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   19 Mar 2024      ()
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Index of Plant Families (8 families in this page)

The Caryophyllales (Page 1)
AIZOACEAE
Fig-Marigold
AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranth
BASELLACEAE
Basella
CACTACEAE
Cactus
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Pink or Carnation
NYCTAGINACEAE
Four o'clock
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Pokeweed
PORTULACACEAE
Purslane
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AIZOACEAE
Rudolphi
( Fig-Marigold Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and fleshy. Calyx tubular or turbinate, often with fleshy lobes. Petals and stamens usually numerous. Ovary usually inferior or semi-inferior. Fruit woody and opening on moistening, or fleshy and indehiscent. Most of the genera that occur in Europe originate from South Africa. They are cultivated for ornament, and many have become naturalized in milder, more or less frost-free, coastal regions of S. and W. Europe. The taxonomy and nomenclature of this family is confused, since many species and genera have been described from cultivated plants in European gardens without knowledge of the precise origin of the material. Furthermore, these succulent plants make poor herbarium specimens and type specimens have not always been preserved or have not survived.
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Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(L.) L. Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig,
Hybrid Sourfig Iceplant
Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni,
Is-Swaba tal-Madonna il-komuni
Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
18
images.
(L.) L. Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L.
Glaucous Hottenot Fig,
Point Sourfig Iceplant
Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira,
Is-Swaba tal-Madonna iż-żgħira
Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
9
images.
(L.) N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum edule L.
Hottenot Fig,
Kaffir Fig
Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra,
Is-Swaba tal-Madonna is-safra
Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
5
images.
(Hook. fil.) L.Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum cooperi Hoof f.
Though Trailing Ice Plant,
Hardy Ice Plant,
Pink Carpet
Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
7
images.
(L.) L.Bolus

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum crassifolium L.
Rounded Noon Flower,
Dew Plant,
Purple PigFace
Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum hispidum L.
Hairy Dewflower,
Miniature Pigs Face
Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira,
Drożantema sufija
May-Jun Normal Profile
with
6
images.
(L.) N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum aureum L.
Golden Vygie Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(Jacquin) N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum Jacq.
Creeping Ice Plant,
Noon Flower
Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
4
images.
N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum spectabile Haw.
Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
7
images.
(Jacq.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq.
Red Ice Plant,
Coppery Mesembryanthemum
Kristallina kbira l-oranġo All Year Normal Profile
with
9
images.
(Haw.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Mesembryanthemum luteum Haw.
Rocky Point Ice Plant Kristallina kbira is-safra All Year Normal Profile
with
8
images.
(Haw.) Schwantes

Main Synonym :
Crocanthus purpureocroceus (Haw.) L.Bolus
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant Kristallina ta' żewġ ilwien All Year Normal Profile
with
12
images.
N.E.Br.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Pink-flowered hybrid Malephora Maltese name not known Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
8
images.
L. fil.

Main Synonym :
Aptenia cordifolia (L. fil.) Schwantes
Heart-leaved Ice Plant,
Baby Sun Rose,
Lilac Aptenia
Widnet il-ħanżir,
Widnet il-Ġurdien
Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
10
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Cryophytum crystallinum (L.) N.E.Br.
Crystal Ice Plant,
Silvery-leaved Mesembryanthemum
Kristallina tar-ramel,
Kristallina kbira
May-Jul Normal Profile
with
10
images.
(L.Bolus) Klak

Main Synonym :
Aptenia lancifolia L. Bolus
Lance-leaved Ice Plant,
Lesser Baby Sun Rose,
Red Aptenia
Qrun il-baqra Mar-Nov Normal Profile
with
14
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L.Bolus
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant,
Round-leaved Mesembryanthemum
Kristallina tal-blat,
Kristallina żgħira,
Kristallina komuni
Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
8
images.


AMARANTHACEAE
Juss.
( Amaranth Family )
Subfamalies: Amaranthoideae; Gomphrenoideae; Betoideae; Camphorosmoideae; Chenopodioideae (= Chenopodiaceae family); Corispermoideae; Polycnemoideae; Salicornioideae; Salsoloideae; Suaedoideae

Family Description: Herbs or rarely small shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers usually hermaphrodite, often in spicate or capitate, usually bracteate inflorescences; bracteoles 2-5. Perianth almost always dry and scarious, usually 4- or 5-merous; segments free or connate at base. Stamens 1-5, opposite the perianth-segments and usually not exserted. Ovary superior, unilocular; ovules amphitropous. Fruit with a membranous, rarely fleshy wall, dehiscing irregularly, or circumscissile (sometimes indehiscent).
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(L.) All.

