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Index of Plant Families (7 families in this page)

ALISMATACEAE
Water-plantain
ASTERACEAE
Daisy (Sunflower)
CAMPANULACEAE
Bellflower
JUNCAGINACEAE
Arrow-grass
POSIDONIACEAE
Posidonia
RUPPIACEAE
Ditchgrass
ZANNICHELLIACEAE
Horned Pondweed
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ALISMATACEAE

( Water-plantain Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs, usually perennial. Leaves alternate or basal, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, usually bracteate and verticillate in pedunculate umbels, racemes or panicles, occasionally long-pedunculate in leaf-axils. Sepals 3. Petals 3, usually larger than the sepals, often fugacious or deciduous. Stamens 3-numerous, with elongated filaments; anthers opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 3-numerous, spirally arranged or whorled, free or connate at the base; ovules 1-many; styles apical or subventral. Fruit a group of achenes, drupelets or follicles; seeds without endosperm; embryo horseshoe-shaped.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Water-plantain,
Greater Water Plantain,
Mad-dog Weed
Biżbula Tal-Ilma May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
Cosson

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Water-plantain Damażonju Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.


ASTERACEAE

( Daisy (Sunflower) Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, opposite or rosulate, exstipulate. Flowers small (florets), hermaphrodite, functionally male, female, or sterile, in terminal or axillary, usually pedunculate capitula, surrounded by an involucre of bracts. Capitula solitary or in corymbose, less frequently racemose, inflorescences. Calyx-limb (pappus) absent or represented by a corona, auricle, scales, setae or simple or plumose hairs. Corolla of 3 main types: (a) tubular, with (3-)4- to 5-lobed limb, actinomorphic or rarely weakly zygomorphic; (b) tubular, with a 2-lipped limb; (c) ligulate, with a short tube and the limb prolonged on one side into a usually 3- or 5-toothed ligule; female florets sometimes without a corolla or with a filiform corolla. Stamens 5, epipetalous; anthers usually connate into a tube round the style, often caudate or sagittate at base and with apical appendages. Ovary inferior, 1-locular; ovule solitary, basal, anatropous; style solitary, with 2 stigmatic branches. Fruit a cypsela (achene).
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Becker

Main Synonym :
Achillea millefolium var. collina
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
Allioni

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Cassini

Main Synonym :
Crepis bulbosa
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-Apr Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Mentna Jun-Nov Short Profile
with

images.
(Desf.) Pers.

Main Synonym :
Anacyclus tomentosus
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
Loiseleur

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Apr-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Bebuna Tar-raba' Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
Link

Main Synonym :
Chamaemelum fuscatum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-Jun -
with

images.
(DC.)Sommier & Caruana Gatto

Main Synonym :
Anthemis secundiramea subsp. urvilleana
Daisy (Sunflower),
Maltese Chamomille
Bebuna Tal-Baħar Feb-May -
with

images.
(L.)Ebb ex Schultz Bip.

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum frutescens
Daisy (Sunflower),
Paris Daisy
No Name May-Aug -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Absinthe Wormwood,
Grand Wormwood
Assenzju Jun-Sep Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Sep -
with

images.
(Sprengel) Hieronymus

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Settembrina Salvaġġa Sep-Nov -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Xewk Tal-gaġġa Apr-May Detailed Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Carlina gummifera
Daisy (Sunflower),
Ground Thistle
Xewk Tal-mixta Aug-Nov Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Bebuna Nov-Mar Short Profile
with

images.
Cyrillo

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Margerita Salvaġġa Nov-Mar -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Tar-raba' Nov-May Detailed Profile
with

images.
Persoon

Main Synonym :
Calendula arvensis subsp. aegyptiaca
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Tar-raba' Ta' Giex Kuluri Nov-May Short Profile
with

images.
(Fiori)Lanza

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Kbira Tar-raba' Nov-May Short Profile
with

images.
Rafin.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Ta' Giex Kuluri Dec-May Short Profile
with

images.
Gussone

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Tal-Baħar May-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
English Marigold
Suffejra Tal-ġonna Jan-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
Gussone

Main Synonym :
Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida var. gussonei
Daisy (Sunflower) Suffejra Ta' Malta Nov-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Carthamus coeruleus
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
(Boissier & Heldreich) Kazmi

Main Synonym :
Carduus arabicus subsp. marmoratus
Daisy (Sunflower) Ħorfox Mar-Jun -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Italian Thistle,
Slender Thistle
Xewk Tal-fjura żgħira Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
Curtis

Main Synonym :
Carduus pycnocephalus var. tenuiflorus
Daisy (Sunflower),
Slender-flowered Thistle
Xewk Tal-fjura żgħira Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
Poiret

