Families in this page(13)

ADIANTACEAE
Maiden hair
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ARAUCARIACEAE
Araucaria
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ASPLENIACEAE
Spleenwort
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CUPRESSACEAE
Cypress
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EPHEDRACEAE
Joint-Pine
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EQUISETACEAE
Horsetail
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GYMNOGRAMMACEAE
Gymnogram
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HYPOLEPIDACEAE
Bracken Fern
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ISOETACEAE
Quillwort
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LAURACEAE
Laurel
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PINACEAE
Pine
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PTERIDACEAE
Fern
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SELAGINELLACEAE
Spikemoss
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ADIANTACEAE

Maiden hair Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Adiantum capillus-veneris
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Maidenhair Fern Tursin Il-Bir All Year Adiantum capillus-venerisMaidenhair Fern Short Profile




ARAUCARIACEAE

Araucaria Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Araucaria heterophylla
(Salisbury) Franco

Cultivated for Agricultural or Horticultural purposes Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Araucaria excelsa
Norfolk Island Pine Awrikarja Kbira All year Araucaria heterophyllaNorfolk Island Pine Short Profile




ASPLENIACEAE

Spleenwort Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Asplenium ceterach
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a VERY RARE species. Never pick up or harm the plant! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Ceterach officinarum
Rusty-back Fern,
Scale Fern
Felċi All year Asplenium ceterachRusty-back Fern Short Profile
Asplenium marinum
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This species is believed to have become extinct from our islands This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Sea Spleenwort Fern Felċi All year Asplenium marinumSea Spleenwort Fern Short Profile
Asplenium sagittatum
(DC.) Bange

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This species is believed to have become extinct from our islands This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Phyllitis hemionitis
Mule's Fern Felċi Tal-bir All year Asplenium sagittatumMule's Fern Short Profile
Asplenium trichomanes
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a VERY RARE species. Never pick up or harm the plant! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern,
Common Spleenwort Fern
Felċi Rqiqa All year Asplenium trichomanesMaidenhair Spleenwort Fern Short Profile




CUPRESSACEAE

Cypress Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Cupressus sempervirens
L.

ALIEN (Introduced in our islands from foreign countries) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Cupressus pyramidalis
Common Cypress,
Italian Cypress,
Mediterranean Cypress
Ċipress,
Ċipress Kannella
All year Cupressus sempervirensCommon Cypress Short Profile
Juniperus phoenicea
L.

ALIEN (Introduced in our islands from foreign countries) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Phoenician Juniper No Name All year Juniperus phoeniceaPhoenician Juniper Short Profile
Tetraclinis articulata
(Vahl) Masters

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a VERY RARE species. Never pick up or harm the plant! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Callitris articulata
Sandarac Gum Tree,
Alerce,
Berber's Thuja
Siġra Tal-għargħar All year Tetraclinis articulataSandarac Gum Tree Short Profile
Thuya orientalis
L.

Cultivated for Agricultural or Horticultural purposes Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Thuya No Name All year Thuya orientalisThuya Short Profile




EPHEDRACEAE

Joint-Pine Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Ephedra fragilis
Desfontaines

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Joint-Pine,
Fragile Joint-Pine,
Shrubby Horse-tail
Efedra Mar-Apr Ephedra fragilisJoint-Pine Short Profile




EQUISETACEAE

Horsetail Family

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Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Equisetum ramosissimum
Desfrontaines

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Equisetum campanulatum
Branched Horsetail Denb Iż-żiemel All year Equisetum ramosissimumBranched Horsetail Short Profile




GYMNOGRAMMACEAE

Gymnogram Family

Free living primitive plants which reproduce by means of spores instead of flowers and seeds. Mostly all perennial due to underground stock; usually solenostelic rhizomes with opaque scales. Spore producing organs (=Sporophytes) have vascular tissue and are borne under the leaves. Fertile and sterile leaves are somehow different. The tiny (powder-like) spores produced by the sporangia give rise to filamentous or thalloid gametophytes called prothalli which develop to form new plants. Plants have petioles with 2 vascular strands. The sporangia are arranged in a series of rows along the veins and not in well-defined sori. Soral induism absent. Spores tetrahedral shape.
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Anogramma leptophylla
(L.) Link

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Gymnogramma leptophylla
Annual Maidenhair,
Jersey Fern
Tursin Ir-riħ All Year Anogramma leptophyllaAnnual Maidenhair Normal Profile




HYPOLEPIDACEAE

Bracken Fern Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Pteridium aquilinum
(L.) Kuhn

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a VERY RARE species. Never pick up or harm the plant! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Pteris aquilinum
Bracken Fern,
Western Bracken Fern,
Brake Fern
Feliċilla,
Feliċija,
Feliċita
All year Pteridium aquilinumBracken Fern Short Profile




ISOETACEAE

Quillwort Family

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Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Isoetes histrix var. subinermis
Bory

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This species is believed to have become extinct from our islands This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Isoetes hystrix
Sand Quillwort,
Land Quillwort
Isoetes All year Isoetes histrix var. subinermisSand Quillwort Short Profile




LAURACEAE

Laurel Family

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Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Laurus nobilis
L.

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law This is a medicinal plant where its medicinal properties have been scientifically confirmed in Malta No main synonyms for this species
Bay Laurel,
Bay Leaf Tree,
Grecian Laurel
Siġra Tar-rand,
Randa
Feb-Apr Laurus nobilisBay Laurel Short Profile




PINACEAE

Pine Family

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Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Pinus brutia
Tenore

Cultivated for Agricultural or Horticultural purposes Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Pinus halepensis brutia
Calabrian Pine,
Turkish Pine
No Name All year Pinus brutiaCalabrian Pine Short Profile
Pinus canariensis
Sweet ex Sprengel

Cultivated for Agricultural or Horticultural purposes Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Canary Islands Pine No Name All year Pinus canariensisCanary Islands Pine Short Profile
Pinus halepensis
Miller

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Aleppo Pine Żnuber,
Siġra Tal-prinjoli,
Arżnu
All year Pinus halepensisAleppo Pine Short Profile
Pinus pinea
L.

Cultivated for Agricultural or Horticultural purposes Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Stone Pine,
Umbrella Pine
No Name All year Pinus pineaStone Pine Short Profile




PTERIDACEAE

Fern Family

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Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Pteris cretica
L.

CASUAL ALIEN (Introduced in our islands but not invasive, hence found casually) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Cretan Brake,
Ribbon Fern
Pteris All year Pteris creticaCretan Brake Short Profile
Pteris vittata
L.

CASUAL ALIEN (Introduced in our islands but not invasive, hence found casually) Not rare This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) Main Synonym: Pteris longifolia
Ladder Brake,
Chinese Brake Fern
Pteris All year Pteris vittataLadder Brake Short Profile




SELAGINELLACEAE

Spikemoss Family

Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Scientific Name Generic Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Status
Selaginella denticulata
(L.) Spring

INDIGENOUS (originating from the Maltese islands) This is a RARE species. Please do not pick up! This species is not protected by law Special Notes (n/a) No main synonyms for this species
Tooth-leaved Clubmoss,
Mediterranean Clubmoss
Selaġinella All year Selaginella denticulataTooth-leaved Clubmoss Short Profile







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