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Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Abutilon theophrasti (
=Abutilon avicennae
)
Velvetleaf
Maltese name not known
Short.
Acacia cyclops (
=Acacia eglandulosa
)
Western Coastal Wattle
Akaċja tal-Għajn
Short.
Acacia koa (
=Racosperma koa
)
Hawaiian Wattle
Akaċja tal-Hawajj
Short.
Acacia pycnantha (
=Racosperma pycnanthum
)
Golden wattle
Akaċja tal-werqa dejqa
Short.
Acacia saligna (
=Acacia cyanophylla
)
Blue-leaved Acacia
Akaċja
Short.
Acanthocereus tetragonus (
=Acanthocereus pentagonus
)
Barbed Wire Cereus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Acanthus mollis (
=Acanthus spinulosus
)
Bear's Breech
Ħannewija
Detailed
Acanthus spinosus (
=Acanthus spinosissimus
)
Spiny Bear's Breeches
Ħannewija xewwikija
Short.
Achillea collina
Mountain Yarrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Achillea ligustica (
=Achillea sylvatica
)
Ligurian Yarrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Achillea maritima
subsp.
maritima (
=Filago maritima
)
Cottonweed
Santolina tar-ramel
Short.
Achyranthes sicula (
=Achyranthes aspera
var.
sicula )
Devil's horsewhip
Maltese name not known
Short.
Adiantum capillus-veneris (
=Adiantum michelii
)
Maidenhair Fern
Tursin il-bir
Short.
Adonis aestivalis
subsp.
squarrosa (
=Adonis squarrosa
)
Summer Pheasant's Eye
Maltese name not known
Short.
Adonis microcarpa (
=Adonis aestivalis
)
Pheasant's Eye
Għajn is-Serduq
Short.
Aegilops geniculata (
=Triticum vagans
)
Goat Grass
Brimba
Short.
Aeluropus lagopoides (
=Dactylis lagopoides
)
Cat's foot grass
Sieq il-qattus
Short.
Aeonium arboreum (
=Sempervivum arboreum
)
Tree Houseleek
Kalluwa
Short.
Aetheorhiza bulbosa (
=Leontodon bulbosus
)
Bulbous Hawksbeard
Qanċlita perenni
Short.
Agave americana (
=Agave milleri
)
American Agave
Sabbara tal-Amerika
Short.
Agave americana
var.
marginata
Agave
Sabbara tal-Amerika
Short.
Agave attenuata (
=Agave glaucescens
)
Soft-leaved Agave
Maltese name not known
Short.
Agave parryi (
=Agave applanata
var.
parryi )
Parry's Agave
Maltese name not known
Short.
Agave sisalana (
=Agave rigida
var.
sisalana )
Blue Agave
Sabbara ta' Sisal
Short.
Agrostis stolonifera (
=Agrostis alba
subsp.
stolonifera )
Creeping Bent
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ailanthus altissima (
=Ailanthus glandulosa
)
Tree-of-heaven
Xumakk falz
Short.
Aira cupaniana (
=Avena cupaniana
)
Southern Hairgrass
Ħaxixa rqiqa ta' Kupani
Short.
Aira elegans (
=Aira elegans
subsp.
ambigua )
Mediterranean Hairgrass
Ħaxixa Irqiqa fiddinija
Short.
Ajuga iva
subsp.
iva (
=Teucrium iva
)
Southern Bugle
Xantkura
Short.
Ajuga iva
subsp.
pseudoiva (
=Ajuga iva
subsp.
Pseudoiva )
Yellow Southern Bugle
Xantkura safra
Short.
Albizia julibrissin (
=Acacia julibrissin
)
Silk Tree
Maltese name not known
Short.
Alcea rosea (
=Alcea ficifolia
)
Common Hollyhock
Bastun ta' San Ġuzepp
Short.
Alisma lanceolatum (
=Alisma stenophyllum
)
Spear-leaved Water Plantain
Biżbula tal-Ilma tal-werqa dejqa
Short.
Alisma plantago-aquatica (
=Alisma major
)
Water Plantain
Biżbula tal-Ilma
Short.
Allium ampeloprasum (
=Porrum ampeloprasum
)
Broadleaf Wild Leek
Tewm selvaġġ
Short.
Allium cepa (
=Cepa vulgaris
)
Garden Onion
Basla
Short.
Allium chamaemoly (
=Saturnia chamaemoly
)
Dwarf Garlic
Tewm qerqni
Short.
Allium commutatum (
=Allium ampeloprasum
var.
commutatum )
Maritime Wild Leek
Kurrat tax-xatt
Short.
Allium commutatum polyanthum
Hybrid Sea Leek
Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal
Short.
Allium lojaconoi
Maltese Dwarf Garlic
Tewm irqiq ta' Malta
Short.
Allium neapolitanum (
=Allium amblyopetalum
)
Naples Leek
Kurrat ta' Napli
Short.
Allium nigrum (
=Molium nigrum
)
Black Garlic
Ċuplajs
Short.
Allium paniculatum
subsp.
longispathum (
=Allium longispathum
)
Pale garlic
Tewm Safrani
Short.
Allium polyanthum (
=Allium ampeloprasum
subsp.
polyanthum )
Many-flowered garlic
Kurrat selvaġġ
Short.
Allium roseum (
=Allium carneum
)
Rosy Garlic
Tewm ħamrani
Short.
Allium sativum (
=Porrum sativum
)
Garlic
Tewm
Short.
Allium sphaerocephalon
subsp.
arvense (
=Alium arvense
)
White Round-headed Garlic
Tewm ta' Għawdex
Short.
Allium sphaerocephalon
subsp.
sphaerocephalon (
=Porrum sphaerocephaluon
)
Round-Headed Leek
Tewm kaħlani
Short.
Allium subhirsutum (
=Allium hirsutum
)
Hairy Garlic
Tewm muswaf
Short.
Allium subvillosum (
=Allium vernale
)
Spring Garlic
Tewm muswaf Rari
Short.
Allium trifoliatum (
=Allium subhirsutum
subsp.
trifoliatum )
Pink Garlic
Tewm tal-linja vjola
Short.
Allium triquetrum (
=Allium medium
)
Three-cornered Garlic
Maltese name not known
Short.
Allocasuarina verticillata (
=Casuarina stricta
)
Drooping She-Oak
Kaswarina
Short.
Aloe arborescens (
=Aloe mutabilis
)
Krantz Aloe
Maltese name not known
Short.
Aloe microstigma
subsp.
microstigma (
=Aloe saponaria
)
Soap Aloe
Maltese name not known
Short.
Aloe vera (
=Aloe barbadensis
)
Yellow Aloe
Sabbara
Short.
Alopecurus myosuroides (
=Alopecurus agrestis
)
Slender Foxtail
Denb il-Ġurdien it-twil
Short.
Alopecurus pratensis (
=Alopecurus pratensis
subsp.
pseudonigricans )
Meadow Foxtail
Denb il-Ġurdien
Short.
Amaranthus blitoides (
=Galliaria blitoides
)
Mat Amaranth
Denb id-dib tal-ward ħamrani
Short.
Amaranthus blitum (
=Albersia blitum
)
Purple Amaranth
Denb id-dib tal-qsari
Short.
Amaranthus caudatus (
=Amaranthus mantegazzianus
)
Love-lies-bleeding
Denb id-dib lixx
Short.
Amaranthus cruentus (
=Amaranthus paniculatus
)
Red Amaranth
Denb id-dib vjola zgħir
Short.
Amaranthus deflexus (
=Albersia prostrata
)
Large-fruited Amaranth
Denb id-dib lixx
Short.
Amaranthus gangeticus (
=Amaranthus melancholicus
)
Elephant-head Amaranth
Denb id-dib vjola kbir
Short.
Amaranthus graecizans (
=Glomeraria graecizans
)
Spreading Pigweed
Ghobbejra ħamra
Short.
Amaranthus hybridus (
=Amaranthus chlorostachys
)
Prince's Feather Amaranth
Denb id-dib bagħal
Short.
Amaranthus muricatus (
=Euloxus muricatus
)
African Amaranth
Denb id-dib Afrikan
Short.
Amaranthus retroflexus (
=Galliaria retroflexa
)
Rough Pigweed
Denb id-dib xewwikija
Short.
Amaranthus tricolor (
=Amaranthus tristis
)
Joseph's Coat
Denb id-dib ta' tlett kuluri
Short.
Amaranthus viridis (
=Amaranthus gracilis
)
Slender Amaranth
Denb id-dib ħadra
Short.
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (
=Ambrosia elatior
)
Sea Ragweed
Ambrosja
Short.
Ammi majus (
=Ammi topalii
)
Bullwort
Dakra
Short.
Ammoides pusilla (
=Seseli pusillum
)
Small Bullwort
Dakra żgħira
Short.
Ammophila arenaria (
=Ammophila arundinaceae
)
Marram Grass
Qasba tar-ramel
Short.
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (
=Arundo mauritanica
)
Mauritanian Grass
Dis
Short.
Anacamptis collina (
=Orchis collina
)
Fan-Lipped Orchid
Orkida ħamra
Detailed
Anacamptis fragrans (
=Orchis fragrans
)
Scented Bug Orchid
Orkida tfuħ
Short.
Anacamptis longicornu (
=Orchis longicornu
)
Horned Orchid
Orkida tal-qrun
Short.
Anacamptis morio (
=Orchis morio
)
Green-winged Orchid
Orkida tal-elmu
Short.
Anacamptis papilionacea (
=Orchis papilionacea
)
Pink Butterfly Orchid
Farfett
Short.
Anacamptis pyramidalis (
=Orchis pyramidalis
)
Pyramidal Orchid
Orkida piramidali
Detailed
Anacamptis pyramidalis
subsp.
urvilleana (
=Anacamptis urvilleana
)
Maltese Pyramidal Orchid
Orkida piramidali ta' Malta
Short.
Anacyclus clavatus (
=Anacyclus tomentosus
)
White Anacyclus
Anaċiklus
Short.
Anacyclus radiatus (
=Anacyclus valentinus
var.
bicolor )
Yellow Anacyclus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anagyris foetida (
=Anagyris cretica
)
Stinking Bean Trefoil
Fula tal-klieb
Detailed
Anchusa italica (
=Anchusa azurea
)
Italian Bugloss
Lsien il-Fart ikħal
Detailed
Andrachne telephioides (
=Telephioides procumbens
)
Andrachne
Andrakne
Short.
Andropogon distachyos (
=Pollinia distachya
)
Bluestem Grass
Barrum aħmar
Short.
Andryala integrifolia (
=Andryala sinuata
)
Common Andryala
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anemone coronaria (
=Anemone pusilla
)
Crown Anemone
Kaħwiela
Short.
Anemone hortensis (
=Anemone pavonina
)
Broad-leaved Anem
Kaħwiela ċara
Short.
Anogramma leptophylla (
=Polypodium leptophyllum
)
Jersey Fern
Tursin ir-riħ
Short.
Anredera cordifolia (
=Boussingaultia cordifolia
)
Madeira Vine
Fatata
Short.
Anthemis arvensis (
=Chamaemelum arvense
)
Corn Chamomille
Bebuna tar-raba
Short.
Anthemis cotula (
=Maruta cotula
)
Stinking Chamomille
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anthemis urvilleana (
=Anthemis secundiramea
subsp.
urvilleana )
Maltese Sea Chamomille
Bebuna tal-baħar
Short.
Anthoxanthum gracile
Slender Vernal Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anthoxanthum odoratum (
=Anthoxanthum nebrodense
)
Sweet Vernal Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Anthyllis circinnata (
=Medicago circinnata
)
Spiny Kidney Vetch
Nefel ta' Għawdex
Short.
Anthyllis hermanniae
subsp.
melitensis (
=Aspalathus cretica
)
Maltese Yellow Kidney Vetch
Ħatba s-sewda ta' Malta
Short.
Anthyllis vulneraria
subsp.
maura (
=Anthyllis maritima
)
Common Kidney Vetch
Silla tal-blat
Short.
Antigonon leptopus (
=Corculum leptopum
)
Coral Vine
Maltese name not known
Short.
Antirrhinum siculum (
=Antirrhinum majus
subsp.
Siculum )
Sicilian Snapdragon
Papoċċi bojod
Detailed
Antirrhinum tortuosum (
=Antirrhinum majus
subsp.
tortuosum )
Greater Snapdragon
Papoċċi ħomor
Detailed
Apium graveolens (
=Apium dulce
)
Wild Celery
Karfus
Short.
Apium nodiflorum (
=Helosciadium nodiflorum
)
Fool's Water Cress
Karfus tal-ilma
Short.
Araucaria bidwillii (
=Columbea bidwillii
)
Bunya Pine
Awrikarja ta' Bidwill
Short.
Araucaria heterophylla (
=Araucaria excelsa
)
Norfolk Island Pine
Awrikarja kbira
Short.
Arbutus unedo (
=Arbutus pavarii
)
Strawberry Tree
Imbrijagla
Short.
Arenaria serpyllifolia (
=Alsinanthus serpillifolius
)
Thyme-leaved Sandwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Argyranthemum frutescens (
=Chrysanthemum frutescens
)
Marguerite Daisy
Maltese name not known
Short.
Arisarum vulgare (
=Arum arisarum
)
Friar's Cowl
Garni tal-Pipa
Detailed
Aristolochia clusii
Green-flowered Birthwort
Papra selvaġġa
Short.
Artemisia absinthium (
=Absinthium officinale
)
Wormwood
Assenzju
Short.
Artemisia arborescens (
=Absinthium arborescens
)
Silver Wormwood
Maltese name not known
Short.
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (
=Salicornia macrostachya
)
Glaucous Glasswort
Almeridja tal-blat
Short.
Arum italicum (
=Arum foetidum
)
Italian Lords and Ladies
Garni
Short.
Arundo donax (
=Arundo scriptoria
)
Great Reed
Qasba
Short.
Arundo plinii (
=Arundo mediterranea
)
False Reed
Għaljun
Short.
Asclepias curassavica (
=Asclepias bicolor
)
Scarlet Milkweed
It-tuffieħ tal-Fodsqa
Short.
Asparagus africanus (
=Protasparagus africanus
)
African asparagus
Spraġġ tal-Afrika
Short.
Asparagus aphyllus (
=Asparagus aphyllus
var.
bovei )
Mediterranean Asparagus
Spraġġ xewwieki
Short.
Asparagus asparagoides (
=Asparagus medeoloides
)
African Asparagus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asparagus densiflorus (
=Asparagus sprengeri
)
Bushy Asparagus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asparagus falcatus (
=Protasparagus falcatus
)
Asparagus Fern
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asparagus officinalis (
=Asparagus sativus
)
Wild Asparagus
Spraġġ
Short.
Asparagus setaceus (
=Asparagus plumosus
)
Plumose Asparagus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asparagus stipularis (
=Asparagus horridus
)
Grey Asparagus
Spraġġ griż
Detailed
Asparagus virgatus (
=Protasparagus virgatus
)
Broom Asparagus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asperula aristata
subsp.
scabra (
=Asperula cynanchica
var.
aristata )
Southern Squinancywort
Asperula
Short.
Asperula cynanchica (
=Asperula collina
)
Squinancywort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Asphodelus fistulosus (
=Asphodelus tenuifolius
)
Onion Weed
Berwieq Żgħir
Detailed
Asphodelus ramosus (
=Asphodelus aestivus
)
Branched Asphodel
Berwieq
Detailed
Asplenium ceterach (
=Ceterech officinarum
)
Rusty-back Fern
Felċi tal-ħitan tas-sejjieħ
Short.
Asplenium marinum (
=Trichomanes maritimum
)
Sea Spleenwort Fern
Felċi tal-baħar
Short.
Asplenium sagittatum (
=Phyllitis sagittata
)
Mule's Fern
Felċi tal-bir
Short.
Asplenium trichomanes (
=Athyrium trichomanes
)
Maidenhair Spleenwort Fern
Felċi rqiqa
Short.
Asteriscus aquaticus (
=Nauplius aquaticus
)
Golden Star
Għajn il-baqra tax-xatt
Short.
Astragalus boeticus (
=Astragalus baeticus
)
Yellow Milk Vetch
Kafe' Messikan
Short.
Astragalus hamosus (
=Astragalus buceras
)
Southern Milk Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Astragalus sesameus (
=Astragalus saguntinus
)
Small-flowered Milk Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Atractylis cancellata (
=Carthamus cancellatus
)
Cage Thistle
Xewk tal-gaġġa
Short.
Atriplex glabriuscula (
=Atriplex patula
subsp.
glabriuscula )
Babington's Orache
Bjanka lixxa
Short.
Atriplex halimus (
=Atriplex halimoides
)
Shrubby Orache
Bjanka
Short.
Atriplex lanfrancoi (
=Cremnophyton lanfrancoi
)
Maltese Cliff Orache
Bjanka tal-irdum
Short.
Atriplex patula (
=Atriplex erecta
)
Common Orache
Bjanka skarza
Short.
Atriplex portulacoides (
=Halimus portulacoides
)
Sea Purslane
Maltese name not known
Short.
Atriplex prostrata (
=Atriplex triangularis
)
Spear-leaved Orache
Selq il-baħar
Short.
Atriplex rosea (
=Atriplex foliolosa
)
Rosy Orache
Selq tal-werqa roża
Short.
Austrocylindropuntia subulata (
=Opuntia subulata
)
Eve's Needle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Avellinia festucoides (
=Avellinia michelii
)
Michel's Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Avena barbata (
=Avena hirsuta
)
Barbed Oat
Ħafur żgħir
Short.
Avena fatua (
=Avena sativa
subsp.
fatua )
Common Wild Oat
Ħafur tal-Ewropa
Short.
Avena sativa (
=Avena orientalis
)
Oat
Ħafur tal-egħlieqi
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
atherantha (
=Avena altherantha
)
Sterile oat
Ħafur kbir rari
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
ludoviciana (
=Avena ludoviciana
)
Ludovic's Sterile Oat
Ħafur kbir ta' Ludovik
Short.
Avena sterilis
subsp.
sterilis (
=Avena macrocarpa
)
Animated Oat
Ħafur kbir
Short.
B
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ballota nigra
subsp.
ruderalis (
=Ballota ruderalis
)
Black Horehound
Marrubja sewda
Detailed
Bambusa vulgaris (
=Arundarbor fera
)
Common Bamboo
Bambu
Short.
Bassia scoparia (
=Chenopodium scoparia
)
Summer Cypress
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bellardia trixago (
=Bartsia trixago
)
Mediterranean Lineseed
Perlina bajda
Short.
Bellevalia romana (
=Hyacinthus romanus
)
Roman Hyacinth
Ġjacint selvaġġ
Short.
Bellis annua (
=Bellis vandasii
)
Annual Daisy
Bebuna
Detailed
Bellis sylvestris (
=Bellis hirta
)
Southern Daisy
Margerita salvaġġa
Detailed
Berberis aquifolium (
=Mahonia aquifolium
)
Oregon Grape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Beta vulgaris
subsp.
maritima (
=Beta maritima
)
Sea Beet
Selq tal-kosta
Short.
Beta vulgaris
subsp.
vulgaris (
=Beta cicla
)
Wild Beet
Selq
Short.
Bifora radians (
=Coriandrum radians
)
Mediterranean Bifora
Kosbor selvaġġ
Short.
Biscutella didyma
subsp.
didyma (
=Biscutella eriocarpa
)
Buckler Mustard
Xeħt il-forom
Short.