Main Synonym :
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
Devil's horsewhip,
Prickly chaff flower
Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
7
images.
S.Watson

Main Synonym :
Galliaria blitoides Nieuwl.
Mat Amaranth,
Prostate Pigweed
Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani May-Nov Normal Profile
with
14
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Albersia blitum (L.) Kunth
Purple Amaranth Denb id-dib tal-qsari May-Nov Normal Profile
with
2
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus mantegazzianus Pass.
Love-lies-bleeding,
Tassel Flower
Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile
with
3
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus paniculatus L.
Red Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola zgħir May-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Albersia prostrata (L.) Fourr.
Large-fruited Amaranth,
Spreading Amaranth,
Low Pigweed
Denb id-dib lixx May-Oct Normal Profile
with
13
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus melancholicus L.
Elephant-head Amaranth Denb id-dib vjola kbir Apr-Oct Normal Profile
with
4
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Glomeraria graecizans (L.) Cav.
Spreading Pigweed Ghobbejra ħamra Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
3
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus chlorostachys Willd.
Prince's Feather Amaranth,
Prince's of Wales Feather Amaranth,
Hybrid Amaranth
Denb id-dib bagħal May-Nov Normal Profile
with
5
images.
(Moq.) Hieron.

Main Synonym :
Euloxus muricatus Moq.
African Amaranth,
Muricate Amaranth
Denb id-dib Afrikan Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
7
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl.
Rough Pigweed,
Redroothed Amaranth,
Common Amaranth
Denb id-dib xewwikija May-Nov Normal Profile
with
12
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus tristis L.
Joseph's Coat,
Summer Poinsettia,
Chinese Spinach
Denb id-dib ta' tlett kuluri May-Dec Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Amaranthus gracilis Desf.
Slender Amaranth,
Green Amaranth,
Least Amaranth
Denb id-dib ħadra May-Dec Normal Profile
with
10
images.
(Moric.) K.Koch

Main Synonym :
Salicornia macrostachya Moric.
Glaucous Glasswort,
Perennial Glasswort,
Shrubby Glasswort
Almeridja tal-blat Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Edmontson

Main Synonym :
Atriplex patula subsp. glabriuscula (Edmondston) H.M.Hall & Clem.
Babington's Orache,
Scotland Orache
Bjanka lixxa Aug-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex halimoides Tineo
Shrubby Orache,
Mediterranean Salt Bush,
Shrubby Sea Orache
Bjanka,
Ħaxixa mielħa
Aug-Nov Normal Profile
with
10
images.
(Brullo & Pavone) G. Kadereit et Sukhor.

Main Synonym :
Cremnophyton lanfrancoi Brullo & Pavone
Maltese Cliff Orache Bjanka tal-irdum Aug-Oct Normal Profile
with
14
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex erecta Huds.
Common Orache,
Spear Saltbush
Bjanka skarza Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Halimus portulacoides (L.) Dumort.
Sea Purslane Maltese name not known Oct-Nov Normal Profile
with
14
images.
DC.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex triangularis Willd.
Spear-leaved Orache,
Triangle Orache,
Thinleaf Orache
Selq il-baħar Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
16
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Atriplex foliolosa Link.
Rosy Orache,
Tumbling Saltweed
Selq tal-werqa roża Jul-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) A. J. Scott

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium scoparia L.
Summer Cypress,
Kochia
Maltese name not known Aug-Oct Normal Profile
with
9
images.
(L.) Arcang.