Main Synonym :
Carlina corymbosa subsp. involucrata
Daisy (Sunflower) Sajtun May-Aug -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Sebqet 'l Ommha May-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Woolly Safflower,
Smooth Distaff Thistle
Xewk Ta' Kristu,
Xewk Il-far
May-Jul -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Għosfor Jun-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Katananċe Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Stemless Centaury
Ċentawrija Tan-nuffara Apr-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Purple Star-Thistle
No Name May-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Batchelor's Button
No Name Apr-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
Boissier

Main Synonym :
Centaurea pallescens
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Jun -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Brown Knapweed
No Name Jun-Sep -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Xewk Ta' Malta Mar-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
Allioni

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Southern Star Thistle
Xewk Tal-għotba Apr-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Centaurea candidissima
Daisy (Sunflower),
Dusty Miller,
Star Thistle
No Name Summer Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Oct -
with

images.
(Bertoloni) Susanna

Main Synonym :
Palaeocyanus crassifolius
Daisy (Sunflower),
Malta Knapweed
Widnet Il-Baħar May-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
Brullo

Main Synonym :
Chiliadenus bocconei
Daisy (Sunflower) Tulliera Ta' Malta Aug-Nov Detailed Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Gum Chicory
Tfief Tar-ramel Apr-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
(Nakai) Y.N.Lee

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum coreanum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Dec-Feb Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Ċikwejra May-Oct -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Qanfuda May-Jul -
with

images.
Willdenow

Main Synonym :
Conyza sumatrensis
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name All Year -
with

images.
(L.) Cronquist

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Hairy Fleabane,
Asthmaweed
Żagħżigħa Selvaġġa All Year Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Crepis ericafolia
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Sep -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Crepis cernua
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Oct -
with

images.
(Sommier) Merxmüller

Main Synonym :
Melitella pusilla
Daisy (Sunflower),
Maltese Dwarf Hawksbeard
Melitella Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
(Moris) Visiani

Main Synonym :
Centaurea crupinastrum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-May -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Cynara corsica
Daisy (Sunflower),
Cardoon
Qaqoċċ Tax-xewk,
Qaqoċċ Selvaġġ
Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.

Main Synonym :
Cynara cardunculus subsp. scolymus
Daisy (Sunflower) Qaqoċċ Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Qaqoċċ Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Greuter

Main Synonym :
Cupularia graveolens
Daisy (Sunflower),
Stinking Fleabane,
Stinkwort
Żagħżigħa Safra Sep-Oct -
with

images.
(L.) Greuter

Main Synonym :
Cupularia viscosa
Daisy (Sunflower),
Sticky Fleabane,
Aromatic Inula
Tulliera Komuni Aug-Nov Short Profile
with

images.
Strobl

Main Synonym :
Echinops ritros subsp. sicula
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Jul Detailed Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Eupatorium ponticum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Apr-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Brotero

Main Synonym :
Filago pygmaea
Daisy (Sunflower),
Evax
Evaks Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
Lojacono

Main Synonym :
Filago pyramidata var. gussonei
Daisy (Sunflower) Kabuccinella Ta' Malta Apr-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Filago vulgaris subsp. pyramidata
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Apr-May Short Profile
with

images.
Moench

Main Synonym :
Lupsia galactites
Daisy (Sunflower),
Boar Thistle
Xewk Abjad Mar-Jun -
with

images.
(Schousb.) Tzvelev

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum carinatum
Daisy (Sunflower),
Tricolor Chrysanthemum,
Tricolor Daisy
Lellux Ta' Tlett Kuluri Jan-May -
with

images.
(L.) Cass. Ex Spach.

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum coronarium
Daisy (Sunflower),
Garland
Lellux Jan-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum segetum
Daisy (Sunflower),
Corn Marigold
Lellux Tar-raba',
Żigland
Feb-May Detailed Profile
with

images.
(L.) Willdenow

Main Synonym :
Hedypnois rhagadioloides subsp. cretica
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) F.W. Schmidt

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Helianthus lenticularis
Daisy (Sunflower),
Common Sunflower
Warda Tax-xemx Jul-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Artiċokk Jul-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
Brullo, Lanfranco, Pavone & Ronsisvalle

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Maltese Everlasting
Sempreviva Ta' Għawdex Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
Brullo & Pavone

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Gozo Hyoseris
Żigland Ta' Għawdex Mar-May -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Żigland Tal-pizzi Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Żigland Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Hedypnois aetnensis
Daisy (Sunflower) Żigland żgħir Apr-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Chaubard & Bory

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Cretan Catsear
No Name Apr-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Lactuca virgata
Daisy (Sunflower),
Willow Lettuce,
Willowleaf Lettuce
No Name Jul-Oct Detailed Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Lactuca capitata
Daisy (Sunflower),
Garden Lettuce
Ħass Jul-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Lactuca scariola
Daisy (Sunflower) Ħass Salvaġġ Tal-Pizzi May-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Lactuca patersonii
Daisy (Sunflower),
Wild Lettuce
Ħass Selvaġġ May-Aug Detailed Profile
with

images.
(L.) Kuntze

Main Synonym :
Zollikoferia resedifolia
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Apr-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Żigland Tal-għerq Sep-Mar Short Profile
with

images.
Lamarck

Main Synonym :
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Dumort.