Bituminaria bituminosa (
=Psoralea bituminosa
)
Pitch Trefoil
Silla tal-mogħoż
Detailed
Blackstonia perfoliata
subsp.
perfoliata (
=Gentiana perfoliata
)
Yellow-Wort
Ċentawrija safra
Short.
Bolboschoenus glaucus s.l. (
=Scirpus glaucus
)
Southern Clubrush
Simar tal-Africa
Short.
Borago officinalis (
=Borago hortensis
)
Common Borage
Fidloqqom
Detailed
Bothriochloa ischaemum (
=Andropogon ischaemum
)
Yellow Blue Stem Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bougainvillea glabra (
=Bougainvillea rubicunda
)
Lesser Bougainvillea
Buganvilla żgħira
Short.
Bougainvillea spectabilis (
=Bougainvillea brasiliensis
)
Bougainvillea
Buganvilla
Short.
Brachychiton populneus (
=Sterculia diversifolia
)
Kurrajong
Maltese name not known
Short.
Brachypodium distachyon (
=Trachynia distachya
)
Trachynia Grass
Għomma żgħira
Short.
Brachypodium hybridum
Hybridous Mediterranean False Brome
Pinna bagħal
Short.
Brachypodium retusum (
=Bromus retusus
)
Mediterranean False Brome
Pinna
Short.
Brachypodium sylvaticum (
=Festuca sylvatica
)
False Brome
Bunixxief tad-dell
Short.
Brassica napus (
=Rapa napus
)
Rapeseed
Nevew
Short.
Brassica nigra (
=Brassica bracteolata
)
Black Mustard
Mustarda sewda
Short.
Brassica oleracea (
=Brassica sylvestris
)
Wild Cabbage
Kaboċċa selvaġġa
Short.
Brassica rapa
subsp.
sylvestris (
=Brassica campestris
)
Wild Turnip
Liftija
Detailed
Briza maxima (
=Macrobriza maxima
)
Quaking Grass
Beżżulett il-Qattusa
Short.
Briza minor (
=Briza virens
)
Pearl Grass
Beżżulett il-Qattusa żgħira
Short.
Bromus alopecuros (
=Serrafalcus alopecuros
)
Weedy brome
Ħurtan dejjaq
Short.
Bromus catharticus (
=Ceratochloa cathartica
)
Rescue grass
Ħurtan Amerikan
Short.
Bromus commutatus
subsp.
neglectus (
=Bromus neglectus
)
Mediterranean Meadow Brome
Ħurtan tal-Mediterran
Short.
Bromus diandrus (
=Anisantha diandra
)
Great Brome
Bunexxief kbir
Short.
Bromus fasciculatus (
=Anisantha fasciculata
)
Mediterranean Brome
Bunexxief żgħir
Short.
Bromus hordeaceus
subsp.
divaricatus (
=Bromus hordeaceus
subsp.
molliformis )
Southern Brome
Ħurtan żgħir
Short.
Bromus hordeaceus
subsp.
hordeaceus (
=Bromus mollis
)
Soft-Brome
Ħurtan
Short.
Bromus intermedius (
=Serrafalcus intermedius
)
Intermediate Brome
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bromus lanceolatus (
=Bromus divaricatus
)
Woolly Brome
Ħurtan sufi
Short.
Bromus madritensis (
=Anisantha madritensis
)
Compact Brome
Bunexxief vjola
Short.
Bromus racemosus (
=Serrafalcus racemosus
)
Smooth Brome
Ħurtan lixx
Short.
Bromus rigidus (
=Anisantha rigida
)
Ripgut Brome
Bunexxief tar-ramel
Short.
Bromus rubens (
=Anisantha rubens
)
Red Brome
Bunexxief
Short.
Bromus sterilis (
=Anisantha sterilis
)
Barren Brome
Maltese name not known
Short.
Broussonetia papyrifera (
=Morus papyrifera
)
Paper Mulberry
Maltese name not known
Short.
Buddleja madagascariensis (
=Nicodemia madagascariensis
)
Yellow Butterfly Bush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Buglossoides arvensis (
=Lithospermum arvense
)
Field Gromwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Bupleurum lancifolium (
=Bupleurum heterophyllum
)
Spear-leaved Hare's Ear
Widnet il-fenek
Short.
Bupleurum semicompositum (
=Bupleurum glaucum
)
Grey Hare's Ear
Maltese name not known
Short.
C
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Caesalpinia spinosa (
=Tara spinosa
)
Tara
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cakile maritima (
=Bunias cakile
)
Sea Rocket
Kromb il-baħar
Short.
Calendula arvensis (
=Calendula sancta
)
Field Marigold
Suffejra tar-raba
Short.
Calendula bicolor
Star Marigold
Suffejra ta' giex kuluri
Short.
Calendula maritima (
=Calendula suffruticosa
subsp.
maritima )
Sea Marigold
Suffejra tal-baħar
Short.
Calendula officinalis (
=Calendula eriocarpa
)
Pot Marigold
Suffejra tal-ġonna
Short.
Calendula stellata (
=Calendula cornuta
)
Sicilian Marigold
Suffejra ta' Sqallija
Short.
Calendula suffruticosa
subsp.
fulgida (
=Calendula fulgida
)
Woody Marigold
Suffejra
Short.
Callitriche truncata (
=Callitriche aquatica
subsp.
truncata )
Southern Water Starwort
Erba Gamberaja
Short.
Calystegia lucana (
=Calystegia sepium × C. silvatica
)
Hybrid bindweed
Leblieb bagħal
Short.
Calystegia sepium (
=Convolvulus sepium
)
Hedge bindweed
Leblieb kbir roża
Short.
Calystegia silvatica (
=Convolvulus silvaticus
)
Great bindweed
Leblieb kbir
Short.
Calystegia soldanella (
=Convolvulus soldanella
)
Sea bindweed
Leblieb tar-ramel
Short.
Campanula erinus (
=Erinus campanulata
)
Small Bellflower
Kampanula
Short.
Capparis orientalis (
=Capparis spinosa
subsp.
rupestris )
Caper bush
Kappar
Short.
Capparis spinosa (
=Capparis parviflora
)
Spiny Caper
Kappar tax-xewk
Short.
Capsella bursa-pastoris (
=Capsella apetala
)
Shepherd's Purse
Ġarġir il-ġemel
Short.
Capsella rubella (
=Capsella bursa-pastoris
var.
rubella )
Red Shepherd's Purse
Ġarġir il-ġemel ħamra
Short.
Cardamine flexuosa (
=Cardamine hirsuta
subsp.
flexuosa )
Wavy Bittercress
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cardamine hirsuta (
=Cardamine umbrosa
)
Hairy Bittercress
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cardiospermum grandiflorum (
=Cardiospermum hirsutum
)
Showy Balloon Vine
Sfineġ
Short.
Cardiospermum halicacabum (
=Cardiospermum inflatum
)
Love-in-a-puff
Sfineġ sufi
Short.
Carduus pycnocephalus
subsp.
marmoratus (
=Carduus arabicus
)
Arabian Thistle
Ħorfox
Short.
Carduus pycnocephalus
subsp.
pycnocephalus (
=Carduus acanthoides
)
Plymouth Thistle
Xewk tal-fjura żgħira
Short.
Carduus tenuiflorus (
=Carduus pycnocephalus
var.
tenuiflorus )
Winged Plumeless Thistle
Xewk tal-fjura żgħira
Short.
Carex distans (
=Carex forficula
)
Distant Sedge
Sogħda
Short.
Carex divisa (
=Carex lobata
)
Divided Sedge
Sogħda kommuni
Short.
Carex divulsa (
=Carex muricata
var.
divulsa )
Grey Sedge
Sogħda mifruda
Short.
Carex extensa (
=Carex nervosa
)
Long-bracted Sedge
Sogħda tal-baħar
Short.
Carex flacca
subsp.
erythrostachys (
=Carex flacca
subsp.
serrulata )
Glacuous Sedge
Sogħda tax-xagħri
Short.
Carex halleriana (
=Carex alpestris
)
Southern Sedge
Sogħda tal-Makkja
Short.
Carex hispida (
=Carex acutiformis
)
Hispid Sedge
Sogħda tat-tafal
Short.
Carex otrubae (
=Carex cuprina
)
False Fox Sedge
Sogħda kompatta
Short.
Carex pairae (
=Carex muricata
subsp.
lamprocarpa )
Paira's rough sedge
Sogħda ta' Paira
Short.
Carica papaya (
=Papaya vulgaris
)
Papaya
Papajja
Short.
Carlina involucrata (
=Carlina corymbosa
subsp.
Involucrata )
African Carline Thistle
Sajtun
Short.
Carlina lanata (
=Mitina lanata
)
Wooly Carline Thistle
Sebqet 'l oOmmha
Short.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (
=Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme
)
Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig
Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni
Short.
Carpobrotus acinaciformis s.str. (
=Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme
)
Glaucous Hottenot Fig
Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira
Short.
Carpobrotus edulis (
=Mesembryanthemum edule
)
Hottenot Fig
Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra
Short.
Carthamus caeruleus (
=Carthamus tingitanus
)
Blue Thistle
Xewk ikhal
Short.
Carthamus lanatus (
=Carthamus lanatus
var.
algeriensis )
Woolly Carthamus
Xewk ta' Kristu
Short.
Carthamus tinctorius (
=Centaurea carthamus
)
Orange Carthamus
Għosfor
Short.
Carya illinoinensis (
=Carya illinoinensis
)
Pecan Nut
Ġewża tal-Pekan
Short.
Casuarina cunninghamiana (
=Casuarina tenuissima
)
Australian River Oak
Maltese name not known
Short.
Casuarina equisetifolia (
=Casuarina litorea
)
She-Oak
Kaswarina
Short.
Catabrosa aquatica (
=Aira aquatica
)
Whorl-Grass
Katabrosa
Short.
Catananche lutea (
=Piptocephalum luteum
)
Yellow Catananche
Katananċe
Short.
Catapodium marinum (
=Festuca marina
)
Sea Fern Grass
Żwien tax-xatt
Short.
Catapodium rigidum
subsp.
majus (
=Sclerochloa rigida
var.
major )
Fern-Grass
Żwien
Short.
Catapodium rigidum
subsp.
rigidum (
=Poa rigida
)
Fern-Grass
Żwien
Short.
Catapodium zwierleinii (
=Scleropoa zwierleinii
)
Zwierlein's Fern Grass
Żwien ta' Żwierlein
Short.
Catharanthus roseus (
=Vinca rosea
)
Madagascar Periwinkle
Pervinka roża
Short.
Ceiba speciosa (
=Chorisia speciosa
)
Floss-silk Tree
Maltese name not known
Short.
Celtis australis (
=Celtis eriocarpa
)
Southern Nettle Tree
Bagular
Short.
Cenchrus echinatus (
=Cenchrus pungens
)
Southern Sandspur
Qanfuda
Short.
Centaurea acaulis (
=Serratula acaulis
)
Stemless Star-Thistle
Ċentawrija tan-nuffara
Short.
Centaurea calcitrapa (
=Centaurea calcitrapoides
)
Red Star-Thistle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurea cyanus (
=Cyanus segetum
)
Cornflower
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurea diluta (
=Centaurea diluta
var.
micracantha )
North African Knapweed
Xewk tal-Afrika ta' fuq
Short.
Centaurea hyalolepis (
=Centaurea pallescens
subsp.
hyalolepis )
Yellow Star-Thistle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurea jacea (
=Jacea pratensis
)
Brownray Knapweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurea melitensis (
=Centaurea apula
)
Maltese Star-Thistle
Xewk ta' Malta
Short.
Centaurea nicaeensis
Mediterranean Star-Thistle
Xewk tal-għotba
Short.
Centaurea ragusina (
=Centaurea ragusina
subsp.
lungensis )
Croatian Centaury
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurea solstitialis (
=Calcitrapa solstitialis
)
Yellow Star-Thistle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centaurium erythraea (
=Erythraea centaurium
)
Common Centaury
Ċentawrija kbira
Short.
Centaurium pulchellum (
=Erythraea pulchellum
)
Lesser Centaury
Ċentawrija żgħira
Short.
Centaurium tenuiflorum (
=Erythraea pulchellum
var.
tenuiflorum )
Slender Centaury
Ċentawrija rqiqa
Short.
Centranthus calcitrapae (
=Valeriana calcitrapae
)
Annual Valerian
Valeriana Roża
Short.
Centranthus macrosiphon (
=Valeriana macrosiphon
)
Long-spurred Valerian
Maltese name not known
Short.
Centranthus ruber (
=Valeriana rubra
)
Red Valerian
Toppu tar-reġina
Short.
Cerastium brachypetalum (
=Alsine brachypetala
)
Grey Mouse-Ear
Widen il-ġurdien abjad
Short.
Cerastium glomeratum (
=Cerastium acutatum
)
Broad-leaved Mouse-Ear
Widen il-ġurdien idellek
Short.
Cerastium ligusticum (
=Cerastium campanulatum
)
Large-flowered Mouse-Ear
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ceratonia siliqua (
=Ceratonia coriacea
)
Carob
Ħarruba
Short.
Cercis siliquastrum (
=Cercis florida
)
Judas Tree
Siġra ta' Ġuda
Short.
Cereus hildmannianus
subsp.
uruguayanus (
=Cereus peruvianus
)
Spiny hedge cactus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cereus jamacaru (
=Cactus jamacaru
)
Mandacaru
Mandakaru
Short.
Cerinthe major (
=Cerinthe acuta
)
Honeywort
Qniepen
Detailed
Chaenorhinum minus (
=Linaria minor
)
Dwarf Snapdragon
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chamaeleon gummifer (
=Carlina gummifera
)
Stemless Atractylis
Xewk tal-mixta
Short.
Chamaerops humilis (
=Phoenix humilis
)
Dwarf Fan Palm
Ġummara
Short.
Chasmanthe bicolor (
=Antholyza bicolor
)
Red-and-green cobra lily
Kasmanti rqiqa
Short.
Chasmanthe floribunda (
=Antholyza floribunda
)
African Flag
Kasmanti kommuni
Short.
Cheirolophus crassifolius (
=Palaeocyanus crassifolius
)
Maltese Rock-Centaury
Widnet il-baħar
Short.
Chelidonium majus (
=Chelidonium laciniatum
)
Greater Celandine
Ħaxixa tal-felul
Short.
Chenopodiastrum hybridum (
=Chenopodium hybridum
)
Maple-leaved goosefoot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodiastrum murale (
=Chenopodium murale
)
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot
Għobbejra ħadra
Short.
Chenopodium album
subsp.
album (
=Chenopodium viride
)
Fat Hen
Għobbejra Bajdanija
Short.
Chenopodium album
subsp.
amaranticolor (
=Chenopodium giganteum
)
Tree Spinach
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodium ambrosioides (
=Dysphania ambrosioides
)
Mexican Tea
Għobbejra Tfuħ Te' Falz
Short.
Chenopodium ficifolium (
=Anserina ficifolia
)
Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Chenopodium opulifolium (
=Chenopodium album
subsp.
opulifolium )
Grey Goosefoot
Għobbejra griża
Short.
Chenopodium strictum (
=Chenopodium album
subsp.
striatum )
Striated Fat Hen
Għobbejra bajdanija strixxata
Short.
Chenopodium vulvaria (
=Chenopodium foetidum
)
Stinking Goosefoot
Għobbejra tinten
Short.
Chiliadenus bocconei (
=Jasonia bocconei
)
Maltese Fleabane
Tulliera ta' Malta
Detailed
Chlorophytum comosum (
=Anthericum comosum
)
Spider Plant
Rampila
Short.
Chondrilla juncea (
=Chondrilla hispida
)
Rush-leaved sow thistle
Tfief tar-ramel
Short.
Chrozophora tinctoria (
=Croton tinctorius
)
Dyer's Litmus
Turnasol
Detailed
Chrysanthemum oreastrum (
=Chrysanthemum zawadskii
subsp.
coreanum )
Korean Chrysanthemun
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cichorium endivia (
=Cichorium crispum
)
Endive
Indivja
Short.
Cichorium intybus (
=Cichorium sylvestre
)
Chicory
Ċikwejra
Short.
Cichorium spinosum (
=Acanthophyton spinosum
)
Spiny Chicory
Qanfuda
Short.
Cistus creticus (
=Cistus incanus
subsp.
Creticus )
Hoary Rockrose
Ċistu roża
Short.
Cistus monspeliensis (
=Stephanocarpus monspeliensis
)
White Rockrose
Ċistu abjad
Short.
Citrus limon (
=Citrus x limon
)
Lemon
Siġra tal-lumi
Short.
Clematis cirrhosa (
=Clematis polymorpha
)
Evergreen Traveller's Joy
Kiesħa jew Bajda
Detailed
Clinopodium nepeta (
=Melissa nepeta
)
Lesser Calamint
Kalaminta
Detailed
Coincya tournefortii (
=Erucastrum tournefortii
)
Tournefort's Cabbage
Kaboċċa ta' Twurneforti
Short.
Coix lacryma-jobi (
=Coix lacryma
)
Job's Tears
Dmugh ta' Ġuno
Short.
Colchicum cupanii (
=Colchicum bertolonii
)
Mediterranean meadow saffron
Busieq
Detailed
Colocasia antiquorum (
=Colocasia esculenta
var.
fontanesii )
Elephants Ear
Għorgħar
Short.
Commelina erecta (
=Commelina sulcata
)
White-mouth dayflower
Kommelina
Short.
Conium maculatum (
=Coriandrum maculatum
)
Hemlock
Ċikuta
Short.
Conringia orientalis (
=Conringia austriaca
)
Hare's Ear Mustard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Convolvulus althaeoides
subsp.
althaeoides
Mallow bindweed
Leblieb tax-xagħri roża
Short.
Convolvulus althaeoides
subsp.
tenuissimus (
=Convolvulus elegantissimus
)
Silvery Mallow-Leaved BindWeed
Leblieba tax-xagħri ċar
Detailed
Convolvulus arvensis (
=Convolvulus auriculatus
)
Field BindWeed
Leblieb tar-raba
Detailed
Convolvulus cantabrica (
=Convolvulus terrestris
)
Cantabrican morning glory
Leblieb skars
Short.
Convolvulus lineatus (
=Convolvulus intermedius
)
Narrow-leaved bindweed
Leblieb abjad
Short.
Convolvulus oleifolius (
=Convolvulus linearis
)
Pink bindweed
Leblieb tal-irdum
Short.
Convolvulus pentapetaloides (
=Convolvulus arcuatus
)
Two-coloured bindweed
Leblieb żgħir
Short.
Convolvulus sabatius (
=Convolvulus mauritanicus
)
Blue rock bindweed
Leblieb ta' Savona
Short.
Convolvulus siculus (
=Convolvulus ovatus
)
Blue bindweed
Leblieb tal-werqa tleqq
Short.
Convolvulus tricolor (
=Convolvulus cupanianus
)
Three-coloured bindweed
Leblieb ikħal
Short.
Coriandrum sativum (
=Selinum coriandrum
)
Coriander
Kosbor
Short.
Cornucopiae cucullatum (
=Alopecurus cornucopiae
)
Hooded Grass
Ħaxix tal-kornukopja
Short.
Coronilla scorpioides (
=Arthrolobium scorpioides
)
Yellow Crown Vetch
Xeħt l-imħabba
Short.
Coronilla valentina (
=Coronilla stipularis
)
Shrubby Crown Vetch
Koronilla
Short.