Main Synonym :
Beta maritima L.
Sea Beet Selq tal-kosta Mar-Jul Normal Profile
with
13
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Beta cicla L.
Wild Beet Selq Mar-Jul Normal Profile
with
4
images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium hybridum L.
Maple-leaved goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium murale L.
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot Għobbejra ħadra Mar-Dec Normal Profile
with
12
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium viride L.
Fat Hen,
Lambsquarters
Għobbejra Bajdanija Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
H. J. Coste & A. Reyn.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium giganteum D.Don.
Tree Spinach Maltese name not known Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
3
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Mexican Tea,
Wormseed
Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Smith

Main Synonym :
Anserina ficifolia (Sm.) Friche-Joset & Montandon
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. opulifolium (Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz) Batt.
Grey Goosefoot,
Seaport Goosefoot
Għobbejra griża Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Roth

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium album subsp. striatum (Krašan) Murr
Striated Fat Hen Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
6
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium foetidum Lam.
Stinking Goosefoot,
Notchweed
Għobbejra tinten Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
6
images.
(L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium urbicum L.
Upright Goosefoot,
City Goosefoot
Għobbejra May-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Dumort

Main Synonym :
Salicornia appressa Dumort.
Twiggy Glasswort Almeridja,
Salikornja
Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Kali australis (L.) Akhani & Roalson
Saltwort,
Prickly Saltwort
Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija May-Aug Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Botsch.

Main Synonym :
Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo
Maltese Salt Tree Xebb,
Siġra tal-irmied
Sep-Nov Normal Profile
with
18
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Kali soda (L.) Scop.
Opposite-leaved Saltwort,
Smooth-leaved Saltwort
Ħaxixa tal-irmied Jul-Oct Normal Profile
with
6
images.
(L.) A.J.Scott

Main Synonym :
Salicornia europaea var. fruticosa L.
Shrubby Glasswort Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat Sep-Nov Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Spinacia glabra Mill.
Spinach Spinaċi Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) Dumort.

Main Synonym :
Chenopodium maritimum L.
Common Seablite Swejda tal-baħar Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Gmelin

Main Synonym :
Suaeda fruticosa subsp. vera (Gmel.) Maire & Weiller
Shrubby Seablite,
Alkali Seablite
Swejda Jun-Oct Normal Profile
with
8
images.


BASELLACEAE
Moq.-Tand.
( Basella Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Glabrous, perennial, twining herbs, usually fleshy. Leaves alternate, usually ovate with a more or less cordate base, entire. Flowers in spikes, racemes or racemose panicles, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 5; stamens 5, opposite petals. Ovary unilocular, with 3 styles and a single basal ovule. Fruit indehiscent, fleshy, surrounded by persistent sepals and petals.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(Ten.) Steenis

Main Synonym :
Boussingaultia cordifolia Ten.
Madeira Vine Fatata,
Ħobbejża Falza
May-Oct Normal Profile
with
15
images.


CACTACEAE
Juss.
( Cactus Family )
Subfamalies: Cactoideae; Maihuenioideae; Opuntioideae; Pereskioideae

Family Description: Perennial, succulent plants; stems columnar, cylindrical or flattened, often jointed (the individual segments being referred to as joints). Leaves absent or small, subulate, caducous. Branches, spines, flowers and sometimes barbed bristles (glochids) developed from more or less circular, cushion-like structures (areoles) situated in leaf-axils when leaves are present. Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary, sessile. Perianth with tube; sepals numerous and intergrading with petals, all imbricate in several rows. Stamens numerous; filaments inserted on perianth-throat. Style 1; stigmas 2 to many. Ovary inferior, 1-celled; placentae 3 or more, parietal; ovules numerous. Fruit a berry, often spiny or glochidiate, usually many-seeded.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(L.) Hummelink

Main Synonym :
Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose
Barbed Wire Cereus,
Pitahaya Anaranjada
Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(Muehlenpf.) Backeb.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.
Eve's Needle,
Cane Cholla
Maltese name not known Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
7
images.
(R.Kiesling) N.P.Taylor

Main Synonym :
Cereus peruvianus R.Kiesling
Spiny hedge cactus,
Peruvian apple
Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile
with
5
images.
DC.

Main Synonym :
Cactus jamacaru (DC.) Kostel.
Mandacaru,
Cardeiro
Mandakaru Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Salm-Dyck

Main Synonym :
Nopalea dejecta (Salm-Dyke) Salm-Dyke
Salm-Dyk Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
9
images.
(L.) Mill.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia ficus-barbarica A.Berger
Prickly Pear,
Indian Fig,
Barbary Fig
Bajtar tax-xewk,
Bajtar tal-Indja,
Franċiż
May-Jul Normal Profile
with
15
images.
(Raf.) Raf.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia vulgaris Mill.
Prickly Pear Cactus,
Palma Brava
Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(Lehm.) Pfeiff.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia macrocalyx Griffiths
Bunny Ears Cactus,
Angel's Wings,
Polka-dot Cactus
Maltese name not known Jun-Jul Normal Profile
with
10
images.
F.A.C.Weber

Main Synonym :
Opuntia pilifera var. aurantiisaeta Backeb.
Cocoche Loco,
Nopal Crinado
Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
5
images.
(Haw.) Haw.