Main Synonym :
Inula crithmoides
Daisy (Sunflower) Xorbett Jul-Oct -
with

images.
(L.) Schultz Bip.

Main Synonym :
Chamomilla aurea
Daisy (Sunflower),
Golden Chamomille
Kamumilla Nana,
Kamumella Nana
Mar-May -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Matricaria chamomilla
Daisy (Sunflower),
Chamomille
Kamumilla Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Cassini

Main Synonym :
Asteriscus aquaticus
Daisy (Sunflower),
Seaside Ox-eye Daisy
Għajn Il-baqra Tax-xatt Apr-Jun -
with

images.
(L.) Cassini

Main Synonym :
Cirsium syriacum
Daisy (Sunflower),
Syrian Thistle
Xewk Tax-xitan Jan-May Short Profile
with

images.
Boissier

Main Synonym :
Onopordum sibthorpianum
Daisy (Sunflower) Xewk Ta' Għawdex Mar-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
(E.Phillips) Norl.

Main Synonym :
Dimorphotheca jucundum
Daisy (Sunflower),
Cape-Town Daisy
No Name Feb-Jun Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Hoffmannsegg & Link

Main Synonym :
Diotis candidissima
Daisy (Sunflower),
Sea Cudweed
Santolina Tar-ramel,
Bajda Tar-ramel
Jun-Sep Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Cassini

Main Synonym :
Asteriscus spinosus
Daisy (Sunflower) Għajn Il-baqra Xewwikija Apr-Jun -
with

images.
Pignatti

Main Synonym :
Phagnalon rupestre subsp. graecum
Daisy (Sunflower) Lixka Komuni Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Phagnalon spathulatum
Daisy (Sunflower) Lixka Tal-blat Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Holub

Main Synonym :
Helminthotheca echioides
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-Aug -
with

images.
(Bertoloni) Thellung

Main Synonym :
Picris kelleriana
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name May-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) DC.

Main Synonym :
Scorzonera resedifolia
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Mar-Apr -
with

images.
(L.) Bernhardt

Main Synonym :
Inula dysenterica
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Reichenbach

Main Synonym :
Inula odora
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
(Schultz Bip.) Coutinho

Main Synonym :
Picridium intermedium
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name All Year -
with

images.
(L.) Roth

Main Synonym :
Picridium vulgare
Daisy (Sunflower),
Common Brighteyes,
Common Picridium
Kanċlita,
Qanċlita
All Year Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Willdenow

Main Synonym :
Rhagadiolus edulis
Daisy (Sunflower),
Star Hawkbit,
Stellate Hawkbit
No Name Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Santonlina incana
Daisy (Sunflower),
Holy Herb,
Ground Cypress
No Name May-Sep Short Profile
with

images.
Desfontaines

Main Synonym :
Scolymus hispanicus subsp. grandiflorus
Daisy (Sunflower) Xewk Isfar Kbir May-Oct Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Spanish Golden Thistle,
Spanish Oyster Plant
Xewk Isfar Apr-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Scolymus paniculatus
Daisy (Sunflower),
Spotted Golden Thistle,
Spotted Oyster Plant
Xewk Isfar Tar-riga Bajda Jun-Aug Short Profile
with

images.
L. fil.

Main Synonym :
Senecio tamoides
Daisy (Sunflower),
Climbing Groundsel,
Cape Ivy
No Name May-Aug -
with

images.
(Willdenow) Todaro

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Kromb Il-baħar Isfar Mar-Jul Short Profile
with

images.
Poir.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Kromb Tax-Xatt Dec-Apr -
with

images.
DC.

Main Synonym :
Senecio leucanthemifolius var. pygmaeus
Daisy (Sunflower),
Pygmy Groundsel
Kubrita Nana Feb-May Detailed Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Common Groundsel
Kubrita,
Ħaxixa Tal-Kanali
Jan-Apr Short Profile
with

images.
(L.) Gaertner

Main Synonym :
Silybum eburneum
Daisy (Sunflower),
Blessed Milk Thistle
Xewk Tal-Madonna,
Xewk Bagħli
Apr-Jul Detailed Profile
with

images.
(L.) Hill

Main Synonym :
Sonchus oleraceus var. asper
Daisy (Sunflower),
Spiny Sow Thistle,
Spiny-leaved Sow Thistle
Tfief ċar All Year -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Annual Sow Thistle,
Common Sow Thistle
Tfiefa Komuni Dec-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower),
Slender Sow Thistle
Tfief Fin Jan-May Detailed Profile
with

images.
(L.) Schultz Bip.

