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Wild Plants of the Mediterranean Islands of Malta

This research project about the flora of Malta is sponsored by: MWP PLANT NAMES SEARCH ENGINE   V2.0 Step 1: Select type of Name LATIN NAME       ENGLISH NAME       MALTESE NAME Step 2: Select search criteria The option "ALL" brings a list over 1000 names You can select multiple starting letters Special Maltese letters 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 or melitensis ) 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 no name Short Acacia cyclops Western Coastal Wattle Akaċja Short Acacia farnesiana  ( =Mimosa farnesiana ) Sweet Acacia Akaċja Short Acacia karroo  ( =Acacia horrida ) Karroo Thorn Akaċja Short Acacia saligna  ( =Acacia cyanophylla ) Blue-leaved Acacia Akaċja Short Acanthocereus tetragonus  ( =Acanthocereus pentagonus ) Barbed Wire Cereus no name Short Acanthus mollis Bear's Breech Ħannewija Detailed Achillea collina  ( =Achillea millefolium var. collina ) Mountain Yarrow no name Short Achillea ligustica Ligurian Yarrow no name Short Adiantum capillus-veneris  ( =Adiantum michelii ) Maidenhair Fern Tursin il-Bir Short Adonis microcarpa Pheasant's Eye Għajn is-Serduq Short Aeonium arboreum  ( =Sempervivum arboreum ) Tree House-Leek Kalluwa Short Aetheorrhiza bulbosa  ( =Crepis bulbosa ) Bulbous Hawksbeard no name Short Agave americana American Agave Sabbara tal-Amerika Short Agave americana var. marginata  ( =Agave complicata ) Agave Sabbara tal-Amerika Short Agave attenuata  ( =Agave cernua ) Soft-leaved Agave no name Short Agave parryi  ( =Agave patonii ) Parry's Agave no name Short Agave sisalana  ( =Agave rigida var. sisalana ) Blue Agave no name Short Ailanthus altissima  ( =Ailanthus glandulosa ) Tree-of-heaven Xumakk falz Short Ajuga iva Southern Bugle Xantkura Short Ajuga iva subsp. pseudoiva  ( =Ajuga iva subsp. Pseudoiva ) Yellow Southern Bugle Xantkura safra Short Albizia julibrissin  ( =Acacia julibrissin ) Silk Tree no name Short Alcea rosea  ( =Alcea ficifolia ) Common Hollyhock Bastun ta' San Ġuzepp Short Alisma plantago-aquatica Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma Short Allium amethystinum Round-Headed Leek Tewm Kaħlani Short Allium arvense White Round headed Garlic Tewm ta' Għawdex Short. Allium cepa Garden Onion Basla Short Allium chamaemoly Dwarf Garlic Tewm qerqni Short Allium commutatum Wild Leek Kurrat Salvaġġ Short Allium dentiferum  ( =Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum ) Pale garlic Tewm Safrani Short Allium lojaconoi Maltese Dwarf Garlic Tewm irqiq ta' Malta Short Allium melitense  ( =Allium commutatum var. melitense ) Maltese Leek Kurrat ta' Malta Short Allium neapolitanum White Garlic no name Short Allium nigrum Black Garlic Ċuplajs Short Allium roseum Rosy Garlic Tewm Ħamrani Short Allium subhirsutum Hairy Garlic Tewm Muswaf Short Allium trifoliatum  ( =Allium subhirsutum var. trifoliatum ) Pink Garlic Tewm tal-linja vjola Short Allium triquetrum Three-cornered Garlic no name Short Aloe arborescens  ( =Aloe mutabilis ) Krantz Aloe no name Short Aloe saponaria  ( =Aloe maculata ) Soap Aloe no name Short Aloe vera  ( =Aloe barbadensis ) Yellow Aloe Sabbara Short Althaea hirsuta Hispid Marshmallow Ħobbejża sufija Short Amaranthus blitoides Mat Amaranth no name Short Amaranthus caudatus  ( =Amaranthus edulis ) Love-lies-bleeding no name Short Amaranthus cruentus  ( =Amaranthus paniculatus ) Red Amaranth no name Short Amaranthus deflexus  ( =Amaranthus prostratus ) Large-fruited Amaranth Denb id-dib lixx Short Amaranthus gangeticus  ( =Amaranthus melancholicus ) Elephant-head Amaranth no name Short Amaranthus graecizans  ( =Amaranthus angustifolius ) Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra hamra Short Amaranthus hybridus  ( =Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hypochondriacus ) Prince's Feather Amaranth no name Short Amaranthus muricatus  ( =Euloxus muricatus ) African Amaranth Denb id-dib Afrikan Short Amaranthus retroflexus  ( =Amaranthus spicatus ) Rough Pigweed no name Short Amaranthus viridis  ( =Amaranthus gracilis ) Slender Amaranth Denb id-dib aħdar Short Ambrosia maritima Sea Ragwood Mentna Short Ammi majus  ( =Ammi diversifolium ) Bullwort Dakra Short Ammi visnaga  ( =Daucus visnaga ) Sand Bullwort Busnaga Short Ammoides pusilla  ( =Petroselinum ammoides ) Small Bullwort no name Short Anacamptis pyramidalis Pyramidal Orchid Orkida Piramidali Detailed Anacamptis urvilleana  ( =Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana ) Maltese Pyramidal Orchid Orkida Piramidali ta' Malta Short Anacyclus clavatus  ( =Anacyclus tomentosus ) White Anacyclus no name Short Anagallis arvensis  ( =Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis ) Scarlet Pimpernel Ħarira ħamra Short Anagallis foemina  ( =Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina ) Blue Pimpernel Ħarira kaħla Short Anagyris foetida Stinking Bean Trefoil Fula tal-Klieb Detailed Anchusa italica  ( =Anchusa azurea ) Italian Bugloss Lsien il-Fart ikħal Detailed Andrachne telephioides Andrachne Andrakne Short Anemone coronaria Crown Anem Kaħwiela Short Anemone hortensis Broad-leaved Anem Kaħwiela ċara Short Anogramma leptophylla  ( =Gymnogramma leptophylla ) Annual Maidenhair Tursin ir-riħ Short Anredera cordifolia  ( =Boussingaultia cordifolia ) Madeira Vine no name Short Anthemis arvensis Corn Chamomille Bebuna tar-raba' Short Anthemis cotula Stinking Chamomille no name Short Anthemis urvilleana  ( =Anthemis secundiramea subsp. urvilleana ) Maltese Chamomille Bebuna tal-baħar Short Anthyllis hermanniae  ( =Aspalathus cretica ) Yellow Kidney Vetch Ħatba s-sewda Short Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. maura  ( =Anthyllis maritima ) Common Kidney Vetch Silla tal-blat Short Antirrhinum siculum  ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. siculum ) Sicilian Snapdragon Papoċċi bojod Detailed Antirrhinum tortuosum  ( =Antirrhinum majus subsp. tortuosum ) Greater Snapdragon Papoċċi ħomor Detailed Apium graveolens Wild Celery Karfus Short Apium nodiflorum Fool's Water Cress Karfus tal-ilma Short Aptenia cordifolia  ( =Mesembryanthemum cordifolia ) Heartleaf Ice Plant no name Short Aptenia lancifolia  ( =Aptenia cordifolia lancifolia ) Sword-leafed Mesembryanthemum no name Short Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Pine Awrikarja ta' Bunja Short Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort no name Short Argyranthemum frutescens  ( =Chrysanthemum frutescens ) Marguerite Daisy no name Short Arisarum vulgare Friar's Cowl Garni tal-Pipi Detailed Aristolochia clusii Green-flowered Birthwort Papra selvaġġa Short Artemisia arborescens Silver Wormwood no name Short Arthrocnemum macrostachyum  ( =Arthrocnemum glaucum ) Glaucous Glasswort Almeridja tal-blat Short Arum italicum Italian Lords and Ladies Garni Short Asparagus aphyllus Mediterranean Asparagus Spraġġ xewwieki Short Asparagus asparagoides  ( =Asparagus medeoloides ) African Asparagus no name Short Asparagus densiflorus  ( =Asparagus plumosus subsp. nanus ) Bushy Asparagus no name Short Asparagus falcatus Asparagus Fern no name Short Asparagus officinalis Wild Asparagus Spraġġ Short Asparagus setaceus  ( =Asparagus plumosus ) Plumose Asparagus no name Short Asparagus stipularis  ( =Asparagus horridus ) Grey Asparagus Spraġġ griż Detailed Asparagus virgatus  ( =Protasparagus virgatus ) Broom Asparagus no name Short Asperula aristata subsp. scabra  ( =Asperula cynanchica var. aristata ) Southern Squinancywort no name Short Asperula cynanchica Squinancywort no name Short Asphodelus aestivus  ( =Asphodelus microcarpus ) Summer Asphodel Berwieq Detailed Asphodelus fistulosus  ( =Asphodelus tenuifolius ) Onion Weed Berwieq Żgħir Detailed Asplenium ceterach  ( =Ceterach officinarum ) Rusty-back Fern Felċi Short Asplenium marinum Sea Spleenwort Fern Felċi Short Asplenium sagittatum  ( =Phyllitis hemionitis ) Mule's Fern Felċi tal-bir Short Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern Felċi rqiqa Short Aster squamatus Narrow-leaved Aster Settembrina salvaġġa Detailed Astragalus boeticus  ( =Astragalus baeticus ) Yellow Milk Vetch Kafe' Messikan Short Astragalus hamosus  ( =Astragalus buceras ) Southern Milk Vetch no name Short Astragalus sesameus  ( =Astragalus saguntinus ) Small-flowered Milk Vetch no name Short Atractylis cancellata Common Atractylis Xewk tal-gaġġa Short Atractylis gummifera  ( =Carlina gummifera ) Stemless Atractylis Xewk tal-mixta Short Atriplex halimus  ( =Atriplex candicans ) Shrubby Orache Bjanka Short Atriplex patula Common Orache no name Short Atriplex prostrata  ( =Atriplex hastata ) Spear-leaved Orache Selq il-baħar Short Atriplex rosea  ( =Atriplex foliolosa ) Rosy Orache no name Short Austrocylindropuntia subulata  ( =Opuntia subulata ) Eve's Needle no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] B Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ballota nigra subsp. uncinata Black Horehound Marrubja sewda Detailed Barlia robertiana  ( =Himantoglossum robertiana ) Giant Orchid Orkida kbira Detailed Bassia scoparia  ( =Kochia scoparia ) Summer Cypress no name Short Bellardia trixago  ( =Bartsia trixago ) Mediterranean Bartsia Perlina bajda Short Bellevalia romana  ( =Hyacinthus romana ) Roman Hyacinth Ġjacint selvaġġ Short Bellis annua Annual Daisy Bebuna Detailed Bellis sylvestris Southern Daisy Margerita salvaġġa Detailed Beta vulgaris  ( =Beta cicla ) Wild Beet Selq Short Biscutella didyma subsp. didyma Buckler Mustard Xeħt il-forom Short Bituminaria bituminosa  ( =Psoralea bituminosa ) Pitch Trefoil Silla tal-mogħoż Detailed Blackstonia perfoliata subsp. perfoliata Yellow-Wort Ċentawrija safra Short Borago officinalis Common Borage Fidloqqom