Main Synonym :
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw.
Erect Prickly Pear Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
13
images.
(Haw.) D.R.Hunt

Main Synonym :
Cereus undatus Haw.
Red Pitaya,
Dragon Fruit,
Strawberry Pear
Maltese name not known Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
7
images.


CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Juss.
( Pink or Carnation Family )
Subfamalies: Alsinoideae; Silenoideae; Paronychioideae

Family Description: Herbs, more rarely small shrubs. Leaves usually opposite and decussate, more rarely alternate or verticillate, simple, entire, with or without scarious stipules. Flowers actinomorphic, usually hermaphrodite, often in bracteate dichasia. Sepals 4 or 5, free, or fused and often united by scarious strips of tissue (commissures) alternating with the calyx-teeth. Petals (0-)4 or 5, free. Stamens usually 8-10, obdiplostemonous. Ovary superior, unilocular at least above, with 1 to numerous campylotropous ovules on a basal or free-central placenta; stigmas (1)2-5. Fruit usually a capsule, dehiscing with teeth equalling the styles in number or twice as many; more rarely fruit a berry or achene.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
Alsinanthus serpillifolius (L.) Desv.
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Pers.

Main Synonym :
Alsine brachypetala E.H.L.Krause
Grey Mouse-Ear,
Grey Chickweed
Widen il-ġurdien abjad Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Thuill.

Main Synonym :
Cerastium acutatum Suksd.
Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear,
Sticky Mouse-Ear,
Sticky Chickweed
Widen il-ġurdien idellek Jan-Apr Normal Profile
with
12
images.
Viv.

Main Synonym :
Cerastium campanulatum Viv.
Large-flowered Mouse-Ear Maltese name not known Jan-Mar Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile
with
8
images.
(DC.) Cout.

Main Synonym :
Herniaria cinerea DC.
Grey Rupture-Wort Maltese name not known Apr-Aug Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Thell.

Main Synonym :
Rhodalsine geniculata Williams
Woody Sandwort,
Woody Rhodasline
Ramlina Għawdxija,
Rodalsine
Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Vierh.

Main Synonym :
Arenaria mucronata Sm.
Mediterranean Sandwort Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Lam.

Main Synonym :
Ferriera mediterranea Bubani
Silvery Paronychia Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Boiss.

Main Synonym :
Paronychia capitata subsp. macrosepala
Mediterranean nailwort Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(Biv.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. alsinifolium (Biv.) Arcang.
Few-flowered Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Cav.

Main Synonym :
Polycarpon tetraphyllum subsp. diphyllum  (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Font Quer
Two-leaved Allseed Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) L.

Main Synonym :
Mollugo tetraphylla L.
Four-leaved Allseed,
Four-leaved Manyseed
Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Forssk.

Main Synonym :
Pteranthus echinatus Desf.
Pteranthus Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
3
images.
Ard.

Main Synonym :
Sagina depressa Schultz
Annual Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Don

Main Synonym :
Sagina stricta Fr.
Sea Pearlwort Ġawhra tax-xatt Mar-May Normal Profile
with
12
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Sagina fasciculata Poir.
Procumbent Pearlwort Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Silene reinholdii Heldr.
Hairless Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Jacq.

Main Synonym :
Silene vespertina Retz.
Dense-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Feb-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) Godr.

Main Synonym :
Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.
Rose Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Poir.

Main Synonym :
Silene bipartita Desf.
Pink Pirouette,
Dwarf Pink Star,
Mediterranean Catchfly
Ilsien l-għasfur,
Sieq iz-Zakak
Dec-May Detailed Profile
with
46
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Woody Catchfly,
Shrubby Campion
Lsien l-Għasfur tal-blat Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Silene anglica L.
Small-flowered Catchfly Maltese name not known Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Cucubalus reflexus L.
Night-flowering Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl Jan-May Normal Profile
with
17
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Silene cisplatensis Cambess.
Drooping Catchfly Maltese name not known Mar-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Poir.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hairy Catchfly Lsien l-għasfur irqiq Mar-May Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Hayek

Main Synonym :
Silene angustifolia Poir.
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq Feb-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
(Moench) Garcke

Main Synonym :
Cucubalus behen L.
Bladder Campion,
Bird's Egg,
Maiden's Tears
Qasqejża Jan-May Detailed Profile
with
41
images.
(Scheele) Graebn.