Cortaderia selloana (
=Arundo selloana
)
Dwarf Pampas Grass
Kortaderja
Short.
Crassula tillaea (
=Crassula muscosa
)
Mossy Stonecrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
Crassula vaillantii (
=Bulliarda vaillantii
)
Narrow-leaved Mossy Stonecrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
Crataegus azarolus (
=Mespilus azarolus
)
Crete Hawthorn
Għanżalor
Short.
Crataegus monogyna (
=Crataegus oxyacantha
)
Common Hawthorn
Żagħrun
Short.
Crataegus ruscinonensis (
=C. azarolus × C. monogyna
)
Hybrid Hawthorn
Żagħrun bagħal
Short.
Crepis bursifolia (
=Crepis hirta
)
Italian Hawksbeard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Crepis neglecta (
=Crepis cernua
)
Hawksbeard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Crepis pusilla (
=Melitella pusilla
)
Maltese Hawksbeard
Melitella
Short.
Crepis vesicaria
subsp.
hyemalis (
=Crepis hyemalis
)
Beaked Hawksbeard
Krepis Sqalli
Short.
Cressa cretica (
=Cressa humifusa
)
Mediterranean bindweed
Kressa
Short.
Crithmum maritimum (
=Cachrys maritima
)
Rock Samphire
Bużbież il-baħar
Short.
Crocus longiflorus (
=Crocus odorus
)
Yellow-throated Crocus
Żagħfran selvaġġ skars
Detailed
Crucianella maritima (
=Crucianella maritima
subsp.
rupestris )
Rock Crucianella
Kruċanella
Short.
Crupina crupinastrum (
=Centaurea crupinastrum
)
Southern Crupina
Maltese name not known
Short.
Crypsis aculeata (
=Schoenus aculeatus
)
Pricklegrass
Kripsi tas-salmastru
Short.
Crypsis schoenoides (
=Phleum schoenoides
)
Swamp Picklegrass
Kripsi tal-ilma
Short.
Cucurbita pepo (
=Cucurbita aurantia
)
Pumpkin
Qargħa ħamra
Short.
Cupressus arizonica (
=Cupressus glabra
)
Arizona Cypress
Ċipress ta' Arizona
Short.
Cupressus sempervirens (
=Cupressus pyramidalis
)
Italian Cypress
Ċipress
Short.
Cuscuta campestris (
=Cuscuta pentagona
)
Western Field Dodder
Pittma tal-Amerika
Short.
Cuscuta epithymum (
=Cuscuta europaea
var.
epithymum )
Dodder
Pittma
Short.
Cuscuta monogyna (
=Monogynella monogyna
)
One-seeded dodder
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cutandia maritima (
=Triticum maritimum
)
Cutandia Grass
Kutandja
Short.
Cyclamen persicum (
=Cyclamen latifolium
)
Persian cyclamen
Ċiklamini tal-Lvant
Short.
Cydonia oblonga (
=Cydonia vulgaris
)
Quince
Sfarġel
Short.
Cymbalaria muralis (
=Linaria cymbalaria
)
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ċimbalarja
Short.
Cymodocea nodosa (
=Zostera mediterranea
)
Lesser Neptune Grass
Alka rqiqa
Short.
Cynara cardunculus (
=Cynara corsica
)
Wild Artichoke
Qaqoċċ tax-xewk
Short.
Cynara scolymus (
=Cynara cardunculus
subsp.
scolymus )
Globe Artichoke
Qaqoċċ
Short.
Cynara scolymus cardunculus
Globe Artichoke (hybrid)
Qaqoċċ bagħal
Short.
Cynodon dactylon (
=Panicum dactylon
)
Bermuda Grass
Niġem
Short.
Cynoglossum creticum (
=Cynoglossum amplexicaule
)
Blue Hound's Tongue
Ilsien il-kelb
Short.
Cynomorium coccineum
General's Root
Għerq il-ġeneral
Short.
Cynosurus cristatus (
=Phleum cristatum
)
Crested Dog's Tail
Denb il-kelb
Short.
Cynosurus echinatus (
=Falona echinata
)
Rough Dog's Tail
Denb il-kelb xewwieki
Short.
Cyperus alternifolius (
=Cyperus frondosus
)
Umbrella Papyrus
Bordi tal-umbrella
Short.
Cyperus capitatus (
=Galilea mucronathus
)
Capitate Galingale
Bordi tar-ramel
Short.
Cyperus esculentus (
=Cyperus sieberianus
)
Yellow Nutsedge
Maltese name not known
Short.
Cyperus fuscus (
=Cyperus compressus
)
Brown Galingale
Bordi żgħir
Short.
Cyperus involucratus (
=Cyperus flabelliformis
)
Dwarf Papyrus Grass
Bordi tal-umbrella
Short.
Cyperus laevigatus
subsp.
distachyos (
=Cyperus distachyos
)
Mediterranean Galingale
Bordi Iswed
Short.
Cyperus longus
subsp.
badius (
=Cyperus longus
subsp.
badius )
Compact Galingale
Bordi tal-wied żgħir
Short.
Cyperus longus
subsp.
longus (
=Cyperus speciosus
)
Sweet Galingale
Bordi tal-wied
Short.
Cyperus papyrus (
=Papyrus siculus
)
Papyrus
Papiru
Short.
Cyperus rotundus (
=Cyperus olivaris
)
Round Galingale
Bordi tat-toroq
Short.
Cyrtomium falcatum (
=Polystichum falcatum
)
Japanese Holly Fern
Felċi Ġappuniża
Short.
Cyrtomium fortunei (
=Polystichum fortunei
)
Asian Netvein Holly Fern
Felċi Asjatika
Short.
D
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Dactylis glomerta
subsp.
glomerata (
=Dactylis glaucescens
)
Cock's Foot Grass
Dekkuka
Short.
Dactylis glomerta
subsp.
hispanica (
=Dactylis hispanica
)
Spanish Cock's Foot
Dekkuka ta' Spanja
Short.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (
=Cynosurus aegyptius
)
Egyptian Crofwoot Grass
Sieq iċ-ċawl Eġizjana
Short.
Damasonium bourgaei (
=Alisma bourgaei
)
Mediterranean Starfruit Plantain
Damażonju
Short.
Datura innoxia (
=Datura meteloides
)
Downy Thorn Apple
Siġret ir-rizzi
Short.
Datura stramonium (
=Datura tatula
)
Common Thorn Apple
Maltese name not known
Short.
Daucus carota (
=Daucus foliosus
)
Wild Carrot
Zunnarija salvaġġa
Short.
Daucus carota
subsp.
sativus (
=Daucus sativus
)
Carrot
Zunnarija
Short.
Daucus gingidium (
=Daucus carota
subsp.
drepanensis )
Sea Carrot
Zunnarija tal-baħar
Short.
Daucus lopadusanus (
=Daucus carota
var.
lopadusanus )
Lampedusa Carrot
Zunnarija ta' Lampedusa
Short.
Daucus pumilus (
=Caucalis pumila
)
Small Carrot
Zunnarija tar-ramel
Short.
Daucus rupestris (
=Daucus carota
subsp.
rupestris )
Cliff Carrot
Zunnarija tal-blat
Short.
Delosperma cooperi (
=Mesembryanthemum cooperi
)
Though Trailing Ice Plant
Maltese name not known
Short.
Delphinium ajacis (
=Delphinium ambiguum
)
Doubtful knight's spur
Sieq il-ħamiema l-kbira
Short.
Delphinium halteratum (
=Delphinium longipes
)
Winged Larkspur
Sieq il-ħamiema
Detailed
Delphinium hispanicum (
=Consolida orientalis
)
Eastern Larkspur
Sieq il-ħamiema tal-Lvant
Short.
Delphinium staphisagria (
=Staphisagria macrosperma
)
Short-spurred Larkspur
Żerrigħet il-qamel
Short.
Descurainia sophia (
=Sisymbrium sophia
)
Flixweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Desmazeria sicula (
=Cynosurus siculus
)
Pignatti's Fern Grass
Żwien ta' Malta
Short.
Digitaria ciliaris (
=Panicum ciliare
)
Southern Crab Grass
Diġitarja rqiqa
Short.
Digitaria sanguinalis (
=Panicum sanguinale
)
Crab Grass
Diġitarja ħamra
Short.
Dimorphotheca jucunda (
=Osteospermum jucundum
)
African Daisy
Maltese name not known
Short.
Dioscorea communis (
=Tamus cretica
)
Black Bryony
Brijonja sewda
Short.
Diospyros kaki (
=Diospyros chinensis
)
Kaki
Siġra tal-Kaaki
Short.
Diospyros lotus (
=Dactylus trapezuntinus
)
Date-Plum
Maltese name not known
Short.
Diplotaxis erucoides (
=Sinapis erucoides
)
White Wall Rocket
Ġarġir abjad
Detailed
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (
=Diplotaxis fruticulosa
)
Perennial Wall Rocket
Ġarġir isfar
Detailed
Diplotaxis viminea (
=Diplotaxis prolongoi
)
Southern Rocket
Aruka selvaġġa
Short.
Disphyma crassifolium (
=Mesembryanthemum crassifolium
)
Rounded Noon Flower
Maltese name not known
Short.
Dittrichia graveolens (
=Cupularia graveolens
)
Lesser Samphire
Żagħżigħa safra
Short.
Dittrichia viscosa (
=Dittrichia viscosa
subsp.
maritima )
False Yellowhead
Tulliera komuni
Detailed
Dodonaea viscosa (
=Dodonaea ehrenbergii
)
Hop Bush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Dolichandra unguis-cati (
=Bignonia unguis
)
Cat-claw ivy
Dwiefer il-qattus
Short.
Draba verna (
=Erophila vulgaris
)
Common Whitlow Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Dracunculus vulgaris (
=Arum dracunculus
)
Giant Lords-and-Ladies
Garni qoxret is-serp
Short.
Drimia pancration (
=Uriginea maritima
)
Sea Squill
Basal tal-għansar
Detailed
Drosanthemum hispidum (
=Mesembryanthemum hispidum
)
Hairy Dewflower
Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira
Short.
Duranta erecta (
=Duranta repens
)
Golden Dewdrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
E
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ecballium elaterium (
=Momordica elaterium
)
Squirting Cucumber
Faqqus il-ħmir
Detailed
Echinaria capitata (
=Cenchrus capitatus
)
Hedgehog Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echinochloa colonum (
=Panicum colonum
)
Millet Grass
Xrika
Short.
Echinochloa crus-galli (
=Panicum crus-galli
)
Cockspur
Xrika mlewna
Short.
Echinochloa frumentacea (
=Echinochloa crus-galli
var.
frumentacea )
Barnyard Millet
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echinophora spinosa (
=Selinum spinosum
)
Prickly Parsnip
Bużbież xewwieki tar-ramel
Short.
Echinops siculus (
=Echinops ritros
subsp.
sicula )
Sicilian Globe Thistle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echium arenarium (
=Echium diffusum
)
Coastal Viper's Bugloss
Lsien il-fart tar-ramel
Short.
Echium candicans (
=Echium fastuasum
)
Pride of Madeira
Maltese name not known
Short.
Echium italicum (
=Echium pyrenaicum
)
Pale Bugloss
Ilsien il-fart abjad
Short.
Echium parviflorum (
=Echium calycinum
)
Small-flowered Viper's Bugloss
Lsien il-fart żgħir
Short.
Echium plantagineum (
=Echium lycopsis
)
Purple Viper's Bugloss
Lsien il-fart vjola
Short.
Echium sabulicola (
=Echium sabulicola
var.
gussonei )
Sand Viper's Bugloss
Lsien il-fart tax-xatt
Short.
Eclipta prostrata (
=Verbesina prostrata
)
False Daisy
Eklipta
Short.
Eichhornia crassipes (
=Pontedera crassipes
)
Water Hyacinth
Wardet in-Nil
Short.
Elaeagnus angustifolia (
=Elaeagnus argentea
)
Russian olive
Elanjus
Short.
Elatine gussonei (
=Elatine hydropiper
var.
gussonei )
Maltese Waterwort
Elatine
Detailed
Eleocharis ovata (
=Scirpus compressus
)
Southern Spikerush
Simar tal-Għadajjar
Short.
Eleocharis palustris (
=Eleocharis intersita
)
Common Spikerush
Simar tat-toppu
Short.
Eleusine indica (
=Cynosurus indicus
)
Yard Grass
Elusin
Short.
Elymus athericus (
=Elytrigia atherica
)
Sea Couch Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Elymus repens (
=Elytrigia repens
)
Couch Grass
Sikrana skarsa
Short.
Emex spinosa (
=Rumex spinosus
)
Spiny Dock
Selq xewwieki
Short.
Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus (
=Raphanus pterocarpus
)
Winged Radish
Ravanell tal-Eġittu
Short.
Ephedra fragilis (
=Ephedra altissima
)
Joint-Pine
Efedra
Short.
Epilobium parviflorum (
=Epilobium molle
)
Hoary Willowherb
Maltese name not known
Short.
Epilobium tetragonum
subsp.
tournefortii (
=Epilobium adnatum
)
Square-stalked Willowherb
Epilobju
Short.
Equisetum ramosissimum (
=Hippochaete ramosissima
)
Branched Horsetail
Denb iż-żiemel
Short.
Eragrostis cilianensis (
=Poa cilianensis
)
Stink Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erica multiflora (
=Erica dianthera
)
Mediterranean Heath
Erika
Detailed
Erigeron bonariensis (
=Leptilon bonariense
)
Flax-Leaved Fleabane
Żagħżigħa selvaġġa
Detailed
Erigeron canadensis (
=Conyza canadensis
)
Canadian Horseweed
Żagħżigħa Kanadiża
Short.
Erigeron sumatrensis (
=Conyza albida
)
Guernsey fleabane
Żagħżigħa ċara
Short.
Eriobotrya japonica (
=Mespilus japonica
)
Loquat
Naspli
Short.
Erodium acaule (
=Erodium romanum
)
Stemless Storkbill
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erodium alnifolium (
=Erodium chium
var.
crassifolium )
Alder-leaved storksbill
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erodium chium (
=Geranium murcicum
)
Mediterranean Storkbill
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erodium ciconium (
=Erodium viscosum
)
Sand Storkbill
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erodium cicutarium (
=Geranium cicutarium
)
Common Storkbill
Maltese name not known
Short.
Erodium laciniatum (
=Erodium chium
var.
laciniatum )
Cut-leaved Storkbill
Moxt tar-ramel
Short.
Erodium malacoides (
=Geranium malacoides
)
Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill
Moxt
Short.
Erodium moschatum (
=Geranium moschatum
)
Musk Stork's Bill
Ħaxixa tal-Misk
Short.
Eruca vesicaria (
=Eruca sativa
)
Salad Mustard
Aruka
Short.
Eryngium maritimum (
=Eryngium marinum
)
Sea Holly
Xewk ir-ramel
Short.
Erysimum cheiri (
=Cheiranthus cheiri
)
Wallflower
Ġiżi safra
Short.
Erythrostemon gilliesii (
=Poinciana gilliesii
)
Yellow Bird of Paradise
Maltese name not known
Short.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (
=Eucalyptus acuminata
)
Red Gum Eucalyptus
Ewkaliptus
Short.
Eucalyptus gomphocephala (
=Eucalyptus gomphocephala
var.
rhodoxylon )
Tuart Tree
Ewkaliptus
Short.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Blue Gum
Ewkaliptus
Short.
Eupatorium cannabinum (
=Eupatorium soleirolii
)
Hemp-Agrimony
Maltese name not known
Short.
Euphorbia aleppica (
=Tithymalus aleppicus
)
Aleppo Spurge
Tengħud ta' Aleppo
Short.
Euphorbia bicompacta (
=Synadenium compactum
)
Clustered Spurge
Tengħud tal-werqa wiesgħa
Short.
Euphorbia canariensis (
=Euphorbia tribuloides
)
Canary Islands Spurge
Tengħud tal-gżejjer tal-Kanarji
Short.
Euphorbia chamaesyce (
=Chamaesyce canescens
)
Small Spurge
Ġemmugħa
Short.
Euphorbia characias (
=Tithymalus characias
)
Large Mediterranean Spurge
Tengħud tal-ħaġar
Short.
Euphorbia characias
subsp.
wulfenii (
=Euphorbia melapetala
)
Large Sicilian Spurge
Tengħud tal-ħaġar Sqalli
Short.
Euphorbia dendroides (
=Tithymalus dendroides
)
Tree Spurge
Tengħud tas-siġra
Short.
Euphorbia exigua (
=Euphorbia pycnophylla
)
Dwarf Spurge
Tenghud Irqiq
Short.
Euphorbia helioscopia (
=Tithymalus helioscopius
)
Sun Spurge
Tengħud raddiena
Short.
Euphorbia hirsuta (
=Euphorbia pubescens
)
Hairy Spurge
Tengħud aħrax
Short.
Euphorbia hypericifolia (
=Euphorbia glomerifera
)
Graceful spurge
Tengħud arbuxxel
Short.
Euphorbia ingens (
=Euphorbia similis
)
Candelabra tree
Tengħud Oħxon
Short.
Euphorbia maculata (
=Chamaesyce maculata
)
Spotted Spurge
Ġemmugħa ħamra
Short.
Euphorbia mauritanica (
=Tithymalus flaccidus
)
Smooth Creeping Milkweed
Tengħud tal-gżejjer tal-Mawrizju
Short.
Euphorbia melitensis (
=Euphorbia spinosa
var.
melitensis )
Maltese Spurge
Tengħud tax-xagħri
Short.
Euphorbia paralias (
=Tithymalus paralias
)
Sea Spurge
Tengħud tar-ramel
Short.
Euphorbia peplis (
=Chamaesyce peplis
)
Purple Spurge
Ġemmugħa tar-ramel
Short.
Euphorbia peplus (
=Tithymalus auriculatus
)
Petty Spurge
Tengħud tal-ġonna
Short.
Euphorbia peplus
var.
minima (
=Tithymalus peploides
)
Dwarf Petty Spurge
Tengħud ċkejken tal-ġonna
Short.
Euphorbia prostrata (
=Chamaesyce prostrata
)
Prostate Spurge
Ġemmugħa sufija
Short.
Euphorbia pulcherrima (
=Poinsettia pulcherrima
)
Poinsettia
Punsjetta
Short.
Euphorbia segetalis
var.
pinea (
=Tithymalus pineus
)
Pine Spurge
Tengħud komuni
Short.
Euphorbia serpens (
=Chamaesyce serpens
)
Matted sandmat
Ġemmugħa tat-toroq
Short.
Euphorbia terracina (
=Tithymalus terracinus
)
Coastal Spurge
Tengħud tax-xatt
Short.
Euphorbia tirucalli (
=Tirucalia indica
)
Indian tree spurge
Tengħud tal-lapes
Short.
F
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Fagopyrum esculentum (
=Polygonum fagopyrum
)
Buckwheat
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fallopia aubertii (
=Bilderdykia aubertii
)
Silver Lace Vine
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fallopia convolvulus (
=Fallopia baldschuanica
)
Black bindweed
Leblieba ħadra
Short.
Ferula melitensis
Maltese Giant Fennel
Ferla ta' Malta
Short.
Festuca cinerea (
=Festuca glaucina
)
Blue Fescue
Żwien
Short.
Ficus auriculata (
=Ficus oligodon
)
Moreton Bay fig
Fikus taz-zokk kbir
Short.
