List of endemic plants of Corsica

Corsica is a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants.^[1] Although it is politically part of France, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Corsica as distinct botanical country.^[2]

Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Extinct and presumed extinct species are indicated with †.

Amaryllidaceae

• Acis longifolia J.Gay ex M.Roem.
• Allium corsicum Jauzein, J.-M.Tison, Deschâtres & H.Couderc

Apiaceae

• Bupleurum falcatum subsp. corsicum (Coss. & Kralik) Rouy & E.G.Camus
• Daucus carota subsp. caporientalis Reduron
• Daucus carota subsp. corsoccidentalis Reduron
• Daucus carota var. meriensis Reduron
• Daucus carota subsp. otaportensis Reduron
• Daucus carota subsp. valeriae Reduron
• Laserpitium halleri subsp. cynapiifolium (Viv. ex DC.) P.Fourn.
• Mutellina corsica (J.Gay) Reduron
  • Mutellina corsica var. corsica
  • Mutellina corsica var. mufraricciae (Gamisans) Reduron
• Pastinaca kochii subsp. latifolia (Duby) Reduron
• Seseli djianeae Gamisans
• Seseli praecox (Gamisans) Gamisans

Aspleniaceae

• Asplenium × dutartrei Berthet (A. ceterach × A. sagittatum) – southern Corsica

Asteraceae

• Adenostyles briquetii Gamisans
• Anthemis arvensis subsp. glabra (Rouy) Jeanm.
• Bellis bernardi Boiss. & Reut.
• Bellium nivale Req.
• Carduus × theriotii nothosubsp. cyrneus (Schlüssel & Jeanm.) Lambinon, Jeanm. & Schlüssel
• Castroviejoa frigida (Labill.) Galbany, L.Sáez & Benedí
• Doronicum corsicum (Loisel.) Poir.
• Erigeron paolii Gamisans
• Hieracium bernardi subsp. bernardi
• Hieracium glaucinum subsp. dasyadenium (Zahn) de Retz & Lambinon
• Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. ayliesii (Zahn) Greuter
• Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. jacquiniiforme (Litard. & Zahn) Greuter
• Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. terrei (de Retz) Greuter
• Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. uazzanum (Zahn) Greuter
• Hieracium onosmoides subsp. microglossoides Zahn
• Hieracium racemosum subsp. insulare Greuter
• Hieracium racemosum subsp. pyramoides Zahn
• Hieracium racemosum subsp. vizzavonae Zahn
• Hieracium runcinatolobatum (Zahn) J.-M.Tison
• Hieracium rupicola subsp. marsillyanum (Arv.-Touv.) Greuter
• Hieracium saxifragum subsp. venustum (Arv.-Touv.) Zahn
• Hieracium schmidtii subsp. floccozum (Zahn) Jeanm.
• Hieracium schmidtii subsp. rupicolifolium (Zahn) Greuter
• Hieracium symphytaceum subsp. pseudorotgesianum Litard. & Zahn
• Hieracium symphytaceum subsp. rotgesianum (Arv.-Touv. & Gaut.) Zahn
• Hieracium vasconicum subsp. lactescens (Rouy) Greuter
• Hieracium venustum Arv.-Touv.
• Hieracium viscosum subsp. scariolifolium (Arv.-Touv.) Zahn
• Leucanthemopsis alpina subsp. tomentosa (Loisel.) Heywood
• Leucanthemum corsicum (Sieber ex Less.) DC.
  • Leucanthemum corsicum var. corsicum
  • Leucanthemum corsicum var. eschenlohrianum (Gamisans) Vogt, Hugot & Oberpr.
  • Leucanthemum corsicum var. fenzlii (Gamisans) Vogt, Hugot & Oberpr.
  • Leucanthemum corsicum var. pinnatifidum (Fenzl) Briq. & Cavill
• Phagnalon sordidum var. corsicum (Rouy) Gamisans
• Pilosella × deschatresii J.-M.Tison (P. lactucella subsp. nana × P. officinarum)
• Pilosella × dutartrei J.-M.Tison ( P. lactucella subsp. nana × P. visianii)
• Senecio rosinae Gamisans
• Senecio serpentinicola Jeanm.
• Taraxacum aemulans Štěpánek & Kirschner
• Taraxacum atrolivaceum Štěpánek & Kirschner
• Taraxacum atrosquamatum Soest
• Taraxacum castaneum Soest
• Taraxacum cognoscibile Štěpánek & Kirschner
• Taraxacum corsicum Soest
• Taraxacum cucullatiforme Soest
• Taraxacum gamisansii Soest
• Taraxacum marchionii Soest
• Taraxacum pomposum Štěpánek & Kirschner
• Taraxacum purpureocornutum Soest
• Taraxacum renosense Soest
• Taraxacum rubricatum Štěpánek & Kirschner
• Taraxacum squamulosum Soest

Betulaceae

• Alnus alnobetula subsp. suaveolens (Req.) Lambinon & Kerguélen
• Alnus cordata subsp. cordata – northeastern Corsica

Boraginaceae

• Anchusa crispa subsp. valincoana Paradis, C.Piazza & Quilichini – southwestern Corsica
• Cerinthe tenuiflora Bertol.
• Echium montenielluense Delage
• Myosotis corsicana (Fiori) Grau
• Myosotis soleirolii Godr.

