( =Cichorium endivia subsp. divaricatum ) Leucanthemum maximum Indivja ż-żgħira Short. Cichorium spinosum  ( =Acanthophyton spinosum ) Spiny Chicory Qanfuda Short. Cirsium arvense  ( =Serratula arvensis ) Max chrysanthemum Maltese name not known Short. Cistus creticus  ( =Cistus incanus subsp. creticus ) Hoary Rockrose Ċistu roża Short. Cistus monspeliensis  ( =Stephanocarpus monspeliensis ) White Rockrose Ċistu abjad Short. Cistus tauricus  ( =Cistus creticus subsp. eriocephalus ) Lesser Cretan Rockrose Ċistu roża ż-żgħir Short. Citrullus lanatus  ( =Citrullus vulgaris ) Watermelon Dulliegħa Short. Citrus aurantium  ( =- ) Bitter Orange Maltese name not known Short. Citrus limon  ( =Citrus medica subsp. limon ) Lemon Siġra tal-lumi Short. Citrus medica  ( =Citrus fragrans ) Mediterranean Citron Maltese name not known Short. Citrus paradisi  ( =Citrus decumana var. paradisi ) Grapefruit Maltese name not known Short. Citrus reticulata  ( =Citrus deliciosa ) Mandarin Orange Maltese name not known Short. Citrus sinensis  ( =- ) Sweet Orange Maltese name not known Short. Cladanthus arabicus  ( =Anthemis arabica ) Shasta daisy (note: horticultural usage; includes hybrids) Maltese name not known Short. Cladanthus mixtus  ( =Anthemis mixta ) Moroccan chamomile Kamomilla tal‑Marokk Short. Cleistocactus strausii  ( =Pilocereus strausii ) Silver Torch Cactus Maltese name not known Short. Clematis cirrhosa subsp. balaerica  ( =Clematis balearica ) Balearic Traveller's Joy Maltese name not known Short. Clematis cirrhosa subsp. cirrhosa  ( =Clematis polymorpha ) Evergreen Traveller's Joy Kiesħa jew Bajda Detailed Clematis vitalba  ( =Clematis dumosa ) Old Man's Beard Maltese name not known Short. Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri  ( =Melissa nepeta ) Lesser Calamint Kalaminta Detailed Coincya tournefortii  ( =Erucastrum tournefortii ) Tournefort's Cabbage Kaboċċa ta\' Twurneforti Short. Coix lacryma-jobi  ( =Coix lacryma ) Job's Tears Dmugh ta\' Ġuno Short. Colchicum cupanii  ( =Colchicum bertolonii ) Mediterranean meadow saffron Busieq Detailed Colocasia esculenta  ( =Colocasia antiquorum ) Elephants Ear Għorgħar Short. Commelina erecta  ( =Commelina sulcata ) White-mouth dayflower Kommelina Short. Conium maculatum  ( =Coriandrum maculatum ) Hemlock Ċikuta Short. Conringia orientalis  ( =Conringia austriaca ) Hare's Ear Mustard Maltese name not known Short. Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. althaeoides  ( =Convolvulus argyraeus ) Mallow bindweed Leblieb tax-xagħri roża Short. Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus  ( =Convolvulus elegantissimus ) Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed Leblieba tax-xagħri ċar Detailed Convolvulus arvensis  ( =Convolvulus auriculatus ) Field BindWeed Leblieb tar-raba Detailed Convolvulus cantabrica  ( =Convolvulus terrestris ) Cantabrican morning glory Leblieb skars Short. Convolvulus lineatus  ( =Convolvulus intermedius ) Narrow-leaved bindweed Leblieb abjad Short. Convolvulus oleifolius  ( =Convolvulus linearis ) Pink bindweed Leblieb tal-irdum Short. Convolvulus pentapetaloides  ( =Convolvulus arcuatus ) Two-coloured bindweed Leblieb żgħir Short. Convolvulus sabatius  ( =Convolvulus mauritanicus ) Blue rock bindweed Leblieb ta\' Savona Short. Convolvulus siculus  ( =Convolvulus ovatus ) Blue bindweed Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq Short. Convolvulus tricolor  ( =Convolvulus cupanianus ) Three-coloured bindweed Leblieb ikħal Short. Coriandrum sativum  ( =Selinum coriandrum ) Coriander Kosbor Short. Cormus domestica  ( =Sorbus domestica ) Service Tree Żorba Short. Coronilla scorpioides  ( =Arthrolobium scorpioides ) Yellow Crown Vetch Xeħt l-imħabba Short. Coronilla securidaca  ( =Securigera securidaca ) Securigera Sekuriġera Short. Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca  ( =Coronilla glauca ) Glaucous shrubby crown vetch Koronilla Short. Cortaderia selloana  ( =Arundo selloana ) Dwarf Pampas Grass Kortaderja Short. Cosmos bippinatus  ( =Bidens formosa ) Phagnalon saxatile Kosmos messikan Short. Cotyledon orbiculata  ( =Cotyledon macrantha ) Round-leaved Navelwort Maltese name not known Short. Crassula tillaea  ( =Crassula muscosa ) Mossy Stonecrop Maltese name not known Short. Crassula vaillantii  ( =Bulliarda vaillantii ) Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop Maltese name not known Short. Crataegus azarolus  ( =Mespilus azarolus ) Crete Hawthorn Għanżalor Short. Crataegus germanica  ( =Mespilus germanica ) Medlar Fomm il-lipp Short. Crataegus monogyna  ( =Crataegus oxyacantha ) Common Hawthorn Żagħrun Short. Crataegus ruscinonensis  ( =C. azarolus × C. monogyna ) Hybrid Hawthorn Żagħrun bagħal Short. Crepis bursifolia  ( =Crepis hirta ) Italian Hawksbeard Maltese name not known Short. Crepis capillaris  ( =Crepis virens ) Rock phagnalon Maltese name not known Short. Crepis neglecta  ( =Crepis cernua ) Rock sea‑lavender (less common, but used descriptively) Maltese name not known Short. Crepis pusilla  ( =Melitella pusilla ) Maltese Dwarf Hawksbeard Melitella Short. Crepis vesicaria subsp. hyemalis  ( =Crepis hyemalis ) Pilosella hoppeana Krepis Sqalli Short. Cressa cretica  ( =Cressa humifusa ) Mediterranean bindweed Kressa Short. Crithmum maritimum  ( =Cachrys maritima ) Rock Samphire Bużbież il-baħar Short. Crocus longiflorus  ( =Crocus odorus ) Yellow-throated Crocus Żagħfran selvaġġ skars Detailed Crucianella latifolia  ( =Crucianella monspeliaca ) Broad-leaved Crosswort Maltese name not known Short. Crucianella maritima  ( =Crucianella rupestris ) Rock Crucianella Kruċanella Short. Crupina crupinastrum  ( =Centaurea crupinastrum ) False Crupina Maltese name not known Short. Cucumis melo  ( =Cucumis dudaim ) Melon Bettieħa Short. Cucumis metuliferus  ( =Cucumis tinneanus ) Horned melon Bettieħa bil-ponot Short. Cucumis sativus  ( =Cucumis esculentus ) Cucumber Ħjara Short. Cucurbita maxima  ( =Cucurbita turbaniformis ) Pumkin Qara ħamra Short. Cucurbita moschata  ( =Pepo indicus ) Butternut squash Qara ħamra tawwalija Short. Cucurbita pepo  ( =Cucurbita aurantia ) Pumpkin Qargħa ħamra Short. Cullen americanum  ( =Psoralea americana ) Scruffy Psoralea Kullen Short. Cuminum cyminum  ( =Cuminum officinale ) Cummin Kemmun Short. Cupressus sempervirens  ( =Cupressus pyramidalis ) Italian Cypress Ċipress Short. Cuscuta campestris  ( =Cuscuta pentagona ) Western Field Dodder Pittma tal-Amerika Short. Cuscuta epithymum  ( =Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum ) Dodder Pittma komuni Short. Cuscuta monogyna  ( =Monogynella monogyna ) One-seeded dodder Pittma iż-żgħira Short. Cutandia maritima  ( =Triticum maritimum ) Cutandia Grass Kutandja Short. Cyclamen persicum  ( =Cyclamen latifolium ) Persian cyclamen Ċiklamini tal-Lvant Short. Cydonia oblonga  ( =Cydonia vulgaris ) Quince Sfarġel Short. Cymbalaria muralis  ( =Linaria cymbalaria ) Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ċimbalarja Short. Cymodocea nodosa  ( =Zostera mediterranea ) Lesser Neptune Grass Alka rqiqa Short. Cynanchica aristata subsp. scabra  ( =Asperula aristata subsp. scabra ) Southern Squinancywort Asperula Short. Cynanchica pyrenaica subsp. cynanchica  ( =Asperula cynanchica ) Squinancywort Maltese name not known Short. Cynanchum acutum  ( =Vincetoxicum acutum ) Bluevine Maltese name not known Short. Cynara cardunculus  ( =Cynara corsica ) Hoppe’s hawkweed Qaqoċċ tax-xewk Short. Cynara cardunculus scolymus Qaqoċċ bagħal Short. Cynara scolymus  ( =Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus ) Globe Artichoke Qaqoċċ Short. Cynodon dactylon  ( =Panicum dactylon ) Bermuda Grass Niġem Short. Cynoglossum creticum  ( =Cynoglossum amplexicaule ) Blue Hound's Tongue Ilsien il-kelb Short. Cynomorium coccineum  ( =- ) General's Root Għerq il-ġeneral Short. Cynosurus cristatus  ( =Phleum cristatum ) Crested Dog's Tail Denb il-kelb Short. Cynosurus echinatus  ( =Falona echinata ) Rough Dog's Tail Denb il-kelb xewwieki Short. Cyperus alternifolius  ( =Cyperus frondosus ) Umbrella Papyrus Bordi tal-umbrella Short. Cyperus capitatus  ( =Schoenus mucronatus ) Capitate Galingale Bordi tar-ramel Short. Cyperus eragrostis  ( =Cyperus luzulae ) Tall flatsedge Bordi aħdar Short. Cyperus esculentus  ( =Cyperus sieberianus ) Yellow Nutsedge Maltese name not known Short. Cyperus fuscus  ( =Cyperus compressus ) Brown Galingale Bordi żgħir Short. Cyperus laevigatus subsp. distachyos  ( =Cyperus distachyos ) Mediterranean Galingale Bordi Iswed Short. Cyperus longus subsp. badius  ( =Cyperus longus subsp. badius ) Compact Galingale Bordi tal-wied żgħir Short. Cyperus longus subsp. longus  ( =Cyperus speciosus ) Sweet Galingale Bordi tal-wied Short. Cyperus papyrus  ( =Papyrus siculus ) Papyrus Papiru Short. Cyperus rotundus  ( =Cyperus olivaris ) Round Galingale Bordi tat-toroq Short. Cyrtomium falcatum  ( =Polystichum falcatum ) Japanese Holly Fern Felċi Ġappuniża Short. D Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata  ( =Dactylis glaucescens ) Cock's Foot Grass Dekkuka Short. Dactylis glomerata subsp. hackelii  ( =Dactylis glomerata var. marina ) Hackel's Cock's Foot Dekkuka ta\' Hackel Short. Dactylis glomerata subsp. hispanica  ( =Dactylis hispanica ) Spanish Cock's Foot Dekkuka ta\' Spanja Short. Dactyloctenium aegyptium  ( =Cynosurus aegyptius ) Egyptian Crofwoot Grass Sieq iċ-ċawl Eġizjana Short. Damasonium bourgaei  ( =Alisma bourgaei ) Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain Damażonju Short. Datura innoxia  ( =Datura meteloides ) Downy Thorn Apple Siġret ir-rizzi Short. Datura stramonium  ( =Datura tatula ) Common Thorn Apple Maltese name not known Short. Daucus carota  ( =Daucus foliosus ) Wild Carrot Zunnarija salvaġġa Short. Daucus carota subsp. commutatus var. tenuisectus  ( =Daucus carota var. tenuisectus ) Narrow-leaflet coastal wild carrot Zunnarija salvaġġa tal-blat Short. Daucus gingidium  ( =Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis ) Sea Carrot Zunnarija tal-baħar Short. Daucus lopadusanus  ( =Daucus carota var. lopadusanus ) Lampedusa Carrot Zunnarija ta\' Lampedusa Short. Daucus pumilus  ( =Pseudorlaya pumila ) Small Carrot Zunnarija tar-ramel Short. Daucus rupestris  ( =Daucus carota subsp. rupestris ) Cliff Carrot Zunnarija tal-blat Short. Delosperma cooperi  ( =Mesembryanthemum cooperi ) Though Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known Short. Delphinium ajacis  ( =Consolida ajacis ) Doubtful knight's spur Sieq il-ħamiema l-kbira Short. Delphinium halteratum  ( =Delphinium longipes ) Winged Larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema Detailed Delphinium hispanicum  ( =Consolida orientalis ) Eastern Larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema tal-Lvant Short. Delphinium staphisagria  ( =Staphisagria macrosperma ) Short-spurred Larkspur Żerrigħet il-qamel Short. Descurainia sophia  ( =Sisymbrium sophia ) Flixweed Maltese name not known Short. Desmazeria sicula  ( =Desmazeria pignatti ) Pignatti's Fern Grass Żwien ta\' Malta Short. Digitaria ciliaris  ( =Panicum ciliare ) Southern Crab Grass Diġitarja rqiqa Short. Digitaria sanguinalis  ( =Panicum sanguinale ) Crab Grass Diġitarja ħamra Short. Dioscorea communis  ( =Tamus communis ) Black Bryony Brijonja sewda Short. Diospyros kaki  ( =Diospyros chinensis ) Kaki Siġra tal-Kaaki Short. Diplotaxis erucoides  ( =Sinapis erucoides ) White Wall Rocket Ġarġir abjad Detailed Diplotaxis tenuifolia  ( =Diplotaxis fruticulosa ) Perennial Wall Rocket Ġarġir isfar Detailed Diplotaxis viminea  ( =Diplotaxis prolongoi ) Southern Rocket Aruka selvaġġa Short. Dipsacus fullonum  ( =Dipsacus sylvestris ) Fuller's Teasel Maltese name not known Short. Disphyma crassifolium  ( =Mesembryanthemum crassifolium ) Rounded Noon Flower Maltese name not known Short. Distimake dissectus  ( =Merremia dissecta ) Noyau Vine Maltese name not known Short. Dittrichia graveolens  ( =Cupularia graveolens ) Lesser Samphire Żagħżigħa safra Short. Dittrichia viscosa  ( =Dittrichia viscosa subsp. maritima ) False Yellowhead Tulliera komuni Detailed Dodonaea viscosa  ( =Dodonaea ehrenbergii ) Hop Bush Maltese name not known Short. Dolichandra unguis-cati  ( =Macfadyena unguis-cati ) Cat-claw ivy Dwiefer il-qattus Short. Draba verna  ( =Erophila vulgaris ) Common Whitlow Grass Maltese name not known Short. Dracaena draco  ( =Asparagus draco ) Dragon tree Drakena Short. Dracunculus vulgaris  ( =Arum dracunculus ) Giant Lords-and-Ladies Garni qoxret is-serp Short. Drimia pancration  ( =Uriginea maritima ) Sea Squill Basal tal-għansar Detailed Drosanthemum hispidum  ( =Mesembryanthemum hispidum ) Hairy Dewflower Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira Short. Duranta erecta  ( =Duranta repens ) Golden Dewdrop Maltese name not known Short. E Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ecballium elaterium  ( =Momordica elaterium ) Squirting Cucumber Faqqus il-ħmir Detailed Echinaria capitata  ( =Cenchrus capitatus ) Hedgehog Grass Maltese name not known Short. Echinochloa colonum  ( =Panicum colonum ) Millet Grass Xrika Short. Echinochloa colonum subsp. edulis  ( =Echinochloa frumentacea ) Barnyard Millet Maltese name not known Short. Echinochloa crus-galli  ( =Panicum crus-galli ) Cockspur Xrika mlewna Short. Echinophora spinosa  ( =Selinum spinosum ) Prickly Parsnip Bużbież xewwieki tar-ramel Short. Echinops siculus  ( =Echinops ritros subsp. sicula ) Sicilian Globe Thistle Maltese name not known Short. Echium arenarium  ( =Echium diffusum ) Coastal Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tar-ramel Short. Echium candicans  ( =Echium fastuasum ) Pride of Madeira Maltese name not known Short. Echium italicum  ( =Echium pyrenaicum ) Pale Bugloss Ilsien il-fart abjad Short. Echium parviflorum  ( =Echium calycinum ) Small-flowered Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart żgħir Short. Echium plantagineum  ( =Echium lycopsis ) Purple Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart vjola Short. Echium sabulicola  ( =Echium sabulicola var. gussonei ) Sand Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tax-xatt Short. Eclipta prostrata  ( =Verbesina prostrata ) False Daisy Eklipta Short. Elaeagnus angustifolia  ( =Elaeagnus argentea ) Russian olive Elanjus Short. Elatine gussonei  ( =Elatine hydropiper var. gussonei ) Maltese Waterwort Elatine Detailed Eleocharis ovata  ( =Scirpus compressus ) Southern Spikerush Simar tal-Għadajjar Short. Eleocharis palustris  ( =Eleocharis intersita ) Common Spikerush Simar tat-toppu Short. Eleusine africana  ( =Eluisine indica subsp. africana ) Yard Grass Elusin Short. Eleusine coracana  ( =Eleusine indica subsp. coracana ) Finger Millet Elusin iż-żgħira Short. Elymus athericus  ( =Elytrigia atherica ) Sea Couch Grass Maltese name not known Short. Elymus repens  ( =Elytrigia repens ) Couch Grass Sikrana skarsa Short. Emex spinosa  ( =Rumex spinosus ) Spiny Dock Selq xewwieki Short. Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus  ( =Raphanus pterocarpus ) Winged Radish Ravanell tal-Eġittu Short. Ephedra fragilis  ( =Ephedra altissima ) Joint-Pine Efedra Short. Epilobium parviflorum  ( =Epilobium molle ) Hoary Willowherb Epilobju ż-żgħir Short. Epilobium roseum  ( =Chamaenerion roseum ) Pale Willowherb Epilobju skars Short. Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tournefortii  ( =Epilobium tournefortii ) Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobju komuni Short. Equisetum ramosissimum  ( =Hippochaete ramosissima ) Branched Horsetail Denb iż-żiemel Short. Eragrostis cilianensis  ( =Eragrostis megalostachya ) Stink Grass Maltese name not known Short. Erica multiflora  ( =Erica dianthera ) Mediterranean Heath Erika Detailed Erigeron bonariensis  ( =Leptilon bonariense ) Flax-Leaved Fleabane Żagħżigħa selvaġġa Detailed Erigeron canadensis  ( =Conyza canadensis ) Canadian Horseweed Żagħżigħa tal-Kanada Short. Erigeron floribundus  ( =Conyza albida ) Tall fleabane Żagħżigħa il-kbira Short. Erigeron sumatrensis  ( =Conyza altissima ) Guernsey fleabane Żagħżigħa ċara Short. Eriobotrya japonica  ( =Mespilus japonica ) Loquat Naspli Short. Erodium acaule  ( =Erodium romanum ) Stemless Storkbill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium alnifolium  ( =Erodium longicaule ) Alder-leaved storksbill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium botrys  ( =Erodium gasparrinii ) Longbeak stork's bill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium chium  ( =Geranium chium ) Mediterranean Storkbill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium ciconium  ( =Geranium ciconium ) Sand Storkbill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium cicutarium  ( =Geranium cicutarium ) Common Storkbill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium gruinum  ( =Geranium gruinum ) Long-beaked Stork's-bill Maltese name not known Short. Erodium laciniatum  ( =Geranium laciniatum ) Cut-leaved Storkbill Moxt tar-ramel Short. Erodium malacoides  ( =Geranium malacoides ) Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill Moxt Short. Erodium moschatum  ( =Geranium moschatum ) Musk Stork's Bill Ħaxixa tal-Misk Short. Eruca vesicaria  ( =Eruca sativa ) Salad Mustard Aruka Short. Eryngium maritimum  ( =Eryngium marinum ) Sea Holly Xewk ir-ramel Short. Erysimum cheiranthoides  ( =Cheiranthus cheiri ) Wormseed Mustard Maltese name not known Short. Erysimum cheiri  ( =Cheiranthus erysimoides ) Wallflower Ġiżi safra Short. Erythrostemon gilliesii  ( =Poinciana gilliesii ) Yellow Bird of Paradise Maltese name not known Short. Eucalyptus camaldulensis  ( =Eucalyptus acuminata ) Red Gum Eucalyptus Ewkaliptus lixxa Short. Eucalyptus gomphocephala  ( =- ) Tuart Tree Ewkaliptus komuni Short. Eucalyptus leucoxylon  ( =- ) Blue Gum Ewkaliptus hamra Short. Eudianthe coeli-rosa  ( =Silene coeli-rosa ) Rose Catchfly Maltese name not known Short. Eugenia uniflora  ( =Syzygium brousmichei ) Brazilian cherry Ewġenja Short. Eupatorium cannabinum  ( =Eupatorium soleirolii ) Hemp-Agrimony Maltese name not known Short. Euphorbia aleppica  ( =Tithymalus aleppicus ) Aleppo Spurge Tengħud ta\' Aleppo Short. Euphorbia bicompacta  ( =Synadenium compactum ) Clustered Spurge Tengħud tal-werqa wiesgħa Short. Euphorbia chamaesyce  ( =Chamaesyce canescens ) Small Spurge Ġemmugħa Short. Euphorbia characias  ( =Tithymalus characias ) Large Mediterranean Spurge Tengħud tal-ħaġar Short. Euphorbia dendroides  ( =Tithymalus dendroides ) Tree Spurge Tengħud tas-siġra Short. Euphorbia exigua  ( =Euphorbia pycnophylla ) Dwarf Spurge Tenghud Irqiq Short. Euphorbia helioscopia  ( =Tithymalus helioscopius ) Sun Spurge Tengħud raddiena Short. Euphorbia heterophylla  ( =Poinsettia heterophylla ) Wild poinsettia Punsjetta żgħira Short. Euphorbia hirsuta  ( =Euphorbia pubescens ) Hairy Spurge Tengħud aħrax Short. Euphorbia hypericifolia  ( =Euphorbia glomerifera ) Graceful spurge Tengħud arbuxxel Short. Euphorbia maculata  ( =Chamaesyce maculata ) Spotted Spurge Ġemmugħa ħamra Short. Euphorbia mauritanica  ( =Tithymalus flaccidus ) Smooth Creeping Milkweed Tengħud tal-gżejjer tal-Mawrizju Short. Euphorbia melitensis  ( =Euphorbia spinosa var. melitensis ) Maltese Spurge Tengħud tax-xagħri Short. Euphorbia paralias  ( =Tithymalus paralias ) Sea Spurge Tengħud tar-ramel Short. Euphorbia peplis  ( =Chamaesyce peplis ) Purple Spurge Ġemmugħa tar-ramel Short. Euphorbia peplus  ( =Tithymalus auriculatus ) Petty Spurge Tengħud tal-ġonna Short. Euphorbia peplus var. minima  ( =Tithymalus peploides ) Dwarf Petty Spurge Tengħud ċkejken tal-ġonna Short. Euphorbia prostrata  ( =Chamaesyce prostrata ) Prostate Spurge Ġemmugħa sufija Short. Euphorbia pulcherrima  ( =Poinsettia pulcherrima ) Poinsettia Punsjetta Short. Euphorbia segetalis var. pinea  ( =Tithymalus pineus ) Pine Spurge Tengħud komuni Short. Euphorbia serpens  ( =Chamaesyce serpens ) Matted sandmat Ġemmugħa tat-toroq Short. Euphorbia terracina  ( =Tithymalus terracinus ) Coastal Spurge Tengħud tax-xatt Short. Euphorbia tirucalli  ( =Tirucalia indica ) Indian tree spurge Tengħud tal-lapes Short. Euphorbia triangularis  ( =- ) Chandelier Tree Maltese name not known Short. Euphorbia umbellata  ( =Synadenium grantii ) African Milk Bush Maltese name not known Short. F Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Fagopyrum esculentum  ( =Polygonum fagopyrum ) Buckwheat Maltese name not known Short. Fallopia aubertii  ( =Bilderdykia aubertii ) Silver Lace Vine Maltese name not known Short. Fallopia convolvulus  ( =Fallopia baldschuanica ) Black bindweed Leblieba ħadra Short. Ferula melitensis  ( =- ) Maltese Giant Fennel Ferla ta\' Malta Short. Ferulago nodosa subsp. geniculata  ( =Ferula geniculata ) Knotted Giant Fennel Maltese name not known Short. Festuca ambigua  ( =Vulpia ciliata ) Ciliate Fescue Sufija Short. Festuca bromoides  ( =Vulpia bromoides ) Squirrel-tailed Fescue Maltese name not known Short. Festuca fasciculata  ( =Vulpia fasciculata ) Bunch Fescue Ħortan tar-ramel Short. Festuca longifolia  ( =Festuca caesia ) Long‑leaf Fescue Żwien Short. Ficus carica  ( =Ficus communis ) Fig tree Tina Short. Ficus elastica  ( =Visiania elastica ) Indian Rubber Tree Maltese name not known Short. Ficus lyrata  ( =Ficus pandurata ) Fiddle leaf fig Fikus tal-werqa mżaqqa Short. Ficus microcarpa  ( =Ficus benjamina ) Chinese Banyan Tree Fikus tat-toroq Short. Ficus rubiginosa  ( =Ficus ferruginea ) Rusty-leaved fig Fikus tal-werqa msadda Short. Filago lojaconoi  ( =Filago cossyrensis ) Maltese Cudweed Kabuccinella ta\' Malta Short. Filago pygmaea  ( =Filago acaulis ) Pygmy Cudweed Evaks Short. Filago pyramidata  ( =Filago gussonei ) Broad-leaved Cudweed Maltese name not known Short. Foeniculum piperitum  ( =Foeniculum piperitum ) Bitter Fennel Bużbież salvaġġ Short. Foeniculum vulgare  ( =Foeniculum dulce ) Fennel Bużbież Short. Fragaria vesca  ( =Potentilla vesca ) Wild Strawberry Maltese name not known Short. Frankenia hirsuta  ( =Frankenia capitata ) Hairy Sea Heath Erba Franka Short. Frankenia pulverulenta  ( =Frankenia nodiflora ) Annual Sea Heath Maltese name not known Short. Fraxinus angustifolia  ( =Fraxinus excelsior subsp. angustifolia ) Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxxnu Short. Freesia kewensis  ( =Freesia corymbosa × Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba ) Red river Freesia Friżja tal-ġonna Short. Freesia laxa  ( =Lapeirousia laxa ) African Lapeyrousia Friżja irqiqa Short. Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba  ( =Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba ) White Freesia Friżja selvaġġa bajda Short. Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii  ( =Freesia muirii ) Leichtlin's Freesia Friżja selvaġġa komuni Short. Freesia refracta  ( =Gladiolus refractus ) Common Freesia Maltese name not known Short. Fumana arabica  ( =Helianthemum arabicum ) Mediterranean Rock Rose Ċistu isfar Short. Fumana laevipes  ( =Cistus laevipes ) Narrow-leaved needle sunrose Ċistu tal-blat Short. Fumana laevis  ( =Fumana laevis subsp. juniperina ) Smooth Thyme Rock Rose Ċistu isfar lixx Short. Fumana thymifolia  ( =Helianthemum thymifolium ) Thyme Rock Rose Ċistu żgħir Short. Fumaria agraria  ( =Fumaria embergeri ) Field Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria bastardii  ( =Fumaria affinis ) Tall Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria bicolor  ( =Fumaria rupestris var. maritima ) Two-coloured Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria capreolata  ( =Fumaria officinalis subsp. capreolata ) White Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria densiflora  ( =Fumaria micrantha ) Dense-flowered Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria flabellata  ( =Fumaria capreolata subsp. flabellata ) Southern Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria gaillardotii  ( =Fumaria agraria subsp. major ) Italian Fumitory Daħnet L-art kbira Short. Fumaria muralis  ( =Fumaria capreolata var. muralis ) Common Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis  ( =Fumaria viciosoi ) Common Fumitory Daħnet L-art medja Short. Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii  ( =Fumaria wirtgenii ) Wirtgen's fumitory Daħnet L-art ta\' Wirtgen Short. Fumaria parviflora  ( =Fumaria leucantha ) Fine-leaved Fumitory Daħnet l-art żgħira Short. Fumaria schleicheri  ( =Fumaria laggeri ) Schleicher's fumitory Maltese name not known Short. Fumaria vaillantii  ( =Fumaria caespitosa ) Few-flowered Fumitory Maltese name not known Short. G Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Galactites tomentosa  ( =Lupsia galactites ) Mediterranean Thistle Xewk abjad Short. Galinsoga parviflora  ( =Sabazia microglossa ) Gallant soldier Galinsoga Short. Galium aparine  ( =Aparine vulgaris ) Cleavers Ħarxajja komuni Short. Galium murale  ( =Sherardia muralis ) Yellow Bedstraw Ħarxajja safra Short. Galium spurium  ( =Galium pauciflorum ) False Cleavers Ħarxajja Short. Galium tricornutum  ( =Galium tricorne ) Corn Cleavers Ħarxajja ta\' tlett iqran Short. Galium verrucosum  ( =Galium saccharatum ) Southern Cleavers Ħarxajja tal-felul Short. Gastridium phleoides  ( =Lachnagrostis phleoides ) Nit Grass Maltese name not known Short. Gastridium scabrum  ( =Gastridium lendigerum subsp. scabrum ) Scabrous fescue Maltese name not known Short. Gastridium ventricosum  ( =Agrostis ventricosa ) Slender Nit Grass Mustaċċi tal-qattus Short. Geranium dissectum  ( =Geranium parviflorum ) Cut-leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi Short. Geranium molle  ( =Geranium villosum ) Dove's foot Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq artab Short. Geranium purpureum  ( =Robertium purpureum ) Little Robin Ġeranju roża Short. Geranium robertianum  ( =Geranium rubellum ) Herb Robert Maltese name not known Short. Geranium rotundifolium  ( =Geranium viscidulum ) Round-Leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-werqa tonda Short. Geropogon hybridus  ( =Tragopogon hybridus ) Hairless Goatsbeard Leħjet il-bodbod Short. Gladiolus byzantinus  ( =Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus ) Byzantine Gladiolus Maltese name not known Short. Gladiolus communis  ( =Gladiolus gussonei ) Eastern gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tal-blat Detailed Gladiolus italicus  ( =Gladiolus segetum ) Field Gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tar-raba Detailed Glaucium flavum  ( =Glaucium luteum ) Yellow Horned Poppy Peprin isfar Short. Glebionis coronaria  ( =Chrysanthemum coronarium ) Crown Daisy Lellux Detailed Glebionis segetum  ( =Chrysanthemum segetum ) Corn Daisy Lellux tar-raba Short. Glechoma hederacea  ( =Calamintha hederacea ) Ground-ivy Maltese name not known Short. Glyceria notata  ( =Glyceria fluitans var. Plicata ) Plicate Sweet Grass Maltese name not known Short. Gomphocarpus physocarpus  ( =Gomphocarpus brasiliensis ) Balloon cotton bush Siġret it-tuffieħ tal-fodsqa bajda Short. Gossypium herbaceum  ( =Gossypium stocksii ) Levant Cotton Qotton Malti Short. Gossypium hirsutum  ( =Gossypium religiosum ) American Cotton Qotton ta\' Gallipoli Short. Gypsophila vaccaria  ( =Vaccaria hispanica ) Cowherb Maltese name not known Short. H Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Halocnemum cruciatum  ( =Halocnemum strobilaceum subsp. cruciatum ) Cross-jointed glasswort Almeridja tal-blat skarsa Short. Halophila stipulacea  ( =Zostera stipulacea ) Halophila seagrass Ħalofila Short. Harpullia arborea  ( =Harpullia imbricata ) Tulip Wood-Tree Maltese name not known Short. Hedera helix  ( =Hedera communis ) Ivy Liedna Short. Hedypnois cretica  ( =Hedypnois rhagadioloides subsp. cretica ) Variable Hyoseris Maltese name not known Short. Hedypnois rhagadioloides  ( =Hedypnois mauritanica ) Variable Hyoseris Maltese name not known Short. Helianthus annuus  ( =Helianthus lenticularis ) Sunflower Warda tax-xemx Short. Helianthus tuberosus  ( =Helianthus serotinus ) Jerusalem Artichoke Artiċokk Short. Helichrysum italicum  ( =Gnaphalium italicum ) Italian curry plant Sempreviva tal-Italja Short. Helichrysum melitense  ( =Helichrysum rupestre var. melitense ) Maltese Helichrysium Sempreviva ta\' Għawdex Short. Heliotropium curassavicum  ( =Heliotropium glaucum ) Salt Heliotrope Vanilja bajda tal-baħar Short. Heliotropium europaeum  ( =Heliotropium majus ) Common Heliotrope Vanilja bajda Detailed Heliotropium supinum  ( =Piptoclaina supina ) Dwarf heliotrope Għobbejra żgħira Short. Helminthotheca echioides  ( =Picris echioides ) Bristly Oxtongue Ilsien il-baqra xewwikija Short. Herniaria hirsuta  ( =Herniaria glabra var. hirsuta ) Hairy Rupturewort Maltese name not known Short. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis  ( =Hibiscus festalis ) Rose of China Babiskuwa Short. Hibiscus trionum  ( =Hibiscus rosiflorus ) Bladder hibiscus Babiskuwa safra Short. Himantoglossum robertianum  ( =Barlia robertiana ) Giant Orchid Orkida kbira Detailed Hippocrepis biflora  ( =Hippocrepis unisiliquosa subsp. biflora ) Two-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli żgħira Short. Hippocrepis ciliata  ( =Hippocrepis dicarpa ) Lesser Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli muswaf Short. Hippocrepis emerus  ( =Coronilla emerus ) Pale Crown Vetch Xintilli tas-siġra Short. Hippocrepis multisiliquosa  ( =Hippocrepis ambigua ) Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli komuni Short. Hirschfeldia incana  ( =Brassica adpressa ) Hoary Mustard Mustarda selvaġġa Detailed Hordeum bulbosum  ( =Critesion bulbosum ) Bulbous Barley Maltese name not known Short. Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum  ( =Hordeum geniculatum ) Mediterranean Barley Bunixxief tal-Mediterran Short. Hordeum marinum subsp. marinum  ( =Hordeum maritimum ) Sea Barley Bunexxief tal-baħar Short. Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum  ( =Hordeum leporinum ) Mouse Barley Bunexxief komuni Short. Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum  ( =Hordeum rubens ) Wall Barley Bunexxief tat-tafal Short. Hordeum vulgare  ( =Hordeum hexastichum ) Barley Xgħir Short. Hornungia procumbens subsp. revelierei  ( =Hutchinsia procumbens forma sommieri ) Maltese Hymenolobus Ġargir ta\' Kemmuna Short. Hyacinthus orientalis  ( =Scilla coronaria ) Garden Hyacinth Ġjacint Short. Hyoscyamus albus  ( =Hyoscyamus minor ) White Henbane Mammażejża Detailed Hyoscyamus niger  ( =Hyoscyamus lethalis ) Henbane Maltese name not known Short. Hyoseris frutescens  ( =Hyoseris lucida subsp. frutescens ) Maltese Hyoseris Żigland ta\' Għawdex Short. Hyoseris radiata  ( =Rhagadiolus stellatus ) Perennial Hyoseris Żigland tal-pizzi Short. Hyoseris scabra  ( =Hyoseris aspera ) Annual Hyoseris Żigland Short. Hyparrhenia hirta  ( =Andropogon hirtus ) Beard Grass Barrum tax-xagħri Short. Hypecoum imberbe  ( =Hypecoum grandiflorum ) Beardless Hypecoum Maltese name not known Short. Hypecoum procumbens  ( =Hypecoum arcuatum ) Sickle-fruited Hypecoum Maltese name not known Short. Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii  ( =Triadenia aegyptica ) Shrubby St. John's Wort Fexfiex tal-irdum Short. Hypericum australe  ( =Hypericum humifusum subsp. australe ) Southern St John's-wort Fexfiex tal-Mediterran Short. Hypericum pubescens  ( =Hypericum tomentosum subsp. pubescens ) Pubescent St. John's Wort Fexfiex sufi Short. Hypericum tomentosum  ( =Hypericum lusitanicum ) Wooly St. John's Wort Fexfiex sufi skars Short. Hypericum triquetrifolium  ( =Hypericum crispum ) Wavy-leaved Saint John's Wort Fexfiex tar-Raba Detailed Hypochaeris achyrophorus  ( =Seriola aethnensis ) Mediterranean Catsear Żigland żgħir Short. Hypochaeris cretensis  ( =Seriola cretensis ) Cretan cat’s‑ear Maltese name not known Short. Hypochaeris radicata  ( =Leontodon pavonii ) Hairy cat’s‑ear Maltese name not known Short. I Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Iberis umbellata  ( =Thlaspi umbellatum ) Garden candytuft Iberis Short. Ipomoea alba  ( =Ipomoea bona-nox ) Moonflower vine Kampanella bajda Short. Ipomoea batatas  ( =Convolvulus batatas ) Sweet potato vine Patata Ħelwa Short. Ipomoea cairica  ( =Convolvulus cairicus ) Cairo morning glory Kampanella tal-Eġittu Short. Ipomoea indica  ( =Convolvulus indicus ) Blue morning Glory Kampanella tal-Indja Short. Ipomoea nil  ( =Convolvulus nil ) Japanese Morning Glory Maltese name not known Short. Ipomoea purpurea  ( =Convolvulus purpureus ) Purple morning glory Kampanella komuni Short. Iris albicans  ( =Iris madonna ) Cemetery Iris Fjurduliż abjad Short. Iris foetidissima  ( =Xiphion foetidissimum ) Stinking Iris Fjurduliż tal-bosk Short. Iris germanica  ( =Iris spectabilis ) German bearded Iris Fjurduliż ikħal Short. Iris marsica  ( =- ) Marsican Iris Maltese name not known Short. Iris pseudacorus  ( =Iris lutea ) Yellow Iris Fjurduliż tal-ilma Short. Iris pseudopumila  ( =Iris lutescens ) Southern Dwarf Iris Bellus Detailed Iris sicula  ( =Iris pallida subsp. sicula ) Sicilian Iris Fjurduliż Sqalli Short. Iris xiphium  ( =Xiphion vulgare ) Spanish Iris Fjurduliż tal-ġonna Short. Isoetes gymnocarpa  ( =Isoetes histrix var. subinermis ) Sand Quillwort Isoetes Short. Isolepis cernua  ( =Scirpus cernuus ) Slender Clubrush Simar irqiq Short. J Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Jacaranda mimosifolia  ( =Jacaranda acutifolia ) Blue Jacaranda Maltese name not known Short. Jacobaea maritima subsp. sicula  ( =Senecio bicolor subsp. cineraria ) Sicilian Silver Ragwort Kromb il-baħar isfar Short. Jasminum azoricum  ( =Jasminum trifoliatum ) Lemon-scented Jasmine Ġiżimina ta\' tlett werqiet Short. Jasminum mesnyi  ( =Jasminum primulinum ) Primrose Jasmine Ġiżimina safra Short. Jasminum officinale  ( =Jasminum vulgatius ) Jasmine Ġiżimina Short. Juglans regia  ( =Juglans fallax ) Walnut Ġewża Short. Juncus acutus  ( =Juncus multibracteatus ) Sharp-Pointed Rush Simar Lixx Short. Juncus articulatus  ( =Juncus polycephalus ) Jointed Rush Simar Short. Juncus bufonius  ( =Juncus aletaiensis ) Toad Rush Simar żgħir Short. Juncus capitatus  ( =Juncus mutabilis ) Dwarf Rush Maltese name not known Short. Juncus conglomeratus  ( =Juncus glomeratus ) Compact Rush Maltese name not known Short. Juncus effusus  ( =Tristemon conglomeratus ) Soft Rush Maltese name not known Short. Juncus foliosus  ( =Juncus bufonius subsp. foliosus ) Leafy Rush Maltese name not known Short. Juncus hybridus  ( =Juncus bufonius subsp. hybridus ) Hybrid Toad Rush Simar żgħir Short. Juncus maritimus  ( =Juncus ponticus ) Sea Rush Simar tal-baħar Short. Juncus sorrentinoi  ( =Juncus bufonius subsp. sorrentinii ) Sorrentini's Rush Maltese name not known Short. Juncus subulatus  ( =Juncus multiflorus ) Somerset Rush Simar tal-ilma Short. Juniperus phoenicea  ( =Juniperus terminalis ) Phoenician Juniper Ġnibru Short. Justicia adhatoda  ( =Adhatoda vasica ) Malabar Nut Ġustizja Short. K Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Kalanchoe daigremontiana  ( =Bryophyllum daigremontianum ) Devil's Backbone Denb il-Wiżgħa tat-toroq Short. Kalanchoe delagoensis  ( =Bryophyllum delagoense ) Mother of Millions Denb il-Wiżgħa tal-ġonna Short. Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi  ( =Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi ) Lavender Scallops Maltese name not known Short. Kalanchoe houghtonii  ( =Kalanchoe daigremontiana × K. delagoensis ) Houghton's Mother of Millions Denb il-Wiżgħa ta\' Ħewton Short. Kickxia commutata  ( =Linaria commutata ) Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet l-art vjola Short. Kickxia elatine  ( =Linaria elatine ) Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet l-art skars Short. Kickxia spuria subsp. integrifolia  ( =Antirrhinum spurium var. integrifolium ) Round leaved Fluellen Xetbet l-art safra Detailed Kroenleinia grusonii  ( =Echinocactus grusonii ) Mother-in-Law's Cushion Maltese name not known Short. Krubera peregrina  ( =Capnophyllum peregrinum ) Not known Krubera Short. Kundmannia sicula  ( =Sium siculum ) Kundmannia Kudmannja ta\' Sqallija Short. L Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Lablab purpureus  ( =Dolichos purpureus ) Hyacinth bean Ful tal-ħitan Short. Lactuca saligna  ( =Lactuca virgata ) Least Lettuce Ħass salvaġġ tal-werqa dejqa Short. Lactuca serriola  ( =Lactuca scariola ) Prickly Lettuce Ħass salvaġġ tal-pizzi Detailed Lagenaria siceraria  ( =Lagenaria vulgaris ) Hard-shelled Gourd Qara twila Short. Lagunaria patersonia  ( =Hibiscus patersonii ) Primrose Tree Lagunarja Short. Lagurus ovatus  ( =Lagurus nitens ) Hare's Tail Grass Denb il-fenek Short. Lamarckia aurea  ( =Cynosurus aureus ) Golden Grass Xkupilja Short. Lamium amplexicaule  ( =Pollichia amplexicaulis ) Henbit Dead Nettle Kapilliera Short. Lamium bifidum  ( =- ) Bifid Dead-nettle Maltese name not known Short. Lampranthus aureus  ( =Mesembryanthemum aureum ) Golden Vygie Maltese name not known Short. Lampranthus multiradiatus  ( =Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum ) Creeping Ice Plant Maltese name not known Short. Lampranthus spectabilis  ( =Mesembryanthemum spectabile ) Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known Short. Lantana camara  ( =Lantana armata ) Lantana Lantana Short. Lantana montevidensis  ( =Lantana selloi ) Trailing Lantana Lantana xeblieka Short. Lathyrus annuus  ( =Lathyrus chius ) Annual Pea Maltese name not known Short. Lathyrus aphaca  ( =Lathyrus affinis ) Yellow Vetchling Porvlina Short. Lathyrus articulatus  ( =Clymenum bicolor ) Jointed pea Ġilbiena tas-serp bajda Short. Lathyrus cicera  ( =Lathyrus aegeus ) Chickling Vetch Ġilbiena tas-serp ħamra Short. Lathyrus clymenum  ( =Lathyrus articulatus var. clymenum ) Crimson Pea Ġilbiena tas-serp Short. Lathyrus gorgoni  ( =Lathyrus amoenus ) R Pea Maltese name not known Short. Lathyrus inconspicuus  ( =Lathyrus erectus ) Inconspicuous Pea Maltese name not known Short. Lathyrus ochrus  ( =Pisum ochrus ) Pale Pea Ġilbiena bajda Short. Lathyrus odoratus  ( =Lathyrus cyprius ) Sweet Pea Maltese name not known Short. Lathyrus oleraceus  ( =Pisum sativum ) Garden pea Piżelli Short. Lathyrus sativus  ( =Lathyrus stenophyllus ) Grass pea Piżelli tal-Lvant Short. Lathyrus setifolius  ( =Lathyrus gouanii ) Red Pea Maltese name not known Short. Lathyrus sphaericus  ( =Lathyrus coccineus ) Round Pea Maltese name not known Short. Launaea fragilis  ( =Lactuca fragilis ) Fragile Launaea Maltese name not known Short. Laurus nobilis  ( =Laurus undulata ) Bay Laurel Siġra tar-rand Short. Lavandula angustifolia  ( =Lavandula officinalis ) Common Lavender Spika tal-Kamla Short. Lavandula dentata  ( =Stoechas dentata ) French Lavender Spika Franċiża Short. Legousia hybrida var. foliosa  ( =Specularia hybrida ) Venus looking Glass Maltese name not known Short. Lemna minor  ( =Lemna cyclostasa ) Common Duckweed Lemna komuni Short. Lemna minuta  ( =Lemna valdiviana ) Least Duckweed Lemna iż-żgħira Short. Leontodon tuberosus  ( =Thrincia tuberosa ) Tuberous Hawkbit Żigland tal-għerq Short. Lepidium coronopus  ( =Coronopus squamatus ) Swine Cress Koronopu tat-toroq Short. Lepidium didymum  ( =Coronopus didymum ) Lesser Swine Cress Koronopu tal-wied Short. Lepidium draba  ( =Cardaria draba ) Whitetop Plant Maltese name not known Short. Lepidium graminifolium  ( =Lepidium suffruticosum ) Grass-leaved Pepperwort Buttuniera wieqfa Short. Lepidium sativum  ( =Nasturtium sativum ) Garden Cress Maltese name not known Short. Leucaena leucocephala  ( =Leucaena glauca ) Lead Tree Gażżija Bajda Short. Leucanthemum maximum  ( =Chrysanthemum maximum ) Daisy-chrysanthemum Maltese name not known Short. Leucanthemum vulgare  ( =Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ) Oxe-eye Daisy Maltese name not known Short. Lilium candidum  ( =Lilium album ) White Lilly Ġilju Short. Limbarda crithmoides  ( =Inula crithmoides ) Golden Samphire Xorbett Detailed Limoniastrum monopetalum  ( =Statice monopetal ) Shrubby Sea-Lavender Maltese name not known Short. Limonium bonduellei  ( =Statice bonduellii ) Algerian Statice Maltese name not known Short. Limonium dubium  ( =Statice dubiia ) Divaricate Sea-Lavender Maltese name not known Short. Limonium melitense  ( =Statice cosyrensis var. melitensis ) Maltese Sea Lavender Limonju ta\' Malta Short. Limonium narbonense  ( =Limonium serotinum ) Narbonne's Sea Lavander Limonju l-kbir Short. Limonium sinuatum  ( =Statice sinuata ) English Statice Limonju tal-Ġonna Short. Limonium virgatum  ( =Limonium oleifolium ) Violet Sea Lavender Limonju tal-baħar Short. Limonium zeraphae  ( =- ) Zerapha's Sea Lavender Limonju ta\' Żerafa Short. Linaria arvensis  ( =Antirrhinum arvense ) Corn Toadflax Maltese name not known Short. Linaria chalepensis  ( =Antirrhinum chalepense ) Mediterranean Toadflax Maltese name not known Short. Linaria pseudolaxiflora  ( =Linaria reflexa f. melitensis ) Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi ta\' Malta Detailed Linaria triphylla  ( =Antirrhinum triphyllum ) Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet Short. Linum bienne  ( =Linum angustifolium ) Pale Flax Kittien ikħal Short. Linum decumbens  ( =Linum gomezii ) Ascending Flax Kittien aħmar Short. Linum grandiflorum  ( =Linum rubrum ) Scarlet Flax Maltese name not known Short. Linum strictum  ( =Linum sessiliflorum ) Upright Flax Kittien tal-imħarbat Short. Linum trigynum  ( =Linum gallicum ) Southern Flax Kittien isfar irqiq Short. Linum usitatissimum  ( =Linum humile ) Common Flax Kittien Short. Lobelia erinus  ( =Lobelia senegalensis ) Edging lobelia Lobelja Short. Lobularia maritima  ( =Alyssum maritimum ) Sweet Alyssum Buttuniera Detailed Lolium hubbardii Hubbard's Ryegrass Sikrana ta\' Hubbard Short. Lolium interruptum  ( =Festuca interrupta ) Interrupted Ryegrass Sikrana inugwali Short. Lolium multiflorum  ( =Lolium aristatum ) Italian Ryegrass Sikrana tal-Italja Short. Lolium perenne  ( =Festuca perennis ) Perennial Ryegrass Sikrana Short. Lolium rigidum  ( =Lolium strictum ) Stiff Ryegrass Sikrana iebsa Short. Lolium temulentum  ( =Festuca temulenta ) Darnel Ryerass Sikrana Short. Lonicera implexa  ( =Caprifolium adenocarpum ) Evergreen Honeysuckle Qarn il-mogħża Short. Lonicera japonica  ( =Lonicera chinensis ) Japanese Honeysuckle Maltese name not known Short. Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii  ( =Lotus preslii ) Presli's bird's-foot trefoil Għantux Short. Lotus cytisoides  ( =Lotus creticus subsp. cytisoides ) Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux tal-blat Short. Lotus edulis  ( =Lotus edulus ) Edible Birdsfoot Trefoil Qrempuċ Short. Lotus halophilus  ( =Lotus pusillus ) Sand Restharrow Għantux tar-Ramel Short. Lotus ornithopodioides  ( =Lotea ornithopodioides ) Clustered Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux sieq l-għasfur Short. Lotus tetragonolobus  ( =Tetragonolobus purpureus ) Crimson Dragon's Teeth Fiġġiela ħamra Short. Lycianthes lycioides  ( =Solanum lycioides ) Tomato Bush Maltese name not known Short. Lycium chinense  ( =Lycium trewianum ) Chinese Boxthorn Maltese name not known Short. Lycium europaeum  ( =Lycium chinense ) Mediterranean Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-Mediterran Short. Lycium ferocissimum  ( =Lycium macrocalyx ) African Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-Afrika Short. Lycium schweinfurthii  ( =Lycium shawii ) Southern Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-ħitan Short. Lygeum spartum  ( =Lygeum spathaceum ) Esparto Grass Ħalfa Short. Lysimachia arvensis  ( =Anagallis latifolia ) Scarlet Pimpernel Ħarira ħamra Short. Lysimachia foemina  ( =Anagallis foemina ) Blue Female Pimpernel Maltese name not known Short. Lysimachia loeflingii  ( =Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea ) Common Blue Pimpernel Maltese name not known Short. Lythrum hyssopifolia  ( =Salicaria hyssopifolia ) Grass-Poly Litrum tal-għadajjar Short. Lythrum junceum  ( =Lythrum graefferi ) Creeping Loosestrife Litrum tal-ilma Short. Lythrum tribracteatum  ( =Lythrum salzmannii ) Threebract loosestrife Litrum tal-salmastru Short. M Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Maclura pomifera  ( =Toxylon pomiferum ) Osage Orange Maltese name not known Short. Malcolmia maritima  ( =Cheiranthus maritimus ) Virginia stocks Gażun Short. Malephora crocea  ( =Mesembryanthemum croceum ) Red Ice Plant Kristallina kbira l-oranġo Short. Malephora lutea  ( =Mesembryanthemum luteum ) Rocky Point Ice Plant Kristallina kbira is-safra Short. Malephora purpureo-crocea  ( =Crocanthus purpureocroceus ) Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Kristallina ta\' żewġ ilwien Short. Malope malacoides  ( =Malva pedunculata ) Hairy Mallow Maltese name not known Short. Malope trifida  ( =Malope ciliata ) Annual Malope Maltese name not known Short. Malus domestica  ( =Malus pumila ) Cultivated Apple Tuffieħ selvaġġ Short. Malva arborea  ( =Lavatera arborea ) Tree Mallow Ħobbejża tas-siġra Short. Malva cretica  ( =Althaea hirsuta ) Mediterranean Mallow Ħobbejża tat-toroq Short. Malva multiflora  ( =Lavatera cretica ) Cornish Mallow Ħobbejża wieqfa Short. Malva nicaeensis  ( =Malva setosa ) Southern Mallow Ħobbejża mitfija Short. Malva parviflora  ( =Malva microcarpa ) Least Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda żgħira Short. Malva setigera  ( =Althaea hirsuta ) Hispid Marshmallow Ħobbejża sufija Short. Malva sylvestris  ( =Althaea vulgaris ) Common Mallow Ħobbejża tar-raba Short. Malva trimestris  ( =Lavatera trimestris ) Rose Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda kbira Short. Marrubium vulgare  ( =Marrubium apulum ) White Horehound Marrubja bajda Short. Matricaria aurea  ( =Chamomilla aurea ) Golden Mayweed Kamumilla nana Short. Matricaria chamomilla  ( =Matricaria recutita ) Scented Mayweed Kamumilla Short. Matthiola incana subsp. incana  ( =Matthiola glabra ) Hoary Stocks Giżi Short. Matthiola incana subsp. melitensis  ( =- ) Maltese Stocks Giżi ta\' Malta Short. Matthiola longipetala  ( =Cheiranthus longipetalus ) Night-scented Stock Giżi ta\' lejl Short. Matthiola lunata  ( =Matthiola glandulosa ) Spanish stocks Giżi ta\' Spanja Short. Matthiola tricuspidata  ( =Cheiranthus tricuspidatus ) Three-horned Stocks Ġiżi tal-baħar Short. Maurandella antirrhiniflora  ( =Asarina antirrhiniflora ) Snapdragon vine Maltese name not known Short. Medicago arabica  ( =Medicago maculata ) Spotted Medick Nefel għarbi Short. Medicago arborea  ( =Rhodusia arborea ) Tree Medick Siġret in-nefel Short. Medicago bonarotiana  ( =Medicago blancheana subsp. bonarotiana ) Bonaroti Medick Nefel ta\' Bonaroti Short. Medicago ciliaris  ( =Medicago intertexta subsp. ciliata ) Ciliate Medick Nefel sufi Short. Medicago doliata  ( =Medicago aculeata ) Straight-spined Medick Nefel Short. Medicago intertexta  ( =Medica intertexta ) Prickly Medick Nefel oħxon Short. Medicago littoralis  ( =Medicago arenaria ) Coastal Medick Nefel tax-xtut Short. Medicago lupulina  ( =Medicago lupulina subsp. cupianiana ) Black Medick Nefel irqiq Short. Medicago marina  ( =Medica tomentosa ) Sea Medick Nefel tar-ramel Short. Medicago minima  ( =Medicago arabica var. echinata ) Burr Medick Nefel żgħir Short. Medicago monspeliaca  ( =Trigonella monspeliaca ) Hairy Trigonella Nefel ta\' Franza Short. Medicago murex  ( =Medicago sicula ) Spiny Medick Nefel mazza Short. Medicago orbicularis  ( =Medicago marginata ) Round-fruited Medick Nefel ċatt Short. Medicago polymorpha  ( =Medicago apiculata ) Toothed Medick Nefel komuni Short. Medicago polymorpha var. brevispina  ( =Medicago denticulata var. brevispina ) Short-Toothed Medick Nefel komuni bla snien Short. Medicago rigidula  ( =Medicago agrestis ) Field Medick Nefel iebes Short. Medicago rugosa  ( =Medicago elegans ) Rugose Medick Nefel mkemmex Short. Medicago sativa  ( =Medicago sylvestris ) Alfalfa Alfalfa Short. Medicago scutellata  ( =Medicago scutellaris ) Snail medick Nefel bebbuxu Short. Medicago tenoreana  ( =Medicago cancellata ) Tonore's medick Nefel ta\' Tenore Short. Medicago tornata  ( =Medicago italica ) Hairy Medick Nefel tal-Italja Short. Medicago truncatula  ( =Medicago tentaculata ) Mediterranean Medick Nefel tas-snin kbar Short. Medicago turbinata  ( =Medicago tuberculata ) Southern Medick Nefel prinjol Short. Melia azedarach  ( =Melia bambolo ) Indian Lilac Siġra tat-tosku Short. Melica ciliata  ( =Melica lutescens ) Ciliate Melick Melika sufija Short. Melica magnolii  ( =Melica ciliata var. magnolii ) Magnoli's Melick Melika ta\' Magnol Short. Melica minuta  ( =Melica arrecta ) Small Melick Melika komuni Short. Melilotus elegans  ( =Melilotus collinus ) Elegant Melilot Maltese name not known Short. Melilotus indicus  ( =Melilotus parviflorus ) Small Melilot Trew tat-toroq Short. Melilotus infestus  ( =Melilotus rigidus ) Round-fruited Melilot Trew Short. Melilotus italicus  ( =Trifolium italicum ) Italian Melilot Maltese name not known Short. Melilotus segetalis  ( =Melilotus sulcatus subsp. segetalis ) Corn Melilot Trew Short. Melilotus siculus  ( =Melilotus messanensis ) Southern Melilot Trew Short. Melilotus sulcatus  ( =Melilotus compactus ) Mediterranean Melilot Trew komuni Short. Melissa officinalis  ( =Thymus melissa ) Balm Nagħniegħ in-naħal Short. Mentha aquatica  ( =Mentha adspersa ) Water Mint Nagħniegħ selvaġġ Short. Mentha piperita  ( =Mentha ×balsamea ) Peppermint Nagħniegħ tas-seba\' rwejjaħ Short. Mentha pulegium  ( =Mentha exigua ) Peppermint Plejju Short. Mentha spicata  ( =Mentha viridis ) Spear Mint Nagħniegħ Short. Mentha suaveolens  ( =Mentha rotundifolia ) Round-leaved Mint Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ Short. Mercurialis ambigua  ( =Mercurialis annua var. ambigua ) Spanish mercury Burikba falza Short. Mercurialis annua  ( =Mercurialis ciliata ) Annual Mercury Burikba Short. Mesembryanthemum cordifolium  ( =Aptenia cordifolia ) Heart-leaved Ice Plant Widnet il-ħanżir Short. Mesembryanthemum crystallinum  ( =Cryophytum crystallinum ) Crystal Ice Plant Kristallina tar-ramel Short. Mesembryanthemum lancifolium  ( =Aptenia lancifolia ) Lance-leaved Ice Plant Qrun il-baqra Short. Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum  ( =Cryophytum nodiflorum ) Lesser Crystal Ice Plant Kristallina tal-blat Short. Mesembryanthemum vascosilvae  ( =Aptenia ×vascosilvae ) Vascosilva Hybrid Ice Plant Kristallina ta\' Vaskosilva Short. Micromeria graeca subsp. tenuifolia  ( =Satureja graeca ) Greek Savory Sagħtrija Griega Short. Micromeria microphylla  ( =Satureja microphylla ) Maltese savory Xpakkapietra Short. Milium effusum  ( =Milium confertum ) Wood Millet Maltese name not known Short. Mirabilis jalapa  ( =Nyctago jalapae ) Four o'clock Flower Ħummejr Short. Mirabilis odorata  ( =Mirabilis longifolia ) Fragrant Four o'clock Flower Ħummejr Short. Misopates calycinum  ( =Orontium calycinum ) Pale Lesser Snapdragon Papoċċi skars Short. Misopates orontium  ( =Antirrhinum orontium ) Lesser Snapdragon Papoċċi rqiq Detailed Monstera deliciosa  ( =Philodendron pertusum ) Swiss Cheese Plant Sieq l-iljun Short. Moraea mediterranea  ( =Gynandriris monophylla ) Mediterranean One-leaved Iris Maltese name not known Short. Moraea sisyrinchium  ( =Gynandriris sisyrinchium ) Barbary Nut Iris Fjurduliż salvaġġ Short. Moricandia arvensis  ( =Brassica arvensis ) Purple mistress Morikandja Short. Moringa oleifera  ( =Moringa edulis ) Moringa Moringa Short. Morus alba  ( =Morus intermedia ) White Mulberry Siġra tac-Ċawsli Short. Morus nigra  ( =Morus siciliana ) Black Mulberry Siġra tat-Tut Short. Morus rubra  ( =Morus parvifolia ) Red mulberry Siġra tat-Tut Ħamra Short. Muehlenbeckia platyclada  ( =Homalocladium platycladum ) Centipede plant Maltese name not known Short. Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia  ( =Coccoloba sagittata ) Maidenhair vine Maltese name not known Short. Musa paradisiaca  ( =Musa sapientum ) Banana Banana Short. Muscari commutatum  ( =Hyacinthus commutatus ) Dark Grape Hyacinth Muskari skuri Detailed Muscari comosum  ( =Leopoldia comosa ) Tassel Grape Hyacinth Basal il-ħnieżer Short. Muscari neglectum  ( =Muscari compactum ) Southern Grape Hyacinth Maltese name not known Short. Muscari parviflorum  ( =Muscari autumnale ) Autumn Grape Hyacinth Ġjaċint tal-ħarifa Detailed Myoporum insulare  ( =Myoporum serratum ) Blueberry tree Mijoporum Short. Myoporum laetum  ( =Myoporum tenuifolium ) Mousehole Tree Mijoporum tal-werqa wiesgħa Short. Myosotis ramosissima  ( =Myosotis collina ) Early Forget-me-not Widnet il-ġurdien Short. Myriophyllum verticillatum  ( =Myriophyllum pectinatum ) Whorl-leaf Water-milfoil Millefolja tal-ilma Short. Myrtus communis  ( =Myrtus latifolia ) Common Myrtle Riħan Short. Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina  ( =Myrtus tarentina ) Tarentum Myrtle Riħan tal-werqa żgħira Short. N Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Narcissus briffae Briffa's French Daffodil Narċis ta\' Briffa Short. Narcissus deficiens  ( =Jonquilla incomparabilis ) Triparted-crown late Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar Detailed Narcissus incomparabilis  ( =Narcissus serotinus subsp. deficiens ) Nonesuch Daffodil Narċis imsaħħar Short. Narcissus papyraceus  ( =Hermione papyracea ) White Narcissus Narċis abjad Short. Narcissus tazetta subsp. aequilimbus  ( =Hermione aequilimba ) Autumn French Daffodil Narċis tal-ħarifa Short. Narcissus tazetta subsp. aureus  ( =Narcissus juncifolius ) Golden French Daffodil Narċis isfar Short. Narcissus tazetta subsp. italicus  ( =Hermione chlorotica ) Garden French Daffodil Narċis ċar Short. Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta  ( =Hermione taxetta ) French Daffodil Narċis Detailed Nasturtium officinale  ( =Nasturtium aquaticum ) Watercress Krexxuni Short. Neatostema apulum  ( =Lithospermum apulum ) Yellow Gromwell Maltese name not known Short. Neotinea lactea  ( =Orchis lactea ) Milky Orchid Orkida bajda tat-tikek Short. Neotinea maculata  ( =Orchis intacta ) Dense-flowered Orchid Orkida rqiqa Short. Nerium oleander  ( =Oleander vulgaris ) Oleander Difla Short. Neslia paniculata subsp. thracica  ( =Neslia apiculata ) Ball mustard Maltese name not known Short. Nicandra physalodes  ( =Atropa physalodes ) Apple-of-Peru Maltese name not known Short. Nicotiana glauca  ( =Siphaulax glabra ) Glaucous Tobacco Tabakk tas-swar Short. Nicotiana longiflora  ( =Nicotiana acutiflora ) Long-flowered Tobacco Maltese name not known Short. Nicotiana tabacum  ( =Nicotiana mexicana ) Cultivated Tobacco Maltese name not known Short. Nigella damascena  ( =Nigella arvensis subsp. minor ) Love-in-a-mist Sieq il-brimba Short. Noccaea perfoliata  ( =Thlaspi perfoliatum ) Perfoliate Penny Cress Maltese name not known Short. Nothoscordum borbonicum  ( =Nothoscordum inodorum ) Fragrant False Garlic Tewm tal-qsari Short. Notobasis syriaca  ( =Cirsium syriacum ) Horse Thistle Xewk tax-xitan Short. Nymphaea alba  ( =Leuconymphaea alba ) European White Waterlily Warda tal-ilma Short. Nymphaea marliacea  ( =- ) Marlia's Waterlily Warda tal-ilma ta\' Marlia Short. O Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ocimum basilicum  ( =Ocimum album ) Basil Ħabaq Short. Oenanthe globulosa  ( =Globocarpus oenanthoides ) Round-headed Water Dropwort Karfus il-wied Short. Oenothera lindheimeri  ( =Gaura lindheimeri ) Lindheimer's Beeblossom Gawra tal-Ġonna Short. Oenothera rosea  ( =Oenothera purpurea ) Rose evening primrose Onotera roża Short. Olea europaea  ( =Olea racemosa ) Olive Siġra taż-Żebbuġ Short. Olea europaea var. oleaster  ( =Olea europaea var. sylvestris ) Wild Olive Żebbuġa selvaġġa Short. Oloptum miliaceum  ( =Piptatherum miliaceum ) Rice Grass Barrum komuni Short. Oloptum thomasii  ( =Piptatherum miliaceum subsp. thomasii ) Many-branched Rice Grass Barrum komuni kbir Short. Ononis alopecuroides  ( =Ononis baetica ) Foxtail Restharrow Broxka demb il-volpi Short. Ononis biflora  ( =Ononis geminiflora ) Two-flowered Restharrow Broxka ta\' żewġ fjuri Short. Ononis mitissima  ( =Ononis scariosa ) Mediterranean Restharrow