Ficus carica (
=Ficus carica
var.
domestica )
Fig tree
Tina
Short.
Ficus elastica (
=Ficus elastica
var.
decora )
Indian Rubber Tree
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ficus lyrata (
=Ficus pandurata
)
Fiddle leaf fig
Fikus tal-werqa mżaqqa
Short.
Ficus microcarpa (
=Ficus nitida
)
Chinese Banyan Tree
Fikus tat-toroq
Short.
Ficus rubiginosa (
=Ficus leichhardtii
)
Rusty-leaved fig
Fikus tal-werqa msadda
Short.
Ficus rubiginosa
var.
glabrescens (
=Ficus australis
)
Hairless Port Jackson fig
Fikus tal-Awstralja
Short.
Filago lojaconoi (
=Oglifa lojaconoi
)
Maltese Cudweed
Kabuccinella ta' Malta
Short.
Filago pygmaea (
=Filago acaulis
)
Pygmy Cudweed
Evaks
Short.
Filago pyramidata (
=Filago gussonei
)
Broad-leaved Cudweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Foeniculum vulgare
subsp.
piperitum (
=Foeniculum piperitum
)
Bitter Fennel
Bużbież salvaġġ
Short.
Foeniculum vulgare
subsp.
vulgare (
=Foeniculum dulce
)
Fennel
Bużbież
Short.
Frankenia hirsuta (
=Frankenia laevis
var.
hirsuta )
Hairy Sea Heath
Erba Franka
Short.
Frankenia laevis (
=Frankenia leonardorum
)
Sea Heath
Maltese name not known
Short.
Frankenia pulverulenta (
=Frankenia nodiflora
)
Annual Sea Heath
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fraxinus angustifolia (
=Fraxinus oxycarpa
)
Narrow-leaved Ash
Fraxxnu
Short.
Freesia kewensis
Red river Freesia
Friżja tal-ġonna
Short.
Freesia laxa (
=Gladiolus laxus
)
African Lapeyrousia
Friżja irqiqa
Short.
Freesia leichtlinii (
=Freesia muirii
)
Leichtlin's Freesia
Friżja selvaġġa kommuni
Short.
Freesia leichtlinii
subsp.
alba (
=Freesia leichtlinii
subsp.
alba )
White Freesia
Friżja selvaġġa bajda
Short.
Fumana arabica (
=Helianthemum arabicum
)
Mediterranean Rock Rose
Ċistu isfar
Short.
Fumana laevipes (
=Cistus laevipes
)
Narrow-leaved needle sunrose
Ċistu tal-blat
Short.
Fumana laevis (
=Fumana laevis
subsp.
juniperina )
Smooth Thyme Rock Rose
Ċistu isfar lixx
Short.
Fumana thymifolia (
=Helianthemum thymifolium
)
Thyme Rock Rose
Ċistu żgħir
Short.
Fumaria agraria (
=Fumaria embergeri
)
Field Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria barnolae (
=Fumaria bella
)
Baronola's fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria bastardii (
=Fumaria affinis
)
Tall Ramping Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria bicolor (
=Fumaria rupestris
var.
maritima )
Two-coloured Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria capreolata (
=Fumaria officinalis
subsp.
capreolata )
White Ramping Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria densiflora (
=Fumaria micrantha
)
Dense-flowered Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria flabellata (
=Fumaria capreolata
subsp.
flabellata )
Southern Ramping Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria gaillardotii (
=Fumaria agraria
subsp.
major )
Italian Fumitory
Daħnet L-art kbira
Short.
Fumaria muralis (
=Fumaria capreolata
subsp.
muralis )
Common Ramping Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria officinalis (
=Fumaria viciosoi
)
Common Fumitory
Daħnet L-art medja
Short.
Fumaria parviflora (
=Fumaria leucantha
)
Fine-leaved Fumitory
Daħnet l-art żgħira
Short.
Fumaria schleicheri (
=Fumaria laggeri
)
Schleicher's fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
Fumaria vaillantii (
=Fumaria caespitosa
)
Few-flowered Fumitory
Maltese name not known
Short.
G
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Galactites tomentosa (
=Lupsia galactites
)
Mediterranean Thistle
Xewk abjad
Short.
Galium aparine (
=Aparine vulgaris
)
Cleavers
Ħarxajja komuni
Short.
Galium murale (
=Sherardia muralis
)
Yellow Bedstraw
Ħarxajja safra
Short.
Galium spurium (
=Galium pauciflorum
)
False Cleavers
Ħarxajja
Short.
Galium tricornutum (
=Galium tricorne
)
Corn Cleavers
Ħarxajja ta' tlett iqran
Short.
Galium verrucosum (
=Galium saccharatum
)
Southern Cleavers
Ħarxajja tal-felul
Short.
Gasteria acinacifolia (
=Gasteria linita
)
Gasteria
Maltese name not known
Short.
Gastridium phleoides (
=Lachnagrostis phleoides
)
Nit Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Gastridium ventricosum (
=Gastridium scabrum
)
Nit Grass
Mustaċċi tal-qattus
Short.
Geranium dissectum (
=Geranium parviflorum
)
Cut-leaved Crane's Bill
Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi
Short.
Geranium molle (
=Geranium villosum
)
Dove's foot Crane's Bill
Ġeranju tal-weraq artab
Short.
Geranium purpureum (
=Geranium robertianum
subsp.
purpureum )
Little Robin
Ġeranju roża
Short.
Geranium robertianum (
=Robertiella robertiana
)
Herb Robert
Maltese name not known
Short.
Geranium rotundifolium (
=Geranium viscidulum
)
Round-Leaved Crane's Bill
Ġeranju tal-werqa tonda
Short.
Geropogon hybridus (
=Tragopogon hybridus
)
Hairless Goatsbeard
Leħjet il-bodbod
Short.
Gladiolus communis s.l. (
=Gladiolus gussonei
)
Eastern gladiolus
Ħabb il-qamħ tal-blat
Detailed
Gladiolus italicus (
=Gladiolus segetum
)
Field Gladiolus
Ħabb il-qamħ tar-raba
Detailed
Glaucium flavum (
=Glaucium luteum
)
Yellow Horned Poppy
Peprin isfar
Short.
Glebionis coronaria (
=Chrysanthemum coronarium
)
Crown Daisy
Lellux
Detailed
Glebionis segetum (
=Chrysanthemum segetum
)
Corn Daisy
Lellux tar-raba
Short.
Glyceria notata (
=Glyceria fluitans
var.
plicata )
Plicate Sweet Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (
=Asclepias fruticosa
)
Swan Plant Milkweed
Siġret it-tuffieħ tal-Fodsqa
Short.
Gossypium herbaceum (
=Gossypium stocksii
)
Levant Cotton
Qotton Malti
Short.
Gossypium hirsutum (
=Gossypium mexicanum
)
American Cotton
Qotton ta' Gallipoli
Short.
H
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Hainardia cylindrica (
=Rottboellia cylindrica
)
Barbgrass
Monerma
Short.
Halophila stipulacea (
=Zostera stipulacea
)
Halophila seagrass
Ħalofila
Short.
Harpullia arborea (
=Harpullia imbricata
)
Tulip Wood-Tree
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hedera helix (
=Hedera communis
)
Ivy
Liedna
Short.
Hedypnois cretica (
=Hedypnois rhagadioloides
subsp.
cretica )
Variable Hyoseris
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hedypnois rhagadioloides (
=Hedypnois mauritanica
)
Variable Hyoseris
Maltese name not known
Short.
Helianthus annuus (
=Helianthus lenticularis
)
Sunflower
Warda tax-xemx
Short.
Helianthus tuberosus (
=Helianthus serotinus
)
Jerusalem Artichoke
Artiċokk
Short.
Helichrysum melitense (
=Helichrysum rupestre
var.
melitense )
Maltese Helichrysium
Sempreviva ta' Għawdex
Short.
Heliotropium curassavicum (
=Heliotropium glaucum
)
Salt Heliotrope
Vanilja bajda tal-baħar
Short.
Heliotropium europaeum (
=Heliotropium majus
)
Common Heliotrope
Vanilja bajda
Detailed
Helminthotheca echioides (
=Helminthia echioides
)
Bristly Oxtongue
Ilsien il-baqra xewwikija
Short.
Herniaria hirsuta
Hairy Rupture-Wort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Herniaria hirsuta
subsp.
cinerea (
=Herniaria cinerea
)
Grey Rupture-Wort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (
=Hibiscus festalis
)
Rose of China
Babiskuwa
Short.
Himantoglossum robertianum (
=Barlia robertiana
)
Giant Orchid
Orkida kbira
Detailed
Hippocrepis biflora (
=Hippocrepis unisiliquosa
subsp.
biflora )
Two-flowered Horseshoe Vetch
Xintilli żgħira
Short.
Hippocrepis ciliata (
=Hippocrepis dicarpa
)
Lesser Horseshoe Vetch
Xintilli muswaf
Short.
Hippocrepis emerus (
=Coronilla emerus
)
Pale Crown Vetch
Xintilli tas-siġra
Short.
Hippocrepis multisiliquosa (
=Hippocrepis ambigua
)
Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch
Xintilli komuni
Short.
Hirschfeldia incana (
=Brassica adpressa
)
Hoary Mustard
Mustarda selvaġġa
Detailed
Homalocladium platycladum (
=Muehlenbeckia platyclada
)
Centipede plant
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hordeum bulbosum (
=Critesion bulbosum
)
Bulbous Barley
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hordeum distichon (
=Hordeum vulgare
subsp.
distichon )
Two-rowed Barley
Xgħir tal-birra
Short.
Hordeum marinum
subsp.
gussoneanum (
=Hordeum geniculatum
)
Mediterranean Barley
Bunixxief tal-Mediterran
Short.
Hordeum marinum
subsp.
marinum (
=Hordeum maritimum
)
Sea Barley
Bunexxief tal-baħar
Short.
Hordeum murinum
subsp.
leporinum (
=Hordeum leporinum
)
Mouse Barley
Bunexxief komuni
Short.
Hordeum murinum
subsp.
murinum (
=Hordeum rubens
)
Wall Barley
Bunexxief tat-tafal
Short.
Hordeum vulgare (
=Hordeum hexastichum
)
Barley
Xgħir
Short.
Hornungia procumbens
subsp.
revelierei (
=Hutchinsia procumbens forma sommieri
)
Maltese Hymenolobus
Ġargir ta' Kemmuna
Short.
Hyacinthus orientalis (
=Scilla coronaria
)
Garden Hyacinth
Ġjacint
Short.
Hyoscyamus albus (
=Hyoscyamus minor
)
White Henbane
Mammażejża
Detailed
Hyoscyamus niger (
=Hyoscyamus lethalis
)
Henbane
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hyoseris frutescens (
=Hyoseris lucida
subsp.
frutescens )
Maltese Hyoseris
Żigland ta' Għawdex
Short.
Hyoseris radiata (
=Rhagadiolus stellatus
)
Perennial Hyoseris
Żigland tal-pizzi
Short.
Hyoseris scabra (
=Hyoseris aspera
)
Annual Hyoseris
Żigland
Short.
Hyparrhenia hirta (
=Andropogon hirtus
)
Beard Grass
Barrum tax-xagħri
Short.
Hypecoum imberbe (
=Hypecoum grandiflorum
)
Beardless Hypecoum
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hypecoum procumbens (
=Hypecoum arcuatum
)
Sickle-fruited Hypecoum
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hypericum aegypticum (
=Triadenia aegyptica
)
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Fexfiex tal-irdum
Short.
Hypericum australe (
=Hypericum humifusum
subsp.
australe )
Southern St John's-wort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Hypericum pubescens (
=Hypericum tomentosum
)
Pubescent St. John's Wort
Fexfiex sufi
Short.
Hypericum triquetrifolium (
=Hypericum crispum
)
Wavy-leaved Saint John's Wort
Fexfiex tar-Raba
Detailed
Hypochaeris achyrophorus (
=Hedypnois aetnensis
)
Mediterranean Catsear
Żigland żgħir
Short.
I
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ipomoea alba (
=Ipomoea bona-nox
)
Moonflower vine
Kampanella bajda
Short.
Ipomoea batatas (
=Convolvulus batatas
)
Sweet potato vine
Patata Ħelwa
Short.
Ipomoea cairica (
=Ipomoea palmata
)
Cairo morning glory
Kampanella tal-Eġittu
Short.
Ipomoea indica (
=Ipomoea cathartica
)
Blue morning Glory
Kampanella tal-Indja
Short.
Ipomoea purpurea (
=Ipomoea diversifolia
)
Purple morning glory
Kampanella komuni
Short.
Ipomoea tricolor (
=Ipomoea rubro-caerulea
)
Morning glory
Kampanella kaħla
Short.
Iris albicans (
=Iris madonna
)
Cemetery Iris
Fjurduliż abjad
Short.
Iris foetidissima (
=Xiphion foetidissimum
)
Stinking Iris
Fjurduliż tal-bosk
Short.
Iris germanica (
=Iris spectabilis
)
German bearded Iris
Fjurduliż ikħal
Short.
Iris pseudacorus (
=Iris lutea
)
Yellow Iris
Fjurduliż tal-ilma
Short.
Iris pseudopumila (
=Iris lutescens
)
Southern Dwarf Iris
Bellus
Detailed
Iris sicula
Sicilian Iris
Fjurduliż Sqalli
Short.
Iris tectorum (
=Tectiris tectorum
)
Japanes roof Iris
Maltese name not known
Short.
Iris xiphium (
=Xiphion vulgare
)
Spanish Iris
Fjurduliż tal-ġonna
Short.
Isoetes gymnocarpa (
=Isoetes histrix
var.
subinermis )
Sand Quillwort
Isoetes
Short.
Isolepis cernua (
=Scirpus cernuus
)
Slender Clubrush
Simar irqiq
Short.
J
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Jacaranda mimosifolia (
=Jacaranda acutifolia
)
Blue Jacaranda
Maltese name not known
Short.
Jacobaea maritima
subsp.
sicula (
=Senecio bicolor
subsp.
cineraria )
Sicilian Silver Ragwort
Kromb il-baħar isfar
Short.
Jasminum azoricum (
=Jasminum trifoliatum
)
Azores Jasmine
Maltese name not known
Short.
Juglans regia (
=Juglans fallax
)
Walnut
Ġewża
Short.
Juncus acutus (
=Juncus multibracteatus
)
Sharp-Pointed Rush
Simar Lixx
Short.
Juncus articulatus (
=Juncus polycephalus
)
Jointed Rush
Simar
Short.
Juncus bufonius (
=Juncus aletaiensis
)
Toad Rush
Simar żgħir
Short.
Juncus capitatus (
=Juncus mutabilis
)
Dwarf Rush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Juncus effusus (
=Tristemon conglomeratus
)
Soft Rush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Juncus hybridus (
=Juncus bufonius
subsp.
hybridus )
Hybrid Toad Rush
Simar żgħir
Short.
Juncus maritimus (
=Juncus ponticus
)
Sea Rush
Simar tal-baħar
Short.
Juncus sorrentinii (
=Juncus bufonius
subsp.
sorrentinii )
Sorrentini's Rush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Juncus subulatus (
=Juncus multiflorus
)
Somerset Rush
Simar tal-ilma
Short.
Juniperus phoenicea (
=Juniperus terminalis
)
Phoenician Juniper
Ġnibru
Short.
Justicia adhatoda (
=Adhatoda vasica
)
Malabar Nut
Ġustizja
Short.
K
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Kalanchoe daigremontiana (
=Bryophyllum daigremontianum
)
Devil's Backbone
Denb il-Wiżgħa tat-toroq
Short.
Kalanchoe delagoensis (
=Bryophyllum tubiflorum
)
Mother of Millions
Denb il-Wiżgħa tal-ġonna
Short.
Kalanchoe houghtonii (
=Kalanchoe daigremontiana × K. delagoensis
)
Houghton's Mother of Millions
Denb il-Wiżgħa ta' Ħewton
Short.
Kickxia commutata (
=Linaria commutata
)
Mediterranean Fluellen
Xatbet l-art vjola
Short.
Kickxia elatine (
=Linaria elatine
)
Round-leaved Fluellen
Xatbet l-art skars
Short.
Kickxia spuria (
=Linaria spuria
)
Round leaved Fluellen
Xetbet l-art safra
Detailed
Krubera peregrina (
=Capnophyllum peregrinum
)
Common name unknown
Krubera
Short.
Kundmannia sicula (
=Sium siculum
)
Kundmannia
Kudmannja ta' Sqallija
Short.
L
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Lactuca saligna (
=Lactuca virgata
)
Least Lettuce
Ħass salvaġġ tal-werqa dejqa
Short.
Lactuca sativa (
=Lactuca capitata
)
Lettuce
Ħass
Short.
Lactuca serriola (
=Lactuca scariola
)
Prickly Lettuce
Ħass salvaġġ tal-pizzi
Detailed
Lagunaria patersonia (
=Hibiscus patersonii
)
Primrose Tree
Lagunarja
Short.
Lagurus ovatus (
=Lagurus nitens
)
Hare's Tail Grass
Denb il-fenek
Short.
Lamarckia aurea (
=Cynosurus aureus
)
Golden Grass
Xkupilja
Short.
Lamium amplexicaule (
=Pollichia amplexicaulis
)
Henbit Dead Nettle
Kapilliera
Short.
Lampranthus aureus (
=Mesembryanthemum aureum
)
Golden Vygie
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lampranthus multiradiatus (
=Mesembryanthemum multiradiatum
)
Creeping Ice Plant
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lampranthus spectabilis (
=Mesembryanthemum spectabile
)
Trailing Ice Plant
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lantana camara (
=Lantana armata
)
Lantana
Lantana
Short.
Lantana montevidensis (
=Lantana selloi
)
Trailing Lantana
Lantana xeblieka
Short.
Lathyrus annuus (
=Lathyrus chius
)
Annual Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lathyrus aphaca (
=Lathyrus affinis
)
Yellow Vetchling
Porvlina
Short.
Lathyrus cicera (
=Lathyrus aegeus
)
Chickling Vetch
Ġilbiena tas-serp
Short.
Lathyrus clymenum (
=Lathyrus articulatus
var.
clymenum )
Crimson Pea
Ġilbiena tas-serp
Short.
Lathyrus gorgoni (
=Lathyrus amoenus
)
R Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lathyrus inconspicuus (
=Lathyrus erectus
)
Inconspicuous Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lathyrus ochrus (
=Pisum ochrus
)
Pale Pea
Ġilbiena bajda
Short.
Lathyrus odoratus (
=Lathyrus cyprius
)
Sweet Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lathyrus setifolius (
=Lathyrus gouanii
)
Red Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lathyrus sphaericus (
=Lathyrus coccineus
)
Round Pea
Maltese name not known
Short.
Laurus nobilis (
=Laurus undulata
)
Bay Laurel
Siġra tar-rand
Short.
Lavandula angustifolia (
=Lavandula officinalis
)
Common Lavender
Spika tal-Kamla
Short.
Lavandula dentata (
=Stoechas dentata
)
French Lavender
Spika Franċiża
Short.
Lavandula multifida (
=Lavandula pinnatifida
)
Fern-leaved Lavender
Spika tal-weraq maqtugħ
Short.
Legousia hybrida
var.
foliosa (
=Specularia hybrida
)
Venus looking Glass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lemna minor (
=Lemna cyclostasa
)
Common Duckweed
Lemna komuni
Short.
Lemna minuta (
=Lemna valdiviana
)
Least Duckweed
Lemna iż-żgħira
Short.