Main Synonym :
Spergularia bocconi Foucaud ex R.P.Merino
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey,
Greek Sea-Spurrey,
Large-flowered Sand Spurrey
Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
(Guss.) Heldr.

Main Synonym :
Spergularia salsuginea Fenzl
Southern Sea-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(L.) Besser

Main Synonym :
Spergularia salina J.Presl & C.Presl
Lesser Sea-Spurrey,
Salt Sand Spurrey,
Saltmarsh Sand Spurrey
Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
7
images.
(L.) C.Presl

Main Synonym :
Spergularia marginata (DC.) Murb.
Greater Sea-Spurrey,
Diandra Sea-Spurrey
Arenarja Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
G.Don

Main Synonym :
Arenaria purpurea Pers.
Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
J.Presl & C.Presl

Main Synonym :
Spergularia campestris Asch.
Sand Spurrey,
Red Sand Spurrey
Arenarja roża Mar-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Ucria

Main Synonym :
Stellaria pallida Dumort.
Lesser Chickweed Ħarira bajda Jan-May Normal Profile
with
11
images.
(L.) Vill.

Main Synonym :
Alsine avicularum Lam.
Common Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
(Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman

Main Synonym :
Stellaria cupaniana Nyman
Cupani's chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile
with
13
images.
(Lej.) Weihe

Main Synonym :
Stellaria media subsp. neglecta (Weihe) Murb.
Greater Chickweed Maltese name not known Jan-May Normal Profile
with
15
images.
(Mill.) Rauschert

Main Synonym :
Vaccaria pyramidata Medik.
Cowherb Maltese name not known Mar-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.


NYCTAGINACEAE
Juss.
( Four o'clock Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or woody climbers, often with swollen nodes. Leaves simple, entire, exstipulate. Flowers solitary or in small, terminal umbels (rarely in whorls), subtended by bracts which often simulate a perianth. Perianth petaloid, tubular, with a short, 5-lobed limb; lower part of tube persistent and concrescent with the fruit to form an achene-like anthocarp. Stamens usually 3-5. Ovary superior, 1-celled, containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Choisy

Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea rubicunda Schott ex Rohrb.
Lesser Bougainvillea,
Paper Flower
Buganvilla żgħira Feb-Oct Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Willd.

Main Synonym :
Bougainvillea brasiliensis Raeusch.
Bougainvillea Buganvilla Feb-Oct Normal Profile
with
0
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Mirabilis odorata L.
Four o'clock Flower,
Marvel of Peru
Ħummejr Jan-Oct Normal Profile
with
8
images.


PHYTOLACCACEAE
R. Br.
( Pokeweed Family )
Subfamalies: Agdestioideae; Phytolaccoideae; Rivinioideae

Family Description: Herbs, shrubs or trees with alternate, entire leaves. Flowers in racemes. Perianth-segments 5, free, persistent. Stamens hypogynous. Carpels united at least at the base (rarely free), each containing a single ovule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
Phytolacca decandra L.
American Pokeweed,
American nightshade,
Cancer Jalap
Russett Jun-Dec Normal Profile
with
11
images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Phytolacca arborea hort. ex Moq.
Ombu,
Elephant Tree,
Bella Umbra
Siġra tal-Qlalet,
l-Ombu
May-Aug Normal Profile
with
12
images.


PORTULACACEAE
Juss.
( Purslane Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Annual or perennial herbs, usually glabrous and fleshy. Leaves simple, entire. Flowers solitary or in cymes, hermaphrodite. Sepals 2; petals 4-6, free or joined below; stamens 3 to many. Ovary unilocular, with 1 to many campylotropous ovules on a basal placenta. Fruit a capsule.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
Portulaca retusa Engelm.
Purslane,
Little Hogweed
Burdlieqa May-Oct Normal Profile
with
5
images.

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