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Index of Plant Families (4 families in this page)

Principal Monocots (page 1)
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Daffodil or Amaryllis
ASPARAGACEAE
Asparagus
ASPHODELACEAE
(-> Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Asphodel
COLCHICACEAE
Colchicum
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AMARYLLIDACEAE
Jaume St.-Hil
( Daffodil or Amaryllis Family )		 Subfamalies: Agapanthoideae (= Agapanthaceae family); Allioideae (= Alliaceae family); Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae family senso strico)

Family Description: Glabrous, bulbous, scapose (rarely more or less acaulescent), perennial herbs. Leaves all basal, linear to lorate or oblanceolate, often distichous. Flowers in an umbel (sometimes reduced to a single flower), subtended by a spathe of 1 or more usually scarious valves. Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or slightly zygomorphic. Perianth of 6 petaloid segments, arising from the apex of the ovary, or from a hypanthial tube. Corona sometimes present. Stamens 6. Ovary inferior, 3-locular; stigma capitate or shortly 3-lobed. Fruit a loculicidal or irregularly dehiscent capsule, sometimes with fleshy pericarp and transitional to a berry.
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Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Allium ampeloprasum
L.

Main Synonym :
Porrum ampeloprasum (L.) Mill.
Broadleaf Wild Leek Tewm selvaġġ Apr-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Allium cepa
L.

Main Synonym :
Cepa vulgaris Garsault
Garden Onion,
Bulb Onion 		Basla Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Allium chamaemoly
L.

Main Synonym :
Saturnia chamaemoly (L.) Salisb.
Dwarf Garlic Tewm qerqni Dec-Jan Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Allium commutatum
Guss.

Main Synonym :
Allium ampeloprasum var. commutatum (Guss.) Fior
Maritime Wild Leek,
Sea Garlic 		Kurrat tax-xatt Jun-Jul Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Allium commutatum × polyanthum
nothosp. nov.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Hybrid Sea Leek Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal Jun Normal Profile
with
17
images.
Allium lojaconoi
Brullo, Lanfr. & Pavone

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Maltese Dwarf Garlic Tewm irqiq ta' Malta,
Tewm żgħir ta' Malta 		Jun-Jul Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Allium neapolitanum
Cirillo

Main Synonym :
Allium amblyopetalum Link
Naples Leek,
White garlic 		Kurrat ta' Napli Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Allium nigrum
L.

Main Synonym :
Molium nigrum (L.) Haw.
Black Garlic,
Broad-leaved black garlic 		Ċuplajs Apr-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Allium paniculatum subsp. longispathum
(Redouté) K.Richt.

Main Synonym :
Allium longispathum Redouté
Allium dentiferum Webb & Berthel.
Pale garlic Tewm Safrani May-Jun Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Allium polyanthum
Schult. & Schult. fil.

Main Synonym :
Allium ampeloprasum subsp. polyanthum (Schult. & Schult. f.) O.Bolòs & al.
Allium commutatum Gussone
Many-flowered garlic Kurrat selvaġġ May-Jun Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Allium roseum
L.

Main Synonym :
Allium carneum Ten.
Rosy Garlic Tewm ħamrani Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Allium sativum
L.

Main Synonym :
Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb.
Garlic,
Cultivated Garlic 		Tewm May-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. arvense
(Guss.) Arcang.

Main Synonym :
Alium arvense Guss.
White Round-headed Garlic Tewm ta' Għawdex May-Jul Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon
L.

Main Synonym :
Porrum sphaerocephaluon (L.) Rchb.
Round-Headed Leek,
Ball-headed Onion 		Tewm kaħlani,
Tewm vjola 		Jun-Aug Normal Profile
with
10
images.
Allium subhirsutum
L.

Main Synonym :
Allium hirsutum Lam.
Hairy Garlic Tewm muswaf,
Tewm Selvaġġ Muswaf 		Mar-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Allium subvillosum
Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult. fil.

Main Synonym :
Allium vernale Tineo
Spring Garlic Tewm muswaf Rari Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Allium trifoliatum
Cirillo

Main Synonym :
Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Arcang.
Pink Garlic Tewm tal-linja vjola Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Allium triquetrum
L.

Main Synonym :
Allium medium G. Don
Three-cornered Garlic Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Narcissus deficiens
Herb.