Leontodon tuberosus (
=Thrincia tuberosa
)
Tuberous Hawkbit
Żigland tal-għerq
Short.
Lepidium didymum (
=Cochlearia humifusa
)
Lesser Swine Cress
Koronopu tal-wied
Short.
Lepidium draba (
=Lepidium arvense
)
Whitetop Plant
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lepidium graminifolium (
=Lepidium suffruticosum
)
Grass-leaved Pepperwort
Buttuniera wieqfa
Short.
Lepidium sativum (
=Nasturtium sativum
)
Garden Cress
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lepidium squamatum (
=Cochlearia coronopus
)
Swine Cress
Koronopu
Short.
Leucaena leucocephala (
=Leucaena glauca
)
Lead Tree
Gażżija Bajda
Short.
Leucanthemum vulgare (
=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
)
Oxe-eye Daisy
Maltese name not known
Short.
Limbarda crithmoides (
=Inula crithmoides
)
Golden Samphire
Xorbett
Detailed
Limonium melitense
Maltese Sea Lavender
Limonju ta' Malta
Short.
Limonium serotinum (
=Limonium vulgare
subsp.
serotinum )
Narbonne's Sea Lavander
Limonju l-kbir
Short.
Limonium sinuatum (
=Statice sinuata
)
English Statice
Limonju tal-Ġonna
Short.
Limonium virgatum (
=Limonium oleifolium
)
Violet Sea Lavender
Limonju tal-baħar
Short.
Limonium zeraphae
Zerapha's Sea Lavender
Limonju ta' Żerafa
Short.
Linaria chalepensis (
=Antirrhinum chalepensis
)
Mediterranean Toadflax
Maltese name not known
Short.
Linaria pseudolaxiflora
Maltese Toadflax
Papoċċi ta' Malta
Detailed
Linaria triphylla (
=Antirrhinum triphyllum
)
Three-coloured Toadflax
Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet
Short.
Linum bienne (
=Linum angustifolium
)
Pale Flax
Kittien ikħal
Short.
Linum decumbens (
=Linum gomezii
)
Ascending Flax
Kittien aħmar
Short.
Linum grandiflorum (
=Linum rubrum
)
Scarlet Flax
Maltese name not known
Short.
Linum strictum (
=Linum sessiliflorum
)
Upright Flax
Kittien tal-imħarbat
Short.
Linum trigynum (
=Linum gallicum
)
Southern Flax
Kittien isfar irqiq
Short.
Linum usitatissimum (
=Linum humile
)
Common Flax
Kittien
Short.
Lippia nodiflora (
=Lippia repens
)
Lippia
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lobularia maritima (
=Alyssum maritimum
)
Sweet Alyssum
Buttuniera
Detailed
Lolium multiflorum (
=Lolium aristatum
)
Italian Rye Grass
Sikrana tal-Italja
Short.
Lolium perenne (
=Festuca perennis
)
Perennial Rye Grass
Sikrana
Short.
Lolium rigidum (
=Lolium strictum
)
Stiff Rye Grass
Sikrana iebsa
Short.
Lolium temulentum (
=Festuca temulenta
)
Darnel Grass
Sikrana
Short.
Lonicera implexa (
=Caprifolium adenocarpum
)
Evergreen Honeysuckle
Qarn il-mogħża
Short.
Lonicera japonica (
=Lonicera chinensis
)
Japanese Honeysuckle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Lotus cytisoides (
=Lotus creticus
subsp.
cytisoides )
Grey Birdsfoot Trefoil
Għantux tal-blat
Short.
Lotus edulis (
=Lotus edulus
)
Edible Birdsfoot Trefoil
Qrempuċ
Short.
Lotus halophilus (
=Lotus pusillus
)
Sand Restharrow
Għantux tar-Ramel
Short.
Lotus ornithopodioides (
=Lotea ornithopodioides
)
Clustered Birdsfoot Trefoil
Għantux sieq l-għasfur
Short.
Lotus preslii (
=Lotus corniculatus
subsp.
preslii )
Presli's bird's-foot trefoil
Għantux
Short.
Lotus tetragonolobus (
=Tetragonolobus purpureus
)
Crimson Dragon's Teeth
Fiġġiela ħamra
Short.
Lycium barbarum (
=Lycium halimifolium
)
Chinese Wolfberry
Għawseġ tax-xarq
Short.
Lycium europaeum (
=Lycium chinense
)
Mediterranean Tea Tree
Għawseġ tal-Mediterran
Short.
Lycium ferocissimum (
=Lycium macrocalyx
)
African Tea Tree
Għawseġ tal-Afrika
Short.
Lycium intricatum (
=Lycium shawii
)
Southern Tea Tree
Għawseġ tal-ħitan
Short.
Lygeum spartum (
=Lygeum spathaceum
)
Esparto Grass
Ħalfa
Short.
Lysimachia arvensis (
=Anagallis latifolia
)
Scarlet Pimpernel
Ħarira ħamra
Short.
Lythrum hyssopifolia (
=Salicaria hyssopifolia
)
Grass-Poly
Litrum tal-għadajjar
Short.
Lythrum junceum (
=Lythrum graefferi
)
Creeping Loosestrife
Litrum tal-ilma
Short.
M
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Maclura pomifera (
=Toxylon pomiferum
)
Osage Orange
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malephora crocea (
=Mesembryanthemum croceum
)
Red Ice Plant
Kristallina kbira l-oranġo
Short.
Malephora lutea (
=Mesembryanthemum luteum
)
Rocky Point Ice Plant
Kristallina kbira is-safra
Short.
Malephora purpureo-crocea (
=Crocanthus purpureocroceus
)
Tequila Sunrise Ice Plant
Kristallina ta' żewġ ilwien
Short.
Malephora species (hybrid)
Pink-flowered hybrid Malephora
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malope malacoides (
=Malva pedunculata
)
Hairy Mallow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malope trifida (
=Malope ciliata
)
Annual Malope
Maltese name not known
Short.
Malus domestica (
=Malus sylvestris
subsp.
mitis )
Cultivated Apple
Tuffieħ selvaġġ
Short.
Malus sylvestris (
=Malus communis
subsp.
sylvestris )
Crab Apple
Tuffieħ
Short.
Malva arborea (
=Lavatera veneta
)
Tree Mallow
Ħobbejża tas-siġra
Short.
Malva cretica (
=Althaea hirsuta
)
Mediterranean Mallow
Ħobbejża tat-toroq
Short.
Malva multiflora (
=Malva pseudolavatera
)
Cornish Mallow
Ħobbejża wieqfa
Short.
Malva nicaeensis (
=Malva montana
)
Southern Mallow
Ħobbejża mitfija
Short.
Malva parviflora (
=Malva microcarpa
)
Least Mallow
Ħobbejża tal-warda żgħira
Short.
Malva setigera (
=Althaea mutica
)
Hispid Marshmallow
Ħobbejża sufija
Short.
Malva sylvestris (
=Malva hirsuta
)
Common Mallow
Ħobbejża tar-raba
Short.
Malva trimestris (
=Stegia lavatera
)
Rose Mallow
Ħobbejża tal-warda kbira
Short.
Marrubium vulgare (
=Marrubium apulum
)
White Horehound
Marrubja bajda
Short.
Matricaria aurea (
=Chamomilla aurea
)
Golden Mayweed
Kamumilla nana
Short.
Matricaria chamomilla (
=Matricaria recutita
)
Scented Mayweed
Kamumilla
Short.
Matthiola incana
subsp.
incana (
=Matthiola glabra
)
Hoary Stocks
Giżi
Short.
Matthiola incana
subsp.
melitensis
Maltese Stocks
Giżi ta' Malta
Short.
Matthiola longipetala (
=Cheiranthus longipetalus
)
Night-scented Stock
Giżi ta' lejl
Short.
Matthiola lunata (
=Matthiola glandulosa
)
Spanish stocks
Giżi ta' Spanja
Short.
Matthiola tricuspidata (
=Cheiranthus tricuspidatus
)
Three-horned Stocks
Ġiżi tal-baħar
Short.
Medicago arabica (
=Medicago maculata
)
Spotted Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago arborea (
=Rhodusia arborea
)
Tree Medick
Siġret in-nefel
Short.
Medicago ciliaris (
=Medicago intertexta
subsp.
ciliata )
Ciliate Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago doliata (
=Medicago aculeata
)
Straight-spined Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago intertexta (
=Medica intertexta
)
Prickly Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago littoralis (
=Medicago arenaria
)
Coastal Medick
Nefel tax-xtut
Short.
Medicago lupulina (
=Medicago lupulina
subsp.
cupianiana )
Black Medick
Nefel iswed
Short.
Medicago marina (
=Medica tomentosa
)
Sea Medick
Nefel tar-ramel
Short.
Medicago minima (
=Medicago arabica
var.
echinata )
Burr Medick
Nefel żgħir
Short.
Medicago monspeliaca (
=Trigonella monspeliaca
)
Hairy Trigonella
Nefel
Short.
Medicago murex (
=Medicago sicula
)
Spiny Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago orbicularis (
=Medicago marginata
)
Round-fruited Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago polymorpha (
=Medicago apiculata
)
Toothed Medick
Nefel komuni
Short.
Medicago polymorpha
var.
brevispina (
=Medicago denticulata
var.
brevispina )
Short-Toothed Medick
Nefel komuni
Short.
Medicago rigidula (
=Medicago agrestis
)
Field Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago rugosa (
=Medicago elegans
)
Rugose Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago sativa (
=Medicago sylvestris
)
Alfalfa
Nefel
Short.
Medicago tornata (
=Medicago italica
)
Hairy Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago truncatula (
=Medicago tentaculata
)
Mediterranean Medick
Nefel
Short.
Medicago turbinata (
=Medicago tuberculata
)
Southern Medick
Nefel
Short.
Melaleuca citrina (
=Callistemon citrinus
)
Crimson Bottlebrush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Melia azedarach (
=Melia japonica
)
Indian Lilac
Siġra tat-tosku
Short.
Melica ciliata (
=Melica lutescens
)
Ciliate Melick
Melika sufija
Short.
Melica minuta (
=Melica arrecta
)
Small Melick
Melika kommuni
Short.
Melilotus elegans (
=Melilotus collinus
)
Elegant Melilot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Melilotus indicus (
=Melilotus parviflorus
)
Small Melilot
Trew tat-toroq
Short.
Melilotus infestus (
=Melilotus rigidus
)
Round-fruited Melilot
Trew
Short.
Melilotus italicus (
=Trifolium italicum
)
Italian Melilot
Maltese name not known
Short.
Melilotus segetalis (
=Melilotus sulcatus
subsp.
segetalis )
Corn Melilot
Trew
Short.
Melilotus siculus (
=Melilotus messanensis
)
Southern Melilot
Trew
Short.
Melilotus sulcatus (
=Melilotus compactus
)
Mediterranean Melilot
Trew komuni
Short.
Melissa officinalis (
=Thymus melissa
)
Balm
Nagħniegħ in-naħal
Short.
Mentha aquatica (
=Mentha adspersa
)
Water Mint
Nagħniegħ selvaġġ
Short.
Mentha piperita (
=Mentha ×balsamea
)
Peppermint
Nagħniegħ tas-seba' rwejjaħ
Short.
Mentha pulegium (
=Mentha exigua
)
Peppermint
Plejju
Short.
Mentha spicata (
=Mentha viridis
)
Spear Mint
Nagħniegħ
Short.
Mentha suaveolens (
=Mentha rotundifolia
)
Round-leaved Mint
Nagħniegħ Selvaġġ
Short.
Mercurialis ambigua (
=Mercurialis annua
var.
ambigua )
Spanish mercury
Burikba falza
Short.
Mercurialis annua (
=Mercurialis ciliata
)
Annual Mercury
Burikba
Short.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium (
=Aptenia cordifolia
)
Heart-leaved Ice Plant
Widnet il-ħanżir
Short.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (
=Cryophytum crystallinum
)
Crystal Ice Plant
Kristallina tar-ramel
Short.
Mesembryanthemum lancifolium (
=Aptenia lancifolia
)
Lance-leaved Ice Plant
Qrun il-baqra
Short.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum (
=Cryophytum nodiflorum
)
Lesser Crystal Ice Plant
Kristallina tal-blat
Short.
Mespilus germanica (
=Mespilus sylvestris
)
Medlar
Fomm il-lipp
Short.
Micromeria graeca (
=Satureja graeca
)
Greek Savory
Sagħtrija Griega
Short.
Micromeria microphylla (
=Satureja microphylla
)
Maltese savory
Xpakkapietra
Short.
Milium effusum (
=Milium confertum
)
Wood Millet
Maltese name not known
Short.
Minuartia geniculata (
=Rhodalsine geniculata
)
Woody Sandwort
Ramlina Għawdxija
Short.
Minuartia mediterranea (
=Arenaria mucronata
)
Mediterranean Sandwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Mirabilis jalapa (
=Mirabilis odorata
)
Four o'clock Flower
Ħummejr
Short.
Misopates calycinum (
=Orontium calycinum
)
Pale Lesser Snapdragon
Papoċċi skars
Short.
Misopates orontium (
=Antirrhinum orontium
)
Lesser Snapdragon
Papoċċi rqiq
Detailed
Monstera deliciosa (
=Philodendron pertusum
)
Swiss Cheese Plant
Sieq l-iljun
Short.
Moraea sisyrinchium (
=Gynandriris sisyrinchium
)
Barbary Nut Iris
Fjurduliż salvaġġ
Short.
Morus alba (
=Morus intermedia
)
White Mulberry
Ċawsla
Short.
Morus nigra (
=Morus siciliana
)
Black Mulberry
Tuta
Short.
Musa paradisiaca (
=Musa sapientum
)
Banana
Banana
Short.
Muscari commutatum (
=Hyacinthus commutatus
)
Dark Grape Hyacinth
Muskari skuri
Detailed
Muscari comosum (
=Leopoldia comosa
)
Tassel Grape Hyacinth
Basal il-ħnieżer
Short.
Muscari neglectum (
=Muscari compactum
)
Southern Grape Hyacinth
Maltese name not known
Short.
Muscari parviflorum (
=Muscari autumnale
)
Autumn Grape Hyacinth
Ġjaċint tal-ħarifa
Detailed
Myoporum insulare (
=Myoporum serratum
)
Blueberry tree
Mijoporum
Short.
Myoporum laetum (
=Myoporum tenuifolium
)
Mousehole Tree
Mijoporum tal-werqa wiesgħa
Short.
Myosotis ramosissima (
=Myosotis collina
)
Early Forget-me-not
Widnet il-ġurdien
Short.
Myriophyllum verticillatum (
=Myriophyllum pectinatum
)
Whorl-leaf Water-milfoil
Maltese name not known
Short.
Myrtus communis (
=Myrtus latifolia
)
Common Myrtle
Riħan
Short.
Myrtus communis
subsp.
tarentina (
=Myrtus tarentina
)
Tarentum Myrtle
Riħan tal-werqa żgħira
Short.
N
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Narcissus deficiens (
=Narcissus serotinus
subsp.
deficiens )
Triparted-crown late Narcissus
Narċis imwaħħar
Detailed
Narcissus elegans (
=Narcissus obsoletus
)
Elegant Narcissus
Narċis imwaħħar skars
Short.
Narcissus papyraceus (
=Hermione papyracea
)
White Narcissus
Narċis abjad
Short.
Narcissus serotinus (
=Hermione serotina
)
Late Narcissus
Narċis imwaħħar ta sitt qasmiet
Detailed
Narcissus tazetta
subsp.
italicus (
=Hermione chlorotica
)
Garden Narcissus
Narċis pallidu
Short.
Narcissus tazetta
subsp.
tazetta (
=Hermione taxetta
)
French Daffodil
Narċis
Detailed
Nasturtium officinale (
=Nasturtium aquaticum
)
Watercress
Krexxuni
Short.
Neatostema apulum (
=Lithospermum apulum
)
Yellow Gromwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Neotinea lactea (
=Orchis lactea
)
Milky Orchid
Orkida bajda tat-tikek
Short.
Neotinea maculata (
=Orchis intacta
)
Dense-flowered Orchid
Orkida rqiqa
Short.
Nerium oleander (
=Oleander vulgaris
)
Oleander
Difla
Short.
Neslia paniculata
subsp.
thracica (
=Neslia apiculata
)
Ball mustard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Nicotiana glauca (
=Siphaulax glabra
)
Glaucous Tobacco
Tabakk tas-swar
Short.
Nigella damascena (
=Nigella arvensis
subsp.
minor )
Love-in-a-mist
Sieq il-brimba
Short.
Noccaea perfoliata (
=Thlaspi perfoliatum
)
Perfoliate Penny Cress
Maltese name not known
Short.
Nothoscordum borbonicum (
=Nothoscordum inodorum
)
Fragrant False Garlic
Tewm tal-qsari
Short.
Notobasis syriaca (
=Cirsium syriacum
)
Horse Thistle
Xewk tax-xitan
Short.
Nymphaea marliacea
Marlia's Waterlily
Warda tal-ilma ta' Marlia
Short.
Nymphaea sp.
Water Lily species
Warda tal-ilma
Short.
O
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ocimum basilicum (
=Ocimum album
)
Basil
Ħabaq
Short.
Oenanthe globulosa (
=Globocarpus oenanthoides
)
Round-headed Water Dropwort
Karfus il-wied
Short.
Olea europaea (
=Olea racemosa
)
Olive
Siġra taż-Żebbuġ
Short.
Olea europaea
subsp.
oleaster (
=Olea europaea
var.
sylvestris )
Wild Olive
Żebbuġa selvaġġa
Short.
Ononis alopecuroides (
=Ononis baetica
)
Foxtail Restharrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ononis biflora (
=Ononis geminiflora
)
Two-flowered Restharrow
Broxka ta' żewġ fjuri
Short.
Ononis mitissima (
=Ononis scariosa
)
Mediterranean Restharrow
Broxka tat-tafal
Short.
Ononis oligophylla (
=Ononis bonanniana
)
Few-leaved Restharrow
Trew tat-tafal
Short.
Ononis ornithopodioides (
=Passaea ornithopoides
)
Bird Restharrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ononis ramosissima (
=Ononis natrix
subsp.
ramosissima )
Bush Restharrow
Broxka ta' Għawdex
Short.
Ononis reclinata (
=Ononis inclusa
)
Small Restharrow
Broxka
Short.
Ononis sieberi (
=Ononis viscosa
subsp.
sieberi )
Sieber's restharrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ononis variegata (
=Ononis euphrasiifolia
)
Villous Restharrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ononis viscosa
subsp.
viscosa (
=Anonis viscosa
)
Sticky Restharrow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Onopordum tauricum (
=Onopordum argolicum
)
Argolian Cotton Thistle
Xewk ta' Għawdex
Short.
Ophrys apifera (
=Ophrys arachnites
)
Bee Orchid
Naħla
Short.
Ophrys bertolonii (
=Ophrys romolini
)
Bertoloni's Bee Orchid
Dubbiena ta' Bertoloni
Short.
Ophrys bombyliflora (
=Ophrys tabanifera
)
Bumble-Bee Orchid
Brimba griża
Detailed
Ophrys bombyliflora
var.
parviflora (
=Ophrys bombyliflora
var.
parviflora )
Small-flowered Bumble-Bee Orchid
Brimba griża żgħira
Short.