Detailed Bougainvillea glabra Lesser Bougainvillea Buganvilla żgħira Short Bougainvillea spectabilis Bougainvillea Buganvilla Short Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong no name Short Brassica napus subsp. oleifera  ( =Brassica rapa subsp. napus ) Rapeseed Nevew Short Brassica nigra  ( =Brassica bracteolata ) Black Mustard Mustarda sewda Short Brassica oleracea s.l. Wild Cabbage Kaboċċa selvaġġa Short Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris Wild Turnip Liftija Detailed Brassica tournefortii  ( =Erucastrum minutiflorum ) Tournefort's Cabbage no name Short Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry no name Short Buddleja madagascariensis  ( =Nicodemia madagascariensis ) Yellow Butterfly Bush no name Short Bupleurum lancifolium  ( =Bupleurum subovatum ) Spear-leaved Hare's Ear Widnet il-fenek Short Bupleurum semicompositum  ( =Bupleurum glaucum ) Grey Hare's Ear no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] C Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Caesalpinia sappan  ( =Biancaea sappan ) Sappanwood no name Short Cakile maritima Sea Rocket Kromb il-baħar Short Calamintha nepeta Lesser Calaminth Kalaminta Short Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis Field Marigold Suffejra tar-raba Short Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis var. bicolor  ( =Calendula arvensis subsp. aegyptiaca ) no name Suffejra tar-raba ta' żewgt kuluri Short Calendula arvensis subsp. hydruntina no name Suffejra kbira tar-raba Short Calendula bicolor no name Suffejra ta' żewgt kuluri Short Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold Suffejra tal-ġonna Short Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida Woody Marigold Suffejra Short Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida var. Gussonei Woody Marigold (Gussone variety) Suffejra ta' Gussone Short Callistemon citrinus  ( =Callistemon lanceolatus ) Crimson Bottlebrush no name Short Callitriche truncata Southern Water Starwort Erba Gamberaja Short Calystegia soldanella  ( =Convolvulus soldanella ) Sea Bindweed Leblieb tar-ramel Short Campanula erinus Small Bellflower Kampanula Short Capparis orientalis  ( =Capparis spinosa var. inermis ) Caper 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 aħmar Short Cardamine flexuosa  ( =Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa ) Wavy Bittercress no name Short Cardamine hirsuta  ( =Cardamine umbrosa ) Hairy Bittercress no name Short Cardaria draba subsp. draba  ( =Lepidium draba ) Whitetop Plant no name Short Cardiospermum halicacabum Showy Balloon Vine Sfineġ Short Carduncellus coeruleus  ( =Carthamus coeruleus ) Blue Thistle no name Short Carduus australis subsp. marmoratus  ( =Carduus arabicus subsp. marmoratus ) Arabian Thistle Ħorfox Short Carduus pycnocephalus Plymouth Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Short Carduus tenuiflorus  ( =Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorus ) Winged Plumeless Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Short Carex distans Distant Sedge Sogħda Short Carex divisa Divided Sedge Sogħda Short Carex divulsa  ( =Carex muricata var. divulsa ) Grey Sedge no name Short Carex extensa Long-bracted Sedge no name Short Carex flacca subsp. serrulata  ( =Carex cuspidata ) Glacuous Sedge no name Short Carex halleriana  ( =Carex alpestris ) Southern Sedge no name Short Carex hispida  ( =Carex echinata ) Hispid Sedge no name Short Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa  ( =Carex pairaei ) Rough Sedge no name Short Carex otrubae  ( =Carex vulpina ) False Fox Sedge Sogħda Short Carex spicata  ( =Carex contigua ) Spiked Sedge no name Short Carlina involucrata  ( =Carlina corymbosa subsp. involucrata ) African Carline Thistle Sajtun Short Carlina lanata Wooly Carline Thistle Sebqet 'l Ommha Short Carpobrotus edulis  ( =Mesembryanthemum edulis ) Kaffir Fig Xuxet San Ġwann Short Carthamus lanatus Woolly Carthamus Xewk ta' Kristu Short Carthamus tinctorius Orange Carthamus Għosfor Short Carya illinoensis  ( =Carya illinoinensis ) Pecan Nut Ġewż tal-Pekan Short Casuarina cunninghamiana  ( =Casuarina tenuissima ) Australian River Oak no name Short Casuarina equisetifolia  ( =Casuarina litorea ) She-Oak no name Short Casuarina verticillata  ( =Casuarina stricta ) Drooping She-Oak no name Short Catananche lutea Yellow Catananche Katananċe Short Ceiba speciosa  ( =Chorisia speciosa ) Floss-silk Tree no name Short Celtis australis Southern Nettle Tree no name Short Centaurea acaulis Stemless Star-Thistle Ċentawrija tan-nuffara Short Centaurea calcitrapa Red Star-Thistle no name Short Centaurea cyanus Cornflower no name Short Centaurea diluta North African Knapweed no name Short Centaurea jacea s.l. Brownray Knapweed no name Short Centaurea melitensis Maltese Star-Thistle Xewk ta' Malta Short Centaurea nicaeensis Mediterranean Star-Thistle Xewk tal-għotba Short Centaurea ragusina  ( =Centaurea candidissima ) Croatian Centaury no name Short Centaurea scabiosa  ( =Colymbada scabiosa ) Greater Knapweed no name Short Centaurium erythraea  ( =Erythraea centaurium ) Common Centaury Ċentawrija kbira Short Centaurium pulchellum  ( =Erythraea pulchellum ) Lesser Centaury Ċentawrija żgħira Short Centaurium spicatum  ( =Erythraea spicata ) Spiked Centaury no name Short Centaurium tenuiflorum  ( =Erythraea pulchellum var. tenuiflorum ) Slender Centaury Ċentawrija rqiqa Short Centranthus calcitrapae Annual Valerian Valeriana Roża Short Centranthus macrosiphon Long-spurred Valerian no name Short Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Toppu tar-reġina Short Cerastium glomeratum  ( =Cerastium acutatum ) Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear Widen il-ġurdien idellek Short Ceratonia siliqua Carob Ħarruba Short Cercis siliquastrum Judas Tree Siġra ta' Ġuda Short Cerinthe major Honeywort Qniepen Detailed Chamaerops humilis Dwarf Fan Palm Ġummar safrani Short Chasmanthe bicolor Chasmanthe no name Short Cheirolophus crassifolius  ( =Palaeocyanus crassifolius ) Maltese Rock-Centaury Widnet il-Baħar Short Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine Ħaxixa tal-felul Short Chenopodium album subsp. album  ( =Chenopodium candidans ) Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija Short Chenopodium album subsp. striatum Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra Bajdanija strixxata Short Chenopodium ambrosioides  ( =Ambrina ambrosioides ) Mexican Tea Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Short Chenopodium ficifolium  ( =Chenopodium album subsp. ficifolium ) Fig-leaved Goosefoot no name Short Chenopodium giganteum Tree Spinach no name Short Chenopodium hybridum  ( =Chenopodium angulosum ) no name no name Short Chenopodium murale  ( =Chenopodium dubium ) Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Short Chenopodium opulifolium  ( =Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium ) Grey Goosefoot Għobbejra griża Short Chenopodium urbicum  ( =Chenopodium deltoideum ) Upright Goosefoot Għobbejra Short Chenopodium vulvaria  ( =Chenopodium foetidum ) Stinking Goosefoot Għobbejra tinten Short Chiliadenus bocconei  ( =Jasonia glutinosa ) Maltese Fleabane Tulliera ta' Malta Detailed Chlorophytum comosum  ( =Anthericum comosum ) Spider Plant Rampila Short Chondrilla juncea Common Chondrilla Tfief tar-ramel Short Chrozophora tinctoria Dyer's Litmus Turnasol Detailed Chrysanthemum zawadskii subsp. coreanum  ( =Chrysanthemum coreanum ) Korean Chrysanthemun no name Short Cichorium intybus Chicory Ċikwejra Short Cichorium spinosum Spiny Chicory Qanfuda Short Cistus creticus  ( =Cistus incanus subsp. Creticus ) Hoary Rock Rose Ċistu Roża Short Cistus monspeliensis  ( =Stephanocarpus monspeliensis ) White Cistus Ċistu abjad Short Citrus limon  ( =Citrus x limon ) Lemon Lumija Short Clematis cirrhosa Evergreen Traveller's Joy Kiesħa jew Bajda Detailed Colchicum cupanii  ( =Colchicum bertolonii ) Mediterranean meadow saffron Busieq Detailed Colocasia antiquorum Elephants Ear Għorgħar Short Conium maculatum Hemlock Ċikuta Short Conringia orientalis  ( =Conringia austriaca ) Hare's Ear Mustard no name Short Convolvulus althaeoides Mallow Bindweed Leblieb roża Short Convolvulus arvensis Field BindWeed Leblieba tar-Raba Detailed Convolvulus cantabrica Southern Bindweed no name Short Convolvulus elegantissimus  ( =Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus ) Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed Leblieba tax-Xagħri Detailed Convolvulus lineatus Narrow-leaved Bindweed Leblieb abjad Short Convolvulus oleifolius Pink Bindweed Leblieb tal-Irdum Short Convolvulus pentapetaloides Two-coloured Bindweed Leblieb żgħir Short Convolvulus siculus Blue Bindweed Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq Short Convolvulus tricolor Three-coloured Bindweed Lebliebi kħal Short Conyza albida  ( =Conyza sumatrensis ) Fleabane no name Short Conyza bonariensis Flax-Leaved Fleabane Żagħżigħa selvaġġa Detailed Coriandrum sativum Coriander Kosbor Short Coronilla scorpioides  ( =Arthrolobium scorpioides ) Yellow Crown Vetch Xeħt l-imħabba Short Coronilla valentina Shrubby Crown Vetch Koronilla Short Coronopus didymus  ( =Coronopus pinnatifida ) Lesser Swine Cress no name Short Coronopus squamatus  ( =Coronopus procumbens ) Swine Cress no name Short Crassula tillaea  ( =Crassula muscosa ) Mossy Stonecrop no name Short Crassula vaillantii  ( =Bulliarda vaillantii ) Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop no name Short Crataegus azarolus  ( =Mespilus azarolus ) Crete Hawthorn Għanżalor Short Crataegus monogyna  ( =Crataegus oxyacantha ) Hawthorn Żagħrun Short Crataegus x ruscin nsis Hybrid Hawthorn Għanżalor bagħal Short Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka tal-irdum Short Crepis bursifolia  ( =Crepis ericafolia ) Italian Hawksbeard no name Short Crepis neglecta  ( =Crepis cernua ) Hawksbeard no name Short Crepis pusilla  ( =Melitella pusilla ) Maltese Hawksbeard Melitella Short Cressa cretica Mediterranean Bindweed Kressa Short Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire Busbies il-baħar Short Crocus longiflorus Crocus Longiflorus Żagħfran selvaġġ Detailed Crucianella rupestris  ( =Crucianella maritima var. rupestris ) Rock Crucianella Kruċanella Short Crupina crupinastrum  ( =Centaurea crupinastrum ) Southern Crupina no name Short Cucurbita pepo  ( =Cucurbita aurantia ) Pumpkin Qargħa ħamra Short Cupressus arizonica  ( =Cupressus glabra ) Arizona Cypress Ċipress ta' Arizona Short Cupressus sempervirens  ( =Cupressus pyramidalis ) Common Cypress Ċipress Short Cuscuta campestris  ( =Cuscuta pentagona ) Western Field Dodder Pittma tal-Amerika Short Cuscuta epithymum Dodder Pittma Short Cuscuta monogyna no name no name Short Cydonia oblonga  ( =Cydonia vulgaris ) Quince Sfarġel Short Cymbalaria muralis  ( =Linaria cymbalaria ) Ivy-leaved Toadflax no name Short Cynara cardunculus  ( =Cynara corsica ) Wild Artichoke Qaqoċċ tax-xewk Short Cynara scolymus  ( =Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus ) Globe Artichoke Qaqoċċ Short Cynara scolymus x cardunculus Globe Artichoke (x hybrid) Qaqoċċ Short Cynoglossum creticum Blue Hound's Tongue Ilsien il-Kelb Short Cynomorium coccineum General's Root Għerq il-ġeneral Short Cyperus alternifolius Umbrella Papyrus no name Short Cyperus capitatus  ( =Galilea mucronathus ) Capitate Galingale Sogħda tar-ramel Short Cyperus esculentus Yellow Nutsedge no name Short Cyperus fuscus  ( =Cyperus compressus ) Brown Galingale no name Short Cyperus involucratus  ( =Cyperus flabelliformis ) Dwarf Papyrus Grass no name Short Cyperus longus subsp. badius  ( =Cyperus longus subsp. badius ) Compact Galingale Bordi Short Cyperus longus subsp. longus Sweet Galingale Bordi tal-widien Short Cyperus papyrus Papyrus Papiru Short Cyperus rotundus  ( =Cyperus olivaris ) Round Galingale Bordi tat-toroq Short Cyrtomium falcatum  ( =Polystichum falcatum ) Japanese Holly Fern no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] D Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Damasonium bourgaei Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain Damażonju Short Darniella melitensis  ( =Salsola melitensis ) Maltese Salt Tree Xebb Short Datura innoxia Downy Thorn Apple Siġret ir-rizzi Short Datura stramonium Common Thorn Apple no name Short Datura tatula  ( =Datura stramonium var. tatula ) Devil's Trumpet no name Short Daucus carota subsp. carota Wild Carrot Zunnarija salvaġġa Short Daucus carota subsp. sativus Carrot Zunnarija Short Daucus gingidium  ( =Daucus carota var. gingidium ) Sea Carrot Zunnarija tal-baħar Short Daucus lopadusanus  ( =Daucus carota var. lopadusanus ) Lampedusa Carrot Zunnarija tal-blat Short Daucus rupestris  ( =Daucus carota var. rupestris ) Cliff Carrot no name Short Delosperma cooperi  ( =Mesembryanthemum cooperi ) Though Trailing Ice Plant no name Short Delphinium halteratum  ( =Delphinium longipes ) Winged Larkspur Sieq il-Ħamiema Detailed Delphinium staphisagria Short-spurred Larkspur Żerrigħet il-qamel Short Descurainia sophia  ( =Sisymbrium sophia ) Flixweed no name Short Diospyros kaki  ( =Diospyros chinensis ) Kaki Kaki Short Diospyros lotus Date-Plum no name Short Diplotaxis erucoides White Wall Rocket Ġarġir abjad Detailed Diplotaxis tenuifolia Perennial Wall Rocket Ġarġir isfar Detailed Diplotaxis viminea  ( =Diplotaxis prolongoi ) Southern Rocket Aruka selvaġġa Short Disphyma crassifolium  ( =Disphyma blackii ) Rounded Noon Flower no name Short Dittrichia graveolens  ( =Cupularia graveolens ) Lesser Samphire Żagħżigħa safra Short Dittrichia viscosa  ( =Cupularia viscosa ) False Yellowhead Tulliera komuni Detailed Dodonaea viscosa  ( =Dodonaea ehrenbergii ) Hop Bush no name Short Dracaena draco Dragon Tree Siġra tad-dragun Short Dracunculus vulgaris Giant Lords-and-Ladies Garni qoxret is-serp Short Duranta repens  ( =Duranta erecta ) Golden Dewdrop no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] E Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ecballium elaterium Squirting Cucumber Faqqus il-ħmir Detailed Echinophora spinosa Prickly Parsnip Busbies xewwieki tar-ramel Short Echium arenarium Coastal Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tar-ramel Short Echium candicans  ( =Echium fastuasum ) Pride of Madeira no name Short Echium italicum 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 Sand Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tax-xatt Short Echium vulgare Viper's Bugloss no name Short Elatine gussonei  ( =Elatine hydropiper var. gussonei ) Maltese Waterwort Elatine Detailed Eleocharis ovata Southern Spikerush no name Short Eleocharis palustris  ( =Eleocharis intersita ) Common Spikerush no name Short Emex spinosa  ( =Rumex spinosus ) Spiny Dock Selq xewwieki Short Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus no name Ravanell tal-Eġittu Short Ephedra fragilis Joint-Pine Efedra Short Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb no name Short Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tournefortii  ( =Epilobium adnatum ) Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobju Short Equisetum ramosissimum  ( =Equisetum campanulatum ) Branched Horsetail Denb iż-żiemel Short Erica multiflora Mediterranean Heath Erika Detailed Eriobotrya japonica Loquat Naspli Short Erodium chium Mediterranean Storkbill no name Short Erodium cicutarium Common Storkbill no name Short Erodium laciniatum  ( =Erodium chium var. laciniatum ) Cut-leaved Storkbill Moxt tar-ramel Short Erodium malacoides Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill Moxt Short Erodium moschatum Musk Stork's Bill Ħaxixa tal-Misk Short Erophila verna  ( =Draba verna ) Common Whitlow Grass no name Short Eruca sativa  ( =Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa ) Salad Mustard Aruka Short Eryngium maritimum Sea Holly Xewk ir-ramel Short Erysimum cheiri  ( =Cheiranthus cheiri ) Wallflower Ġiżi safra Short Eucalyptus camaldulensis  ( =Eucalyptus rostrata ) Red Gum Eucalyptus Ewkaliptus Short Eucalyptus gomphocephala Tuart Tree Ewkaliptus Short Euphorbia aleppica Aleppo Spurge no name Short Euphorbia chamaesyce  ( =Chamaesyce canescens ) Small Spurge Ġemmugħa Short Euphorbia characias Large Mediterranean Spurge Tengħud tal-Ħaġar Short Euphorbia dendroides Tree Spurge Tengħud tas-Siġra Short Euphorbia exigua var. exigua Dwarf Spurge Tenghud Irqiq Short Euphorbia exigua var. pycnophylla Maltese Dwarf Spurge Tengħud Irqiq ta' Malta Short Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge Tengħud Raddiena Short Euphorbia hirsuta  ( =Euphorbia pubescens ) Hairy Spurge no name Short Euphorbia maculata  ( =Chamaesyce maculata ) Spotted Spurge Ġemmugħa ħamra Short Euphorbia mauritanica Smooth Creeping Milkweed no name Short Euphorbia melapetala  ( =Euphorbia characias var. melapetala ) Large Sicilian Spurge Tengħud tal-Ħaġar Sqalli Short Euphorbia melitensis Maltese Spurge Tengħud tax-Xagħri Short Euphorbia paralias Sea Spurge Tengħud tar-Ramel Short Euphorbia peplis  ( =Chamaesyce peplis ) Purple Spurge Ġemmugħa tar-ramel Short Euphorbia peploides  ( =Euphorbia peplus var. minima ) Dwarf Petty Spurge Tengħud Ċkejken tal-ġonna Short Euphorbia peplus subsp. peplus  ( =Euphorbia calabrica ) Petty Spurge Tengħud tal-ġonna Short Euphorbia pinea Pine Spurge Tengħud Komuni Short Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia Punsjetta Short Euphorbia terracina Coastal Spurge Tengħud tax-Xatt Short Evax pygmaea  ( =Filago pygmaea ) Pygmy Cudweed Evaks Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] F Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Fagonia cretica Fagonia Fagonja Short Fallopia aubertii  ( =Bilderdykia aubertii ) Silver Lace Vine no name Short Fallopia convolvulus  ( =Fallopia baldschuanica ) Black Bindweed Leblieba ħadra Short Fedia graciliflora  ( =Fedia cornucopiae subsp. graciliflora ) no name Sieq il-ħamiema Short Ferula communis Giant Fennel Ferla Short Ficus carica  ( =Ficus carica var. rupestris ) Fig tree Tina Short Ficus elastica Indian Rubber Tree no name Short Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig no name Short Ficus microcarpa  ( =Ficus nitida ) Chinese Banyan Tree no name Short Ficus rubiginosa  ( =Ficus australis ) Port Jackson fig no name Short Filago cossyrensis no name 0 Short Filago pyramidata  ( =Filago vulgaris subsp. pyramidata ) Broad-leaved Cudweed no name Short Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Busbies Short Frankenia hirsuta  ( =Frankenia laevis var. hirsuta ) Hairy Sea Heath Erba Franka Short Frankenia laevis Sea Heath no name Short Frankenia pulverulenta Annual Sea Heath no name Short Fraxinus angustifolia  ( =Fraxinus oxycarpa ) Narrow-leaved Ash Fraxxnu Short Freesia refracta  ( =Freesia corymbosa ) Common Freesia Friżja Short Fumana arabica  ( =Helianthemum arabicum ) Mediterranean Rock Rose Ċistu isfar Short Fumana thymifolia  ( =Helianthemum thymifolium ) Thyme Rock Rose Ċistu żgħir Short Fumaria agraria Field Fumitory no name Short Fumaria bastardii  ( =Fumaria affinis ) Tall Ramping Fumitory no name Short Fumaria bicolor Two-coloured Fumitory no name Short Fumaria capreolata  ( =Fumaria officinalis subsp. capreolata ) White Ramping Fumitory no name Short Fumaria densiflora  ( =Fumaria micrantha ) Dense-flowered Fumitory no name Short Fumaria flabellata  ( =Fumaria capreolata subsp. flabellata ) Southern Ramping Fumitory no name Short Fumaria gaillardotii  ( =Fumaria agraria subsp. major ) Italian Fumitory Daħnet L-art kbira Short Fumaria