Main Synonym :
Narcissus serotinus subsp. deficiens (Herb.) K.Richt.
Triparted-crown late Narcissus,
Triparted-crown autumn Narcissus,
Herbert's autumn Narcissus 		Narċis imwaħħar,
Ranċis imwaħħar 		Sep-Nov Detailed Profile
with
29
images.
Narcissus elegans
Spach

Main Synonym :
Narcissus obsoletus Spach
Elegant Narcissus Narċis imwaħħar skars Oct-Nov Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Narcissus papyraceus
Ker Gawl.

Main Synonym :
Hermione papyracea Schult.f.
White Narcissus Narċis abjad Apr-May Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Narcissus serotinus
L.

Main Synonym :
Hermione serotina Haw.
Late Narcissus,
Autumn Narcissus 		Narċis imwaħħar ta sitt qasmiet Sep-Nov Detailed Profile
with
3
images.
Narcissus tazetta subsp. italicus
(Ker Gawl.) Baker

Main Synonym :
Hermione chlorotica Jord. & Fourr.
Garden Narcissus Narċis pallidu Jan-Mar Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta
L.

Main Synonym :
Hermione taxetta (L.) Haw.
French Daffodil,
Cream Narcissus,
Polyanthus Narcissus 		Narċis,
Ranċis 		Oct-Mar Detailed Profile
with
65
images.
Nothoscordum × borbonicum
Kunth

Main Synonym :
Nothoscordum inodorum sensu P.Fourn.
Fragrant False Garlic,
Sweet Garlic,
Onion weed 		Tewm tal-qsari,
Tewm tal-fwieħa 		Apr-Nov Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Pancratium foetidum
Pomel

Main Synonym :
Pancratium collinum Coss. & Durieu ex Coss.
Stinking Sea Daffodil Pankrazju tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Normal Profile
with
7
images.
Pancratium maritimum
L.

Main Synonym :
Hymenocallis maritima M.Roem.
Sea Daffodil,
Sea Lily,
Sand Lily 		Pankrazju selvaġġ,
Narċis tar-Ramel,
Ġilju tar-Ramel 		Jul-Oct Detailed Profile
with
42
images.
Tulbaghia violacea
Harv.

Main Synonym :
Tulbaghia cepacea var. robustior Kunth
Society Garlic,
Pink Agapanthus,
Wild Garlic 		Tewm vjola,
Tewn tal-Ġonna 		Apr-Jul Normal Profile
with
4
images.


ASPARAGACEAE
Juss.
( Asparagus Family )
Conservative synonym: Liliaceae 		Subfamalies: Agavoideae (=Agavaceae family); Aphyllanthoideae (=Asparagaceae sensu stricto); Brodiaeoideae (=Themidaceae family); Lomandroideae (=Laxmanniaceae family); Nolinoideae (=Ruscaceae family); Scilloideae (=Hyacinthaceae family)

Family Description: Description text for this family is under progress and unavailable at the moment ...
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Agave americana
L.

Main Synonym :
Agave milleri Haw.
American Agave,
Century Plant,
American Aloe 		Sabbara tal-Amerika,
Agave 		Jul-Sep Normal Profile
with
18
images.
Agave americana var. marginata
Trel.

Main Synonym :
No synonyms for this species
Agave,
Century Plant,
American Aloe 		Sabbara tal-Amerika,
Agave 		Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Agave attenuata
Salm-Dyke

Main Synonym :
Agave glaucescens Hook.
Soft-leaved Agave,
Spineless Agave,
Foxtail Agave 		Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
15
images.
Agave parryi
Engelm.

Main Synonym :
Agave applanata var. parryi (Engelm.) Mulford
Parry's Agave Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Agave sisalana
Perrine

Main Synonym :
Agave rigida var. sisalana (Perrine) Engelm.
Blue Agave,
Sisal Hemp 		Sabbara ta' Sisal,
Sisal 		Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Asparagus africanus
Lam.

Main Synonym :
Protasparagus africanus (Lam.) Oberm.
African asparagus Spraġġ tal-Afrika Aug-Sep Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Asparagus aphyllus
L.

Main Synonym :
Asparagus aphyllus var. bovei Baker
Mediterranean Asparagus,
Prickly Asparagus,
Spiny Asparagus 		Spraġġ xewwieki Oct-Dec Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Asparagus asparagoides
(L.) Druce

Main Synonym :
Asparagus medeoloides Thunb.
African Asparagus,
Bridal Creeper,
Smilax Asparagus 		Maltese name not known Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Asparagus densiflorus
(Kunth) Jessop

Main Synonym :
Asparagus sprengeri Regel
Bushy Asparagus,
Sprenger's Asparagus 		Maltese name not known Apr-May Normal Profile
with
5
images.
Asparagus falcatus
L.