Ophrys caesiella (
=Ophrys gazella
)
Maltese Brown Orchid
Dubbiena bikrija ta' Malta
Detailed
Ophrys gaulosana (
=Ophrys melitensis x tenthredinifera
)
Gozitan Bee orchid
Dubbiena ta' Għawdex
Short.
Ophrys incubacea (
=Ophrys sphegodes
subsp.
atrata )
Spider orchid
Brimba tal-ġwienaħ
Detailed
Ophrys iricolor
subsp.
lojaconoi (
=Ophrys lojaconoi
)
Lojaconoi's Rainbow Bee Orchid
Dubbiena ta' Lojakono
Short.
Ophrys iricolor
subsp.
mesaritica (
=Ophrys iricolor
subsp.
hospitalis )
Cretan Rainbow Bee Orchid
Dubbiena ta' Kreta
Detailed
Ophrys iricolor
subsp.
vallesiana (
=Ophrys vallesiana
)
Valles' Rainbow Bee Orchid
Dubbiena ta' Tuneż
Short.
Ophrys lacaitae (
=Ophrys fuciflora
subsp.
lacaitae )
Yellow Spider Orchid
Brimba safra
Short.
Ophrys lunulata (
=Ophrys aranifera
subsp.
lunulata )
Moon Spider Orchid
Brimba tal-qamar
Short.
Ophrys lupercalis (
=Ophrys fusca
subsp.
luperclaes )
Lupercales Bee Orchid
Dubbiena tax-xitwa
Short.
Ophrys lutea
subsp.
lutea (
=Ophrys insectifera
var.
lutea )
Yellow bee orchid
Żunżana safra l-kbira
Short.
Ophrys lutea
subsp.
phryganae (
=Ophrys phyrganae
)
Phyrgana Yellow Bee Orchid
Żunżana safra tal-frigana
Short.
Ophrys lutea
subsp.
sicula (
=Ophrys lutea
subsp.
galilaea )
Sicilian Yellow Bee Orchid
Żunżana safra ż-żgħira
Short.
Ophrys melitensis (
=Ophrys sphegodes
subsp.
melitensis )
Maltese Spider Orchid
Brimba s-sewda
Detailed
Ophrys oxyrrhynchos
subsp.
calliantha (
=Ophrys calliantha
)
Elegant Spider Orchid
Brimba tal-fjuri sbieħ
Short.
Ophrys oxyrrhynchos
subsp.
oxyrrhynchos (
=Ophrys fuciflora
subsp.
oxyrrhynchos )
Beaked Spider Orchid
Brimba ta' Sqallija
Short.
Ophrys passionis (
=Ophrys sphegodes
subsp.
passionis )
Passion-of-Christ Spider Orchid
Brimba tal-Passjoni ta' Kristu
Short.
Ophrys speculum (
=Ophrys ciliata
)
Mirror Orchid
Dubbiena kaħla
Short.
Ophrys tenthredinifera
subsp.
grandiflora (
=Ophrys grandiflora
)
Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid
Naħla kbira
Short.
Ophrys tenthredinifera
subsp.
tenthredinifera (
=Ophrys tenoreana
)
Sawfly bee orchid
Naħla kbira bikrija
Short.
Ophrys tumentia (
=Ophrys pectus
)
Breasted Bee orchid
Dubbiena ta' sidirha kbir
Short.
Opuntia dejecta (
=Nopalea dejecta
)
Salm-Dyk
Maltese name not known
Short.
Opuntia ficus-indica (
=Opuntia ficus-barbarica
)
Prickly Pear
Bajtar tax-xewk
Short.
Opuntia humifusa (
=Opuntia vulgaris
)
Prickly Pear Cactus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Opuntia microdasys (
=Opuntia macrocalyx
)
Bunny Ears Cactus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Opuntia pilifera (
=Opuntia pilifera
var.
aurantiisaeta )
Cocoche Loco
Maltese name not known
Short.
Opuntia stricta (
=Opuntia dillenii
)
Erect Prickly Pear
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orchis italica (
=Orchis undulatifolia
)
Naked Man Orchid
Ħajja u mejta tal-werqa Fdewxa
Short.
Origanum dictamnus (
=Dictamnus creticus
)
Dittany
Rieġnu ta' Ġnien il-kbir
Short.
Origanum majorana (
=Majorana hortensis
)
Marjoram
Merqtux
Short.
Origanum onites (
=Majorana onites
)
White Marjoram
Riegnu abjad
Short.
Origanum vulgare (
=Origanum floridum
)
Oregano
Riegnu selvaġġ
Short.
Ornithogalum arabicum (
=Ornithogalum latifolium
)
Large Star of Bethlehem
Ħalib it-tajr kbir
Short.
Ornithogalum divergens (
=Ornithogalum umbellatum
subsp.
divergens )
Lesser Star of Bethlehem
Ħalib it-tajr skars
Detailed
Ornithogalum narbonense (
=Ornithogalum lacteum
)
Southern Star of Bethlehem
Ħalib it-tajr żgħir
Short.
Orobanche canescens (
=Orobanche flavidiflora
)
Yellow Broomrape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orobanche caryophyllacea (
=Orobanche vulgaris
)
Bedstraw Broomrape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orobanche cernua (
=Orobanche media
)
Drooping Broomrape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orobanche clausonis (
=Orobanche hesperina
)
Glandular Broomrape
Budebbus vjola u abjad
Short.
Orobanche crenata (
=Orobanche speciosa
)
Bean Broomrape
Budebbus tal-ful
Short.
Orobanche hederae (
=Orobanche stenantha
)
Ivy Broomrape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orobanche minor (
=Orobanche barbata
)
Common Broomrape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Orobanche picridis (
=Orobanche loricata
)
Ox-tongue Broomrape
Budebbus isfar
Short.
Orobanche pubescens (
=Orobanche versicolor
)
Hairy Broomrape
Budebbus muswaf
Short.
Orobanche sanguinea (
=Orobanche crinita
)
Bloody Broomrape
Budebbus demmi
Short.
Oxalis corniculata (
=Oxalis micrantha
)
Creeping Wood Sorrel
Ingliża żgħira
Short.
Oxalis debilis (
=Oxalis corymbosa
)
Pink Wood Sorrel
Maltese name not known
Short.
Oxalis pes-caprae (
=Oxalis lybica
)
Bermuda Buttercup
Ħaxixa Ingliża
Detailed
Oxalis stricta (
=Oxalis fontana
)
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Ingliża Wieqfa
Detailed
Oxybasis urbica (
=Chenopodium urbicum
)
Upright Goosefoot
Għobbejra
Short.
P
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Paliurus spina-christi (
=Rhamnus paliurus
)
Christ's Thorn Tree
Xewk tal-kuruna ta' Kristu
Short.
Pallenis spinosa (
=Asteriscus spinosus
)
Spiny Golden Star
Għajn il-baqra xewwikija
Short.
Pancratium foetidum (
=Pancratium collinum
)
Stinking Sea Daffodil
Pankrazju tal-ħarifa
Short.
Pancratium maritimum (
=Hymenocallis maritima
)
Sea Daffodil
Pankrazju selvaġġ
Detailed
Panicum miliaceum (
=Milium panicum
)
Millet Plant
Panikum skars
Short.
Panicum repens (
=Panicum arenarium
)
Torpedo Grass
Panikum tal-ilma
Short.
Papaver dubium (
=Papaver rhoeas
subsp.
dubium )
Long-headed Poppy
peprin tal-frotta twila
Short.
Papaver hybridum (
=Papaver hispidum
)
Rough poppy
Peprin tal-Lanzit
Detailed
Papaver pinnatifidum (
=Papaver rhoeas
subsp.
pinnatifidum )
Mediterranean Poppy
peprin tal-istammi sofor
Short.
Papaver rhoeas (
=Papaver aegadicum
)
Red Poppy
Peprina ħamra
Detailed
Papaver somniferum
subsp.
setigerum (
=Papaver setigerum
)
Opium Poppy
Xaħxieħ Vjola
Detailed
Parapholis filiformis (
=Rottboellia filiformis
)
Hard-Grass
Lixxa
Short.
Parapholis incurva (
=Aegilops incurva
)
Curved hard-grass
Nokkli
Short.
Parapholis marginata
Marginated Hard-Grass
Lixxa skarsa
Short.
Paraserianthes lophantha (
=Albizia lophantha
)
Cape Leeuwin Wattle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Parentucellia viscosa (
=Bellardia viscosa
)
Yellow Bartsia
Perlina safra
Short.
Parietaria cretica (
=Parietaria bracteata
)
Cretan Pellitory-of-the-wall
Maltese name not known
Short.
Parietaria judaica (
=Parietaria diffusa
)
Pellitory-of-the-wall
Xeħt ir-riħ komuni
Short.
Parietaria lusitanica
Mediterranean Pellitory-of-the-wall
Xeħt ir-riħ komuni tad-dell
Short.
Paronychia argentea (
=Ferriera mediterranea
)
Silvery Paronychia
Maltese name not known
Short.
Paronychia macrosepala (
=Paronychia capitata
subsp.
macrosepala )
Mediterranean nailwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Paspalum dilatatum (
=Digitaria dilatata
)
Golden Crown Grass
Paspalum wiesgħa
Short.
Paspalum distichum (
=Paspalum digitaria
)
Water Couch Grass
Paspalum
Short.
Passiflora caerulea (
=Granadilla coerulea
)
Passion Flower
Fjura tal-passjoni kaħla
Short.
Passiflora perfoliata (
=Passiflora murucuia
)
Leafy Passion Flower
Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka
Short.
Passiflora violacea (
=Passiflora racemosa × P. caerulea
)
Violet Passion flower
Fjura tal-passjoni vjola
Short.
Pelargonium hortorum (
=Pelargonium x hybridum
)
Garden Geranium
Sardinell
Short.
Pennisetum setaceum (
=Cenchrus setaceus
)
African Feather Grass
Penniżetum
Short.
Pennisetum villosum (
=Cenchrus longisetus
)
Feathertop Fountain Grass
Rixa qasira
Short.
Periploca angustifolia (
=Periploca laevigata
subsp.
angustifolia )
African Wolfbane
Siġret il-ħarir
Detailed
Persicaria decipiens (
=Polygonum salicifolium
)
Willow-leaved Knotgrass
Persikarja tal-baħrija
Short.
Persicaria lanigera (
=Polygonum lapathifolium
subsp.
lanigera )
African Persicaria
Persikarja roża
Short.
Persicaria lapathifolia (
=Polygonum lapathifolium
)
Pale Persicaria
Maltese name not known
Short.
Persicaria senegalensis (
=Polygonum senegalensis
)
Senegalese Knotgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Petrosedum sediforme (
=Sedum altissimum
)
Mediterranean Stonecrop
Sedum
Short.
Petroselinum crispum (
=Petroselinum sativum
)
Wild Parsley
Tursin
Short.
Phagnalon rupestre
subsp.
graecum (
=Phagnalon graecum
)
Eastern Phagnalon
Lixka komuni
Short.
Phagnalon rupestre
subsp.
rupestre (
=Phagnalon spathulatum
)
Rock Phagnalon
Lixka tal-blat
Short.
Phalaris brachystachys (
=Phalaris canariensis
subsp.
brachystachys )
Shortspike Canary Grass
Skalora selvaġġa skarsa
Short.
Phalaris canariensis (
=Phalaris ovata
)
Canary Grass
Skalora
Short.
Phalaris coerulescens (
=Phalaris tuberosa
)
Purple Canary Grass
Skalora tal-ilma
Short.
Phalaris minor (
=Phalaris mauritii
)
Lesser Canary Grass
Skalora selvaġġa
Short.
Phalaris paradoxa (
=Phalaris praemorsa
)
Mediterranean Canary Grass
Skalora tat-tafal
Short.
Phalaris truncata (
=Phalaris aquatica
)
Truncate Canary Grass
Skalora kbira
Short.
Phaseolus vulgaris (
=Phaseolus nanus
)
Common Bean
Fażola
Short.
Phedimus stellatus (
=Sedum deltoideum
)
Starry Stonecrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
Phelipanche lavandulacea (
=Kopsia lavandulacea
)
Lavender Broomrape
Budebbus vjola
Short.
Phelipanche mutelii (
=Phelipanche mutelii
)
Dwarf Broomrape
Budebbus tal-Ingliża qasir
Short.
Phillyrea latifolia (
=Olea latifolia
)
Mock Privet
Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa
Short.
Phlomis fruticosa (
=Phlomis latifolia
)
Great Sage
Salvja tal-Madonna
Short.
Phoenix canariensis (
=Phoenix jubae
)
Canary Islands Date Palm
Palma tal-kannizzati
Short.
Phoenix dactylifera (
=Palma dactylifera
)
Date Palm
Palma tat-tamar
Short.
Phragmites australis (
=Arundo australis
)
Lesser Reed
Qasbet ir-riħ
Short.
Phymosia umbellata (
=Sphaeralcea umbellata
)
Mexican Bush Mallow
Maltese name not known
Short.
Physalis peruviana (
=Physalis pubescens
var.
peruviana )
Peruvian Cape Gooseberry
Tuffieħ tal-fanal
Short.
Phytolacca americana (
=Phytolacca decandra
)
American Pokeweed
Russett
Short.
Phytolacca dioica (
=Phytolacca arborea
)
Ombu
Siġra tal-Qlalet
Short.
Picris hieracioides
subsp.
spinulosa (
=Picris kelleriana
)
Hawkweed Oxtongue
Maltese name not known
Short.
Pimpinella anisum (
=Anisum officinale
)
Anise
Anisi
Short.
Pimpinella peregrina (
=Anisum italicum
)
Southern Burnet Saxifrage
Sensiela
Short.
Pinus brutia (
=Pinus persica
)
Calabrian Pine
Żnuber tal-Lvant
Short.
Pinus canariensis
Canary Islands Pine
Żnuber tal-gżejjer Kanarji
Short.
Pinus halepensis (
=Pinus maritima
)
Aleppo Pine
Żnuber
Short.
Pinus pinaster (
=Pinus maritima
)
Maritime pine
Żnuber tal-kosta
Short.
Pinus pinea (
=Pinus maderiensis
)
Stone Pine
Żnuber tal-ikel
Short.
Piptatherum coerulescens (
=Oryzopsis coerulescens
)
Blue Rice Grass
Barrum kaħlani
Short.
Piptatherum miliaceum
subsp.
miliaceum (
=Oloptum miliaceum
)
Rice Grass
Barrum komuni
Short.
Piptatherum miliaceum
subsp.
thomasii (
=Oloptum thomasii
)
Many-branched Rice Grass
Barrum komuni kbir
Short.
Pistacia atlantica (
=Pistacia mutica
)
Mount Atlas Pistachio
Deru tal-Atlantiku
Short.
Pistacia lentiscus (
=Lentiscus vulgaris
)
Lentisk
Deru
Short.
Pistacia saportae (
=P. lentiscus x terebinthus
)
Hybrid Mastic Tree
Deru bagħal
Short.
Pistacia terebinthus
subsp.
terebinthus (
=Lentiscus terebinthus
)
Terebinth Tree
Skornabekk
Short.
Pistacia vera (
=Pistacia narbonnensis
)
Pistacio Tree
Siġra tal-Pistacja
Short.
Pittosporum tobira (
=Euonymus tobira
)
Japanese Mock Orange
Pittosporum
Short.
Plantago afra (
=Plantago psyllium
)
Glandular Plantain
Żerrigħet il-briegħed
Short.
Plantago albicans (
=Plantago velutina
)
Downy Plantain
Maltese name not known
Short.
Plantago altissima (
=Plantago crassipes
)
Narrow-leaved Plantain
Maltese name not known
Short.
Plantago bellardi (
=Plantago pilosa
)
Hairy Plantain
Maltese name not known
Short.
Plantago coronopus (
=Plantago coronopifolia
)
Buck's horn Plantain
Biżbula tal-baħar
Short.
Plantago crypsoides
North-african plantain
Maltese name not known
Short.
Plantago lagopus (
=Plantago lusitanica
)
Mediterranean Plantain
Biżbula komuni
Short.
Plantago lanceolata (
=Plantago dubia
)
Ribwort Plantain
Biżbula selvaġġa
Short.
Plantago major (
=Plantago minima
)
Greater Plantain
Biżbula kbira
Short.
Plantago serraria (
=Plantago gracilis
)
Toothed Plantain
Biżbula tas-snien
Short.
Plantago weldenii (
=Plantago coronopus
subsp.
Weldenii )
Welden's Plantain
Salib l-art
Short.
Platanus hispanica (
=Platanus occidentalis × P. orientalis
)
European Plane Tree
Siġra tad-Dorf
Short.
Platycladus orientalis (
=Thuja orientalis
)
Thuya
Tujja
Short.
Plectranthus amboinicus (
=Coleus amboinicus
)
Cuban oregano
Maltese name not known
Short.
Plocama calabrica (
=Asperula calabrica
)
Stinking Madder
Putorja
Short.
Plumbago auriculata (
=Plumbago capensis
)
Cape Leadwort
Pjombini tal-ġonna
Short.
Plumbago europaea (
=Plumbago lapathifolia
)
European Plumbago
Pjombina selvaġġa
Short.
Poa angustifolia (
=Poa pratensis
subsp.
angustifolia )
Narrow-leaved Meadow Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa annua (
=Ochlopoa annua
)
Annual Meadow Grass
Mellieġ kommuni
Short.
Poa bulbosa (
=Poa crispa
)
Bulbous Meadow Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa infirma (
=Ochlopoa infirma
)
Early Meadowgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Poa pratensis (
=Poa attica
)
Smooth Meadowgrass
Mellieġ tal-egħlieqi
Short.
Poa trivialis (
=Poa sylvicola
)
Rough Meadowgrass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Podospermum laciniatum (
=Scorzonera laciniata
)
Divided-leaved Viper's Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polycarpon alsinifolium (
=Polycarpon tetraphyllum
subsp.
alsinifolium )
Few-flowered Allseed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polycarpon diphyllum (
=Polycarpon tetraphyllum
subsp.
diphyllum )
Two-leaved Allseed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polycarpon tetraphyllum (
=Mollugo tetraphylla
)
Four-leaved Allseed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polygala monspeliaca (
=Polygala glumacea
)
Mediterranean Milkwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polygala myrtifolia (
=Polygala x dalmaisiana
)
African Milkwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polygonatum multiflorum (
=Convallaria multiflora
)
Solomon's Seal
Maltese name not known
Short.
Polygonum arenastrum (
=Polygonum microspermum
)
Prostrate Knotgrass
Lewża tat-toroq
Short.
Polygonum aviculare (
=Polygonum neglectum
)
Knotgrass
Lewża tar-raba
Short.
Polygonum bellardii (
=Polygonum rectum
)
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass
Lewża ta' Bellardi
Short.
Polygonum equisetiforme
Horsetail Knotweed
Lewża ta' skarsa
Short.
Polygonum maritimum (
=Polygonum chilense
)
Sea Knotgrass
Lewża tal-baħar
Short.
Polygonum rurivagum (
=Polygonum aviculare
subsp.
rurivagum )
Narrow-leaved Knotgrass
Lewża tal-werqa wiesgħa
Short.
Polypodium vulgare
subsp.
melitense
Maltese Polypody
Felċi ta' Malta
Short.
Polypogon maritimus (
=Alopecurus maritimus
)
Sea Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru tax-xatt
Short.
Polypogon monspeliensis (
=Alopecurus monspeliensis
)
Annual Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru kbir
Short.
