top of page

Aizoaceae

Common Name: Kaffir Fig
Maltese Name: Xuxet San Gwann
Specific Name: Carpobrotus edulis
Family: Aizoaceae
Status: Naturalised Alien, Scarce

Flower Colour: Pink/ Purple or Yellow/ Orange
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate or Linear
Leaf Margin: Smooth

​
Common Name: Lesser Crystal Ice Plant
Maltese Name: Kristallina tal-Blat
Specific Name: Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
Family: Aizoaceae
Status: Indigenous, Scarce

Flower Colour: White
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Smooth

Amaranthaceae

Apiaceae

Araceae

Asparagaceae

Asteraceae

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Cactaceae

Capparaceae

Common Name: Glaucous Glasswort
Maltese Name: Almeridja tal-Blat
Specific Name: Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
Family: Amaranthaceae
Status: Indigenous, Frequent

Flower Colour: NA
Number of Petals: NA
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Rock Samphire
Maltese Name: Buzbiez il-Bahar
Specific Name: Crithmum maritimum
Family: Apiaceae
Status: Indigenous, Scarce

Flower Colour: Yellow
Number of Petals: NA
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Friar's Cowl
Maltese Name: Garni tal-Pipi
Specific Name: Arisarum vulgare
Family: Araceae
Status: Indigenous, Common 

Flower Colour: Green or Maroon
Number of Petals: NA
Leaf Shape: Cordate
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Century Plant
Maltese Name: Sabbara tal-Amerika
Specific Name: Agave americana
Family: Asparagaceae
Status: Naturalised Alien, Frequent

Flower Colour: Yellow
Number of Petals: NA
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate or Linear
Leaf Margin: Prickly
Common Name: Maltese Sea Chamomille
Maltese Name: Bebuna tal-Bahar
Specific Name: Anthemis urvilleana
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Endemic, Frequent, 

Flower Colour: White
Number of Petals: 6 to  >10
Leaf Shape: Pinnatisect
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Stemless Atractylis
Maltese Name: Xewk tal-Mixta
Specific Name: Atractylis gummifera
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Common, 

Flower Colour: Pink/ Purple
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Pinnate
Leaf Margin: Prickly
Common Name: Field Marigold
Maltese Name: Suffejra tar-Raba ta' Giex Kuluri
Specific Name: Calendula arvensis arvensis var. bicolor
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Scarce, 

Flower Colour: Yellow/ Orange
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Crown Daisy
Maltese Name: Lellux
Specific Name: Glebionis coronarium
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Very Common

Flower Colour: Yellow/ Orange
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Pinnatisect
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Mediterranean Thistle
Maltese Name: Xewk Abjad
Specific Name: Galactites tomentosa
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Very Common

Flower Colour: White
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Pinnate
Leaf Margin: Prickly
Common Name: Variable Hyoseris
Maltese Name: No Name
Specific Name: Hedypnois rhagadioloides
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Frequent

Flower Colour: Yellow
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Elliptic
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Golden Samphire
Maltese Name: Xorbett
Specific Name: Limbarda crithmoides
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Indigenous, Common

Flower Colour: Yellow
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Common Borage
Maltese Name: Fidloqqom
Specific Name: Borago officinalis
Family: Boraginaceae
Status: Indigenous, Very Common

Flower Colour: Blue
Number of Petals: 5
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margin: Undulate
Common Name: Sweet Alison
Maltese Name: Buttuniera
Specific Name: Lobularia maritima
Family: Brassicaceae
Status: Indigenous, Very Common

Flower Colour: White
Number of Petals: 4
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate
Leaf Margin: Smooth
Common Name: Prickly Pear
Maltese Name: Bajtar tax-Xewk
Specific Name: Opuntia ficus-indica
Family: Cactaceae
Status: Naturalised Alien, Very Common

Flower Colour: Yellow/ Orange, Pink/ Purple
Number of Petals: >10
Leaf Shape: Reduced to spines
Leaf Margin: Prickly
Common Name: Caper
Maltese Name: Kappar
Specific Name: Capparis orientalis
Family: Capparaceae
Status: Indigenous, Common

Flower Colour: White
Number of Petals: 4
Leaf Shape: Round
Leaf Margin: Smooth

All the material found in this website is under copyright of the authors of this site- Daphne Agius, Sephora Debono /www.maltarockybeaches.com /Malta. (2012-2014)

bottom of page