René Maire

Matthiola fruticulosa, the sad stock or dark-flowered stock, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It is adapted to clay and marl soil types.

Narcissus romieuxii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a distinctive, early-flowering daffodil with dark green rush-like foliage. The flowers have narrow perianth segments, while the trumpet is wide and flaring. It blooms in mid to late winter. There are many subspecies and cultivars, with flowers in many shades of white and yellow. It originated in the Atlas Mountains region of Morocco. The Latin specific epithet romieuxii honours the French botanist Henri Auguste Romieux (1857-1937). Narcissus romieuxii has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of

Mentha gattefossei is a plant species in the genus Mentha, endemic to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It was first described by French botanist René Maire in 1922. Harvested for its essential oil, M. gattefossei has seen use in traditional medicine, pest control and as a food seasoning.

Hannonia is a genus of plants in the Amaryllis family. It contains only one known species, Hannonia hesperidum, endemic to Morocco and confined to Western Morocco, Promontory of Hercules. The specific epithet comes from Greek έσπερος, of evening, as the flowers open in the late afternoon.

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Diplotaxis siettiana, known in Spanish as jaramago de Alborán, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is endemic to Alborán Island in the western Mediterranean Sea, where it grows only around the helipad. The natural population became extinct in 1974, but the species was re-introduced from ex-situ conservation in 1999. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Allium antiatlanticum is a plant species native to Morocco and Algeria. It is a bulb-forming perennial with a scent resembling that of garlic or leeks. It has a bulb and is pollinated by bees and other insects.

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Euphorbia nereidum, called the nerium-leaved spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euphorbia, native to Morocco. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Bassia arabica is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Libya, Egypt, the Sinai peninsula, the Levant, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States. An annual subshrub, it is a halophyte.

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Limonium ramosissimum, the Algerian sea lavender, is a species of sea lavender (Limonium) native to the Mediterranean region. Its specific epithet rāmōsissimum means "many-branched" in Latin.

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Campanula monodiana is a flower native to the Tibesti region of Chad that grows in dry shrublands. It is part of the genus Campanula which is native to Africa, Western Asia, and the Mediterranean.

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Asphodelus roseus is a species of asphodel found in Spain and Morocco.

Asphodelus ayardii is a species of asphodel found in North Africa and the Middle East.

Artemisia mesatlantica, the blue mugwort, is a species of perennial shrub in the Asteraceae family. It is endemic to Morocco and has been classified by the Union International de Conservation de la Nature en Afrique du Nord (International Union of Nature Conservation in North Africa) as a rare and endangered species. Its essential oil has been extensively studied. Artemisia mesatlantica was described in 1928.

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Traganopsis glomerata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Traganopsis. It is native to Morocco and Western Sahara.

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