Main Synonym :
Protasparagus falcatus (L.) Oberm.
Asparagus Fern,
Sicklethorn 		Maltese name not known Sep-Dec Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Asparagus officinalis
L.

Main Synonym :
Asparagus sativus Mill.
Wild Asparagus,
Garden Asparagus 		Spraġġ Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Asparagus setaceus
(Kunth) Jessop

Main Synonym :
Asparagus plumosus Baker
Plumose Asparagus,
Asparagus Fern 		Maltese name not known May-Jul Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Asparagus stipularis
Forrsk.

Main Synonym :
Asparagus horridus L.
Grey Asparagus Spraġġ griż Feb-Apr Detailed Profile
with
39
images.
Asparagus virgatus
Baker

Main Synonym :
Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm.
Broom Asparagus Maltese name not known May-Aug Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Bellevalia romana
(L.) Sweet

Main Synonym :
Hyacinthus romanus L.
Roman Hyacinth Ġjacint selvaġġ Mar-May Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Chlorophytum comosum
(Thunb.) Jacques

Main Synonym :
Anthericum comosum Thumb.
Spider Plant,
Spider Ivy,
Ribbon Plant 		Rampila Jun-Sep Normal Profile
with
9
images.
Drimia pancration
(Steinh.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Main Synonym :
Uriginea maritima (Steinh.) Baker
Urginea pancration (Steinheil) Phillippe
Sea Squill,
Sea Onion,
White Squill 		Basal tal-għansar,
Għansar 		Aug-Oct Detailed Profile
with
51
images.
Hyacinthus orientalis
L.

Main Synonym :
Scilla coronaria Salisb.
Garden Hyacinth,
Common Hyacinth,
Dutch Hyacinth 		Ġjacint Apr-May Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Muscari commutatum
Guss.

Main Synonym :
Hyacinthus commutatus (Guss.) Ten.
Dark Grape Hyacinth,
Narrow-leaved Grape Hyacinth 		Muskari skuri Mar-Apr Detailed Profile
with
35
images.
Muscari comosum
(L.) Mill.

Main Synonym :
Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl.
Tassel Grape Hyacinth Basal il-ħnieżer Mar-May Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Muscari neglectum
Guss. ex Ten.

Main Synonym :
Muscari compactum Baker
Southern Grape Hyacinth,
Starch Grape Hyacinth 		Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
2
images.
Muscari parviflorum
Desf.

Main Synonym :
Muscari autumnale Guss.
Autumn Grape Hyacinth,
Lesser Grape Hyacinth,
Small-flowered Hyacinth 		Ġjaċint tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Detailed Profile
with
40
images.
Ornithogalum arabicum
L.

Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum latifolium L.
Large Star of Bethlehem,
Lesser Cape Lily,
Arabian Starflower 		Ħalib it-tajr kbir,
Ħara taċ-Ċawl 		Apr-May Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Ornithogalum divergens
Boreau

Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. divergens (Boreau) Asch. & Graebn.
Lesser Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr skars Mar-Apr Detailed Profile
with
8
images.
Ornithogalum narbonense
L.

Main Synonym :
Ornithogalum lacteum Vill.
Southern Star of Bethlehem Ħalib it-tajr żgħir Apr-May Normal Profile
with
8
images.
Polygonatum multiflorum
(L.) All.

Main Synonym :
Convallaria multiflora L.
Solomon's Seal,
David's Harp,
Ladder to Heaven 		Maltese name not known Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
0
images.
Prospero autumnale
(L.) Speta.

Main Synonym :
Scilla autumnalis L.
Autumn Squill,
Starry Hyacinth 		Għansar tal-ħarifa Sep-Oct Detailed Profile
with
45
images.
Ruscus aculeatus
L.

Main Synonym :
Ruscus flexuosus Mill.
Butcher's Broom,
Box Holly,
Knee Holly 		Niggiżet il-far,
Rand Xandri,
Nigżet il-far 		Apr-Jun Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Ruscus hypophyllum
L.

Main Synonym :
Ruscus trifoliatus Mill.
Greater Butcher's Broom Belladonna,
Rusku 		Jan-Apr Normal Profile
with
13
images.
Scilla peruviana
L.

Main Synonym :
Scilla clusii Parl.
Portuguese Squill Għansar tal-ġonna Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
6
images.
Scilla sicula
Tineo ex Guss.

