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Index of Plant Families (5 families in this page) |
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BORAGINACEAE
Juss.
( Borage Family ) | Subfamalies: Boraginoideae; Cordioideae; Ehretioideae; Heliotropioideae; Hydrophylloideae; Lennooideae
Family Description: Herbs or dwarf shrubs, often hispid. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, simple. Flowers usually in scorpioid cymes, usually actinomorphic. Calyx 5-toothed or-lobed. Corollas lobed, cylindrical, campanulate, hypocrateriform or rotate, usually with a distinct tube and limb; tube often with 5 scales, invaginations, or tufts or lines of hairs inside, sometimes with an annulus at the base. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla and alternating with the lobes. Ovary superior, 2- or 4-locular; style usually simple, arising from between the 4 lobes of the ovary (gynobasic), rarely terminal. Fruit of 2 or 4 nutlets (rarely 1 or 3 by abortion). |  |  | |  |
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| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
Thumbnail Picture |
Profile Type |
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Retzius
Main Synonym :
Anchusa azurea | Italian Bugloss,
Large Blue Alkanet,
Garden Anchusa | Lsien Il-Fart Ikħal | Apr-Jun |  | Detailed Profile
with
30
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Borage,
Common Bugloss,
Burrage | Fidloqqom | Dec-May |  | Detailed Profile
with
59
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Honeywort,
Great Honeywort | Qniepen | Feb-Apr |  | Detailed Profile
with
40
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Blue Hound's Tongue | Ilsien Il-Kelb | Feb-May |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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Gussone
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Coastal Viper's Bugloss | Lsien Il-fart Tar-ramel,
Lsien Il-fart Tax-xtut | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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Jacquin
Main Synonym :
Echium fastuasum | Pride Of Madeira | Maltese Name Not Known | Apr-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Pale Bugloss,
Italian Viper's Bugloss,
Italian Bugloss | Ilsien Il-fart Abjad,
Ilsien Il-fart Kbir | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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Moench
Main Synonym :
Echium calycinum | Small-flowered Viper's Bugloss | Lsien Il-fart żgħir | Jan-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
11
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Echium lycopsis | Purple Viper's Bugloss,
Paterson's Curse,
Salvation Jane | Lsien Il-fart Vjola | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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Pomel
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Sand Viper's Bugloss | Lsien Il-fart Tax-xatt | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
with
17
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Salt Heliotrope,
Seaside Heliotrope,
Quailplant | Maltese Name Not Known | Mar-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
4
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Heliotrope,
Potato Weed,
European Heliotrope | Vanilja Bajda | Jun-Sep |  | Detailed Profile
with
35
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Buglossoides arvense | Field Gromwell,
Corn Gromwell | Maltese Name Not Known | Jan-May |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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Rochel
Main Synonym :
Myosotis collina | Early Forget-me-not | Widnet Il-ġurdien | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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(L.) I.M. Johnston
Main Synonym :
Lithospermum apulum | Yellow Gromwell | Maltese Name Not Known | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
with
1
images. | |
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Kunth
Main Synonym :
Wigandia urens var. caracasana | Wigandia | Maltese Name Not Known | Jun-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
11
images. | |
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CONVOLVULACEAE
Juss.