Broxka tat-tafal Short. Ononis oligophylla  ( =Ononis bonanniana ) Few-leaved Restharrow Broxka ta ftit weraq Short. Ononis ornithopodioides  ( =Passaea ornithopoides ) Bird Restharrow Broxka sieq l-għasfur Short. Ononis pendula  ( =- ) Pendulous restharrow Broxka tal-Gżira Manoel Short. Ononis ramosissima  ( =Ononis natrix subsp. ramosissima ) Bush Restharrow Broxka ta\' Għawdex Short. Ononis reclinata  ( =Ononis inclusa ) Small Restharrow Broxka mdendla Short. Ononis sieberi  ( =Ononis viscosa subsp. sieberi ) Sieber's restharrow Broxka tax-xagħri Short. Ononis variegata  ( =Ononis euphrasiifolia ) Villous Restharrow Broxka tar-ramel Short. Ononis viscosa  ( =Anonis viscosa ) Sticky Restharrow Broxka tax-xagħri skarsa Short. Onopordum tauricum  ( =Onopordum argolicum ) Argolian Cotton Thistle Xewk ta\' Għawdex Short. Ophrys apifera  ( =Ophrys arachnites ) Bee Orchid Naħla Short. Ophrys bertolonii  ( =Ophrys romolini ) Bertoloni's Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta\' Bertoloni Short. Ophrys bombyliflora  ( =Ophrys tabanifera ) Bumble-Bee Orchid Brimba griża Detailed Ophrys bombyliflora var. parviflora  ( =Ophrys bombyliflora f. parviflora ) Small-flowered Bumble-Bee Orchid Brimba griża żgħira Short. Ophrys caesiella  ( =Ophrys gazella ) Maltese Brown Orchid Dubbiena bikrija ta\' Malta Detailed Ophrys calliantha  ( =Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. calliantha ) Elegant Spider Orchid Brimba tal-fjuri sbieħ Short. Ophrys fernandii  ( =Ophrys bombyliflora × O. speculum ) Fernand Hybrid Bee Orchid Brimba ta\' Fernand Short. Ophrys gaulosana  ( =Ophrys melitensis × O. tenthredinifera ) Gozitan Bee orchid Dubbiena ta\' Għawdex Short. Ophrys incubacea  ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata ) Spider orchid Brimba tal-ġwienaħ Detailed Ophrys iricolor subsp. eleonorae  ( =Ophrys eleonorae ) Valles' Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta\' Tuneż Short. Ophrys iricolor subsp. lojaconoi  ( =Ophrys lojaconoi ) Lojaconoi's Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta\' Lojakono Short. Ophrys iricolor subsp. mesaritica  ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis ) Cretan Rainbow Bee Orchid Dubbiena ta\' Kreta Detailed Ophrys lacaitae  ( =Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae ) Yellow Spider Orchid Brimba safra Short. Ophrys lunulata  ( =Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata ) Moon Spider Orchid Brimba tal-qamar Short. Ophrys lupercalis  ( =Ophrys fusca subsp. luperclis ) Lupercales Bee Orchid Dubbiena tax-xitwa Short. Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea  ( =Ophrys insectifera var. lutea ) Yellow bee orchid Żunżana safra l-kbira Short. Ophrys lutea subsp. phryganae  ( =Ophrys phryganae ) Phyrgana Yellow Bee Orchid Żunżana safra tal-frigana Short. Ophrys melitensis  ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. melitensis ) Maltese Spider Orchid Brimba s-sewda Detailed Ophrys numida  ( =Ophrys murbeckii ) Numidia Bee Orchid Żunżana safra ta\' Numidja Short. Ophrys oxyrrhynchos  ( =Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos ) Beaked Spider Orchid Brimba ta\' Sqallija Short. Ophrys passionis  ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis ) Passion-of-Christ Spider Orchid Brimba tal-Passjoni ta\' Kristu Short. Ophrys sicula  ( =Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea ) Sicilian Yellow Bee Orchid Żunżana safra ż-żgħira Short. Ophrys speculum  ( =Ophrys ciliata ) Mirror Orchid Dubbiena kaħla Short. Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora  ( =Ophrys grandiflora ) Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid Naħla kbira Short. Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. tenthredinifera  ( =Ophrys tenoreana ) Sawfly bee orchid Naħla kbira bikrija Short. Ophrys tumentia  ( =- ) Breasted Bee orchid Dubbiena ta\' sidirha kbir Short. Opuntia dejecta  ( =Nopalea dejecta ) Salm-Dyk Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia dillenii  ( =Cactus dillenii ) Dillen's Prickly Pear Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia elata  ( =Opuntia bispinosa ) Orange Tuna Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia engelmannii  ( =Opuntia expansa ) Engelmann's Prickly Pear Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri  ( =Opuntia lindheimeri ) Cactus Apple Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia ficus-indica  ( =Opuntia ficus-barbarica ) Prickly Pear Bajtar tax-xewk Short. Opuntia humifusa  ( =Opuntia vulgaris ) Prickly Pear Cactus Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia microdasys  ( =Opuntia macrocalyx ) Bunny Ears Cactus Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia pilifera  ( =Opuntia pilifera var. aurantiisaeta ) Cocoche Loco Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia streptacantha  ( =Opuntia cardonae ) White-spine prickly pear Maltese name not known Short. Opuntia stricta  ( =Cactus strictus ) Erect Prickly Pear Maltese name not known Short. Orchis italica  ( =Orchis undulatifolia ) Naked Man Orchid Ħajja u mejta tal-werqa Fdewxa Short. Origanum dictamnus  ( =Dictamnus creticus ) Dittany Rieġnu ta\' Ġnien il-kbir Short. Origanum majorana  ( =Majorana hortensis ) Marjoram Merqtux Short. Origanum onites  ( =Majorana onites ) White Marjoram Riegnu abjad Short. Origanum vulgare  ( =Origanum floridum ) Oregano Riegnu selvaġġ Short. Ornithogalum arabicum  ( =Ornithogalum latifolium ) Large Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr kbir Short. Ornithogalum divergens  ( =Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. divergens ) Lesser Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr skars Detailed Ornithogalum narbonense  ( =Ornithogalum lacteum ) Southern Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr żgħir Short. Ornithopus pinnatus  ( =Scorpiurus pinnatus ) Slender Bird's-foot Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche balsensis  ( =Orobanche minor var. strangulata ) Balsanian Broomrape Budebbus ta\' Balsa Short. Orobanche canescens  ( =Orobanche flavidiflora ) Yellow Broomrape Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche caryophyllacea  ( =Orobanche vulgaris ) Bedstraw Broomrape Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche cernua  ( =Orobanche media ) Drooping Broomrape Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche crenata  ( =Orobanche speciosa ) Bean Broomrape Budebbus tal-ful Short. Orobanche hederae  ( =Orobanche stenantha ) Ivy Broomrape Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche lavandulacea  ( =Phelipanche lavandulacea ) Lavender Broomrape Budebbus vjola Short. Orobanche minor  ( =Orobanche barbata ) Common Broomrape Maltese name not known Short. Orobanche nana  ( =Phelipanche nana ) Maltese Dwarf Sorrel Broomrape Budebbus tal-Ingliża abjad Short. Orobanche picridis  ( =Orobanche loricata ) Ox-tongue Broomrape Budebbus isfar Short. Orobanche pubescens  ( =Orobanche versicolor ) Hairy Broomrape Budebbus muswaf Short. Orobanche sanguinea  ( =Orobanche crinita ) Bloody Broomrape Budebbus demmi Short. Orobanche schultzii  ( =Phelipanche schultzii ) Schultz' Broomrape Budebbus ta\' Schultz Short. Oscularia deltoides  ( =Mesembryanthemum deltoides ) Deltoid-leaved dewplant Kristallina tal-werqa trijangolari Short. Oxalis articulata  ( =Oxalis floribunda ) Pink-sorrel Ħaxixa Ingliża roża Short. Oxalis corniculata  ( =Oxalis micrantha ) Creeping Wood Sorrel Ħaxixa Ingliża żgħira Short. Oxalis pes-caprae  ( =Oxalis lybica ) Bermuda Buttercup Ħaxixa Ingliża Detailed Oxalis stricta  ( =Oxalis fontana ) Yellow Wood Sorrel Ħaxixa Ingliża Wieqfa Detailed P Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Paliurus spina-christi  ( =Rhamnus paliurus ) Christ's Thorn Tree Xewk tal-kuruna ta\' Kristu Short. Pallenis spinosa  ( =Asteriscus spinosus ) Spiny Golden Star Għajn il-baqra xewwikija Short. Pancratium foetidum  ( =Pancratium collinum ) Stinking Sea Daffodil Pankrazju tal-ħarifa Short. Pancratium maritimum  ( =Hymenocallis maritima ) Sea Daffodil Pankrazju selvaġġ Detailed Panicum miliaceum  ( =Milium panicum ) Millet Plant Panikum skars Short. Panicum repens  ( =Panicum arenarium ) Torpedo Grass Panikum tal-ilma Short. Papaver dubium  ( =Papaver rhoeas subsp. dubium ) Long-headed Poppy peprin tal-frotta twila Short. Papaver pinnatifidum  ( =Papaver dubium subsp. pinnatifidum ) Mediterranean Poppy peprin tal-istammi sofor Short. Papaver rhoeas  ( =Papaver aegadicum ) Red Poppy Peprina ħamra Detailed Papaver setigerum  ( =Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerum ) Opium Poppy Xaħxieħ Vjola Detailed Papever strigosum  ( =Papaver rhoeas var. strigosum ) Hybrid poppy Peprin bagħal Short. Parapholis cylindrica  ( =Hainardia cylindrica ) Barbgrass Monerma Short. Parapholis filiformis  ( =Rottboellia filiformis ) Hard-Grass Lixxa Short. Parapholis incurva  ( =Aegilops incurva ) Curved hard-grass Nokkli Short. Parapholis marginata  ( =- ) Marginated Hard-Grass Lixxa skarsa Short. Paraserianthes lophantha  ( =Albizia lophantha ) Cape Leeuwin Wattle Maltese name not known Short. Parentucellia viscosa  ( =Bellardia viscosa ) Yellow Bartsia Perlina safra Short. Parietaria cretica  ( =Parietaria bracteata ) Cretan Pellitory-of-the-wall Maltese name not known Short. Parietaria judaica  ( =Parietaria officinalis subsp. judaica ) Pellitory-of-the-wall Xeħt ir-riħ komuni Short. Parietaria lusitanica  ( =- ) Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall Xeħt ir-riħ komuni tad-dell Short. Parietaria officinalis  ( =Parietaria populifolia ) Upright Pellitory-of-the-wall Maltese name not known Short. Parkinsonia aculeata  ( =Parkinsonia inermis ) Jerusalem Thorn Parkinsonja Short. Paronychia argentea  ( =Ferriera mediterranea ) Silvery Paronychia Maltese name not known Short. Paronychia macrosepala  ( =Paronychia euboe ) Mediterranean nailwort Maltese name not known Short. Parthenocissus quinquefolia  ( =Parthenocissus inserta ) Virginia Creeper Maltese name not known Short. Parthenocissus tricuspidata  ( =Cissus tricuspidata ) Boston Ivy Maltese name not known Short. Paspalum dilatatum  ( =Digitaria dilatata ) Golden Crown Grass Paspalum wiesgħa Short. Paspalum distichum  ( =Paspalum digitaria ) Water Couch Grass Paspalum Short. Passiflora caerulea  ( =Granadilla coerulea ) Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni kaħla Short. Passiflora perfoliata  ( =Passiflora murucuia ) Leafy Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka Short. Passiflora violacea  ( =Passiflora racemosa × P. caerulea ) Violet Passion flower Fjura tal-passjoni vjola Short. Pelargonium cucullatum  ( =Geranium cucullatum ) Hooded-leaf Geranium Sardinell Short. Pelargonium domesticum  ( =- ) Regal Geranium Sardinell tar-Reġina Short. Pelargonium hybridum  ( =Pelargonium × hortotum ) Garden Geranium Sardinell Short. Pelargonium inquinans  ( =Geranium inquinans ) Scarlet Geranium Sardinell Short. Pelargonium peltatum  ( =Geranium peltatum ) Ivy-leaved Geranium Sardinell Short. Pelargonium zonale  ( =Geranium zonale ) Zonal Geranium Stellamaris Short. Periploca angustifolia  ( =Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia ) African Wolfbane Siġret il-ħarir Detailed Persicaria decipiens  ( =Polygonum salicifolium ) Willow-leaved Knotgrass Persikarja tal-baħrija Short. Persicaria lanigera  ( =Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. lanigera ) African Persicaria Persikarja roża Short. Persicaria lapathifolia  ( =Polygonum lapathifolium ) Pale Persicaria Maltese name not known Short. Persicaria maculosa  ( =Polygonum persicaria ) Redshank Maltese name not known Short. Persicaria mitis  ( =Polygonum mite ) Tasteless Water-Pepper Maltese name not known Short. Persicaria senegalensis  ( =Polygonum senegalensis ) Senegalese Knotgrass Maltese name not known Short. Petrosedum sediforme  ( =Sedum altissimum ) Mediterranean Stonecrop Sedum Short. Petroselinum crispum  ( =Petroselinum sativum ) Wild Parsley Tursin Short. Phacelia tanacetifolia  ( =Phacelia commixta ) Tansy-leaf Phacelia Faċelja Short. Phagnalon rupestre subsp. graecum  ( =Phagnalon graecum ) Eastern Phagnalon Lixka komuni Short. Phagnalon rupestre subsp. rupestre  ( =Phagnalon spathulatum ) Rock Phagnalon Lixka tal-blat Short. Phagnalon saxatile  ( =Phagnalon bennettii ) Rock phagnalon Maltese name not known Short. Phalaris aquatica  ( =Phalaris nodosa ) Tuberous Canary Grass Skalora tal-widien Short. Phalaris brachystachys  ( =Phalaris canariensis subsp. brachystachys ) Shortspike Canary Grass Skalora selvaġġa skarsa Short. Phalaris canariensis  ( =Phalaris ovata ) Canary Grass Skalora Short. Phalaris coerulescens  ( =Phalaris tuberosa ) Purple Canary Grass Skalora tal-ilma Short. Phalaris minor  ( =Phalaris mauritii ) Lesser Canary Grass Skalora selvaġġa Short. Phalaris paradoxa  ( =Phalaris praemorsa ) Mediterranean Canary Grass Skalora tat-tafal Short. Phalaris truncata  ( =Phalaris aquatica ) Truncate Canary Grass Skalora kbira Short. Phedimus stellatus  ( =Sedum deltoideum ) Starry Stonecrop Maltese name not known Short. Phillyrea latifolia  ( =Olea latifolia ) Mock Privet Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa Short. Phleum pratense  ( =Phleum bulbosum ) Timothy Grass Timitew tal-egħlieqi Short. Phleum subulatum  ( =Phalaris subulata ) Mediterranean Catstail Timitew tal-Italja Short. Phlomis fruticosa  ( =Phlomis latifolia ) Great Sage Salvja tal-Madonna Short. Phoenix canariensis  ( =Phoenix jubae ) Canary Islands Date Palm Palma tal-kannizzati Short. Phoenix dactylifera  ( =Palma dactylifera ) Date Palm Palma tat-tamar Short. Phragmites australis  ( =Arundo australis ) Lesser Reed Qasbet ir-riħ Short. Phyla nodiflora  ( =Lippia nodiflora ) Lippia Maltese name not known Short. Phyllostachys aurea  ( =Bambusa aurea ) Golden Bamboo Bambu isfar Short. Physalis peruviana  ( =Physalis esculenta ) Peruvian Cape Gooseberry Tuffieħ tal-fanal Short. Phytolacca americana  ( =Phytolacca decandra ) American Pokeweed