Species name :

Pancratium foetidum  Pomel

Synonyms :

Plant Family :

Amaryllidaceae   Jaume St.-Hil
(Daffodil (Amaryllis) Family)

Common name(s) :

Stinking Sea Daffodil

Maltese name(s) :

Pankrazju tal-Ħarifa

Status for Malta :

Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc.

Frequency

Very Common     Common     [Frequent]     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer life form: GEOPHYTE (Bulbous/Rhizomatous plants)   
Germination: Monocotyledon

Legal Protection :

Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Autumn

Habitat :

Coastal areas

Remarks :

Considered as extinct in the wild were one population was reported from Bahar ic-caghaq area. There is a surviving population at Argotti Gardens. Closely related to Pancratium maritimum but grows on coastal rocks and flowers emit a stinking smell

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