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Index of Plant Families (8 families in this page)

APIACEAE
Carrot
ARALIACEAE
Aralia
CYNOMORIACEAE
Cynomoriaceae
ELAEAGNACEAE
Oleaster
POLYGALACEAE
Milkwort
RHAMNACEAE
Buckthorn
SANTALACEAE
Sandalwood
VITACEAE
Vine
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APIACEAE
Lindl.
( Carrot Family )
Conservative synonym: Umbelliferea 		Subfamalies: Mackinlayoideae; Azorelloideae; Saniculoideae; Apioideae;

Family Description: Herbs, rarely shrubs. Leaves alternate; lamina usually large and much-divided; petiole often inflated and sheathing at base. Stipules absent, except in Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae. Inflorescence usually a compound umbel. Flowers epigynous, small, hermaphrodite or unisexual, the plant rarely dioecious. Sepals usually small or absent; petals 5, usually more or less 3-lobed, the middle lobe inflexed; outer petals sometimes much larger than inner (radiate); stamens 5; carpels (1-)2, usually attached to a central axis (carpophore), from which the mericarps separate at maturity; styles (1-)2, often with a thickened base (stylopodium); ovule 1 in each loculus, pendent. Fruit dry; pericarp membranous or exocarp variously indurated; endocarp rarely woody (Subfam. Hydrocotyloideae). Mericarps usually joined by a narrow or wide commissure; each mericarp more or less compressed laterally or dorsally, with 5 longitudinal veins, usually with ridges over them, separated by valleculae or sometimes with 4 secondary ridges alternating with the primary; resin canals (vittae) usually present between the primary ridges and on the commissural face.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Ammi majus
L.

Main Synonym :
Ammi diversifolium
Bullwort,
Bishop's Weed,
False Queen Anne's Lace 		Dakra Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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Ammi visnaga
(L.) Lamarck

Main Synonym :
Daucus visnaga
Sand Bullwort,
Tooth Pickweed 		Busnaga May-Oct Normal Profile
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Ammoides pusilla
(Brotero) Breistroffer

Main Synonym :
Petroselinum ammoides
Small Bullwort Dakra żgħira Mar-Jun Normal Profile
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Apium graveolens
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wild Celery,
Marsh Parsley,
Smallage 		Karfus (selvaġġ) Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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Apium nodiflorum
(L.) Lagasca

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Fool's Water Cress,
Procumbent Marshwort 		Karfus Tal-ilma Apr-Sep Normal Profile
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Bifora radians
M. Bieberstein

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Mediterranean Bifora,
European Bishop Plant 		Kosbor Selvaġġ,
Sorm Il-patri 		Mar-May Normal Profile
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Bupleurum lancifolium
Hornemann

Main Synonym :
Bupleurum subovatum
Spear-leaved Hare's Ear,
Lance-leaved Thorrowwax 		Widnet Il-fenek Mar-May Normal Profile
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Bupleurum semicompositum
L.

Main Synonym :
Bupleurum glaucum
Grey Hare's Ear Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Capnophyllum peregrinum
(L.) Lange

Main Synonym :
Krubera peregrina
Capnophyllum Maltese Name Not Known Apr-May Normal Profile
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Conium maculatum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Hemlock,
Poison Hemlock 		Ċikuta May-Aug Normal Profile
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Coriandrum sativum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Coriander Kosbor Apr-May Normal Profile
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Crithmum maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Rock Samphire,
Sea Samphire,
Sea Fennel 		Bużbież Il-baħar Jun-Sep Normal Profile
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Daucus carota subsp. carota
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Wild Carrot,
Queen Anne's Lace 		Zunnarija Salvaġġa,
Karrotti Salvaġġ,
Bejt Id-Durrajs 		Feb-May Normal Profile
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Daucus carota subsp. sativus
(Hoffmannsegg) Arcangeli

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Carrot Zunnarija,
Karrotti 		Feb-May Normal Profile
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Daucus gingidium
L.

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. gingidium
Sea Carrot Zunnarija Tal-baħar Apr-May Normal Profile
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Daucus lopadusanus
Tineo

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. lopadusanus
Lampedusa Carrot Zunnarija Ta' Lampedusa Apr-May Normal Profile
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Daucus rupestris
Gussone

Main Synonym :
Daucus carota var. rupestris
Cliff Carrot Zunnarija Tal-blat Apr-May Normal Profile
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Echinophora spinosa
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Prickly Parsnip,
Echinophora,
Spiny Echinophora 		Bużbież Xewwieki Tar-ramel,
Ekinofora 		Jun-Sep Normal Profile
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Eryngium maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Sea Holly,
Seaside Eryngo 		Xewk Ir-ramel Jun-Oct Normal Profile
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Ferula communis
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Giant Fennel,
Common Ferula 		Ferla Mar-May Normal Profile
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Foeniculum vulgare
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Fennel,
Sweet Fennel 		Bużbież May-Oct Normal Profile
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Kundmannia sicula
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Kundmannia Kudmannja Ta' Sqallija Apr-May Normal Profile
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Oenanthe globulosa
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Round-headed Water Dropwort,
Mediterranean Water Dropwort 		Karfus Tal-wied Mar-May Normal Profile
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Petroselinum sativum
Hoffmannsegg

Main Synonym :
Petroselinum crispum
Wild Parsley Tursin Apr-Oct Normal Profile
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Pimpinella anisum
L.

Main Synonym :
Anisum officinarum
Anise Anisi,
Ħlewwa 		Apr-May Normal Profile
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Pimpinella peregrina
L.