Polypogon subspathaceus (
=Polypogon maritimus
subsp.
subspathaceus )
Greater Annual Beard Grass
Denb il-liebru żgħir
Short.
Polypogon viridis (
=Polypogon semiverticillatus
)
Water Bent Grass
Denb il-liebru
Short.
Populus alba (
=Populus canadensis
)
White Poplar
Siġra tal-Luq
Short.
Populus nigra (
=Populus caudina
)
Black Poplar
Siġra tal-Luq sewda
Short.
Portulaca oleracea (
=Portulaca retusa
)
Purslane
Burdlieqa
Short.
Posidonia oceanica (
=Zostera oceanica
)
Posidonia
Alka
Short.
Potentilla reptans (
=Tormentilla reptans
)
Creeping Cinquefoil
Frawla selvaġġa
Short.
Poterium sanguisorba (
=Sanguisorba vulgaris
)
Salad Burnet
Tursin il-għawl
Short.
Prasium majus (
=Prasium minus
)
White Hedge-Nettle
Te` Sqalli
Short.
Prospero autumnale (
=Scilla autumnalis
)
Autumn Squill
Għansar tal-ħarifa
Detailed
Prunus armeniaca (
=Armeniaca vulgaris
)
Apricot
Berquqa
Short.
Prunus cerasifera (
=Prunus divaricata
)
Cherry Plum
Għanbaqar
Short.
Prunus cerasus (
=Prunus acida
)
Dwarf Cherry
Amarena
Short.
Prunus domestica
subsp.
domestica (
=Prunus communis
)
Plum
Pruna
Short.
Prunus dulcis (
=Prunus amygdalus
)
Almond
Lewża
Short.
Prunus insititia (
=Prunus domestica
subsp.
Insititia )
Bullace
Maltese name not known
Short.
Prunus mahaleb (
=Cerasus mahaleb
)
Mahaleb Cherry
Maltese name not known
Short.
Prunus persica (
=Persica vulgaris
)
Peach
Ħawħa
Short.
Prunus persica
var.
nucipersica
Nectarine
Nuċiprisk
Short.
Prunus spinosa (
=Prunus acacia
)
Blackthorn
Prajn tax-xewk
Short.
Pteranthus dichotomus (
=Pteranthus echinatus
)
Pteranthus
Maltese name not known
Short.
Pteridium aquilinum (
=Pteris aquilinum
)
Bracken Fern
Feliċilla
Short.
Pteris cretica (
=Pycnodoria cretica
)
Cretan Brake
Pteris
Short.
Pteris vittata (
=Pteris longifolia
)
Ladder Brake
Pteris
Short.
Puccinellia fasciculata (
=Poa fasciculata
)
Borrier's Saltmarsh Grass
Puċċinelja
Short.
Pulicaria dysenterica (
=Inula dysenterica
)
Common Fleabane
Maltese name not known
Short.
Pulicaria odora (
=Inula odora
)
Mediterranean Fleabane
Maltese name not known
Short.
Punica granatum (
=Punica nana
)
Pomegranate
Rummiena
Short.
Pyrus amygdaliformis (
=Pyrus nivalis
)
Almond-leaved Pear
Lanġas selvaġġ
Short.
Pyrus communis (
=Pyrus sativa
)
Common Pear
Lanġas
Short.
Pyrus communis
var.
bambinella
Small Maltese June Pear
Bambinella
Short.
Pyrus pyraster (
=Pyrus communis
subsp.
achras )
Wild Pear
Lanġas Bagħal
Short.
Pyrus syriaca (
=Pyrus bovei
)
Syrian Pear
Lanġas tal-Vant
Short.
Q
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Quercus ilex (
=Quercus calicina
)
Evergreen Oak
Balluta
Short.
Quercus robur (
=Quercus pedunculata
)
Pedunculate Oak
Balluta ingliża
Short.
Quercus rotundifolia (
=Quercus ilex
subsp.
rotundifolia )
Iberian Oak
Balluta Iberika
Short.
R
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ranunculus arvensis (
=Ranunculus tuberculatus
)
Corn Buttercup
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ranunculus bulbosus
subsp.
aleae (
=Ranunculus aleae
)
Bulbous Buttercup
Ċfolloq tal-basla
Short.
Ranunculus bullatus (
=Ranunculus semicalvus
)
Autumn Buttercup
Ċfolloq tal-ħarifa
Detailed
Ranunculus chius (
=Ranunculus incrassatus
)
Eastern Buttercup
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ranunculus ficaria (
=Ficaria ranunculoides
)
Lesser Celandine
Fomm il-għeliem
Short.
Ranunculus macrophyllus (
=Ranunculus palustris
subsp.
macrophyllus )
Large-leaved Buttercup
Ċfolloq tal-Werqa kbira
Short.
Ranunculus muricatus (
=Notophilus muricatus
)
Scilly Buttercup
Ċfolloq tat-tajn
Short.
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (
=Ranunculus uliginosus
)
Adder's tongue Buttercup
Ċfolloq tal-Għadajjar
Short.
Ranunculus paludosus (
=Ranunculus marchesinii
)
Fan-Leaved Buttercup
Ċfolloq tax-xagħri
Short.
Ranunculus saniculifolius (
=Ranunculus peltatus
subsp.
fucoides )
Sanicle-leaved Water Crowfoot
Ċfolloq ta' l-ilma
Short.
Ranunculus sardous (
=Ranunculus parvulus
)
Hairy Buttercup
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ranunculus trichophyllus (
=Batrachium trichophyllum
)
Thread-leaved Water Crowfoot
Ċfolloq tal-widien
Short.
Ranunculus trilobus (
=Ranunculus vilaenadalis
)
Three-leaved Buttercup
Maltese name not known
Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum
subsp.
landra (
=Raphanistrum landra
)
Italian Wild Radish
Maltese name not known
Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum
subsp.
maritimus (
=Raphanus maritimus
)
Maritime Wild radish
Ravanell salvaġġ tal-baħar
Short.
Raphanus raphanistrum
subsp.
raphanistrum (
=Raphanus sylvestris
)
Wild Radish
Ravanell salvaġġ
Detailed
Raphanus sativus (
=Raphanus raphanistrum
subsp.
sativus )
Garden Radish
Ravanell
Short.
Rapistrum rugosum (
=Myagrum rugosum
)
Annual Bastard Cabbage
Mustarda taż-żibeġ
Short.
Reichardia intermedia (
=Picridium intermedium
)
Mediterranean Reichardia
Maltese name not known
Short.
Reichardia picroides (
=Picridium vulgare
)
Common Reichardia
Kanċlita
Short.
Reseda alba (
=Reseda fruticulosa
)
White Mignonette
Denb il-ħaruf abjad
Short.
Reseda lutea (
=Reseda mucronata
)
Wild Mignonette
Denb il-ħaruf isfar
Short.
Rhagadiolus stellatus (
=Rhagadiolus edulis
)
Star Hyoseris
Tfief tal-istilla
Short.
Rhamnus alaternus (
=Rhamnus clusii
)
Mediterranean Buckthorn
Alaternu
Short.
Rhamnus oleoides (
=Rhamnus lycoides
subsp.
oleoides )
Olive-leaved Buckthorn
Żiju
Short.
Rheum hybridum
Rhubarb
Rabarbu
Short.
Rhus coriaria (
=Toxicodendron coriaria
)
Sumach Tree
Xumakk tal-konz
Short.
Rhus lancea (
=Searsia lancea
)
African Sumach
Xumakk tal-Afrika
Short.
Ricinus communis (
=Croton spinosus
)
Castor Oil Tree
Riġnu
Short.
Ridolfia segetum (
=Meum segetum
)
False fennel
Bużbież il-qamħ
Short.
Robinia pseudoacacia (
=Robinia acacia
)
False Acacia
Robinja
Short.
Romulea bulbocodium (
=Crocus bulbocodium
)
Mediterranean sand crocus
Żagħfran tal-blat kbir
Detailed
Romulea columnae (
=Trichonema columnae
)
Lesser sand crocus
Żagħfran tal-blat ċar
Short.
Romulea melitensis
Maltese tufted sand crocus
Zagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta mqanfed
Short.
Romulea ramiflora (
=Ixia ramiflora
)
Sand Crocus (branched)
Żagħfran tal-blat skars
Short.
Romulea variicolor
Maltese Sand Crocus
Żagħfran tal-blat ta' Malta
Short.
Rosa canina (
=Rosa prutensis
)
Dog Rose
Maltese name not known
Short.
Rosa gallica (
=Rosa crenulata
)
Provence Rose
Warda taż-żejt
Short.
Rosa rubiginosa (
=Rosa eglanteria
)
Sweet Briar
Warda tal-weraq ifuħ
Short.
Rosa sempervirens (
=Rosa sylvestris
)
Evergreen Rose
Girlanda tal-wied
Short.
Rosmarinus officinalis (
=Rosmarinus angustifolius
)
Rosemary
Klin
Short.
Rostraria cristata (
=Lophochloa cristata
)
Annual Cat's Tail
Denb il-qattus
Short.
Rubia peregrina (
=Rubia tinctorium
)
Wild Madder
Ħarxajja selvaġġa
Short.
Rubus caesius (
=Selnorition cesius
)
Dewberry
Maltese name not known
Short.
Rubus ulmifolius (
=Rubus rusticanus
)
Bramble
Għollieq
Short.
Rumex bucephalophorus (
=Acetosa bucephalophora
)
Red Dock
Selq ħamrani
Short.
Rumex conglomeratus (
=Rumex glomeratus
)
Clustered Dock
Qarsajja tal-ilma
Short.
Rumex crispus (
=Rumex elongatus
)
Curly Dock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Rumex cristatus (
=Rumex graecus
)
Crested Dock
Qarsajja kbira
Short.
Rumex obtusifolius (
=Rumex acutus
)
Broad-leaved Dock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Rumex pulcher (
=Rumex lyratus
)
Fiddle Dock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Rumex sanguineus (
=Lapathum sanguineum
)
Red-Veined Dock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Ruppia drepanensis (
=Ruppia aragonensis
)
Lesser Tassel-Pondweed
Ruppja tal-Għadira
Short.
Ruppia maritima (
=Ruppia brachypus
)
Beaked Tassel Pondweed
Ruppja tas-salini
Short.
Ruscus aculeatus (
=Ruscus flexuosus
)
Butcher's Broom
Niggiżet il-far
Short.
Ruscus hypophyllum (
=Ruscus trifoliatus
)
Greater Butcher's Broom
Belladonna
Short.
Ruta chalepensis (
=Ruta bracteosa
)
Wall Rue
Fejġel
Short.
S
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Sagina apetala (
=Sagina depressa
)
Annual Pearlwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sagina maritima (
=Sagina stricta
)
Sea Pearlwort
Ġawhra tax-xatt
Short.
Sagina procumbens (
=Sagina fasciculata
)
Procumbent Pearlwort
Maltese name not known
Short.
Salicornia ramosissima (
=Salicornia appressa
)
Twiggy Glasswort
Almeridja
Short.
Salix alba (
=Argorips alba
)
White Willow
Żafżafa kbira
Short.
Salix pedicellata (
=Salix libanii
)
Mediterranean Willow
Żafżafa ż-żgħira
Short.
Salsola kali (
=Kali australis
)
Saltwort
Ħaxixa tal-irmied xewwikija
Short.
Salsola melitensis (
=Darniella melitensis
)
Maltese Salt Tree
Xebb
Short.
Salsola soda (
=Kali soda
)
Opposite-leaved Saltwort
Ħaxixa tal-irmied
Short.
Salvia fruticosa (
=Salvia triloba
)
Three-lobed Sage
Salvja ta' Sqallija
Short.
Salvia officinalis (
=Salvia grandiflora
)
Common Sage
Salvja tal-ikel
Short.
Salvia verbenaca (
=Salvia horminioides
)
Wild Sage
Salvja selvaġġa
Short.
Salvinia natans (
=Marsilea natans
)
Floating Water Moss
Salvinja
Short.
Sambucus ebulus (
=Sambucus humilis
)
Dwarf Elder
Sebuqa Selvaġġa
Short.
Sambucus nigra (
=Sambucus laciniata
)
Common Elder
Sebuqa Kbira
Short.
Samolus valerandi (
=Samolus aquaticus
)
Brookweed
Ħarira tal-ilma
Short.
Santolina chamaecyparissus (
=Santonlina incana
)
Lavender Cotton
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sarcocornia fruticosa (
=Salicornia europaea
var.
fruticosa )
Shrubby Glasswort
Almeridja arbuxxel tal-blat
Short.
Sarcopoterium spinosum (
=Poterium spinosum
)
Thorny Burnet
Tursin il-Għul Xewwiek
Short.
Saxifraga tridactylites (
=Saxifraga barbuloides
)
Rue-leaved Saxifrage
Maltese name not known
Short.
Scabiosa atropurpurea (
=Scabiosa maritima
)
Sweet Scabiosa
Skabjoża ħamra
Short.
Scandix pecten-veneris (
=Pecten veneris
)
Shepherd's needle
Maxxita
Short.
Schedonorus arundinaceus (
=Festuca arundinacea
)
Tall Fescue
Żwien
Short.
Schefflera polybotrya (
=Schefflera eurhyncha
)
Schefflera
Xefflera
Short.
Schenkia spicata (
=Gentiana spicata
)
Spiked Centaury
Ċentawrija tal-virga
Short.
Schinus molle (
=Schinus bituminosus
)
Drooping False Pepper
Siġra tal-bżar tal-friegħi mdendlin
Short.
Schinus terebinthifolia (
=Schinus rhoifolia
)
Brazilian pepper
Siġra tal-bżar
Short.
Schoenoplectus lacustris (
=Scirpus lacustris
)
Common Clubrush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (
=Scirpus tabernaemontani
)
Grey Clubrush
Maltese name not known
Short.
Schoenus nigricans (
=Schoenus bonanni
)
Black Bog Rush
Simar iswed
Short.
Scilla peruviana (
=Scilla clusii
)
Portuguese Squill
Għansar tal-ġonna
Short.
Scilla sicula (
=Scilla peruviana
var.
sicula )
Sicilian Squill
Għansal ikħal
Short.
Scirpoides holoschoenus (
=Scirpus holoschoenus
)
Round-headed Clubrush
Simar tal-boċċi
Short.
Scolymus grandiflorus (
=Scolymus hispanicus
subsp.
grandiflorus )
Large-flowered Golden Thistle
Xewk isfar kbir
Short.
Scolymus hispanicus (
=Scolymus aggregatus
)
Common Golden Thistle
Xewk isfar
Short.
Scolymus maculatus (
=Scolymus paniculatus
)
Spotted Golden Thistle
Xewk isfar tar-riga bajda
Short.
Scorpiurus muricatus (
=Scorpiurus subvillosus
)
Many-flowered Scorpiurus
Widna
Short.
Scrophularia auriculata (
=Scrophularia aquatica
)
Water Figwort
Fiswet il-kelb tal-ilma
Detailed
Scrophularia peregrina (
=Scrophularia geminiflora
)
Nettle-leaved Figwort
Fiswet il-kelb
Short.
Secale cereale (
=Triticum cereale Salisb.
)
Cereal Rye
Segala
Short.
Sedum album
subsp.
rupi-melitense
Maltese White Stonecrop
Beżżulet il-baqra bajda ta' Malta
Short.
Sedum caeruleum (
=Sedum heptapetalum
)
Azure Stonecrop
Beżżulet il-baqra
Short.
Sedum cespitosum (
=Sedum rubrum
)
Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sedum dasyphyllum (
=Sedum burnatii
)
Thick-leaved Stonecrop
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sedum litoreum (
=Sedum marichalii
)
Coastal Stonecrop
Beżżulet il-baqra safra
Short.
Sedum rubens (
=Sedum ibicense
)
Red Stonecrop
Beżżulet il-baqra ħamra
Short.
Selaginella denticulata (
=Lycopodium denticulatum
)
Tooth-leaved Clubmoss
Selaġinella
Short.
Selenicereus undatus (
=Cereus undatus
)
Red Pitaya
Maltese name not known
Short.
Senecio angulatus (
=Senecio macropodus
)
Creeping Groundsel
Liedna s-safra
Short.
Senecio leucanthemifolius (
=Senecio incrassatus
)
Coastal Ragwort
Kromb Tax-Xatt
Detailed
Senecio pygmaeus (
=Senecio leucanthemifolius
var.
pygmaeus )
Pygmy Ragwort
Kubrita nana
Short.
Senecio vulgaris
Common Groundsel
Kubrita
Detailed
Senna alexandrina (
=Cassia alexandrina
)
Alexandrian Senna
Maltese name not known
Short.
Senna pendula (
=Cassia bicapsularis
)
Christmas Senna
Maltese name not known
Short.
Serapias bergonii (
=Serapias vomeracea
subsp.
laxiflora )
Eastern Ploughshare
Orkida tal-Ilsien tal-Lvant
Short.
Serapias cordigera (
=Serapias ovalis
)
Heart-flowered Tongue Orchid
Orkida tal-qalb
Short.
Serapias lingua (
=Serapias columnae
)
Tongue Orchid
Orkida tal-ilsien
Short.
Serapias parviflora (
=Serapias lingua
subsp.
parviflora )
Small-flowered Tongue Orchid
Orkida tal-ilsien iż-żgħira
Short.
Serapias vomeracea (
=Serapias longipetala
)
Long-lipped Tongue Orchid
Orkida tal-ilsien il-kbira
Short.
Setaria italica (
=Panicum italicum
)
Italian Bristle Grass
Xrika tal-Mediterran
Short.
Setaria palmifolia (
=Setaria paniculifera
)
Malaysian Palm Grass
Xrika bil-weraq tal-palm
Short.
Setaria pumila (
=Panicum pumilum
)
Yellow Foxtail
Xrika sufija
Short.
Setaria verticillata (
=Panicum adhaerens
)
Sticky Bristle Grass
Xrika komuni
Short.
Setaria viridis (
=Panicum viride
)
Green Bristle Grass
Xrika ħadra
Short.
Sherardia arvensis (
=Sherardia umbellata
)
Field Madder
Ħarxajja tal-għelieqi
Short.
Sideritis romana (
=Hesiodia romana
)
Common Siderits
Sideritis
Short.
Silene behen (
=Silene reinholdii
)
Hairless Catchfly
Maltese name not known
Short.
Silene bellidifolia (
=Silene vespertina
)
Dense-flowered Catchfly
Maltese name not known
Short.
Silene coeli-rosa (
=Lychnis coeli-rosa
)
Rose Catchfly
Maltese name not known
Short.
Silene colorata (
=Silene bipartita
)
Pink Pirouette
Ilsien l-għasfur
Detailed
Silene fruticosa
Woody Catchfly
Lsien l-Għasfur tal-blat
Short.
Silene gallica (
=Silene anglica
)
Small-flowered Catchfly
Maltese name not known
Short.
Silene nocturna (
=Cucubalus reflexus
)
Night-flowering Catchfly
Lsien l-għasfur ta' bil-lejl
Short.
Silene pendula (
=Silene cisplatensis
)
Drooping Catchfly
Maltese name not known
Short.
Silene sedoides
Hairy Catchfly
Lsien l-għasfur irqiq
Short.
Silene vulgaris
subsp.
angustifolia (
=Silene angustifolia
)
Narrow-leaved Bladder Campion
Qasqejża tal-weraq dojjoq
Short.