Main Synonym :
Geropogon hybridus
Daisy (Sunflower),
Smooth Goatsbeard,
Slender Salsify
Leħjet Il-bodbod Apr-May -
with

images.
(L.) F.W. Schmidt

Main Synonym :
Tragopogon picroides
Daisy (Sunflower),
Sheep's Beard,
Prickly Urospermum
Tfief Xewwieki Jan-Jun -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
Acanthoxanthium spinosum
Daisy (Sunflower) No Name Jun-Aug -
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Daisy (Sunflower) Ħobbejża Falza Jul-Oct Short Profile
with

images.


CAMPANULACEAE

( Bellflower Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Herbs or very rarely small shrubs, usually with latex. Leaves usually alternate, exstipulate. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx 3- to 5-fid. Corolla more or less deeply lobed; lobes valvate. Stamens free or connate. Disc sometimes present. Style 1; stigmas 2-5. Ovary inferior, 2- to 5-locular. Capsule dehiscing by pores, valves or irregularly, rarely indehiscent. Seeds numerous.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Bellflower Kampanula Mar-May -
with

images.
(L.) Delarbre

Main Synonym :
Specularia hybrida
Bellflower No Name Mar-May Short Profile
with

images.
L.

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Bellflower No Name May-Sep Short Profile
with

images.


JUNCAGINACEAE

( Arrow-grass Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Aquatic or marsh herbs; stems stout. Leaves basal, alternate, linear, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite or unisexual, ebracteate, in pedunculate racemes or spikes. Perianth of 2-6 sepaloid segments. Stamens 3 or 6, often adnate at the base to the perianth-segments; anthers sessile, 2-thecous, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 3 or 6, free or connate, each with 1 ovule; styles short or stigmas sessile. Fruit apocarpous or syncarpous, the fruitlets separating when ripe; seeds with or without endosperm; embryo straight.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(Loisel) Rouy

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Arrow-grass Ħaxixa Tal-baħar Mar-Apr Detailed Profile
with

images.
Gussone

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Arrow-grass No Name Sep-Nov -
with

images.


POSIDONIACEAE

( Posidonia Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Submerged, marine perennial herbs with creeping rhizomes. Leaves basal, alternate, linear, sheathing at the base. Inflorescence of 1 or more aggregated spikes borne on an elongated peduncle and subtended by leaf-like bracts. Flowers hermaphrodite or the uppermost with a reduced gynoecium, ebracteate. Perianth absent. Stamens 3; anthers sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpel 1, ovule 1. Fruit a berry; seeds without endosperm; embryo straight.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
(L.) Delile

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Posidonia,
Neptune Grass
Alka,
Posidonja
May-Jun Short Profile
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RUPPIACEAE

( Ditchgrass Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Submerged, perennial herbs of saline water. Leaves narrowly linear, sheathing at the base. Flowers hermaphrodite, small, ebracteate, in 2-flowered, pedunculate spikes; peduncles slender, often accrescent in fruit. Perianth absent. Stamens 2; anthers sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Carpels 4(-10), free, with 1 ovule, sessile in flower but usually becoming slender-stipitate in fruit. Fruitlets indehiscent; seeds without endosperm.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
L.

Main Synonym :
Ruppia brachypus
Ditchgrass,
Widgeon-grass
Ruppja Tas-Salini Jan-Dec Short Profile
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ZANNICHELLIACEAE

( Horned Pondweed Family )
Subfamalies: nil.

Family Description: Submerged, perennial aquatic herbs, with creeping rhizomes. Leaves alternate or subopposite, linear, sheathing at the base. Flowers unisexual, small, solitary or in falcate cymes. Male flowers pedunculate; perianth absent or cupular; stamens 1-3; anthers connate, sessile, opening by longitudinal slits. Female flowers sessile or shortly pedunculate; perianth absent or cupular or of 3 segments; carpels 1-9, free, with 1 ovule; styles simple or divided into 2 filiform stigmas. Fruitlets achene- or nut-like; seeds without endosperm.
Botanical Name Common Name Maltese Name Flowering Period Thumbnail Picture Profile Type
Boenninghausen ex Reichenbach

Main Synonym :
Zannichellia palustris var. major
Horned Pondweed Ħarira Tal-widien Jan-Apr Short Profile
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Brullo. Giusso del Galdo & Lanfranco

Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon
Horned Pondweed Ħarira Tal-ilma Ta' Malta Dec-Mar Short Profile
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images.


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