muralis  ( =Fumaria capreolata subsp. muralis ) Common Ramping Fumitory no name Short Fumaria officinalis  ( =Fumaria viciosoi ) Common Fumitory Daħnet L-art medja Short Fumaria parviflora Fine-leaved Fumitory Daħnet l-art żgħira Short Fumaria reuteri  ( =Fumaria martinii ) Martin's Ramping Fumitory no name Short Fumaria vaillantii  ( =Fumaria caespitosa ) Few-flowered Fumitory no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] G Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Galactites tomentosa  ( =Lupsia galactites ) Mediterranean Thistle Xewk abjad Short Galium aparine Cleavers Ħarxajja komuni Short Galium murale Yellow Bedstraw Ħarxajja Short Galium spurium False Cleavers Ħarxajja Short Galium tricornutum  ( =Galium tricorne ) Corn Cleavers Ħarxajja Short Galium verrucosum  ( =Galium saccharatum ) Southern Cleavers Ħarxajja safra Short Gasteria acinacifolia Gasteria no name Short Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi Short Geranium molle Dove-'s foot Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq artab Short Geranium purpureum  ( =Geranium robertianum subsp. purpureum ) Little Robin Ġeranju roża Short Geranium robertianum  ( =Robertiella robertiana ) Herb Robert no name Short Geranium rotundifolium Round-Leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju Short Gladiolus byzantinus  ( =Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus ) Mediterranean Gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ kbir Short Gladiolus dubius Small Gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tal-wied Short Gladiolus italicus Field Gladiolus Ħabb tal-Qamħ tar-Raba Detailed Glaucium flavum  ( =Glaucium luteum ) Yellow Horned Poppy Pepprin isfar Short Glebionis carinata  ( =Chrysanthemum carinatum ) Three-coloured Chrysanthemum Lellux ta' tlett kuluri Short Glebionis coronaria  ( =Chrysanthemum coronarium ) Crown Daisy Lellux Detailed Glebionis segetum  ( =Chrysanthemum segetum ) Corn Daisy Lellux tar-raba' Short Gossypium herbaceum  ( =Gossypium stocksii ) Levant Cotton Qotton Malti Short Gossypium hirsutum  ( =Gossypium mexicanum ) American Cotton Qotton ta' Gallipoli Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] H Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Halimione portulacoides  ( =Halimione portulacoides ) Sea Purslane no name Short Harpullia arborea  ( =Harpullia imbricata ) Tulip Wood-Tree no name Short Hedera helix  ( =Hedera taurica ) Ivy Liedna Short Hedypnois cretica  ( =Hedypnois rhagadioloides subsp. cretica ) Variable Hyoseris no name Short Hedypnois rhagadioloides Variable Hyoseris no name Short Hedysarum coronarium Sulla Silla Short Hedysarum glomeratum  ( =Hedysarum capitatum ) Clustered Sulla Silla selvaġġa Short Hedysarum spinosissimum  ( =Hedysarum pallens ) Spiny Sulla Silla bix-xewk Short Helianthus annuus  ( =Helianthus lenticularis ) Sunflower Warda tax-xemx Short Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke Artiċokk Short Helichrysum melitense Maltese Helichrysium Sempreviva ta' Għawdex Short Heliotropium curassavicum Salt Heliotrope no name Short Heliotropium europaeum Common Heliotrope Vanilja bajda Detailed Herniaria cinerea  ( =Herniaria hirsuta subsp. cinerea ) Grey Rupture-Wort no name Short Herniaria hirsuta Hairy Rupture-Wort no name Short Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Rose of China Babiskuwa Short Hippocrepis ciliata  ( =Hippocrepis dicarpa ) Lesser Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli Short Hippocrepis multisiliquosa  ( =Hippocrepis ambigua ) Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli komuni Short Hippocrepis unisiliquosa  ( =Hippocrepis unisiliquosa ) Single-flowered Horseshoe Vetch Xintilli żgħira Short Hirschfeldia incana  ( =Brassica adpressa ) Hoary Mustard Mustarda selvaġġa Detailed Hymenocarpos circinnatus  ( =Circinnus circinnatus ) Spiny Kidney Vetch Nefel ta' Għawdex Short Hymenolobus revelierei subsp. sommieri  ( =Hymenolobus procumbens var. revelierei ) Creeping Hutchinsia Ġargir ta Kemmuna Short Hyoscyamus albus White Henbame Mammażejża Detailed Hyoscyamus niger Henbane no name Short Hyoseris frutescens Maltese Hyoseris Żigland ta' Għawdex Short Hyoseris radiata Perennial Hyoseris Żigland tal-pizzi Short Hyoseris scabra Annual Hyoseris Żigland Short Hypecoum procumbens Sickle-fruited Hypecoum no name Short Hypericum aegypticum  ( =Triadenia aegyptica ) Shrubby St. John's Wort Fexfiex tal-irdum Short Hypericum pubescens  ( =Hypericum tomentosum ) Pubescent St. John's Wort Fexfiex sufi Short Hypericum triquetrifolium  ( =Hypericum crispum ) Wavy-leaved Saint John's Wort Fexfiex tar-Raba Detailed Hypochoeris achyrophorus  ( =Hedypnois aetnensis ) Mediterranean Catsear Żigland żgħir Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] I Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Inula crithmoides  ( =Senecio crithmoides ) Golden Samphire Xorbett Detailed Ipomoea alba  ( =Ipomoea bona-nox ) Moonflower vine no name Short Ipomoea cairica  ( =Convolvulus cairica ) Ivy-leaved Morning Glory no name Short Ipomoea indica  ( =Convolvulus indica ) Ocean Blue Morning Glory no name Short Ipomoea purpurea Common Morning Glory no name Short Iris florentina  ( =Iris germanica subsp. Florentina ) Florentine Iris no name Short Iris foetidissima Stinking Iris Fjurduliż tal-Buskett Short Iris germanica  ( =Iris x germanica ) Garden Iris Fjurduliż ikħal Short Iris pseudopumila Southern Dwarf Iris Bellus Detailed Iris sicula  ( =Iris pallida ) Sicilian Iris Fjurduliż Sqalli Short Iris tectorum  ( =Iris fimbriata ) Chinese Iris no name Short Iris xiphium Spanish Iris Fjurduliż Short Isoetes histrix var. subinermis  ( =Isoetes hystrix ) Sand Quillwort Isoetes Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] J Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Jacaranda mimosifolia  ( =Jacaranda acutifolia ) Blue Jacaranda no name Short Jasminum azoricum  ( =Jasminum trifoliatum ) Azores Jasmine no name Short Juncus acutus Sharp Rush Simar Lixx Short Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush Simar Short Juncus bufonius Toad Rush Simar żgħir Short Juncus hybridus  ( =Juncus bufonius subsp. hybridus ) Hybrid Toad Rush no name Short Juncus maritimus Sea Rush Simar tal-baħar Short Juncus subulatus  ( =Juncus multiflorus ) Somerset Rush no name Short Juniperus phoenicea Phoenician Juniper no name Short Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] K Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Kickxia commutata  ( =Linaria commutata ) Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet l-art vjola Short Kickxia elatine  ( =Linaria elatine ) Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet l-art rara Short Kickxia spuria  ( =Linaria spuria ) Round leaved Fluellen Xetbet l-art safra Detailed Kundmannia sicula Kundmannia no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] L Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Lactuca saligna  ( =Lactuca virgata ) Least Lettuce no name Short Lactuca sativa  ( =Lactuca capitata ) Lettuce Ħass Short Lactuca serriola  ( =Lactuca scariola ) Prickly Lettuce Ħass Salvaġġ tal-Pizzi Detailed Lactuca virosa  ( =Lactuca patersonii ) Great Lettuce Ħass selvaġġ Short Lagunaria patersonii  ( =Hibiscus patersonii ) Primrose Tree no name Short Lagurus ovatus Hare's Tail Grass Denb il-Ħaruf Short Lamium amplexicaule Henbit Dead Nettle Kapilliera Short Lampranthus multiradiatus  ( =Lampranthus roseum ) Creeping Ice Plant no name Short. Lampranthus spectabilis  ( =Mesembryanthemum spectabile ) Trailing Ice Plant no name Short. Lantana camara  ( =Lantana armata ) Lantana Lantana Short Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana Lantana xeblieka Short Lapeirousia laxa  ( =Anometheca cruenta ) African Lapeyrousia no name Short Lathyrus annuus  ( =Lathyrus chius ) Annual Pea no name Short Lathyrus aphaca  ( =Lathyrus affinis ) Yellow Vetchling Porvlina Short Lathyrus cicera Chickling Vetch Ġilbiena tas-Serp Short Lathyrus clymenum  ( =Lathyrus articulatus var. clymenum ) Crimson Pea Ġilbiena tas-serp Short Lathyrus gorgoni  ( =Lathyrus amoenus ) R Pea no name Short Lathyrus ochrus Pale Pea Ġilbiena bajda Short Lathyrus odoratus  ( =Lathyrus cyprius ) Sweet Pea no name Short Lathyrus sphaericus  ( =Lathyrus coccineus ) Round Pea no name Short Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel Siġra tar-rand Short Lavandula angustifolia  ( =Lavandula officinalis ) Common Lavender no name Short Lavandula dentata French Lavender no name Short Lavandula multifida Fern-leaved Lavender no name Short Lavatera arborea  ( =Lavatera dendromorpha ) Tree Mallow Ħobbejża tas-siġra Short Lavatera cretica  ( =Lavatera cavanillesii ) Cornish Mallow Ħobbejża wieqfa Short Lavatera trimestris  ( =Stegia trimestris ) Rose Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda kbira Short Lemna minor Common Duckweed no name Short Leontodon tuberosus Tuberous Hawkbit Żigland tal-għerq Short Lepidium graminifolium Grass-leaved Pepperwort no name Short Lepidium sativum  ( =Nasturtium crispum ) Garden Cress no name Short Leucaena leucocephala  ( =Leucaena glauca ) Lead Tree no name Short Leucanthemum vulgare  ( =Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ) Oxe-eye Daisy no name Short Limonium melitense Maltese Sea Lavender Limonju ta' Malta Short Limonium serotinum  ( =Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum ) no name no name Short Limonium sinuatum  ( =Statice sinuata ) English Statice Limonju Short Limonium virgatum  ( =Limonium oleifolium ) Violet Sea Lavender Limonju tal-baħar Short Limonium zeraphae Zerapha's Sea Lavender Limonju ta' Żerafa Short Linaria chalepensis  ( =Antirrhinum chalepensis ) Mediterranean Toadflax no name Short Linaria