Silene vulgaris
subsp.
vulgaris (
=Cucubalus behen
)
Bladder Campion
Qasqejża
Detailed
Silybum marianum (
=Silybum eburneum
)
Milk Thistle
Xewk tal-Madonna
Short.
Sinapis alba (
=Brassica alba
)
White Mustard
Mustarda
Detailed
Sinapis arvensis (
=Brassica arvensis
)
Charlock
Mustarda selvaġġa
Short.
Sisymbrium altissimum (
=Sisymbrium pannonicum
)
Tumble Mustard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Sisymbrium irio (
=Sisymbrium erysimastrum
)
London Rocket
Libsiena komuni
Short.
Sisymbrium officinale (
=Erysimum officinale
)
Hedge Mustard
Mustarda rqiqa
Detailed
Sisymbrium orientale (
=Sisymbrium columnae
)
Oriental Hedge Mustard
Maltese name not known
Short.
Smilax aspera (
=Smilax mauritanica
)
Mediterranean Smilax
Zalza pajżana
Detailed
Smyrnium olusatrum (
=Smyrnium vulgare
)
Alexanders
Karfus il-ħmir
Short.
Solanum elaeagnifolium (
=Solanum saponaceum
)
Silver-leaf Nightshade
Maltese name not known
Short.
Solanum linnaeanum (
=Solanum sodmeum
)
Brown Nightshade
Maltese name not known
Short.
Solanum lycopersicum (
=Lycopersicum esculentum
)
Tomato
Tadama
Short.
Solanum nigrum (
=Solanum exaratum
)
Black Nightshade
Għeneb id-dib iswed
Short.
Solanum tuberosum (
=Solanum andigenum
)
Potato
Patata
Short.
Solanum villosum (
=Solanum sinaicum
)
Yellow Nightshade
Għeneb id-dib isfar
Short.
Sonchus asper (
=Sonchus oleraceus
var.
asper )
Prickly Sow Thistle
Tfief ċar
Short.
Sonchus oleraceus (
=Sonchus angustissimus
)
Smooth Sow Thistle
Tfiefa komuni
Detailed
Sonchus tenerrimus (
=Sonchus tenerrimus
var.
perennis )
Mediterranean Sow Thistle
Tfief fin
Short.
Sorbus aucuparia (
=Pyrus aucuparia
)
Rowan
Żorba Selvaġġa
Short.
Sorbus domestica (
=Pyrus domestica
)
Service Tree
Żorba
Short.
Sorghum bicolor (
=Hyparrhenia dichroa
)
Sweet Sorghum
Qaraboċċ
Short.
Sorghum halepense (
=Holcus halepense
)
Aleppo Millet
Qaraboċċ selvaġġ
Short.
Sparganium erectum (
=Sparganium ramosum
)
Branched Bur-Reed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spartium junceum (
=Genista juncea
)
Spanish Broom
Ġenista safra
Short.
Spergularia bocconei (
=Spergularia bocconi
)
Boccone's Sea-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spergularia diandra (
=Spergularia salsuginea
)
Southern Sea-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spergularia marina (
=Spergularia salina
)
Lesser Sea-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spergularia media (
=Spergularia marginata
)
Greater Sea-Spurrey
Arenarja
Short.
Spergularia purpurea (
=Arenaria purpurea
)
Purple Sand-Spurrey
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spergularia rubra (
=Spergularia campestris
)
Sand Spurrey
Arenarja roża
Short.
Sphenopus divaricatus (
=Poa divaricata
)
Coastal Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Spinacia oleracea (
=Spinacia glabra
)
Spinach
Spinaċi
Short.
Spiranthes spiralis (
=Spiranthes autumnalis
)
Autumn Lady's Tresses
Ħajja u mejta tal-ħarifa
Detailed
Spirodela oligorrhiza (
=Lemna oligorrhiza
)
Dotted Duckweed
Lemna ta' ftit gheruq
Short.
Sporobolus pungens (
=Agrostis pungens
)
Sand Dropseed
Niġem tar-ramel
Short.
Stachys ocymastrum (
=Stachys hirta
)
Hairy Woundwort
Betonika
Short.
Stellaria apetala (
=Stellaria pallida
)
Lesser Chickweed
Ħarira bajda
Short.
Stellaria media (
=Alsine avicularum
)
Common Chickweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stellaria media
subsp.
cupaniana (
=Stellaria cupaniana
)
Cupani's chickweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stellaria neglecta (
=Stellaria media
subsp.
neglecta )
Greater Chickweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stenotaphrum secundatum (
=Ischaemum secundatum
)
St. Augustine's Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stipa capensis (
=Stipa humilis
)
Common Awn Grass
Nixxief tal-isteppa
Short.
Stipa pennata (
=Stipa disjuncta
)
Southern Awn Grass
Maltese name not known
Short.
Stuckenia pectinata (
=Potamogeton helveticus
)
Fennel Pondweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
Styphnolobium japonicum (
=Sophora japonica
)
Japanese pagoda tree
Sofora taż-żibeġ
Short.
Suaeda maritima (
=Chenopodium maritimum
)
Common Seablite
Swejda tal-baħar
Short.
Suaeda vera (
=Suaeda fruticosa
subsp.
vera )
Shrubby Seablite
Swejda
Short.
Sulla coronaria (
=Hedysarum coronarium
)
Sulla
Silla
Short.
Sulla glomerata (
=Hedysarum capitatum
)
Clustered Sulla
Silla selvaġġa
Short.
Sulla spinosissima (
=Echinolobium spinosissimum
)
Spiny Sulla
Silla bix-xewk
Short.
Symphyotrichum squamatum (
=Symphyotrichum subulatum
var.
squamatum )
Narrow-leaved Aster
Settembrina salvaġġa
Detailed
T
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Tamarix africana (
=Tamarix hispanica
)
African Tamarisk
Bruka
Short.
Tamarix gallica (
=Tamarix anglica
)
Common Tamarisk
Bruka Franċiża
Short.
Tamarix parviflora (
=Tamarix cretica
)
Small-flowered Tamarisk
Bruka roża
Short.
Taraxacum minimum (
=Taraxacum briganti
)
Early Dandelion
Ċikwejra selvaġġa
Short.
Tecoma capensis (
=Tecomaria capensis
)
Cape Honeysuckle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Tecoma smithii (
=Stenolobium alatum
)
Orange Trumpet Flower
Maltese name not known
Short.
Tecoma stans (
=Stenolobium stans
)
Yellow Trumpet Flower
Maltese name not known
Short.
Tetraclinis articulata (
=Thuja articulata
)
Sandarac Gum Tree
Siġra tal-Għargħar
Short.
Teucrium flavum (
=Chamaedrys flava
)
Yellow Germander
Borgħom komuni
Short.
Teucrium fruticans (
=Teucrium tomentosum
)
Olive-leaved Germander
Żebbuġija
Short.
Teucrium scordium
subsp.
scordioides (
=Teucrium scordioides
)
Water Germander
Borgħom tal-ilma
Short.
Theligonum cynocrambe (
=Cynocrambe prostrata
)
Dog Cabbage
Ħabaq il-ħnieżer
Short.
Thesium humile (
=Thesium graecum
)
Field Bastard Toadflax
Maltese name not known
Short.
Thevetia peruviana (
=Cascabela thevetia
)
Yellow Oleander
Tevja
Short.
Thinopyrum elongatum (
=Elytrigia scirpea
)
Flaccid-leaf Couch Grass
Sikana tal-bwar
Short.
Thinopyrum junceum (
=Elytrigia juncea
)
Sand Couch Grass
Sikrana tar-ramel
Short.
Thymbra capitata (
=Thymbrus capitatus
)
Mediterranean Thyme
Sagħtar
Short.
Tordylium apulum (
=Condylocarpus apulus
)
Mediterranean Hartwort
Ħaxixet it-trieraħ
Short.
Torilis arvensis (
=Caucalis arvensis
)
Spreading Hedge Parsley
Tursin selvaġġ
Short.
Torilis nodosa (
=Caucalis nodiflora
)
Knotted Hedge Parsley
Tursin xewwieki
Short.
Trachelium caeruleum (
=Trachelium azureum
)
Trachelium
Maltese name not known
Short.
Tribulus terrestris (
=Tribulus lanuginosus
)
Maltese Cross
Salib tal-art
Short.
Trifolium angustifolium (
=Triphylloides angustifolia
)
Narrow-leaved Clover
Xnien tal-werqa rqieqa
Short.
Trifolium campestre (
=Trifolium procumbens
)
Hop Clover
Xnien isfar
Short.
Trifolium fragiferum (
=Galearia fragifera
)
Strawberry Clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium lappaceum (
=Trifolium rhodense
)
Bur Clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium lucanicum (
=Trifolium scabrum
var.
lucanicum )
Lucana's clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium nigrescens (
=Amoria nigrescens
)
Small White Clover
Xnien abjad
Short.
Trifolium pratense (
=Lagopus pratensis
)
Red Clover
Xnien ta' l-eghlieqi
Detailed
Trifolium repens (
=Amoria repens
)
White Clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium resupinatum (
=Trifolium clusii
)
Reversed Clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium scabrum (
=Trifolium trichodontium
)
Rough Clover
Xnien inħaxlet
Short.
Trifolium squarrosum (
=Trifolium dipsaceum
)
Squarrose Clover
Maltese name not known
Short.
Trifolium stellatum (
=Trifolium xanthicum
)
Starry clover
Xnien ta' l-istilla
Short.
Trifolium subterraneum (
=Triphylloides comosa
)
Subterranean Clover
Xnien midfun
Short.
Trifolium suffocatum (
=Microphyton suffocatum
)
Suffocated Clover
Xnien moħbi
Short.
Trifolium tomentosum (
=Trifolium curvisepalum
)
Woolly Clover
Xnien tar-raba
Short.
Triglochin barrelieri (
=Triglochin bulbosa
subsp.
barrelieri )
Bulbous Arrowgrass
Ħaxixa tal-baħar tar-rebbiegħa
Short.
Triglochin laxiflora (
=Triglochin bulbosa
subsp.
laxiflora )
Lesser Arrowgrass
Ħaxixa tal-baħar tal-ħarifa
Detailed
Trigonella maritima (
=Trigonella dura
)
Sea Trigonella
Maltese name not known
Short.
Triplachne nitens (
=Agrostis nitens
)
Shining Grass
Triplanke
Short.
Tripodion tetraphyllum (
=Anthyllis tetraphylla
)
Annual Kidney Vetch
Silla tal-bżieżel
Short.
Trisetaria aurea (
=Trisetum aureum
)
Golden Oat
Trisetarja
Short.
Triticum aestivum (
=Triticum vulgare
)
Bread Wheat
Qamħ tomni
Short.
Triticum turgidum
subsp.
durum (
=Triticum durum
)
Macaroni Wheat
Qamħ ta' Malta
Short.
Triticum turgidum
subsp.
turgidum (
=Triticum aestivum
var.
turgidum )
Rivet Wheat
Qamħ tal-Awstralja
Short.
Tropaeolum majus (
=Trophaeum majus
)
Garden Nasturtium
Kapuċċinella
Detailed
Tulbaghia violacea (
=Tulbaghia cepacea
)
Society Garlic
Tewm vjola
Short.
Tulipa cypria (
=Tulipa sylvestris
subsp.
australis )
Cyprus Tulip
Tulipan ta Ċipru
Short.
Tulipa sylvestris
subsp.
australis (
=Tulipa australis
)
Southern Tulip
Tulipan selvaġġ
Short.
Typha domingensis (
=Typha brownii
)
Southern Bulrush
Buda
Short.
U
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Ulmus americana (
=Ulmus alba
)
American Elm
Ulmu Amerikan
Short.
Ulmus canescens (
=Ulmus minor
subsp.
canescens )
Hoary Elm
Nemmiesa
Short.
Ulmus glabra (
=Ulmus montana
)
Wych Elm
Ulmu
Short.
Ulmus minor (
=Ulmus procera
)
Small-leaved Elm
Ulmu
Short.
Umbilicus horizontalis (
=Umbilicus intermedium
)
Narrow Navelwort
Żokret l-għaġuża
Short.
Umbilicus rupestris (
=Umbilicus vulgaris
)
Wall Navelwort
Żokret l-għaġuża tal-irdum
Short.
Urochloa panicoides (
=Panicum urochloa
)
Liverseed Grass
Uruklowa
Short.
Urospermum picroides (
=Tragopogon picroides
)
Prickly Golden Fleece
Tfief xewwieki
Short.
Urtica dioica (
=Urtica submitis
)
Common Nettle
Maltese name not known
Short.
Urtica membranacea (
=Urtica dubia
)
Large-leaved Nettle
Ħurrieqa komuni
Short.
Urtica pilulifera (
=Urtica balearica
)
Roman Nettle
Ħurrieq taż-żibeġ
Short.
Urtica urens (
=Urtica parvula
)
Small Nettle
Ħurrieq żgħir
Short.
V
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Vaccaria hispanica (
=Vaccaria pyramidata
)
Cowherb
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vachellia farnesiana (
=Mimosa farnesiana
)
Sweet Acacia
Gażżija tax-xewk żgħir
Short.
Vachellia karroo (
=Mimosa reticulata
)
Karroo Thorn
Gażżija tax-xewk kbir
Short.
Valantia hispida (
=Valantia filiformis
)
Hairy Valantia
Valantja niggieża
Short.
Valantia muralis (
=Valantia quadriflora
)
Wall Valantia
Valantja komuni
Short.
Valeriana eriocarpa (
=Fedia eriocarpa
)
Hairy-fruited cornsalad
Valerjanella
Short.
Valeriana graciliflora (
=Fedia graciliflora
)
Lesser horn-of-plenty
Sieq il-ħamiema
Short.
Valerianella abyssinica (
=Valerianella microcarpa
)
Small-fruited Cornsalad
Maltese name not known
Short.
Valerianella muricata (
=Valerianella truncata
)
Oblique-fruited Cornsalad
Maltese name not known
Short.
Verbascum creticum (
=Celsia cretica
)
Glandular Mullein
Maltese name not known
Short.
Verbascum sinuatum (
=Thapsus sinuatum
)
Wavy-leaved Mullein
Xatbet l-andar
Short.
Verbascum thapsus (
=Verbascum alatum
)
Great Mullein
Maltese name not known
Short.
Verbena officinalis (
=Verbena officinalis
)
Common Verbena
Buqexrem
Short.
Veronica agrestis (
=Pocilla agrestis
)
Green Field Speedwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica (
=Veronica palustris
)
Blue Water Speedwell
Veronika tal-ilma
Short.
Veronica arvensis (
=Veronica polygonoides
)
Wall Speedwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Veronica cymbalaria (
=Veronica cuneata
)
Pale Speedwell
Veronika bajda
Short.
Veronica hederifolia (
=Pocilla hederifolia
)
Ivy-leaved Speedwell
Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna
Short.
Veronica panormitana (
=Veronica cymbalaria
var.
panormitana )
Palermo Speedwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Veronica persica (
=Veronica buxbaumii
)
Common Field Speedwell
Maltese name not known
Short.
Veronica polita (
=Veronica didyma
)
Grey-leaved Speedwell
Veronika żgħira
Short.
Viburnum tinus (
=Tinus laurifolius
)
Laurustinus
Viburnum
Short.
Vicia bithynica (
=Lathyrus bithynicus
)
Bithynian Vetch
Ġilbiena ħoxna
Short.
Vicia faba (
=Faba vulgaris
)
Broad Bean
Fula
Short.
Vicia hirsuta (
=Ervum hirsutum
)
Hairy Tare
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia leucantha (
=Vicia bivonea
)
Brown-fruited Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia lutea (
=Vicia hirta
)
Yellow Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia monantha (
=Vicia biflora
)
Barn Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia narbonensis (
=Vicia latifolia
)
Narbonne Vetch
Ġilbiena ħoxna
Short.
Vicia pannonica (
=Vicia purpurascens
)
Hungarian Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia peregrina (
=Vicia leptophylla
)
Slender-leaved Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia sativa
subsp.
nigra (
=Vicia angustifolia
)
Common Vetch
Ġilbiena sewda
Short.
Vicia sativa
subsp.
sativa (
=Vicia communis
)
Common Vetch
Ġilbiena sewda
Short.
Vicia tenuissima (
=Vicia parviflora
)
Fine-leaved Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia tetrasperma (
=Vicia gemella
)
Smooth Tare
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vicia villosa (
=Vicia godronii
)
Fodder Vetch
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vinca major (
=Pervinca major
)
Greater Periwinkle
Pervinka
Short.
Viola odorata (
=Viola stolonifera
)
Sweet Violet
Vjola
Short.
Visnaga daucoides (
=Daucus visnaga
)
Toothpick-plant
Busnaga
Short.
Vitex agnus-castus (
=Vitex latifolia
)
Chaste Tree
Siġret il-virgi
Short.
Vitis berlandierii (
=Vitis cinerea
)
Grapevine Rootstock
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vitis rupestris (
=Vitis rupestris
var.
dissecta )
Mountain grape
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vitis vinifera (
=Vitis laciniosa
)
Grape Vine
Dielja
Short.
Vitis vulpina (
=Vitis amara
)
American Grape Vine
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vulpia bromoides (
=Festuca bromoides
)
Squirrel-tailed Fescue
Maltese name not known
Short.
Vulpia ciliata (
=Festuca ciliata
)
Ciliate Fescue
Sufija
Short.
Vulpia fasciculata (
=Festuca fasciculata
)
Dune Fescue
Ħortan tar-ramel
Short.
W
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Washingtonia filifera (
=Brahea filifera
)
California Fan Palm
Palma tal-imrewħa Messikana
Short.
Washingtonia robusta (
=Washingtonia gracilis
)
Mexican Fan Palm
Palma tal-imrewħa Amerikana
Short.
Wigandia urens (
=Hydrolea urens
)
Wigandia
Maltese name not known
Short.
Withania somnifera (
=Physalis somnifera
)
Mediterranean Withania
Maltese name not known
Short.
Wolffia arrhiza (
=Lemna arrhiza
)
Rootless Duckweed
Maltese name not known
Short.
X
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Xanthium spinosum (
=Acanthoxanthium spinosum
)
Spiny Cocklebur
Maltese name not known
Short.
Xanthium strumarium (
=Xanthium chinense
)
Rough Cocklebur
Maltese name not known
Detailed
Y
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Yucca aloifolia (
=Yucca yucatana
)
Spanish Bay
Yukka
Short.
Yucca gloriosa (
=Yucca superba
)
Spanish Dagger
Yukka
Short.
Z
Species name
Common Name
Maltese Name
Profile
Zannichellia major (
=Zannichellia palustris
subsp.
major )
Greater Horned Pondweed
Ħarira tal-widien
Short.
Zannichellia melitensis (
=Zannichellia palustris
subsp.
palustris )
Maltese Horned Pondweed
Ħarira tal-ilma ta' Malta
Short.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (
=Calla aethiopica
)
Arum Lily
Buqar
Short.
Zea mays (
=Zea segetalis
)
Maize
Qamħ ir-rum
Short.
Ziziphus jujuba (
=Zizyphus sativa
)
Jujube
Żinżel
Short.
Zostera marina (
=Zostera stenophylla
)
Eelgrass
Alka tas-salini
Short.
Zostera noltii (
=Zostera nodosa
)
Dwarf Eelgrass
Alka tal-Pwales
Short.
Zygophyllum creticum (
=Fagonia hispanica
)
Fagonia
Fagonja
Short.
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