Main Synonym :
Scilla peruviana var. sicula L.
Sicilian Squill Għansal ikħal Mar-Apr Normal Profile
with
18
images.
Yucca aloifolia
L.

Main Synonym :
Yucca yucatana Engelm.
Spanish Bay,
Dagger Plant 		Yukka Jul-Sep Normal Profile
with
4
images.
Yucca gloriosa
L.

Main Synonym :
Yucca superba Haw.
Spanish Dagger,
Adam's Needle 		Yukka Jul-Sep Normal Profile
with
4
images.


ASPHODELACEAE
Juss.
( Asphodel Family )

Recently placed in the Xanthorrhoeaceae family
Conservative synonym: Liliaceae 		Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: The Asphodelaceae is a sub family of the Liliacea which have the characteristic of having very little roots and no bulbs. They grow from deep rhizomes or tubers. They regularly have branched and conspicuous inflorescenses. They are incredibly able to grow on very little soil and The anatomy is very similar to the Liliaceae , mostly perennial herbs comprising about 280 genera and 4,000 species. The leaves are alternate or less often opposite or whorled. The flowers are often showy and are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic. The perianth typically consists of two whorls of undifferentiated or weakly differentiated petaloid tepals with 3 distinct members in each whorl, or less frequently all of the segments are connate into a common perianth tube or perigynous or epigynous zone that sometimes has an adnate corona. The androecium usually consists of 6 fertile stamens attached to the receptacle or adnate to the perianth tube but rarely 3, 4, or up to 12 may be found. The gynoecium typically consists of a single compound pistil of 3 carpels, a single style commonly with 3 stigmas, and a superior or less often inferior ovary with 3 locules, each containing several to numerous axile ovules. Rarely there are 2 or 4 carpels and locules with axile placentation or only a single locule with intruded parietal placentation. The fruit is nearly always a capsule or berry.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Aloe arborescens
Mill.

Main Synonym :
Aloe mutabilis Pillans
Krantz Aloe Maltese name not known Dec-Feb Normal Profile
with
11
images.
Aloe microstigma subsp. microstigma
(Aiton) Haw.

Main Synonym :
Aloe saponaria (Aiton) Haw.
Soap Aloe,
African Aloe 		Maltese name not known Aug-Sep Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Aloe vera
(L.) Burm.f.

Main Synonym :
Aloe barbadensis Mill.
Yellow Aloe,
Mediterranean Aloe,
True Aloe 		Sabbara Apr-Sep Normal Profile
with
14
images.
Asphodelus fistulosus
L

Main Synonym :
Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.
Onion Weed,
Pink Asphodel,
Onion-leaved Asphodel 		Berwieq Żgħir Jan-Apr Detailed Profile
with
29
images.
Asphodelus ramosus
L.

Main Synonym :
Asphodelus aestivus Brotero
Branched Asphodel,
Common Asphodel 		Berwieq Jan-Apr Detailed Profile
with
32
images.
Gasteria acinacifolia
(J.Jacq.) Haw.

Main Synonym :
Gasteria linita Haw.
Gasteria Maltese name not known Sep-Dec Normal Profile
with
5
images.


COLCHICACEAE
DC.
( Colchicum Family )
Conservative synonym: Liliaceae 		Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: The Colchicaceae are plants that grow from underground corms covered in tough papery tunics. The flowers have 3 styles that are free, rather than united into a single stalk. There are six tepal segments: 3 petals and 3 sepals. Each of the 6 anthers is attached at the base of one of the tepal segments. The most familiar genus in this family may be Colchicum, native to Eurasia. Bulbocodium is a genus closely related to Colchicum. Merendera is a genus with Colchicum-like flowers that grows in the Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern areas. The genus Androcymbium is found in the Mediterranean and southward through South Africa. The genus Gloriosa contains the gaudy, vining Gloriosa Lily, which is native to southern Africa. Other genera in this family include Baeometra, Littonia, Sandersonia, and Wurmbea. The older usage of the family Liliaceae was an all-inclusive collection of plants that are considered in most recent classifications to belong to many families in at least two orders, Asparagales and Liliales. The Colchicaceae are still considered part of the Liliales, but separate from the Liliaceae. Colchicum generally resembles to an oversized, fall-blooming crocus, but in fact the two are quite distant both genetically and ornamentally.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Colchicum cupanii
Guss.

Main Synonym :
Colchicum bertolonii Steven
Mediterranean meadow saffron Busieq,
Buswieq tax-xitwa 		Oct-Nov Detailed Profile
with
43
images.

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