pseudolaxiflora Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi ta' Malta Detailed Linaria triphylla Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi tat-tliett werqiet Short Linum bienne  ( =Linum angustifolium ) Pale Flax Kittien ikħal Short Linum grandiflorum  ( =Linum rubrum ) Scarlet Flax no name Short Linum strictum Upright Flax Kittien tal-imħarbat Short Linum trigynum  ( =Linum gallicum ) Southern Flax Kittien isfar Short Linum usitatissimum Common Flax Kittien Short Lippia nodiflora  ( =Lippia repens ) Lippia no name Short Lithospermum arvense  ( =Buglossoides arvense ) Field Gromwell no name Short Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Buttuniera Detailed Lonicera implexa Evergreen Honeysuckle Qarn il-mogħża Short Lotus cytisoides  ( =Lotus creticus subsp. cytisoides ) Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux tal-blat Short Lotus edulis Edible Birdsfoot Trefoil Qrempuċ Short Lotus halophilus  ( =Lotus pusillus ) Sea Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux tar-ramel Short Lotus ornithopodioides Clustered Birdsfoot Trefoil Għantux sieq l-għasfur Short Lotus preslii  ( =Lotus corniculatus subsp. preslii ) no name Għantux Short Lycium chinense  ( =Lycium ovatum ) Chinese Tea-Tree no name Short Lycium europaeum Mediterranean Tea Tree no name Short Lycium intricatum  ( =Lycium europaeum var. intricatum ) Southern Boxthorn Għawseġ Short Lythrum hyssopifolia Grass-Poly Litrum tal-għadajjar Short Lythrum junceum  ( =Lythrum graefferi ) Creeping Loosestrife Litrum tal-ilma Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] M Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Maclura pomifera  ( =Toxylon pomiferum ) Osage Orange no name Short Mahonia aquifolium  ( =Berbis aquifolium ) Oregon Grape no name Short Malephora crocea  ( =Mesembryanthemum croceum ) Red Ice Plant no name Short Malephora lutea  ( =Mesembryanthemum luteum ) Rocky Point Ice Plant no name Short Malephora purpureo-crocea  ( =Mesembryanthemum purpureo-croceum ) Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant no name Short Malus domestica  ( =Malus sylvestris subsp. mitis ) Cultivated Apple Tuffieħ selvaġġ Short Malus sylvestris  ( =Malus communis subsp. sylvestris ) Crab Apple Tuffieħ Short Malva cretica Mediterranean Mallow Ħobbejża tat-toroq Short Malva nicaeensis  ( =Malva montana ) Southern Mallow Ħobbejża mitfija Short Malva parviflora  ( =Malva microcarpa ) Least Mallow Ħobbejża tal-warda żgħira Short Malva sylvestris  ( =Malva hirsuta ) Common Mallow Ħobbejża tar-raba' Short Marrubium vulgare White Horehound Marrubja bajda Short Matricaria aurea  ( =Chamomilla aurea ) Golden Mayweed Kamumilla nana Short Matricaria chamomilla  ( =Chamomilla recutita ) Scented Mayweed Kamumilla Short Matthiola incana subsp. incana  ( =Matthiola glabra ) Hoary Stock Giżi Short Matthiola incana subsp. melitensis Maltese Stock Giżi ta' Malta Short Matthiola longipetala  ( =Cheiranthus longipetalus ) Night-scented Stock Giżi ta' lejl Short Matthiola tricuspidata Three-horned Stocks Ġiżi tal-baħar Short Medicago arabica  ( =Medicago maculata ) Spotted Medick Nefel Short Medicago arborea Tree Medick Sigret in-nefel Short Medicago ciliaris  ( =Medicago intertexta subsp. ciliata ) Ciliate Medick Nefel Short Medicago doliata  ( =Medicago aculeata ) Straight-spined Medick Nefel Short Medicago intertexta Prickly Medick Nefel Short Medicago italica  ( =Medicago tornata ) Hairy Medick Nefel Short Medicago littoralis  ( =Medicago arenaria ) Coastal Medick Nefel tax-xtut Short Medicago lupulina  ( =Medicago appenina ) Black Medick Nefel iswed Short Medicago lupulina var. cupaniana  ( =Medicago cupaniana ) Cupani Black Medick Nefel iswed Short Medicago marina Sea Medick Nefel tar-ramel Short Medicago minima Burr Medick Nefel żgħir Short Medicago monspeliaca  ( =Trigonella monspeliaca ) Hairy Trigonella Nefel Short Medicago murex  ( =Medicago sicula ) Spiny Medick Nefel Short Medicago orbicularis  ( =Medicago marginata ) Round-fruited Medick Nefel Short Medicago polymorpha  ( =Medicago apiculata ) Toothed Medick Nefel komuni Short Medicago rigidula  ( =Medicago agrestis ) Field Medick Nefel Short Medicago rugosa  ( =Medicago elegans ) Rugose Medick Nefel Short Medicago truncatula  ( =Medicago tentaculata ) Mediterranean Medick Nefel Short Medicago tuberculata  ( =Medicago turbinata ) Southern Medick Nefel Short Melia azedarach  ( =Melia japonica ) Indian Lilac Siġra tat-tosku Short Melilotus indicus  ( =Melilotus parviflorus ) Small Melilot Trew tat-toroq Short Melilotus infestus  ( =Melilotus rigidus ) Round-fruited Melilot Trew Short Melilotus messanensis  ( =Melilotus siculus ) Southern Melilot Trew Short Melilotus segetalis  ( =Melilotus sulcatus subsp. segetalis ) Corn Melilot Trew Short Melilotus sulcatus  ( =Melilotus compactus ) Mediterranean Melilot Trew komuni Short Melissa officinalis Balm Nagħniegħ in-naħal Short Mentha pulegium Peppermint Plejju Short Mentha spicata  ( =Mentha viridis ) Spear Mint Nagħniegħ Short Mentha suaveolens  ( =Mentha rotundifolia ) Round-leaved Mint Nagħniegħ selvaġġ Short Mercurialis ambigua  ( =Merculialis annua var. ambigua ) no name no name Short Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury Burikba Short Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Crystal Ice Plant Kristallina tar-ramel Short Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum Lesser Crystal Ice Plant Kristallina tal-blat Short Mespilus germanica  ( =Mespilus sylvestris ) Medlar Fomm il-lipp Short Micromeria graeca  ( =Satureja graeca ) Pink Micromeria no name Short Micromeria microphylla  ( =Satureja microphylla ) Maltese savory Xpakkapjetra Short Mirabilis jalapa  ( =Mirabilis odorata ) Four o'clock Flower Ħummejr Short Misopates orontium  ( =Antirrhinum orontium ) Lesser Snapdragon Papoċċi rqiq Detailed Moraea sisyrinchium  ( =Gynandriris sisyrinchium ) Barbary Nut Iris Fjurduliż salvaġġ Short Morus alba White Mulberry Ċawsli Short Morus alba var. pendulum Weeping Mulberry Ċawsli Short Morus nigra Black Mulberry Tuta Short Musa paradisiaca  ( =Musa sapientum ) Banana Banana Short Muscari commutatum Dark Grape Hyacinth Muskari skuri Detailed Muscari comosum  ( =Leopoldia comosa ) Tassel Grape Hyacinth Basal il-ħnieżer Short Muscari neglectum  ( =Muscari compactum ) Southern Grape Hyacinth no name Short Muscari parviflorum Autumn Grape Hyacinth Ġjaċint tal-Ħarifa Detailed Myoporum laetum  ( =Myoporum perforatum ) Mousehole Tree no name Short Myosotis ramosissima  ( =Myosotis collina ) Early Forget-me-not Widnet il-ġurdien Short Myrtus communis Myrtle Riħan Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] N Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Narcissus papyraceus White Narcissus no name Short Narcissus serotinus Late Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar Detailed Narcissus tazetta French Daffodil Narċis Detailed Nasturtium officinale  ( =Nasturtium aquatica ) Watercress Krexxuni Short Nauplius aquaticus  ( =Asteriscus aquaticus ) Golden Star Għajn il-baqra tax-xatt Short Neatostema apulum  ( =Lithospermum apulum ) Yellow Gromwell no name Short Nerium oleander  ( =Nerium indicum ) Oleander Oljandru Short Neslia apiculata  ( =Neslia paniculata var. apiculata ) no name no name Short Nicotiana glauca Glaucous Tobacco Tabakk tas-swar Short Nigella damascena  ( =Nigella arvensis subsp. minor ) Love-in-a-mist Sieq il-brimba Short Nothoscordum borbonicum  ( =Nothoscordum inodorum ) Fragrant False Garlic Tewm tal-Qsari Short Notobasis syriaca  ( =Cirsium syriacum ) Horse Thistle Xewk tax-xitan Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] O Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ocimum basilicum Basil Ħabaq Short Oenanthe globulosa Round-headed Water Dropwort no name Short Olea europaea subsp. europaea Olive Żebbuġa Short Olea europaea subsp. oleaster  ( =Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris ) Wild Olive Żebbuġa selvaġġa Short Ononis biflora  ( =Ononis geminiflora ) Two-flowered Restharrow no name Short Ononis mitissima Mediterranean Restharrow Broxka tat-tafal Short Ononis natrix subsp. ramosissima  ( =Ononis foliosa ) Bush Restharrow Broxka ta' Għawdex Short Ononis oligophylla Few-leaved Restharrow Trew tat-tafal Short Ononis ornithopodioides Bird Restharrow no name Short Ononis reclinata  ( =Ononis inclusa ) Small Restharrow Broxka Short Ononis sieberi  ( =Ononis viscosa subsp. sieberi ) no name no name Short Ononis variegata  ( =Ononis euphrasiifolia ) Villous Restharrow no name Short Ononis viscosa subsp. viscosa Sticky Restharrow no name Short Onopordum argolicum  ( =Onopordum sibthorpianum ) Argolian Cotton Thistle Xewk ta' Għawdex Short Ophrys apifera Bee Orchid Naħla Short Ophrys bertolonii Bertoloni's Orchid Dubbiena ta' Bertoloni Short Ophrys bilunulata  ( =Ophrys fusca subsp. bilunulata ) no name no name Short Ophrys bombyliflora Bumblebee Orchid Naħla Detailed Ophrys caesiella Maltese Brown Orchid Dubbiena ta' Malta Short Ophrys ciliata  ( =Ophrys speculum ) Mirror Orchid Dubbiena kaħla Short Ophrys eleonorae  ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. maxima ) Eleonore's Ophrys Dubbiena Detailed Ophrys fusca Sombre Bee Orchid Dubbiena l-Kbira Detailed Ophrys gazella  ( =Ophrys fusca subsp. gazella ) Gazelle Ophrys No name Short Ophrys holosericea  ( =Ophrys fuciflora ) Late Spider Orchid Brimba Short Ophrys lacaitae  ( =Ophrys oxyrrhincos subsp. lacaitae ) Yellow Spider Orchid Brimba safra Short Ophrys lojaconoi  ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. lojaconoi ) Lojaconoi's Brown Orchid Orkida ta' lojakonoi Short Ophrys lunulata Moon Orchid Orkida tal-qamar Short Ophrys lupercalis Ophrys of Lupercales no name Short Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea  ( =Ophrys