( BindWeed Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Stems often climbing. Leaves alternate, exstipulate. Flowers actinomorphic, in terminal or axillary inflorescences, sometimes solitary. Sepals 5, usually free. Corolla infundibuliform, tubular or campanulate, usually 5-lobed or -angled. Stamens 5, alternating with corolla-lobes. Ovary 1- to 4-locular, superior; ovules 1 or 2 in each loculus; style terminal. Fruit a capsule. | | | | |
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| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
Thumbnail Picture |
Profile Type |
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(L.) R. Brown
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus sepium | Hedge Bindweed | Leblieb Kbir | May-Jun | | Normal Profile
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0
images. | |
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(Kitaibel) Grisebach
Main Synonym :
Calystegia sepium var. silvatica | Great Bindweed | Leblieb Kbir | May-Jun | | Normal Profile
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0
images. | |
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(L.) Roemer & schultes
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus soldanella | Sea Bindweed,
Sand Bindweed | Leblieb Tar-ramel,
Leblieb Tal-baħar | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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(Tenore) G. Don
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Hybrid Bindweed | Leblieb Bagħal | Jun-Jul | | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mallow Bindweed,
Riviera Bindweed | Leblieb Tax-xagħri Roża | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Field BindWeed,
Lesser Bindweed,
Morning Glory Flower | Leblieb Tar-raba | May-Sep |  | Detailed Profile
with
38
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Southern Bindweed | Leblieb Skars | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. tenuissimus | Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed,
Mallow-leaved Bindweed | Leblieba Tax-xagħri Car,
Leblieba Roża | Apr-Jul |  | Detailed Profile
with
31
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Narrow-leaved Bindweed,
Pygmy Bindweed | Leblieb Abjad,
Leblieb Tax-xatt | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
11
images. | |
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Desrousseaux
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Pink Bindweed,
Olive-leaved Bindweed | Leblieb Tal-irdum,
Leblieb Tal-blat | Mar-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
14
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Two-coloured Bindweed,
Grassy Bindweed | Leblieb żgħir | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
13
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Blue Bindweed,
Small Bindweed | Leblieb Tal-werqa Tleqq | Mar-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
11
images. | |
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(Todaro) Cavara & Grande
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Three-coloured Bindweed,
Dwarf Morning Glory | Leblieb Ikħal,
Leblieb Tal-werqa Tleqq | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
with
4
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mediterranean Bindweed,
Grey-leaved Marsh Cresse,
Salt Cresse | Kressa | May-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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Yuncker
Main Synonym :
Cuscuta pentagona | Western Field Dodder,
Golden Dodder,
Field Dodder | Pittma Tal-Amerika | Dec-Apr |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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(L.) L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Dodder,
Clover Dodder,
Thyme Dodder | Pittma | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
with
12
images. | |
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Vahl
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | One-seeded Dodder | Maltese Name Not Known | Feb-Apr | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Ipomoea bona-nox | Moonflower Vine,
Moon Vine | Maltese Name Not Known | Mar-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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(L.) Sweet
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus cairica | Ivy-leaved Morning Glory,
Mile A Minute Vine | Maltese Name Not Known | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
12
images. | |
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(Burmann) Merrill
Main Synonym :
Convolvulus indica | Ocean Blue Morning Glory,
Blue Dawnflower | Kampanella | Apr-Nov |  | Normal Profile
with
20
images. | |
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(L.) Roth
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Morning Glory | Maltese Name Not Known | Jul-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
3
images. | |
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LAMIACEAE
Lindl.
( Mint Family )
Conservative synonym: Labiatae | Subfamalies: Symphorematoideae; Viticoideae; Ajugoideae; Prostantheroideae; Nepetoideae; Scutellarioideae; Lamioideae
Family Description: Herbs or shrubs, often glandular and aromatic. Leaves usually simple, exstipulate, opposite. Flowers zygomorphic, usually in contracted and modified cymes in the axils of opposite bracts or floral leaves, forming pseudowhorls called verticillasters, which in turn are arranged in simple or compound spike-like, cymose, corymbose, paniculate or capitate inflorescences; rarely in true cymes. Bracts leaf-like, or much reduced or modified (usually called floral leaves when conspicuous). Bracteoles usually small, sometimes absent. Calyx usually 4- or 5-lobed, often 2-lipped with the upper lip 3-toothed and the lower 2-toothed. Corolla sympetalous; limb usually 5-lobed, often 2-lipped with the upper lip 2-lobed and the lower lip 3-lobed, rarely all 5 lobes forming the lower lip. Stamens usually 4, didynamous, rarely 2. Ovary superior, 2-carpellate but appearing equally 4-lobed when mature due to further partition; style single, usually branched above and gynobasic. Fruit of four 1-seeded nutlets. | | | | |