Main Synonym :
Pimpinella taurica
Southern Burnet Saxifrage Sensiela May-Jun Normal Profile
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Pseudorlaya pumila
(L.) Grande

Main Synonym :
Daucus pumilus
Small Carrot Zunnarija Tar-ramel Apr-May Normal Profile
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Ridolfia segetum
Moris

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Ridolfia Bużbież Il-qamħ,
Bużbież Tal-għelieqi 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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Scandix pecten-veneris
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Shepherd's Needle Maxxita Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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Smyrnium olusatrum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Alexanders Karfus Il-ħmir Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Tordylium apulum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Mediterranean Hartwort,
Roman Pimpernel 		Ħaxixet It-trieraħ Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Torilis arvensis
(Hudson) Link

Main Synonym :
Torilis helvetica
Spreading Hedge Parsley Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Torilis nodosa
(L.) Gaertner

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Knotted Hedge Parsley Tursin Xewwieki Apr-May Normal Profile
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ARALIACEAE
Juss.
( Aralia Family )		 Subfamalies: Aralioideae; Hydrocotyloideae

Family Description: Shrubs or woody climbers; leaves alternate. Flowers actinomorphic, small. Calyx small or rudimentary; petals 5, free; stamens 5; ovary inferior. Fruit a berry.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Hedera helix
L.

Main Synonym :
Hedera taurica
Ivy,
English Ivy 		Liedna Sep-Nov Normal Profile
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Schefflera polybotrya
(Seemann) R. Viguier

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Schefflera Maltese Name Not Known ? Normal Profile
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CYNOMORIACEAE
Lindl.
( Cynomoriaceae Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs without chlorophyll, parasitic on the roots of other plants. Flowers usually unisexual, in dense, spicate or capitate inflorescences. Fruit a small, 1-seeded nut; seed with abundant endosperm and minute embryo.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Cynomorium coccineum
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
General's Root,
Maltese Fungus 		Għerq Il-ġeneral,
Għerq Sinjur,
Żobb L-Art 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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ELAEAGNACEAE
Juss.
( Oleaster Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Trees or shrubs with peltate or stellate, scale-like hairs. Leaves entire. Flowers perigynous, apetalous. Hypanthium 2- or 4-lobed; lobes valvate; stamens as many as sepals and alternating with them, or twice as many; ovary superior, unilocular; ovule solitary, basal. Fruit drupe-like, the dry fruit being surrounded by the fleshy hypanthium.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type


POLYGALACEAE
Juss.
( Milkwort Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Leaves simple, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite, zygomorphic, in spikes or racemes. Sepals 5, free; petals 3-5, more or less united; stamens 8, with filaments partly united. Ovary 2-locular, with 1 seed in each loculus.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Polygala monspeliaca
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Mediterranean Milkwort,
Annual Milkwort 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-May Normal Profile
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Polygala myrtifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
Polygala x dalmaisiana
African Milkwort,
Myrtle-leaved Milkwort,
Sweet Pea Bush 		Maltese Name Not Known Spring Normal Profile
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RHAMNACEAE
Juss.
( Buckthorn Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, usually stipulate. Inflorescence cymose. Flowers perigynous. Calyx 4- to 5-lobed, lobes valvate in bud. Petals 4-5, often small and sometimes absent, inserted at mouth of the hypanthium and often hooded over the stamens. Stamens 4-5, alternating with the calyx-lobes; anthers versatile. Ovary superior, 2- to 4-locular; ovules solitary. Fruit often fleshy.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Paliurus spina-christi
Miller

Main Synonym :
Rhamnus paliurus
Christ's Thorn Tree,
Jerusalem Thorn,
Garland Thorn 		Xewk Tal-Kuruna Ta' Kristu,
Xewk Ta' Kristu 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
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Rhamnus alaternus
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Mediterranean Buckthorn,
Italian Buckthorn,
Barren Privet 		Alaternu Jan-Mar Normal Profile
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Rhamnus oleioides
L.

Main Synonym :
Rhamnus lycoides subsp. oleoides
Olive-leaved Buckthorn,
Lesser Buckthorn,
Persian Berries 		Żiju Feb-Apr Normal Profile
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Ziziphus zizyphus
(L.) Meikle

Main Synonym :
Zizyphus sativus
Jujube,
Chinese Date 		Żinżel May-Jun Normal Profile
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SANTALACEAE
R. Br.
( Sandalwood Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbaceous or woody plants. Leaves alternate, simple, linear, oblong or lanceolate, exstipulate, deciduous or evergreen. Flowers small, hermaphrodite or unisexual. Perianth 3- to 5-lobed or -partite, tubular to campanulate-rotate. Stamens 3-5, opposite lobes of the perianth. Ovary inferior, 1-celled. Style 1; stigma capitate or lobed. Fruit a small green nut or a drupe. Seed solitary, with abundant endosperm. Hemiparasites, growing on the roots of herbs or shrubs.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Thesium humile
Vahl

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Field Bastard Toadflax,
Lesser Bastard Toadflax 		Maltese Name Not Known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
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VITACEAE
Juss.
( Vine Family )		 Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Shrubs, usually diffuse and climbing by means of leaf-opposed tendrils. Leaves alternate, stipulate, usually palmately lobed or divided. Flowers small, actinomorphic, in terminal or leaf opposed cymes or panicles. Sepals 5, united; petals 5, free or united distally; stamens 5, antepetalous. Ovary superior,2-locular; style and stigma 1; fruit a berry with 2-4 seeds.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Vitis vinifera
L.

Main Synonym :
Vitis laciniosa
Grape Vine,
European Grape 		Dielja,
Siġra Tal-Għeneb 		Apr-May Normal Profile
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