vespifera ) Yellow Bee Orchid Żunżana l-Kbira Short Ophrys melitensis  ( =Ophrys sphegodes subsp. melitensis ) Maltese Spider Orchid Brimba Sewda Detailed Ophrys mesaritica  ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. mesaritica ) Cretan Blue Orchid Dubbiena bikrija Detailed Ophrys oxyrrhynchos  ( =Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos ) Sicilian Spider Orchid Brimba ta' Sqallija Short Ophrys pectus  ( =Ophrys fusca complex ) Chest-shaped Brown Orchid Dubbiena milwija Short Ophrys phryganea  ( =Ophrys lutea subsp. phyrganae ) Phyrgana Ophrys no name Short Ophrys tenthredinifera  ( =Ophrys tenoreana ) Sawfly Orchid Naħla kbira Short Ophrys vallesiana  ( =Ophrys iricolor subsp. Vallesiana ) Valles Orchid no name Short Opuntia dillenii  ( =Cactus indicus ) Erect Prickly Pear no name Short Opuntia ficus-indica  ( =Opuntia ficus-barbarica ) Prickly Pear Bajtar tax-xewk Short Opuntia microdasys  ( =Opuntia macrocalyx ) Bunny Ears Cactus no name Short Opuntia pilifera Cocoche Loco no name Short Opuntia vulgaris Prickly Pear Cactus no name Short Orchis collina  ( =Orchis saccata ) Fan-Lipped Orchid Orkida Ħamra Detailed Orchis conica  ( =Neotinea tridentata ) Conical Orchid Orkida tat-tikek Detailed Orchis coriophora subsp. fragrans Bug Orchid no name Short Orchis italica  ( =Orchis longicruris ) Italian Orchid Ħajja u Mejta tal-werqa fdewxa Short Orchis lactea  ( =Orchis tridentata subsp. lactea ) Milky Orchid Orkida tat-tikek Short Orchis papilionacea  ( =Anacamptis papilionacea ) Butterfly Orchid Farfett Short Origanum dictamnus  ( =Dictamnus creticus ) Dittany Riegnu ta' Ġnien il-Kbir Short Origanum majorana Marjoram Riegnu Short Origanum onites  ( =Majorana onites ) White Marjoram no name Short Origanum vulgare Oregano Riegnu Short Ornithogalum arabicum Large Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-Tajr Kbir Short Ornithogalum divergens Lesser Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-Tajr Skars Short Ornithogalum narbonense Southern Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-Tajr Żgħir Short Orobanche cernua Drooping Broomrape no name Short Orobanche crenata Bean Broomrape Budebbus tal-ful Short Orobanche densiflora f. melitensis Dense-flowered Broomrape Budebbus tar-ramel Short Orobanche hederae Ivy Broomrape no name Short Orobanche lavandulacea  ( =Kopsia lavandulacea ) Lavender Broomrape Budebbus vjola Short Orobanche minor  ( =Orobanche barbata ) Common Broomrape no name Short Orobanche muteli var. melitensis Maltese Dwarf Broomrape 0 Short Orobanche picridis  ( =Orobanche loricata ) Ox-tongue Broomrape no name Short Orobanche pubescens  ( =Orobanche versicolor ) Hairy Broomrape Budebbus muswaf Short Orobanche ramosa subsp. mutelii  ( =Orobanche mutelii ) Dwarf Broomrape Budebbus qasir Short Osteospermum jucundum  ( =Dimorphotheca jucundum ) African Daisy no name Short Oxalis corniculata  ( =Oxalis micrantha ) Creeping Wood Sorrel Ingliża żgħira Short Oxalis debilis Pink Wood Sorrel no name Short Oxalis fontana  ( =Oxalis eurpaea ) Yellow Wood Sorrel Ingliża Wieqfa Detailed Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda Buttercup Ħaxixa Ingliża Detailed [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] P Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Paliurus spina-christi  ( =Rhamnus paliurus ) Christ's Thorn Xewk tal-kuruna Short Pallenis spinosa  ( =Asteriscus spinosus ) Spiny Golden Star Għajn il-baqra xewwikija Short Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil Pankrazju Detailed Papaver dubium  ( =Papaver rhoeas subsp. dubium ) Long-headed Poppy Pepprin tal-frotta twila Short Papaver hybridum Rough poppy Peprin tal-Lanzit Detailed Papaver pinnatifidum  ( =Papaver rhoeas subsp. pinnatifidum ) Mediterranean Poppy Pepprin tal-istammi sofor Short Papaver rhoeas Red Poppy Peprina ħamra Detailed Papaver somniferum subsp. setigerum Opium Poppy Xaħxieħ Vjola Detailed Paraserianthes lophantha  ( =Albizia lophantha ) Cape Leeuwin Wattle no name Short Parentucellia viscosa  ( =Bartsia viscosa ) Yellow Bartsia Perlina safra Short Parietaria judaica  ( =Parietaria diffusa ) Pellitory-of-the-wall Xeħt ir-riħ komuni Short Parietaria lusitanica Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall no name Short Paspalum dilatatum Golden Crown Grass Paspalum Short Passiflora caerulea Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni Short Passiflora perfoliata Leafy Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka Short Passiflora x violaceae Violet Passion flower Fjura tal-passjoni (vjola) Short Pelargonium x hortorum  ( =Pelargonium x hybridum ) Garden Geranium Sardinell Short Periploca angustifolia  ( =Periploca laevigata subsp. angustifolia ) Wolfbane Siġra tal-Ħarir Detailed Persicaria glabra  ( =Polygonum glabrum ) Dense-flowered Knotweed no name Short Persicaria lanigera  ( =Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. lanigera ) African Persicaria Persikarja roża Short Persicaria lapathifolia  ( =Polygonum lapathifolium ) Pale Persicaria no name Short Persicaria salicifolia  ( =Polygonum serrulatum ) Willow-leaved Knotgrass Persikarja tal-Baħrija Short Persicaria senegalensis  ( =Polygonum senegalensis ) no name no name Short Petroselinum sativum  ( =Petroselinum crispum ) Wild Parsley Tursin Short Petunia x hybrida Petunia Petunja Short Phagnalon graecum subsp. ginzbergeri  ( =Phagnalon rupestre subsp. graecum ) Eastern Phagnalon Lixka komuni Short Phagnalon rupestre  ( =Phagnalon spathulatum ) Rock Phagnalon Lixka tal-blat Short Phaseolus vulgaris Common Bean Fażola Short Phillyrea latifolia Mock Privet no name Short Phillyrea media  ( =Phillyrea latifolia subsp. media ) Mock Privet no name Short Phlomis fruticosa Great Sage Salvja tal-Madonna Short Phoenix canariensis Canary Islands Date Palm Palma tat-Tamar Short Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm Palma tat-Tamar Short Phymosia umbellata  ( =Sphaeralcea umbellata ) Mexican Bush Mallow no name Short Physalis peruviana  ( =Physalis pubescens var. peruviana ) Peruvian Cape Gooseberry Tuffieħ tal-fanal Short Phytolacca americana  ( =Phytolacca decandra ) American Pokeweed Russett Short Phytolacca dioica  ( =Phytolacca arborea ) Ombu no name Short Picris echioides  ( =Helminthotheca echioides ) Bristly Oxtongue no name Short Picris hieracioides subsp. spinulosa  ( =Picris kelleriana ) Hawkweed Oxtongue no name Short Pimpinella anisum  ( =Anisum officinarum ) Anise Anisi Short Pimpinella peregrina  ( =Pimpinella taurica ) Southern Burnet Saxifrage Sensiela Short Pinus brutia  ( =Pinus halepensis brutia ) Calabrian Pine no name Short Pinus canariensis Canary Islands Pine no name Short Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine Żnuber Short Pinus pinea Stone Pine no name Short Pistacia atlantica Atlas Pistachio no name Short Pistacia lentiscus Lentisk Deru Short Pistacia terebinthus subsp. terebinthus  ( =Pistacia mutica ) Terebinth Tree Skornabekk Short Pittosporum tobira Japanese Pittosporum Pittosporum Short Plantago afra  ( =Plantago psyllium ) Glandular Plantain Żerrigħet il-briegħed Short Plantago altissima Narrow-leaved Plantain no name Short Plantago bellardi Hairy Plantain no name Short Plantago coronopus Buck's horn Plantain Salib l-art Short Plantago crypsoides no name no name Short Plantago lagopus Mediterranean Plantain Biżbula komuni Short Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Biżbula selvaġġa Short Plantago macrorrhiza subsp. humilis  ( =Plantago coronopus subsp. macrorrhiza ) Perennial Buck's horn Plantain no name Short Plantago major subsp. major Greater Plantain Biżbula kbira Short Plantago serraria Toothed Plantain Biżbula tas-snien Short Plantago weldenii  ( =Plantago coronopus subsp. weldenii ) Welden's Plantain Salib l-art Short Platanus acerifolia  ( =Platanus hybrida ) European Plane Tree Siġra tad-Dorf Short Plectranthus amboinicus  ( =Coleus amboinicus ) Cuban oregano No name Short Plumbago auriculata  ( =Plumbago capensis ) Cape Leadwort no name Short Plumbago europaea European Plumbago Pjombina selvaġġa Short Polycarpon alsinifolium Few-flowered Allseed no name Short Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaved Allseed no name Short Polygala monspeliaca Mediterranean Milkwort no name Short Polygala myrtifolia  ( =Polygala x dalmaisiana ) African Milkwort no name Short Polygonatum multiflorum  ( =Convallaria multiflora ) Solomon's Seal no name Short Polygonum arenastrum  ( =Polygonum aviculare subsp. arenastrum ) Prostrate Knotgrass no name Short Polygonum aviculare  ( =Polygonum nanum ) Knotgrass Lewża tar-raba' Short Polygonum bellardii  ( =Polygonum nudum ) Narrow-leaved Knotgrass no name Short Polygonum maritimum Sea Knotgrass Lewża tal-baħar Short Populus alba  ( =Populus canadensis ) Hybrid Black Poplar Siġra tal-Luq Short Portulaca oleracea Purslane Burdlieqa Short Posidonia oceanica Posidonia Alka Short Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Frawla selvaġġa Short Prasium majus 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 subsp. domestica  ( =Prunus communis ) Plum Pruna Short Prunus dulcis  ( =Prunus amygdalus ) Almond Lewża Short Prunus insititia  ( =Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia ) Bullace no name Short Prunus mahaleb  ( =Cerasus mahaleb ) Mahaleb Cherry no name Short Prunus persica  ( =Persica vulgaris ) Peach Ħawħa Short Prunus persica var. nucipersica  ( =Prunus persica var. nectarina ) Nectarine Nuċiprisk Short Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Prajn tax-xewk Short Pseudorlaya pumila  ( =Daucus pumilus ) Small Carrot Zunnarija tar-ramel Short Pteranthus dichotomus Pteranthus no name Short Pteridium aquilinum  ( =Pteris aquilinum ) Bracken Fern Feliċilla Short Pteris cretica Cretan