Solanaceae Juss. (The Potato Family) 18 species from the Solanaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.
English name(s) :
Tomato
Maltese name(s) :
Tadama
Status for Malta :
Introduced plants cultivated for agricultural or horticultural purposes but sometimes can be occassionaly found as an escapee close to the site of their original cultivation
Frequency :
Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands
Flowering Time :
Apr-Jun
Colour of Flowers:
Yellow
Remarks :
This agricultural plant is casually found naturalised (growing by itself) in sheltered water courses close to fields. It is not invasive and lives for one year.
Species Description and Distribution
Habitat in Europe:
Data will be available in the next update of this website.
Preferred habitat in Malta:
Cultivated areas with seldom casual occurrences close to sites of prior cultivation such as such as in field margins or shallow valley beds (from dumped material)
Botanical Description:
Data will be available in the next update of this website.
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes
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