Russett Short. Phytolacca dioica  ( =Phytolacca arborea ) Ombu Siġra tal-Qlalet Short. Picris hieracioides subsp. spinulosa  ( =Picris kelleriana ) Hawkweed Oxtongue Maltese name not known Short. Pilosella hoppeana  ( =Hieracium hoppeanum ) Hoppe’s hawkweed Maltese name not known Short. Pimpinella peregrina  ( =Anisum italicum ) Southern Burnet Saxifrage Sensiela Short. Pinus brutia  ( =Pinus persica ) Calabrian Pine Żnuber tal-Lvant Short. Pinus halepensis  ( =Pinus maritima ) Aleppo Pine Żnuber Short. Pinus pinaster  ( =Pinus maritima ) Maritime pine Żnuber tal-kosta Short. Pinus pinea  ( =Pinus maderiensis ) Stone Pine Żnuber tal-ikel Short. Piptatherum coerulescens  ( =Oryzopsis coerulescens ) Blue Rice Grass Barrum kaħlani Short. Pistacia atlantica  ( =Pistacia mutica ) Mount Atlas Pistachio Deru tal-Atlantiku Short. Pistacia lentiscus  ( =Lentiscus vulgaris ) Lentisk Deru Short. Pistacia saportae  ( =P. lentiscus x terebinthus ) Hybrid Mastic Tree Deru bagħal Short. Pistacia terebinthus  ( =Lentiscus terebinthus ) Cyprus turpentine Skornabekk Short. Pistacia vera  ( =Pistacia narbonnensis ) Pistacio Tree Siġra tal-Pistacja Short. Pittosporum tobira  ( =Euonymus tobira ) Japanese Mock Orange Pittosporum Short. Plantago afra  ( =Plantago psyllium ) Glandular Plantain Żerrigħet il-briegħed Short. Plantago albicans  ( =Plantago velutina ) Downy Plantain Maltese name not known Short. Plantago bellardi  ( =Plantago pilosa ) Hairy Plantain Maltese name not known Short. Plantago coronopus subsp. coronopus  ( =Plantago coronopifolia ) Buck's horn Plantain Biżbula tal-baħar Short. Plantago coronopus subsp. macrorhiza  ( =Plantago macrorhiza ) Large-rooted Buckshorn Plantain Maltese name not known Short. Plantago crypsoides  ( =Plantago coronopus var. crassipes ) North-african plantain Maltese name not known Short. Plantago lagopus  ( =Plantago lusitanica ) Mediterranean Plantain Biżbula komuni Short. Plantago lanceolata  ( =Plantago dubia ) Ribwort Plantain Biżbula selvaġġa Short. Plantago major  ( =Plantago minima ) Greater Plantain Biżbula kbira Short. Plantago serraria  ( =Plantago gracilis ) Toothed Plantain Biżbula tas-snien Short. Plantago weldenii  ( =Plantago commutata ) Perennial Buck's horn Plantain Biżbula tax-xatt Short. Platanus hispanica  ( =Platanus occidentalis × P. orientalis ) London Plane Tree Siġra tad-Dorf Short. Platycladus orientalis  ( =Thuja orientalis ) Thuya Tujja Short. Plocama calabrica  ( =Putoria calabrica ) Stinking Madder Putorja Short. Plumbago auriculata  ( =Plumbago capensis ) Cape Leadwort Pjombini tal-ġonna Short. Plumbago europaea  ( =Plumbago lapathifolia ) European Plumbago Pjombina selvaġġa Short. Poa annua  ( =Ochlopoa annua ) Annual Meadow Grass Mellieġ komuni Short. Poa bulbosa  ( =Poa crispa ) Bulbous Meadow Grass Maltese name not known Short. Poa infirma  ( =Ochlopoa infirma ) Early Meadowgrass Maltese name not known Short. Poa maroccana  ( =Ochlopoa maroccana ) Moroccan meadow‑grass Mellieġ tal-Marokk Short. Poa pratensis  ( =Poa bourgaei ) Smooth Meadowgrass Mellieġ tal-egħlieqi Short. Poa trivialis  ( =Poa sylvicola ) Rough Meadowgrass Maltese name not known Short. Podranea ricasoliana  ( =Tecoma ricasoliana ) Pink trumpet vine Dielja tat-trumbetti Rosa Short. Polycarpon alsinifolium  ( =Hagaea alsinifolia ) Few-flowered Allseed Maltese name not known Short. Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. diphyllum  ( =Polycarpon diphyllum ) Two-leaved Allseed Maltese name not known Short. Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. tetraphyllum  ( =Mollugo tetraphylla ) Four-leaved Allseed Maltese name not known Short. Polygala monspeliaca  ( =Polygala glumacea ) Mediterranean Milkwort Maltese name not known Short. Polygala myrtifolia  ( =Psychanthus myrtifolius ) African Milkwort Maltese name not known Short. Polygonum arenastrum  ( =Polygonum microspermum ) Prostrate Knotgrass Lewża tat-toroq Short. Polygonum aviculare  ( =Polygonum neglectum ) Knotgrass Lewża tar-raba Short. Polygonum bellardii  ( =Polygonum rectum ) Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Lewża ta\' Bellardi Short. Polygonum equisetiforme  ( =Polygonum controversum ) Horsetail Knotweed Lewża ta\' skarsa Short. Polygonum maritimum  ( =Polygonum littorale ) Sea Knotgrass Lewża tal-baħar Short. Polygonum patulum  ( =Polygonum bellardii var. gracilius ) Bellard's Knotweed Maltese name not known Short. Polygonum rurivagum  ( =Polygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagum ) Narrow-leaved Knotgrass Lewża tal-werqa wiesgħa Short. Polypodium cambricum  ( =Polypodium vulgare subsp. melitense ) Maltese Polypody Felċi ta\' Malta Short. Polypogon maritimus  ( =Alopecurus maritimus ) Sea Beard Grass Denb il-liebru tax-xatt Short. Polypogon monspeliensis  ( =Alopecurus monspeliensis ) Annual Beard Grass Denb il-liebru kbir Short. Polypogon subspathaceus  ( =Polypogon maritimus subsp. subspathaceus ) Greater Annual Beard Grass Denb il-liebru żgħir Short. Polypogon viridis  ( =Polypogon semiverticillatus ) Water Bent Grass Denb il-liebru Short. Pontederia crassipes  ( =Eicchornia crassipes ) Water Hyacinth Wardet in-Nil Short. Populus alba  ( =Populus major ) White Poplar Siġra tal-Luq Short. Populus nigra  ( =Populus caudina ) Black Poplar Siġra tal-Luq sewda Short. Portulaca oleracea  ( =Portulaca retusa ) Purslane Burdlieqa Short. Posidonia oceanica  ( =Zostera oceanica ) Posidonia Alka Short. Potentilla hirta  ( =Potentilla angustifolia ) Hairy Cinquefoil Maltese name not known Short. Potentilla reptans  ( =Tormentilla reptans ) Creeping Cinquefoil Frawla selvaġġa Short. Prasium majus  ( =Prasium minus ) White Hedge-Nettle Te` Sqalli Short. Prospero autumnale  ( =Scilla autumnalis ) Autumn Squill Għansar tal-ħarifa Detailed Prunus armeniaca  ( =Armeniaca vulgaris ) Apricot Berquqa Short. Prunus cerasifera  ( =Prunus divaricata ) Cherry Plum Għanbaqar Short. Prunus cerasus  ( =Prunus acida ) Dwarf Cherry Amarena Short. Prunus domestica  ( =Prunus communis ) Plum Pruna Short. Prunus dulcis  ( =Prunus amygdalus ) Almond Lewża Short. Prunus insititia  ( =Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia ) Bullace Maltese name not known Short. Prunus mahaleb  ( =Cerasus mahaleb ) Mahaleb Cherry Maltese name not known Short. Prunus persica  ( =Persica vulgaris ) Peach Ħawħa Short. Prunus spinosa  ( =Prunus acacia ) Blackthorn Prajn tax-xewk Short. Psidium guajava  ( =Psidium pomiferum ) Common guava Gwava Short. Psilotum nudum  ( =Lycopodium nudum ) Whisk Fern Maltese name not known Short. Pteranthus dichotomus  ( =Pteranthus echinatus ) Pteranthus Maltese name not known Short. Pteridium aquilinum  ( =- ) Bracken Fern Feliċilla Short. Pteris cretica  ( =Pycnodoria cretica ) Cretan Brake Pteris Short. Pteris vittata  ( =Pteris longifolia ) Ladder Brake Pteris Short. Puccinellia fasciculata  ( =Poa fasciculata ) Borrier's Saltmarsh Grass Puċċinelja Short. Pulicaria dysenterica  ( =Inula dysenterica ) Common Fleabane Maltese name not known Short. Pulicaria odora  ( =Inula odora ) Mediterranean Fleabane Maltese name not known Short. Punica granatum  ( =Punica nana ) Pomegranate Rummiena Short. Pyrus communis  ( =Pyrus sativa ) Common Pear Lanġas Short. Pyrus pyraster  ( =Pyrus communis subsp. achras ) Wild Pear Lanġas Bagħal Short. Pyrus syriaca  ( =Pyrus bovei ) Syrian Pear Lanġas tal-Vant Short. Q Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Quercus cerris  ( =Quercus austriaca ) Turkey Oak Maltese name not known Short. Quercus coccifera  ( =Quercus calliprinos ) Kermes oak Maltese name not known Short. Quercus ilex  ( =Quercus ilicifolia ) Evergreen Oak Balluta Short. Quercus robur  ( =Quercus pedunculata ) Pedunculate Oak Balluta ingliża Short. R Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ranunculus arvensis  ( =Ranunculus tuberculatus ) Corn Buttercup Maltese name not known Short. Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae  ( =Ranunculus aleae ) Bulbous Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-basla Short. Ranunculus bullatus  ( =Ranunculus semicalvus ) Autumn Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-ħarifa Detailed Ranunculus chius  ( =Ranunculus incrassatus ) Eastern Buttercup Maltese name not known Short. Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficaria  ( =Ficaria ranunculoides ) Lesser Celandine Fomm il-għeliem Short. Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficariiformis  ( =Ficaria grandiflora ) Greater Lesser Celandine Maltese name not known Short. Ranunculus fontanus  ( =Ranunculus ophioglossifolius subsp. fontanus ) Water Buttercup Maltese name not known Short. Ranunculus macrophyllus  ( =Ranunculus palustris subsp. macrophyllus ) Large-leaved Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-Werqa kbira Short. Ranunculus muricatus  ( =Notophilus muricatus ) Scilly Buttercup Ċfolloq tat-tajn Short. Ranunculus ophioglossifolius  ( =Ranunculus uliginosus ) Adder's tongue Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-Għadajjar Short. Ranunculus paludosus  ( =Ranunculus marchesinii ) Fan-Leaved Buttercup Ċfolloq tax-xagħri Short. Ranunculus saniculifolius  ( =Ranunculus peltatus subsp. fucoides ) Sanicle-leaved Water Crowfoot Ċfolloq ta\' l-ilma Short. Ranunculus sardous  ( =Ranunculus parvulus ) Hairy Buttercup Maltese name not known Short. Ranunculus trichophyllus  ( =Batrachium trichophyllum ) Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot Ċfolloq tal-widien Short. Ranunculus trilobus  ( =Ranunculus vilaenadalis ) Three-leaved Buttercup Maltese name not known Short. Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra  ( =Raphanistrum landra ) Italian Wild Radish Maltese name not known Short. Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum  ( =Raphanus sylvestris ) Wild Radish Ravanell salvaġġ Detailed Raphanus sativus  ( =Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus ) Garden Radish Ravanell Short. Rapistrum rugosum  ( =Myagrum rugosum ) Annual Bastard Cabbage Mustarda taż-żibeġ Short. Reichardia intermedia  ( =Picridium intermedium ) Mediterranean Reichardia Maltese name not known Short. Reichardia picroides  ( =Picridium vulgare ) Common Reichardia Kanċlita Short. Reseda alba  ( =Reseda fruticulosa ) White Mignonette Denb il-ħaruf abjad Short. Reseda lutea  ( =Reseda mucronata ) Wild Mignonette Denb il-ħaruf isfar Short. Reseda odorata  ( =Reseda phyteuma var. odorata ) Garden Mignonette Maltese name not known Short. Retama raetam  ( =- ) White Weeping Broom Retama Short. Rhagadiolus stellatus  ( =Rhagadiolus edulis ) Star Hyoseris Tfief tal-istilla Short. Rhamnus alaternus  ( =Rhamnus clusii ) Mediterranean Buckthorn Alaternu Short. Rhamnus oleoides  ( =Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides ) Olive-leaved Buckthorn Żiju Short. Rheum hybridum  ( =- ) Rhubarb Rabarbu Short. Rhodalsine geniculata  ( =Minuartia geniculata ) Woody Sandwort Ramlina Għawdxija Short. Rhus coriaria  ( =Toxicodendron coriaria ) Sumach Tree Xumakk tal-konz Short. Rhus lancea  ( =Searsia lancea ) African Sumach Xumakk tal-Afrika Short. Ricinus communis  ( =Croton spinosus ) Castor Oil Tree Riġnu Short. Ridolfia segetum  ( =Meum segetum ) False fennel Bużbież il-qamħ Short. Robinia pseudoacacia  ( =Robinia acacia ) False Acacia Robinja Short. Roemeria sicula  ( =Papaver hybridum ) Rough poppy Peprin tal-Lanzit Detailed Romulea columnae  ( =Trichonema columnae ) Lesser sand crocus Żagħfran tal-blat ċar Short. Romulea melitensis  ( =- ) Maltese tufted sand crocus Zagħfran tal-blat ta\' Malta mqanfed Short. Romulea ramiflora  ( =Ixia ramiflora ) Sand Crocus (branched) Żagħfran tal-blat skars Short. Romulea variicolor  ( =- ) Maltese Sand Crocus Żagħfran tal-blat ta\' Malta Short. Romulea variicolor var. martynii  ( =- ) Maltese Sand Crocus (Martyn's variety) Maltese name not known Short. Romulea variicolor var. mirandae  ( =- ) Maltese Sand Crocus (Miranda's variety) Maltese name not known Short. Rosa canina  ( =Rosa communis ) Dog Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa damascena  ( =Rosa bifera ) Damask Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa dumetorum  ( =Rosa corymbifera ) Glaucous Dog-Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa gallica  ( =Rosa rubra ) Provence Rose Warda taż-żejt Short. Rosa luciae 'Alberic Barbier'  ( =- ) Alberic Barbier Rambler Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa luciae 'Excelsa'  ( =- ) Red Dorothy Perkins Maltese name not known Short. Rosa luciae 'Leontine Gervais'  ( =- ) Leontine Gervais Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa multiflora 'Juliana von Stolberg'  ( =- ) Juliana von Stolberg Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosa pseudorusticana  ( =Rosa arvensis × Rosa stylosa ) Field-Rose Hybrid Maltese name not known Short. Rosa rubiginosa  ( =Rosa eglanteria ) Sweet Briar Warda tal-weraq ifuħ Short. Rosa sempervirens  ( =Rosa sylvestris ) Evergreen Rose Girlanda tal-wied Short. Rosa sempervirens 'Adelaide d'Orleans'  ( =- ) Adelaide d'Orleans Evergreen Rose Maltese name not known Short. Rosmarinus officinalis  ( =Rosmarinus officinalis ) Rosemary Klin Short. Rostraria cristata  ( =Lophochloa cristata ) Annual Cat's Tail Denb il-qattus Short. Rubia peregrina  ( =Rubia tinctorium ) Wild Madder Ħarxajja selvaġġa Short. Rubus caesius  ( =Selnorition cesius ) Dewberry Maltese name not known Short. Rubus ulmifolius  ( =Rubus rusticanus ) Bramble Għollieq Short. Ruellia longepetiolata  ( =Ruellia squarrosa ) Mexican Petunia Ruwelja tal-Messiku Short. Ruellia simplex  ( =Ruellia brittoniana ) Water Bluebell Ruwelja sufija Short. Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. gallicus  ( =Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. aegaeus ) Red Dock Selq ħamrani Short. Rumex conglomeratus  ( =Rumex glomeratus ) Clustered Dock Qarsajja tal-ilma Short. Rumex crispus  ( =Rumex elongatus ) Curly Dock Maltese name not known Short. Rumex cristatus  ( =Rumex graecus ) Crested Dock Qarsajja kbira Short. Rumex lunaria  ( =Acetosa lunaria . ) Tree Sorrel Maltese name not known Short. Rumex obtusifolius  ( =Lapathum obtusifolium ) Broad-leaved Dock Maltese name not known Short. Rumex pulcher  ( =Rumex lyratus ) Fiddle Dock Maltese name not known Short. Rumex sanguineus  ( =Lapathum sanguineum ) Red-Veined Dock Maltese name not known Short. Ruppia cirrhosa  ( =Ruppia spiralis ) Spiral Ditchgrass Maltese name not known Short. Ruppia drepanensis  ( =Ruppia aragonensis ) Lesser Tassel-Pondweed Ruppja tal-Għadira Short. Ruppia maritima  ( =Ruppia brachypus ) Beaked Tassel Pondweed Ruppja tas-salini Short. Ruscus aculeatus  ( =Ruscus flexuosus ) Butcher's Broom Niggiżet il-far Short. Ruscus hypophyllum  ( =Ruscus trifoliatus ) Greater Butcher's Broom Belladonna Short. Ruta chalepensis  ( =Ruta bracteosa ) Wall Rue Fejġel Short. S Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Sabulina mediterranea  ( =Minuartia mediterranea ) Mediterranean Sandwort Maltese name not known Short. Saccharum officinarum  ( =Saccharum officinale ) Sugarcane Kannamieli Short. Sagina apetala  ( =Sagina depressa ) Annual Pearlwort Maltese name not known Short. Sagina maritima  ( =Sagina stricta ) Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra tax-xatt Short. Sagina procumbens  ( =Sagina fasciculata ) Procumbent Pearlwort Maltese name not known Short. Salicornia ramosissima  ( =Salicornia appressa ) Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja Short. Salix alba  ( =Argorips alba ) White Willow Żafsafa l-kbira Short. Salix pedicellata  ( =Salix libanii ) Mediterranean Willow Żafsafa ż-żgħira Short. Salsola kali  ( =Kali australis ) Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija Short. Salsola melitensis  ( =Darniella melitensis ) Maltese Salt Tree Xebb Short. Salsola soda  ( =Kali soda ) Opposite-leaved Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied Short. Salvia fruticosa  ( =Salvia triloba ) Three-lobed Sage Salvja ta\' Sqallija Short. Salvia verbenaca  ( =Salvia horminioides ) Wild Sage Salvja selvaġġa Short. Sambucus ebulus  ( =Sambucus humilis ) Dwarf Elder Sebuqa Selvaġġa Short. Sambucus nigra  ( =Sambucus laciniata ) Common Elder Sebuqa Kbira Short. Samolus valerandi  ( =Samolus aquaticus ) Brookweed Ħarira tal-ilma Short. Sanguisorba minor subsp. minor  ( =Poterium sanguisorba ) Salad Burnet Tursin il-għawl Short. Santolina chamaecyparissus  ( =Santonlina incana ) Lavender Cotton Maltese name not known Short. Sarcocornia fruticosa  ( =Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa ) Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat Short. Sarcopoterium spinosum  ( =Poterium spinosum ) Thorny Burnet Tursin il-Għul Xewwiek Short. Saxifraga tridactylites  ( =Saxifraga barbuloides ) Rue-leaved Saxifrage Maltese name not known Short. Scabiosa atropurpurea  ( =Sixalix atropurpurea ) Sweet Scabiosa Skabjoża ħamra Short. Scandix pecten-veneris  ( =Pecten veneris ) Shepherd's needle Maxxita Short. Schedonorus arundinaceus  ( =Festuca arundinacea ) Tall Fescue Żwien Short. Schenkia spicata  ( =Centaurium spicatum ) Spiked Centaury Ċentawrija tal-virga Short. Schinus molle  ( =Schinus bituminosus ) Drooping False Pepper Siġra tal-bżar tal-friegħi mdendlin Short. Schinus terebinthifolia  ( =Schinus rhoifolia ) Brazilian pepper Siġra tal-bżar Short. Schismus arabicus  ( =Schismus barbatus subsp. arabicus ) Schismus Grass Skiżmus Għarbi Short. Schoenoplectus lacustris  ( =Scirpus lacustris ) Common Clubrush Maltese name not known Short. Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani  ( =Scirpus tabernaemontani ) Grey Clubrush Maltese name not known Short. Schoenus nigricans  ( =Schoenus bonanni ) Black Bog Rush Simar iswed Short. Scilla hyacinthoides  ( =Scilla parviflora ) Hyacinth Squill Għansar ikħal tal-ġonna Short. Scilla peruviana  ( =Scilla clusii ) Portuguese Squill Għansar tal-ġonna Short. Scilla sicula  ( =Scilla peruviana var. sicula ) Sicilian Squill Għansar ikħal Short. Scirpoides holoschoenus  ( =Scirpus holoschoenus ) Round-headed Clubrush Simar tal-boċċi Short. Scolymus grandiflorus  ( =Scolymus hispanicus subsp. grandiflorus ) Large-flowered Golden Thistle Xewk isfar kbir Short. Scolymus hispanicus  ( =Scolymus aggregatus ) Common Golden Thistle Xewk isfar Short. Scolymus maculatus  ( =Scolymus paniculatus ) Spotted Golden Thistle Xewk isfar tar-riga bajda Short. Scorpiurus muricatus  ( =Scorpiurus sulcatus ) Many-flowered Scorpiurus Widna Short. Scorzonera laciniata  ( =Podospermum laciniatum ) Divided-leaved Sow Thistle Maltese name not known Short. Scrophularia auriculata  ( =Scrophularia aquatica ) Water Figwort Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma Detailed Scrophularia peregrina  ( =Scrophularia geminiflora ) Nettle-leaved Figwort Fiswet il-kelb Short. Secale cereale  ( =Triticum cereale ) Cereal Rye Segala Short. Sedum album subsp. rupimelitense Maltese White Stonecrop Beżżulet il-baqra bajda ta\' Malta Short. Sedum caeruleum  ( =Sedum heptapetalum ) Azure Stonecrop Beżżulet il-baqra Short. Sedum cespitosum  ( =Sedum rubrum ) Broad-leaved Stonecrop Maltese name not known Short. Sedum litoreum  ( =Sedum marichalii ) Coastal Stonecrop Beżżulet il-baqra safra Short. Sedum rubens  ( =Sedum ibicense ) Red Stonecrop Beżżulet il-baqra ħamra Short. Selaginella denticulata  ( =Lycopodium denticulatum ) Tooth-leaved Clubmoss Selaġinella Short. Selenicereus undatus  ( =Cereus undatus ) Red Pitaya Maltese name not known Short. Senecio angulatus  ( =Senecio macropodus ) Creeping Groundsel Liedna s-safra Short. Senecio gallicus  ( =Senecio alboranicus ) French ragwort Maltese name not known Short. Senecio leucanthemifolius  ( =Senecio incrassatus ) Coastal Ragwort Kromb Tax-Xatt Detailed Senecio pygmaeus  ( =Senecio pusillus ) Pygmy Ragwort Kubrita nana Short. Senecio vulgaris  ( =Erigeron senecio ) Common Groundsel Kubrita Detailed Senna alexandrina  ( =Cassia alexandrina ) Alexandrian Senna Maltese name not known Short. Senna pendula  ( =Cassia bicapsularis ) Christmas Senna Maltese name not known Short. Serapias bergonii  ( =Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora ) Eastern Ploughshare Orkida tal-Ilsien tal-Lvant Short. Serapias cordigera  ( =Serapias ovalis ) Heart-flowered Tongue Orchid Orkida tal-qalb Short. Serapias lingua  ( =Serapias columnae ) Tongue Orchid Orkida tal-ilsien Short. Serapias parviflora  ( =Serapias lingua subsp. parviflora ) Small-flowered Tongue Orchid Orkida tal-ilsien iż-żgħira Short. Serapias vomeracea  ( =Serapias longipetala ) Long-lipped Tongue Orchid Orkida tal-ilsien il-kbira Short. Sesamum indicum  ( =Sesamum africanum ) Indian Sesame Ġulġliel Short. Setaria adhaerens  ( =Setaria verticillata subsp. adhaerens ) Adherent foxtail Xrika twaħħal Short. Setaria italica  ( =Panicum italicum ) Italian Bristle Grass Xrika tal-Mediterran Short. Setaria palmifolia  ( =Setaria paniculifera ) Malaysian Palm Grass Xrika bil-weraq tal-palm Short. Setaria parviflora  ( =Cenchrus polystachios ) Knotroot bristlegrass Xrika tal-Amerika Short. Setaria pumila  ( =Panicum pumilum ) Yellow Foxtail Xrika sufija Short. Setaria verticillata  ( =Panicum verticillatum ) Sticky Bristle Grass Xrika komuni Short. Setaria viridis  ( =Panicum viride ) Green Bristle Grass Xrika ħadra Short. Sherardia arvensis  ( =Sherardia umbellata ) Field Madder Ħarxajja tal-għelieqi Short. Sicyos edulis  ( =Sechium edule ) Chayote Ċentinarja Short. Sideritis romana  ( =Hesiodia romana ) Common Siderits Sideritis Short. Silene behen  ( =Silene reinholdii ) Hairless Catchfly Maltese name not known Short. Silene bellidifolia  ( =Silene vespertina ) Dense-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Short. Silene colorata  ( =Silene bipartita ) Pink Pirouette Ilsien l-għasfur Detailed Silene fruticosa Woody Catchfly Lsien l-Għasfur tal-blat Short. Silene gallica  ( =Silene anglica ) Small-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Short. Silene melitensis Maltese Catchfly Ilsien l-għasfur ta\' Malta Short. Silene nocturna  ( =Cucubalus reflexus ) Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur ta\' bil-lejl Short. Silene pendula  ( =Silene cisplatensis ) Drooping Catchfly Maltese name not known Short. Silene sedoides Hairy Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur irqiq Short. Silene vulgaris subsp. angustifolia  ( =Silene angustifolia ) Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq Short. Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris  ( =Cucubalus behen ) Bladder Campion Qasqejża Detailed Silybum marianum  ( =Silybum eburneum ) Milk Thistle Xewk tal-Madonna Short. Sinapis alba  ( =Brassica alba ) White Mustard Mustarda Detailed Sinapis arvensis  ( =Brassica arvensis ) Charlock Mustarda selvaġġa Short. Sisymbrium altissimum  ( =Sisymbrium pannonicum ) Tumble Mustard Maltese name not known Short. Sisymbrium irio  ( =Sisymbrium erysimastrum ) London Rocket Libsiena komuni Short. Sisymbrium officinale  ( =Erysimum officinale ) Hedge Mustard Mustarda rqiqa Detailed Sisymbrium orientale  ( =Sisymbrium columnae ) Oriental Hedge Mustard Maltese name not known Short. Smilax aspera  ( =Smilax mauritanica ) Mediterranean Smilax Zalza pajżana Detailed Smyrnium olusatrum  ( =Smyrnium vulgare ) Alexanders Karfus il-ħmir Short. Solandra maxima  ( =Datura maxima ) Golden Chalice Vine Maltese name not known Short. Solanum elaeagnifolium  ( =Solanum saponaceum ) Silver-leaf Nightshade Maltese name not known Short. Solanum linnaeanum  ( =Solanum sodomeum ) Brown Nightshade Maltese name not known Short. Solanum lycopersicum  ( =Lycopersicum esculentum ) Tomato Tadama Short. Solanum nigrum  ( =Solanum exaratum ) Black Nightshade Għeneb id-dib iswed Short. Solanum villosum  ( =Solanum sinaicum ) Yellow Nightshade Għeneb id-dib isfar Short. Soleirolia soleirolii  ( =Parietaria soleirolii ) Baby's Tears Maltese name not known Short. Sonchus arvensis  ( =Sonchus vulgaris ) Field milk thistle Tfiefa tal-egħlieqi Short. Sonchus asper  ( =Sonchus oleraceus var. asper ) Prickly sow thistle Tfiefa ċara Short. Sonchus bulbosus  ( =Aetheorhiza bulbosa ) Bulbous Hawksbeard Qanċlita perenni Short. Sonchus oleraceus  ( =Sonchus angustissimus ) Smooth sow thistle Tfiefa komuni Detailed Sonchus tenerrimus  ( =Sonchus tenerrimus var. perennis ) Mediterranean Sow Thistle Tfiefa fina Short. Sorbus aucuparia  ( =Pyrus aucuparia ) Rowan Żorba Selvaġġa Short. Sorghum bicolor  ( =Sorghum vulgare ) Sweet Sorghum Qaraboċċ Short. Sorghum halepense  ( =Holcus halepense ) Aleppo Millet Qaraboċċ selvaġġ Short. Sparganium erectum  ( =Sparganium ramosum ) Branched Bur-Reed Maltese name not known Short. Spartium junceum  ( =Genista juncea ) Spanish Broom Ġenista safra Short. Spergularia bocconei  ( =Spergularia bocconi ) Boccone's Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Short. Spergularia diandra  ( =Spergularia salsuginea ) Southern Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Short. Spergularia marina  ( =Spergularia salina ) Lesser Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Short. Spergularia media  ( =Spergularia marginata ) Greater Sea-Spurrey Arenarja Short. Spergularia purpurea  ( =Arenaria purpurea ) Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese name not known Short. Spergularia rubra  ( =Spergularia campestris ) Sand Spurrey Arenarja roża Short. Sphenopus divaricatus  ( =Poa divaricata ) Coastal Grass Maltese name not known Short. Spiranthes spiralis  ( =Spiranthes autumnalis ) Autumn Lady's Tresses Ħajja u mejta tal-ħarifa Detailed Spirodela oligorrhiza  ( =Lemna oligorrhiza ) Dotted Duckweed Lemna ta\' ftit gheruq Short. Sporobolus aculeatus  ( =Crypsis aculeata ) Pricklegrass Kripsi tas-salmastru Short. Sporobolus pungens  ( =Agrostis pungens ) Sand Dropseed Niġem tar-ramel Short. Sporobolus schoenoides  ( =Crypsis schoenoides ) Swamp Picklegrass Kripsi tal-ilma Short. Stachys ocymastrum  ( =Stachys hirta ) Hairy Woundwort Betonika Short. Stellaria apetala  ( =Stellaria pallida ) Lesser Chickweed Ħarira bajda Short. Stellaria aquatica  ( =Malachium aquaticum ) Water chickweed Maltese name not known Short. Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana  ( =Stellaria cupaniana ) Cupani's chickweed Maltese name not known Short. Stellaria media subsp. media  ( =Alsine avicularum ) Common Chickweed Maltese name not known Short. Stellaria neglecta  ( =Stellaria media subsp. neglecta ) Greater Chickweed Maltese name not known Short. Stenotaphrum secundatum  ( =Ischaemum secundatum ) St. Augustine's Grass Maltese name not known Short. Stipellula capensis  ( =Stipa capensis ) Common Awn Grass Nixxief tal-isteppa Short. Strigosella africana  ( =Malcolmia africana ) African mustard Mustarda Afrikana Short. Stuckenia pectinata  ( =Potamogeton pectinatus ) Fennel Pondweed Maltese name not known Short. Styphnolobium japonicum  ( =Sophora japonica ) Japanese pagoda tree Sofora taż-żibeġ Short. Suaeda maritima  ( =Chenopodium maritimum ) Common Seablite Swejda tal-baħar Short. Suaeda vera  ( =Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera ) Shrubby Seablite Swejda Short. Sulla coronaria  ( =Hedysarum coronarium ) Sulla Silla Short. Sulla glomerata  ( =Hedysarum capitatum ) Clustered Sulla Silla selvaġġa Short. Sulla spinosissima  ( =Echinolobium spinosissimum ) Spiny Sulla Silla bix-xewk Short. Symphytum officinale  ( =Symphytum peregrinum ) Common comfrey Widnet il-għomor Short. T Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Tamarix africana  ( =Tamarix hispanica ) African Tamarisk Bruka Short. Tamarix gallica  ( =Tamarix anglica ) Common Tamarisk Bruka Franċiża Short. Tamarix parviflora  ( =Tamarix cretica ) Small-flowered Tamarisk Bruka roża Short. Tamarix ramosissima  ( =Tamarix odessana ) Five-stamen Tamarisk Maltese name not known Short. Tanacetum parthenium  ( =Chrysanthemum parthenium ) Featherfew Tanaċetum Detailed Tara spinosa  ( =Caesalpinia spinosa ) Peruvian carrob Ħarruba tal-Amerika Short. Taraxacum minimum  ( =Leontodon minimus ) Early Dandelion Ċikwejra selvaġġa Short. Tecoma capensis  ( =Tecomaria capensis ) Cape Honeysuckle Maltese name not known Short. Tecoma smithii  ( =Stenolobium alatum ) Orange Trumpet Flower Maltese name not known Short. Tecoma stans  ( =Stenolobium stans ) Yellow Trumpet Flower Maltese name not known Short. Teesdalia coronopifolia  ( =Teesdalia regularis ) Lesser sheperd's cress Maltese name not known Short. Tetraclinis articulata  ( =Thuja articulata ) Sandarac Gum Tree Siġra tal-Għargħar Short. Tetragonia tetragonoides  ( =Demidovia tetragonoides ) New Zealand Spinach Spinaċi tal-Awstralja Short. Teucrium chamaedrys  ( =Teucrium veronicifolium ) Wall Germander Maltese name not known Short. Teucrium flavum  ( =Chamaedrys flava ) Yellow Germander Borgħom komuni Short. Teucrium fruticans  ( =Teucrium tomentosum ) Olive-leaved Germander Żebbuġija Short. Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides  ( =Teucrium scordioides ) Water Germander Borgħom tal-ilma Short. Teucrium spinosum  ( =Scorodonia spinosa ) Spiny Germander Maltese name not known Short. Theligonum cynocrambe  ( =Cynocrambe prostrata ) Dog Cabbage Ħabaq il-ħnieżer Short. Thesium humile  ( =Thesium graecum ) Field Bastard Toadflax Maltese name not known Short. Thinopyrum elongatum  ( =Elytrigia scirpea ) Tall Wheatgrass Maltese name not known Short. Thinopyrum flaccidifolium  ( =Elymus flaccidifolius ) Flaccid-leaf Couch Grass Sikana tal-bwar Short. Thinopyrum junceum  ( =Elytrigia juncea ) Sand Couch Grass Sikrana tar-ramel Short. Thymbra capitata  ( =Thymbrus capitatus ) Mediterranean Thyme Sagħtar Short. Thymelaea hirsuta  ( =Passerina hirsuta ) Shaggy Sparrow-wort Maltese name not known Short. Tordylium apulum  ( =Condylocarpus apulus ) Mediterranean Hartwort Ħaxixet it-trieraħ Short. Torilis africana  ( =Torilis arvensis subsp. purpurea ) African False Parsley Tursin selvaġġ Short. Torilis nodosa  ( =Caucalis nodiflora ) Knotted Hedge Parsley Tursin xewwieki Short. Trachelium caeruleum  ( =Trachelium azureum ) Trachelium Maltese name not known Short. Tragopogon porrifolius  ( =Tragopogon sativus ) Oyster plant Maltese name not known Short. Tribulus terrestris  ( =Tribulus lanuginosus ) Maltese Cross Salib tal-art Short. Trifolium angustifolium  ( =Triphylloides angustifolia ) Narrow-leaved Clover Xnien tal-werqa rqieqa Short. Trifolium arvense  ( =Trifolium lagopus ) Haresfoot Clover Xnien tal-egħlieqi Short. Trifolium campestre  ( =Trifolium procumbens ) Hop Clover Xnien isfar Short. Trifolium echinatum  ( =- ) Spiny Clover Xnien xewwieki Short. Trifolium fragiferum  ( =Galearia fragifera ) Strawberry Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium incarnatum  ( =Trifolium molinerii ) Italian clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium infamia-ponertii  ( =Trifolium intermedium ) Ponert's Clover Xnien ta\' Ponert Short. Trifolium lappaceum  ( =Trifolium rhodense ) Bur Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium lucanicum  ( =Trifolium scabrum var. lucanicum ) Lucana's clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium nigrescens  ( =Amoria nigrescens ) Small White Clover Xnien abjad Short. Trifolium ochroleucon  ( =Trifolium squarrosum ) Squarrose Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium pratense  ( =Lagopus pratensis ) Red Clover Xnien ta\' l-eghlieqi Detailed Trifolium repens  ( =Amoria repens ) White Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium resupinatum  ( =Trifolium clusii ) Reversed Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium scabrum  ( =Trifolium trichodontium ) Rough Clover Xnien inħaxlet Short. Trifolium spumosum  ( =Trifolium apulum ) Mediterranean Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium squamosum  ( =Trifolium maritimum ) Sea Clover Maltese name not known Short. Trifolium stellatum  ( =Trifolium xanthicum ) Starry clover Xnien ta\' l-istilla Short. Trifolium subterraneum  ( =Triphylloides comosa ) Subterranean Clover Xnien midfun Short. Trifolium suffocatum  ( =Microphyton suffocatum ) Suffocated Clover Xnien moħbi Short. Trifolium tomentosum  ( =Trifolium curvisepalum ) Woolly Clover Xnien tar-raba Short. Triglochin barrelieri  ( =Triglochin bulbosa subsp. barrelieri ) Bulbous Arrowgrass Ħaxixa tal-baħar tar-rebbiegħa Short. Triglochin laxiflora  ( =Triglochin bulbosa subsp. laxiflora ) Lesser Arrowgrass Ħaxixa tal-baħar tal-ħarifa Detailed Trigonella esculenta  ( =Trigonella elatior ) Wild Fenugreek Maltese name not known Short. Trigonella foenum-graecum  ( =Foenum-graecum officinale ) Fernugreek Ħelba Short. Trigonella maritima  ( =Trigonella dura ) Sea Trigonella Maltese name not known Short. Triplachne nitens  ( =Agrostis nitens ) Shining Grass Triplanke Short. Tripodion tetraphyllum  ( =Anthyllis tetraphylla ) Annual Kidney Vetch Silla tal-bżieżel Short. Trisetaria aurea  ( =Trisetum condensatum ) Golden Oat Trisetarja Short. Triticum aestivum  ( =Triticum vulgare ) Bread Wheat Qamħ tomni Short. Triticum turgidum subsp. durum  ( =Triticum durum ) Macaroni Wheat Qamħ ta\' Malta Short. Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum  ( =Triticum aestivum subsp. turgidum ) Rivet Wheat Qamħ tal-Awstralja Short. Tropaeolum majus  ( =Trophaeum majus ) Garden Nasturtium Kapuċċinella Detailed Tulbaghia violacea  ( =Tulbaghia cepacea var. robustior ) Society Garlic Tewm vjola Short. Tulipa cypria  ( =- ) Cyprus Tulip Tulipan ta Ċipru Short. Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis  ( =Tulipa australis ) Southern Tulip Tulipan selvaġġ Short. Typha angustifolia  ( =Typha minor ) Lesser Bulrush Maltese name not known Short. Typha domingensis  ( =Typha brownii ) Southern Bulrush Buda Short. Typha latifolia  ( =Typha elatior ) Common Bulrush Maltese name not known Short. U Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ulmus canescens  ( =Ulmus minor subsp. canescens ) Hoary Elm Nemmiesa Short. Ulmus minor  ( =Ulmus procera ) Small-leaved Elm Ulmu Short. Umbilicus horizontalis  ( =Cotyledon rupestris ) Narrow Navelwort Żokret l-għaġuża Short. Umbilicus rupestris  ( =Umbilicus vulgaris ) Wall Navelwort Żokret l-għaġuża tal-irdum Short. Urochloa panicoides  ( =Panicum urochloa ) Liverseed Grass Uruklowa Short. Urospermum picroides  ( =Tragopogon picroides ) Prickly Golden Fleece Tfief xewwieki Short. Urtica membranacea  ( =Urtica dubia ) Large-leaved Nettle Ħurrieqa komuni Short. Urtica pilulifera  ( =Urtica balearica ) Roman Nettle Ħurrieq taż-żibeġ Short. Urtica urens  ( =Urtica parvula ) Small Nettle Ħurrieq żgħir Short. V Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Vachellia farnesiana  ( =Mimosa farnesiana ) Sweet Acacia Gażżija tax-xewk żgħir Short. Vachellia karroo  ( =Mimosa reticulata ) Karroo Thorn Gażżija tax-xewk kbir Short. Valantia hispida  ( =Valantia filiformis ) Hairy Valantia Valantja niggieża Short. Valantia muralis  ( =Valantia quadriflora ) Wall Valantia Valantja komuni Short. Valeriana calcitrapae  ( =Centranthus calcitrapae ) Annual Valerian Valeriana Roża Short. Valeriana carinata  ( =Valerianella carinata ) European Cornsalad Maltese name not known Short. Valeriana coronata  ( =Valerianella coronata ) Crown Cornsalad Maltese name not known Short. Valeriana eriocarpa  ( =Valerianella eriocarpa ) Hairy-fruited cornsalad Valerjanella Short. Valeriana graciliflora  ( =Fedia graciliflora ) Lesser horn-of-plenty Sieq il-ħamiema Short. Valeriana ibika  ( =Valerianella puberula ) Downy Cornslaad Maltese name not known Short. Valeriana muricata  ( =Valerianella muricata ) Oblique-fruited Cornsalad Maltese name not known Short. Valerianella abyssinica  ( =Valeriana mixta ) Small-fruited Cornsalad Maltese name not known Short. Verbascum creticum  ( =Celsia cretica ) Glandular Mullein Maltese name not known Short. Verbascum sinuatum  ( =Thapsus sinuatum ) Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet l-andar Short. Verbascum thapsus  ( =Verbascum alatum ) Great Mullein Maltese name not known Short. Verbena bonariensis  ( =Verbena intercedens ) Purple Top Maltese name not known Short. Verbena officinalis  ( =Verbena officinalis ) Common Verbena Buqexrem Short. Verbena peruviana  ( =Glandularia peruviana ) Peruvian Mock Vervain Maltese name not known Short. Veronica agrestis  ( =Pocilla agrestis ) Green Field Speedwell Maltese name not known Short. Veronica anagallis-aquatica  ( =Veronica palustris ) Blue Water Speedwell Veronika tal-ilma Short. Veronica arvensis  ( =Veronica polygonoides ) Wall Speedwell Maltese name not known Short. Veronica beccabunga  ( =Veronica fontinalis ) Brooklime Maltese name not known Short. Veronica cymbalaria  ( =Veronica cuneata ) Pale Speedwell Veronika bajda Short. Veronica hederifolia  ( =Pocilla hederifolia ) Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna Short. Veronica panormitana  ( =Veronica cymbalaria subsp.. panormitana ) Palermo Speedwell Maltese name not known Short. Veronica persica  ( =Veronica buxbaumii ) Common Field Speedwell Maltese name not known Short. Veronica polita  ( =Veronica didyma ) Grey-leaved Speedwell Veronika żgħira Short. Viburnum tinus  ( =Tinus laurifolius ) Laurustinus Viburnum Short. Vicia altissima  ( =Vicia polysperma ) Tall Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia benghalensis  ( =Cracca benghalensis ) Purple Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia bithynica  ( =Lathyrus bithynicus ) Bithynian Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Short. Vicia ervilia  ( =Ervum ervilia ) Bitter Vetch Żożfa Short. Vicia faba  ( =Faba vulgaris ) Broad Bean Fula Short. Vicia hirsuta  ( =Ervum hirsutum ) Hairy Tare Maltese name not known Short. Vicia hybrida  ( =Vicia spuria ) Hairy Yellow Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia lathyroides  ( =Ervum soloniense ) Tiny Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia leucantha  ( =Vicia bivonea ) Brown-fruited Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia lutea  ( =Vicia hirta ) Yellow Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia monantha  ( =Vicia biflora ) Barn Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia narbonensis  ( =Vicia latifolia ) Narbonne Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Short. Vicia onobrychioides  ( =Vicia punctata ) Flase sainfoin Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia pannonica  ( =Vicia purpurascens ) Hungarian Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia peregrina  ( =Vicia sativa var. peregrina ) Slender-leaved Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa  ( =Vicia amphicarpa ) Amphicarpic Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia sativa subsp. nigra  ( =Vicia angustifolia ) Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Short. Vicia sativa subsp. sativa  ( =Vicia communis ) Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Short. Vicia serratifolia  ( =Vicia narbonensis var. serratifolia ) Serrated purple broad vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia tenuissima  ( =Vicia parviflora ) Fine-leaved Vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia tetrasperma  ( =Vicia gemella ) Smooth Tare Maltese name not known Short. Vicia villosa subsp. ambigua  ( =Vicia pseudocracca ) Fodder vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vicia villosa subsp. varia  ( =Vicia dasycarpa ) Variable Fodder vetch Maltese name not known Short. Vinca major  ( =Pervinca major ) Greater Periwinkle Pervinka Short. Viola alba  ( =Viola odorata subsp. alba ) White Violet Maltese name not known Short. Viola odorata  ( =Viola stolonifera ) Sweet Violet Vjola Short. Viola parvula  ( =Viola micrantha ) Small Violet Maltese name not known Short. Visnaga daucoides  ( =Daucus visnaga ) Toothpick-plant Busnaga Short. Vitex agnus-castus  ( =Vitex latifolia ) Chaste Tree Siġret il-virgi Short. Vitis rupestris  ( =Vitis vinifera var. rupestris ) Mountain grape Maltese name not known Short. Vitis vinifera  ( =Vitis sylvestris ) Grape Vine Dielja Short. Vitis vulpina  ( =Vitis cordifolia ) American Grape Vine Maltese name not known Short. W Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Washingtonia filifera  ( =Brahea filifera ) California Fan Palm Palma tal-imrewħa Messikana Short. Washingtonia robusta  ( =Washingtonia gracilis ) Mexican Fan Palm Palma tal-imrewħa Amerikana Short. Wigandia urens  ( =Hydrolea urens ) Wigandia Maltese name not known Short. Withania somnifera  ( =Physalis somnifera ) Mediterranean Withania Maltese name not known Short. Wolffia arrhiza  ( =Lemna arrhiza ) Rootless Duckweed Maltese name not known Short. X Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Xanthium orientale subsp. italicum  ( =Xanthium italicum ) Italian cocklebur Maltese name not known Short. Xanthium spinosum  ( =Acanthoxanthium spinosum ) Spiny Cocklebur Maltese name not known Short. Xanthium strumarium  ( =Xanthium chinense ) Rough Cocklebur Maltese name not known Detailed Y Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Yucca aloifolia  ( =Yucca yucatana ) Spanish Bay Jukka Short. Yucca desmetiana  ( =Yucca de-smetiana ) Blue Boy Yucca Jukka tal-werqa haħla Short. Yucca filamentosa  ( =. ) Adam's needle Jukka tal-werqa dejqa Short. Yucca flaccida  ( =Yucca louisianensis ) Weak-leaf yucca Jukka tal-werqa mdendla Short. Yucca gigantea  ( =Yucca elephantipes ) Spineless Yucca Jukka kbira Short. Yucca gloriosa  ( =Yucca superba ) Spanish Dagger Jukka tad-djar Short. Z Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Zannichellia melitensis  ( =- ) Maltese Horned Pondweed Ħarira tal-ilma ta\' Malta Short. Zannichellia palustris subsp. major  ( =Zannichellia major ) Greater Horned Pondweed Ħarira tal-widien Short. Zantedeschia aethiopica  ( =Calla aethiopica ) Arum Lily Buqar Short. Zea mays  ( =Zea segetalis ) Maize Qamħ ir-rum Short. Ziziphus jujuba  ( =Ziziphus zizyphus ) Jujube Żinżel Short. Zostera marina  ( =Zostera stenophylla ) Eelgrass Alka tas-salini Short. Zostera noltii  ( =Zostera nodosa ) Dwarf Eelgrass Alka tal-Pwales Short. 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