Brake Pteris Short Pteris vittata  ( =Pteris longifolia ) Ladder Brake Pteris Short Pulicaria dysenterica  ( =Inula dysenterica ) Common Fleabane no name Short Punica granatum Pomegranate Rummiena Short Putoria calabrica Stinking Madder Putorja Short Pyrus amygdaliformis  ( =Pyrus nivalis ) Almond-leaved Pear no name Short Pyrus communis Common Pear Lanġas Short Pyrus pyraster  ( =Pyrus communis subsp. achras ) Wild Pear Lanġas selvaġġ Short Pyrus syriaca Syrian Pear no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] Q Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Quercus ilex  ( =Quercus calicina ) Evergreen Oak Balluta Short Quercus robur  ( =Quercus pedunculata ) Pedunculate Oak Balluta ingliża Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] R Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ranunculus arvensis  ( =Ranunculus tuberculatus ) Corn Buttercup no name Short Ranunculus bulbosus subsp. aleae  ( =Ranunculus aleae ) Bulbous Buttercup no name Short Ranunculus bullatus Autumn Buttercup Ċfolloq Detailed Ranunculus chius Eastern Buttercup no name Short Ranunculus ficaria  ( =Ficaria ranunculoides ) Lesser Celandine Fomm il-għeliem Short Ranunculus fontanus  ( =Ranunculus ophioglossifolius subsp. fontanus ) Pond Spearwort Ċfolloq ta' Għajn Mula Short Ranunculus macrophyllus  ( =Ranunculus palustris subsp. macrophyllus ) Large-leaved Buttercup no name Short Ranunculus muricatus Scilly Buttercup no name Short Ranunculus ophioglossifolius Adder's tongue Buttercup Ċfolloq tal-għadajjar Short Ranunculus paludosus 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 no name Short Ranunculus trichophyllus  ( =Batrachium trichophyllum ) Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot Ċfolloq tal-widien Short Ranunculus trilobus  ( =Ranunculus vilaenadalis ) Three-leaved Buttercup no name Short Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. landra Italian Wild Radish no name Short Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus Maritime Wild radish no name Short Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum Wild Radish Ravanell salvaġġ Detailed Raphanus sativus  ( =Raphanus niger ) Garden Radish Ravanell Short Rapistrum rugosum Annual Bastard Cabbage no name Short Reichardia intermedia  ( =Picridium intermedium ) Mediterranean Reichardia no name Short Reichardia picroides  ( =Picridium vulgare ) Common Reichardia Kanċlita Short Reseda alba  ( =Reseda fruticulosa ) White Mign tte Denb il-ħaruf abjad Short Reseda lutea  ( =Reseda mucronata ) Wild Mign tte Denb il-ħaruf isfar Short Rhagadiolus stellatus  ( =Rhagadiolus edulis ) Star Hyoseris no name Short Rhamnus alaternus Mediterranean Buckthorn Alaternu Short Rhamnus oleioides  ( =Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides ) Olive-leaved Buckthorn Żiju Short Rhodalsine geniculata  ( =Minuartia geniculata ) Woody Sandwort Ramlina Għawdxija Short Rhus coriaria Sumach Tree Xumakk tal-Konz Short Rhus lancea African Sumach Tree no name Short Ricinus communis Castor Oil Tree Riġnu Short Ridolfia segetum Ridolfia Busbies il-qamħ Short Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia Robinja Short Romulea columnae Sand Crocus (columnar) Żagħfran tar-Ramel Short Romulea melitensis  ( =Romulea columnae subsp. melitensis ) Maltese Romulea Zagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta Short Romulea ramiflora Sand Crocus (branched) Żagħfran tal-Blat Short Romulea rollii  ( =Romulea columnae subsp. rollii ) Sand Crocus (Rollii's) Żagħfran tar-Ramel (ta' Rolli) Short Rosa canina  ( =Rosa prutensis ) Dog Rose no name Short Rosa gallica  ( =Rosa crenulata ) Provence Rose Warda taż-żejt Short Rosa sempervirens  ( =Rosa sylvestris ) Evergreen Rose Girlanda tal-wied Short Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Klin Short Rubia peregrina  ( =Rubia tinctorium ) Wild Madder Ħarxajja selvaġġa Short Rubus caesius Dewberry no name Short Rubus ulmifolius  ( =Rubus rusticanus ) Bramble Għollieq Short Rumex bucephalophorus  ( =Acetosa bucephalophora ) Red Dock Selq ħamrani Short Rumex conglomeratus  ( =Rumex glomeratus ) Clustered Dock Qarsajja tal-ilma Short Rumex crispus  ( =Rumex elongatus ) Curly Dock no name Short Rumex cristatus  ( =Rumex graecus ) Crested Dock Qarsajja kbira Short Rumex obtusifolius  ( =Rumex acutus ) Broad-leaved Dock no name Short Rumex pulcher  ( =Rumex lyratus ) Fiddle Dock no name Short Ruppia maritima  ( =Ruppia brachypus ) Beaked Tassel Pondweed Ruppja tas-Salini Short Ruscus hypophyllum Large Butcher's Broom Belladonna Short Ruta chalepensis  ( =Ruta bracteosa ) Wall Rue Fejġel Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] S Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Sagina apetala Annual Pearlwort no name Short Sagina maritima Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra tax-xatt Short Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort no name Short Salicornia ramosissima  ( =Salicornia brachystachya ) Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja Short Salix alba White Willow Safsafa kbira Short Salix pedicellata Mediterranean Willow Safsafa żgħira Short Salsola kali Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija Short Salsola soda Opposite-leaved Saltwort Ħaxixa tal-irmied Short Salvia fruticosa  ( =Salvia triloba ) Three-lobed Clary Salvja Short Salvia verbenaca Wild Clary Salvja Salvaġġa Short Sambucus ebulus Dwarf Elder Sebbuqa selvaġġa Short Sambucus nigra Common Elder Sebbuqa kbira Short Samolus valerandi Brookweed Ħarira tal-ilma Short Sanguisorba minor subsp. muricata  ( =Poterium sanguisorba ) Salad Burnet Tursin il-għawl Short Santolina chamaecyparissus  ( =Santonlina incana ) Lavender Cotton no name Short Sarcopoterium spinosum  ( =Poterium spinosum ) Thorny Burnet Tursin il-Għul Xewwieki Short Scabiosa atropurpurea Sweet Scabiosa Skabjoża Ħamra Short Scabiosa maritima  ( =Scabiosa atropurpurea subsp. maritima ) Southern Scabiosa Skabjoża Short Scandix pecten-veneris Shepherd's Needle Maxxita Short Schefflera polybotrya Schefflera no name Short Schinus molle Drooping False Pepper no name Short Schinus terebinthifolia Upright False Pepper no name Short Schoenus nigricans Black Bog Rush no name Short Scilla clusii Maltese Squill Għansar tal-Ġonna Short Scilla sicula  ( =Scilla peruviana var. sicula ) Sicilian Squill Għansal ikħal Short Scirpus cernuus  ( =Isolepis cernua ) Slender Clubrush no name Short Scirpus holoschoenus  ( =Holoschoenus vulgaris ) Round-headed Clubrush Simar tal-boċċi Short Scirpus maritimus  ( =Bolboschoenus maritimus ) Sea Clubrush Sogħda tal-baħar Short Scolymus grandiflorus  ( =Scolymus hispanicus subsp. grandiflorus ) Large-flowered Golden Thistle Xewk isfar kbir Short Scolymus hispanicus Common Golden Thistle Xewk isfar Short Scolymus maculatus  ( =Scolymus paniculatus ) Spotted Golden Thistle Xewk isfar tar-riga bajda Short Scorpiurus muricatus  ( =Scorpiurus subvillosus ) Many-flowered Scorpiurus Widna Short Scorzonera laciniata  ( =Podospermum laciniatum ) Divided-leaved Viper's Grass no name Short Scrophularia auriculata  ( =Scrophularia aquatica ) Water Figwort Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma Detailed Scrophularia peregrina Nettle-leaved Figwort Fiswet il-kelb Short Sedum album  ( =Sedum vermiculifolium ) White Stonecrop no name Short Sedum caeruleum  ( =Sedum heptapetalum ) Azure Stonecrop Beżżulet il-baqra Short Sedum caespitosum  ( =Sedum rubrum ) Broad-leaved Stonecrop no name Short Sedum dasyphyllum  ( =Sedum burnatii ) Thick-leaved Stonecrop no name Short Sedum litoreum  ( =Sedum pallidum ) Coastal Stonecrop no name Short Sedum rubens  ( =Sedum ibicense ) Red Stonecrop no name Short Sedum sediforme  ( =Sedum altissimum ) Mediterranean Stonecrop Sedum Short Sedum stellatum  ( =Asterosedum stellatum ) Starry Stonecrop no name Short Selaginella denticulata Tooth-leaved Clubmoss Selaġinella Short Senecio angulatus  ( =Senecio tamoides ) Creeping Groundsel no name Short Senecio bicolor Silver Ragwort Kromb il-baħar isfar Short Senecio leucanthemifolius Coastal Ragwort Kromb Tax-Xatt Detailed Senecio pygmaeus  ( =Senecio leucanthemifolius var. pygmaeus ) Pygmy Ragwort Kubrita nana Short Senecio vulgaris Groundsel Kubrita Detailed Senna alexandrina  ( =Cassia alexandrina ) Alexandrian Senna no name Short Senna pendula  ( =Cassia bicapsularis ) Christmas Senna no name Short Serapias bergonii  ( =Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora ) Eastern Ploughshare Orkida tal-ilsien tal-Lvant Short Serapias lingua  ( =Serapias columnae ) Tongue Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien Short Serapias lingua  ( =Serapias columnae ) Tongue Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien Short Serapias lingua  ( =Serapias columnae ) Tongue Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien Short Serapias parviflora  ( =Serapias lingua subsp. parviflora ) Small-flowered Serapias Bajdet il-fenek Short Serapias vomeracea  ( =Serapias longipetala ) Long-lipped Serapias Orkida tal-ilsien kbira Short Sherardia arvensis Field Madder Ħarxajja tal-għelieqi Short Sideritis romana Common Siderits Sideritis Short Silene coelirosa  ( =Lychnis coelirosa ) Rose Catchfly no name Short Silene colorata Pink Pirouette Ilsien l-għasfur Detailed Silene fruticosa Woody Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur tal-blat Short Silene gallica Small-flowered Catchfly no name Short Silene nocturna Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl Short Silene pendula Drooping Catchfly no name Short Silene sedoides Hairy Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur irqiq Short Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Qasqejża Detailed Silybum marianum  ( =Silybum eburneum ) Milk Thistle Xewk tal-Madonna