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| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
Thumbnail Picture |
Profile Type |
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(L.) Schreber
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Southern Bugle,
French Groundpine,
Southern Groundpine | Xantkura | Mar-Nov |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(DC.) Briquet
Main Synonym :
Ajuga iva subsp. Pseudoiva | Yellow Southern Bugle,
French Groundpine | Xantkura Safra | Mar-Nov |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(Fiori & Bèguinot) Patzak
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Black Horehound,
Black Hoarhound,
Stinking Horehound | Marrubja Sewda | Oct-Nov |  | Detailed Profile
with
51
images. | |
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(L.) Savi
Main Synonym :
Satureia nepeta | Lesser Calaminth,
Nepitella,
Basil Thyme | Kalaminta,
Kammilta | Oct-Apr |  | Detailed Profile
with
51
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Henbit Dead Nettle,
Common Henbit,
Giraffe Head | Kapilliera | Dec-Apr |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
Lavandula officinalis | Common Lavender,
True Lavender | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | French Lavender,
Fringed Lavender | Maltese Name Not Known | Jun-Nov | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Fern-leaved Lavender,
Egyptian Lavender,
French Lace Lavender | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
4
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | White Horehound,
Common Horehound | Marrubja Bajda | Apr-Jun | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Balm,
Lemon Balm | Nagħniegħ In-naħal,
Burieħa,
Melissa | May-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Water Mint | Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ | Jun-Nov | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Peppermint,
Pennroyal Mint,
European Pennyroyal | Plejju | Apr-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha viridis | Spear Mint | Nagħniegħ,
Nagħniegħ Tal-ikel | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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Ehrhart
Main Synonym :
Mentha rotundifolia | Round-leaved Mint | Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ | May-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Mentha balsamea | Peppermint | Nagħniegħ Tas-seba' Rwejjaħ | Jul-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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(L.) Bentham
Main Synonym :
Satureja graeca | Greek Savory,
Pink Micromeria | Sagħtrija Griega | Mar-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(D'urv) Benth.
Main Synonym :
Satureja microphylla | Maltese Savory,
Small-leaved Micromeria | Xpakkapietra,
Xkattapietra,
Sagħtrija | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
14
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Basil,
Common Basil | Ħabaq | Apr-Nov |  | Normal Profile
with
3
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Dictamnus creticus | Dittany,
Dittany Of Crete,
Hop Marjoram | Riegnu Ta' Ġnien Il-Kbir | May-Sep | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Marjoram,
Sweet Organic | Merqtux,
Riegnu | May-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Majorana onites | White Marjoram,
Pot Marjoram | Riegnu Abjad | May-Sep | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Oregano,
Wild Marjoram,
Greek Oregano | Riegnu Selvaġġ,
Merqtux Selvaġġ | May-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Great Sage,
Jerusalem Sage | Salvja Tal-Madonna | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(Lour.) Spreng.
Main Synonym :
Coleus amboinicus | Cuban Oregano,
Spanish Thyme,
Mexican Thyme | Maltese Name Not Known | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
3
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | White Hedge-Nettle,
Mediterranean Prasium | Te` Sqalli | Dec-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
14
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Rosemary | Klin | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
12
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
Salvia triloba | Three-lobed Sage | Salvja Ta' Sqallija | May-Aug |  | Normal Profile
with
15
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Sage | Salvja Tal-ikel | May-Aug | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Wild Sage,
Wild Clary,
Vervain Salvia | Salvja Selvaġġa | Oct-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Siderits,
Simplebeak Ironwort | Sideritis | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(L.) Briquet
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Hairy Woundwort,
Yellow Woundwort,
Italian Hedge-nettle | Betonika | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
with
10
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Yellow Germander | Borgħom Komuni | May-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Olive-leaved Germander,
Evergreen Germander,
Shrubby Germander | Żebbuġija | Dec-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
12
images. | |
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(Schreber) Arcangeli
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Water Germander | Borgħom Tal-ilma | Apr-Aug |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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(L.) Cavanilles
Main Synonym :
Thymbrus capitatus | Mediterranean Thyme,
Headed Savory,
Conhead Thyme | Sagħtar | May-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
19
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Chaste Tree,
Monk's Pepper,
Virgin Bush | Siġret Il-virgi,
Għadib,
Bżar Il-Patrijiet | May-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
14
images. | |
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SOLANACEAE
Juss.
