Maltese Plants and local environment Yr 4

These are the pods from the carob tree. What do we make from them ?

• soup

• a cough medicine

What is an ever green tree?

• a tree which has no leaves in colder months

• a tree that does not drop its leaves in the colder months

The Maltese name for the Aleppo Pine is

• siġra tal-għargħar

• siġra taż-Żnuber

• bużbież

The stem of this plant has a sour taste .

• Cape Sorrel

• Borage

• Fennel

This plant has tiny , blue star shaped flowers .

• Blue bells

• Borage

• fennel

The seeds of this plant are used in cooking a delicious Maltese dish . Il-patata l -forn .

• snapdragon

• fennel

• borage

• thyme

The leaves of this lovely yellow flower are edible . What is the name of this flower?

• papoċċi

• lellux

• sagħtar

• qarsu

What flower is this ? What is its Maltese name?

(2 answers)

• fidloqqom

• snapdragon

• borage

• papoċċi

The Maltese rock centuary is also know as _______

• sagħtar

• Widnet il-baħar

• fidloqqhom

This plant is a herb and it is used for cooking .What is its name?

• Thyme

  sagħtar

• fennel

  bużbież