Short Sinapis alba White Mustard Mustarda Detailed Sinapis arvensis  ( =Brassica arvensis ) Charlock Mustarda selvaġġa Short Sisymbrium altissimum  ( =Sisymbrium pannonicum ) Tumble Mustard no name Short Sisymbrium irio London Rocket Libsiena komuni Short Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Mustarda rqiqa Detailed Sisymbrium orientale  ( =Sisymbrium columnae ) Oriental Hedge Mustard no name Short Smilax aspera Mediterranean Smilax Salsa pajżana Detailed Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders Karfus il-ħmir Short Solanum elaeagnifolium Silver-leaf Nightshade no name Short Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Għeneb id-dib iswed Short Solanum sodomaeum Brown Nightshade no name Short Solanum tuberosum Potato Patata Short Solanum villosum  ( =Solanum villosum ) Yellow Nightshade Għeneb id-dib isfar Short Sonchus asper  ( =Sonchus oleraceus var. asper ) Prickly Sow Thistle Tfief ċar Short Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow Thistle Tfiefa komuni Detailed Sonchus tenerrimus Mediterranean Sow Thistle Tfief fin Short Sorbus aucuparia  ( =Pyrus aucuparia ) Rowan Żorba Short Sorbus domestica  ( =Pyrus domestica ) Service Tree no name Short Spartium junceum  ( =Genista juncea ) Spanish Broom Ġenista safra Short Spergularia bocconei Boccone's Sea-Spurrey no name Short Spergularia diandra  ( =Spergularia salsuginea ) Southern Sea-Spurrey no name Short Spergularia media  ( =Spergularia marginata ) Greater Sea-Spurrey Arenarja Short Spergularia rubra  ( =Spergularia campestris ) Sand Spurrey Arenarja roża Short Spergularia salina  ( =Spergularia marina ) Lesser Sea-Spurrey no name Short Spinacia oleracea  ( =Spinacia glabra ) Spinach Spinaċi Short Spiranthes spiralis  ( =Spiranthes autumnalis ) Autumn Lady's Tresses Ħajja u Mejta tal-Ħarifa Detailed Spirodela oligorrhiza  ( =Lemna oligorrhiza ) Dotted Duckweed no name Short Stachys ocymastrum Hairy Woundwort Betonika Short Stellaria cupaniana  ( =Stellaria media subsp. cupaniana ) no name no name Short Stellaria media Common Chickweed no name Short Stellaria neglecta  ( =Stellaria media subsp. neglecta ) Greater Chickweed no name Short Stellaria pallida  ( =Stellaria media subsp. pallida ) Lesser Chickweed Ħarira bajda Short Suaeda maritima  ( =Salsola maritima ) Common Seablite Swejda tal-baħar Short Suaeda vera  ( =Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera ) Shrubby Seablite Swejda Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] 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 Tamus communis  ( =Dioscorea communis ) Black Bryony Brijonja sewda Short Tecoma capensis  ( =Tecomaria capensis ) Cape Honeysuckle no name Short Tecoma stans  ( =Stenolobium stans ) Yellow Trumpet Flower no name Short Tecoma x smithii  ( =Stenolobium alatum ) Orange Trumpet Flower no name Short Tetraclinis articulata  ( =Callitris articulata ) Sandarac Gum Tree Siġra tal-għargħar Short Tetragonolobus purpureus  ( =Lotus tetragonolobus ) Crimson Dragon's Teeth Fiġġiela ħamra Short Teucrium flavum Yellow Germander Borgħom komuni Short Teucrium fruticans Olive-leaved Germander Żebbuġija Short Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides Water Germander Borgħom tal-ilma Short Theligonum cynocrambe  ( =Cynocrambe prostrata ) Dog Cabbage Ħabaq il-ħnieżer Short Thesium humile Field Bastard Toadflax no name Short Thevetia peruviana  ( =Cascabela thevetia ) Yellow Oleander no name Short Thlaspi perfoliatum  ( =Thlaspi rotundifolium ) Perfoliate Penny Cress no name Short Thuja orientalis  ( =Platyclados orientalis ) Thuya no name Short Thymbra capitata  ( =Thymbrus capitatus ) Mediterranean Thyme Sagħtar Short Tordylium apulum Mediterranean Hartwort Ħaxixet it-trieraħ Short Torilis arvensis  ( =Torilis helvetica ) Spreading Hedge Parsley no name Short Torilis nodosa Knotted Hedge Parsley no name Short Tragopogon hybridus  ( =Geropogon hybridus ) Hairless Goatsbeard Leħjet il-bodbod Short Tribulus terrestris Maltese Cross Salib tal-art Short Trifolium angustifolium Narrow-leaved Clover Xnien tal-werqa rqieqa Short Trifolium campestre  ( =Trifolium procumbens ) Hop Clover Xnien isfar Short Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover no name Short Trifolium lucanicum  ( =Trifolium scabrum var. lucanicum ) no name no name Short Trifolium nigrescens Small White Clover Xnien abjad Short Trifolium pratense Red Clover no name Detailed Trifolium repens White Clover no name Short Trifolium resupinatum  ( =Trifolium clusii ) Reversed Clover no name Short Trifolium scabrum Rough Clover Xnien inħaxlet Short Trifolium squarrosum  ( =Trifolium dipsaceum ) Squarrose Clover no name Short Trifolium stellatum Starry clover Xnien ta' l-istilla Short Trifolium suffocatum Suffocated Clover Xnien moħbi Short Trifolium tomentosum  ( =Trifolium curvisepalum ) Woolly Clover Xnien tar-raba' Short Triglochin bulbosa subsp. barrelieri Bulbous Arrowgrass Ħaxixa tal-baħar Short Triglochin bulbosa subsp. laxiflora Lesser Arrowgrass no name Detailed Tripodion tetraphyllum  ( =Anthyllis tetraphylla ) Annual Kidney Vetch Silla tal-bżieżel Short Tropaeolum majus  ( =Trophaeum majus ) Garden Nasturtium Kapuċinella2 Detailed Tulipa australis  ( =Tulipa sylvestris subsp. australis ) Southern Tulip Tulipan selvaġġ Short Typha domingensis Southern Bulrush Buda Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] U Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Ulmus americana  ( =Ulmus alba ) American Elm Ulmu Amerikan Short Ulmus canescens Hoary Elm Ulmu Short Ulmus glabra  ( =Ulmus montana ) Wych Elm no name Short Ulmus minor  ( =Ulmus campestris var. glabra ) Small-leaved Elm no name Short Ulmus procera English Elm no name Short Umbilicus horizontalis  ( =Umbilicus intermedium ) Narrow Navelwort Żokret l-għaġuża Short Umbilicus rupestris  ( =Umbilicus vulgaris ) Wall Navelwort Żokret l-għaġuża Short Urginea maritima  ( =Uriginea pancration ) Sea Squill Basal tal-Għansar Detailed Urospermum picroides  ( =Tragopogon picroides ) Prickly Golden Fleece Tfief xewwieki Short Urtica membranacea  ( =Urtica dubia ) Large-leaved Nettle Ħurrieqa komuni Short Urtica pilulifera Roman Nettle Ħurrieqa taż-żibeġ Short Urtica urens Small Nettle Ħurrieqa żgħira Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] V Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Vaccaria hispanica  ( =Vaccaria pyramidata ) Cowherb no name Short Valantia hispida Hairy Valantia no name Short Valantia muralis Wall Valantia no name Short Valerianella eriocarpa  ( =Fedia eriocarpa ) Hairy-fruited Cornsalad Valerjanella Short Verbascum creticum  ( =Celsia cretica ) Glandular Mullein no name Short Verbascum sinuatum Wavy-leaved Mullein Xatbet l-andar Short Verbena officinalis Common Verbena Buqexrem Short Veronica agrestis Green Field Speedwell no name Short Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water Speedwell Veronika tal-ilma Short Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell no name Short Veronica cymbalaria Pale Speedwell Veronika bajda Short Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell no name Short Veronica panormitana  ( =Veronica cymbalaria var. panormitana ) no name no name Short Veronica persica Common Field Speedwell no name Short Veronica polita  ( =Veronica didyma ) Grey-leaved Speedwell no name Short Vicia bithynica Bithynian Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Short Vicia faba  ( =Faba vulgaris ) Broad Bean Fula Short Vicia hirsuta  ( =Ervum hirsutum ) Hairy Tare no name Short Vicia leucantha Brown-fruited Vetch no name Short Vicia monantha  ( =Vicia biflora ) Barn Vetch no name Short Vicia narbonensis Narbonne Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Short Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Short Vicia sativa subsp. sativa  ( =Vicia communis ) Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Short Vicia tenuissima  ( =Vicia parviflora ) Fine-leaved Vetch No name Short Vicia tetrasperma  ( =Vicia gemella ) Smooth Tare no name Short Vicia villosa  ( =Vicia godronii ) Fodder Vetch no name Short Vinca major Greater Periwinkle no name Short Viola odorata  ( =Viola stolonifera ) Sweet Violet Vjola Short Viola x wittrockiana  ( =Viola hortensis ) Pansy Pensjeri Short Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree Siġret il-virgi Short Vitis vinifera  ( =Vitis laciniosa ) Grape Vine Dielja Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] W Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm Palma Short Wigandia caracasana  ( =Wigandia urens var. caracasana ) Wigandia no name Short Withania somnifera  ( =Physalis somnifera ) Mediterranean Withania no name Short Wolffia arrhiza Rootless Duckweed no name Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] X Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Xanthium spinosum  ( =Acanthoxanthium spinosum ) Spiny Cocklebur no name Short Xanthium strumarium Rough Cocklebur Ħobbejża Falza Detailed [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] Y Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Yucca aloifolia  ( =Yucca yucatana ) Spanish Bay t Yukka Short Yucca gloriosa  ( =Yucca elephantipes ) Spanish Dagger Yukka Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ] Z Species name Common Name Maltese Name Profile Zannichellia melitensis Maltese Horned Pondweed Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta Short Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily Buqari Short Ziziphus zizyphus  ( =Zizyphus sativus ) Jujube Żinżel Short Zostera marina Eelgrass Alka tas-Salini Short Zostera noltii Dwarf Eelgrass Alka tal-Pwales Short [Index Query Form ] [Alphabet Links ] [ Search engine ] [ Main Botanical Index ] [ Home Page ]

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