( Potato Family ) | Subfamalies: Cestroideae; Goetzeoideae; Nicotianoideae; Petunioideae; Schizanthoideae; Schwenckioideae; Solanoideae
Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves simple to pinnate, exstipulate. Flowers actinomorphic or zygomorphic, hermaphrodite. Calyx (3-)5(-6) lobed or -dentate. Corolla rotate to campanulate, infundibuliform or tubular, 5(6- or 10)-lobed, rarely subentire; lobes valvate or plicate in bud. Stamens 5(-8), adnate to the corolla-tube and alternating with the lobes; anthers usually with introrse longitudinal dehiscence. Ovary superior, with 2 (rarely more) loculi; style simple; stigma entire to 2-lobed. Fruit a capsule or berry usually 2-locular. Seeds usually numerous (rarely 2-11). | | | | |
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| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
Thumbnail Picture |
Profile Type |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Downy Thorn Apple,
Desert Thorn Apple,
Angel's Trumpet | Siġret Ir-rizzi | May-Dec |  | Normal Profile
with
3
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Thorn Apple,
Apple Of Peru,
Devil's Trumpet | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Dec | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Datura stramonium var. tatula | Devil's Trumpet,
Jamestown Weed,
Jimsonweed | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Dec | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | White Henbane,
Russian Henbane | Mammażejża,
Bang | All Year |  | Detailed Profile
with
61
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Henbane,
Black Henbane | Maltese Name Not Known | Apr-Jul | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
Lycium ovatum | Chinese Tea Tree,
Chinese Desert Thorn | Għawseġ Taċ-Ċina | Apr-Jul | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Mediterranean Tea Tree,
Mediterranean Boxthorn,
Spiny Jujube Tree | Għawseġ Tal-Mediterran | Mar-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
6
images. | |
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Miers.
Main Synonym :
Lycium macrocalyx | African Tea Tree,
African Boxthorn,
Cape Boxthorn | Għawseġ Tal-Afrika | Mar-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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Boissier
Main Synonym :
Lycium europaeum var. intricatum | Southern Tea Tree,
Southern Boxthorn | Għawseġ | Mar-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
12
images. | |
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Mill.
Main Synonym :
Solanum lycopersicon | Tomato | Tadama | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
6
images. | |
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Graham
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Glaucous Tobacco,
Tree Tobacco,
Shrub Tobacco | Tabakk Tas-swar | Apr-Oct |  | Normal Profile
with
14
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Physalis pubescens var. peruviana | Peruvian Cape Gooseberry | Tuffieħ Tal-fanal | May-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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Cavanilles
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Silver-leaf Nightshade | Maltese Name Not Known | Apr-Sep |  | Normal Profile
with
4
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Black Nightshade,
Garden Nightshade,
Poisonberry | Għeneb Id-dib Iswed | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
11
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Brown Nightshade | Maltese Name Not Known | Apr-Oct | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Potato | Patata | Apr-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
4
images. | |
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Miller
Main Synonym :
Solanum luteum | Yellow Nightshade,
Hairy Nightshade,
Red-fruited Nightshade | Għeneb Id-dib Isfar,
Tuffieħ Is-serp | Apr-Nov |  | Normal Profile
with
7
images. | |
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(L.) Dunal
Main Synonym :
Physalis somnifera | Mediterranean Withania | Maltese Name Not Known | May-Sep | | Normal Profile
with
0
images. | |
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VERBENACEAE
Jaume St.-Hil
( Vervain Family ) | Subfamalies: nil.
Family Description: Herbs or shrubs with opposite or verticillate leaves. Flowers 4- to 5-merous, weakly zygomorphic. Calyx usually small. Corolla rotate. Ovary superior, initially 1-locular but becoming 2- to 4-locular by the development of septa; style terminal; ovules usually 1 in each loculus. Fruit usually a drupe, rarely a capsule or dividing into 2 or 4 1-seeded nutlets. | | | | |
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| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
Thumbnail Picture |
Profile Type |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Duranta erecta | Golden Dewdrop,
Sky Flower | Maltese Name Not Known | Feb-Jun |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Lantana armata | Lantana,
Spanish Flag | Lantana | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
9
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Trailing Lantana | Lantana Xeblieka | All Year |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
Lippia repens | Lippia,
Creeping Lip Plant,
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit | Maltese Name Not Known | Jun-Jul |  | Normal Profile
with
5
images. | |
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L.
Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species | Common Verbena,
Vervain,
Herb-of-the-cross | Buqexrem | Apr-Dec |  | Normal Profile
with
8
images. | |
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