Brassicaceae

• Biscutella rotgesii Foucaud
• Draba × lattinicciae Gamisans
• Draba loiseleurii Boiss.
• Odontarrhena robertiana (Bernard ex Gren. & Godr.) Španiel, Al-Shehbaz, D.A.German & Marhold

Campanulaceae

• Phyteuma serratum Viv.

Caprifolicaceae

• Scabiosa corsica (Litard.) Gamisans
• Valeriana trinervis Viv. – southern Corsica near Bonifacio
• Valeriana tripartita (Gamisans) J.-M.Tison

Caryophyllaceae

• Cerastium soleirolii Ser. ex Duby
• Cerastium soleirolii subsp. stenopetalum (Fenzl ex Gren. & Godr.) Buschm.
• Dianthus gyspergerae Rouy – western Corsica
• Spergula arvensis subsp. gracilis (E.Petit) Briq.

Cistaceae

• Cistus × conradiae Demoly (C. creticus × C. monspeliensis)

Colchicaceae

• Colchicum arenasii Fridl. – southwestern Corsica

Cyperaceae

• Carex mabilliana (Rouy) Prain

Euphorbiaceae

• Euphorbia corsica Req.

Fabaceae

• Anthyllis × gamisansii Delage (A. barba-jovis × A. hermanniae subsp. corsica)
• Astragalus greuteri Bacch. & Brullo
• Genista salzmannii subsp. lobelioides (Gamisans) Bacch.
• Genista salzmannii subsp. salzmannii
• Hippocrepis conradiae Gamisans & Hugot

Hypericaceae

• Hypericum tetrapterum var. corsicum (Steud.) Boiss.

Iridaceae

• Romulea corsica Jord. & Fourr. – southern Corsica
• Romulea × jordanii Bég. (R. ramiflora × R. revelieri)

Juncaceae

• Juncus requienii Parl.

Lamiaceae

• Clinopodium corsicum (Pers.) Govaerts
• Lamium cyrneum Paradis
• Nepeta agrestis Loisel.
• Thymus herba-barona Loisel.

Lentibulariaceae

• Pinguicula corsica Bernard & Gren.

Malvaceae

• Malva alcea subsp. ribifolia (Viv.) Kerguélen

Nartheciaceae

• Narthecium reverchonii Čelak.

Orchidaceae

• Anacamptis morio nothosubsp. litardierei (Ruppert & Lebrun) J.M.H.Shaw (A. morio subsp. longicornu × A. morio subsp. picta)
• Dactylorhiza cyrnea W.Foelsche & Cord-Landwehr
• Orchis × palanchonii G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche (O. olbiensis × O. pauciflora)
• × Serapicamptis debeauxii (E.G.Camus) J.M.H.Shaw (Anacamptis papilionacea × Serapias cordigera)

Orobanchaceae

• Odontites luteus subsp. bonifaciensis (Rouy) P.Fourn.
• Orobanche cyrnea Jeanm.

Plantaginaceae

• Chaenorhinum minus subsp. pseudorubrifolium Gamisans
• Cymbalaria hepaticifolia (Poir.) Wettst.
• Veronica hederifolia subsp. insularis Gamisans

Plumbaginaceae

• Armeria leucocephala Salzm. ex W.D.J.Koch
• Armeria soleirolii (Duby) Godr – northwestern Corsica near Calvi
• Limonium bonifaciense Arrigoni & Diana
• Limonium calanchicola Erben
• Limonium contortirameum (Mabille) Erben
• Limonium corsicum Erben
• Limonium florentinum Arrigoni & Diana
• Limonium greuteri Erben
• Limonium lambinonii Erben
• Limonium obtusifolium (Rouy) Erben
• Limonium patrimoniense Arrigoni & Diana
• Limonium portovecchiense Erben
• Limonium tarcoense Arrigoni & Diana

Poaceae

• Festuca gamisansii Kerguélen
• Poa pratensis subsp. dolichophylla (Hack.) Portal
• Thinopyrum corsicum (Hack.) Banfi – Sant' Angelo

Polygalaceae

• Polygala nicaeensis subsp. corsica (Boreau) P.Graebn.

Ranunculaceae

• Aconitum corsicum Gáyer
• Aquilegia bernardii Gren. & Godr.
• Aquilegia litardierei Briq.
• Pulsatilla scherfelii subsp. cyrnea (Gamisans) J.-M.Tison
• Ranunculus clethrophilus Litard.
• Ranunculus elisae Gamisans
• Ranunculus marschlinsii Steud.
• Ranunculus sylviae Gamisans

Rubiaceae

• Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali

Santalaceae

• Thesium corsalpinum Hendrych
• Thesium kyrnosum Hendrych

Saxifragaceae

• Micranthes stellaris var. obovata (Engl.) Gornall
• Saxifraga × conradiae J.Prudhomme (S. corsica × S. pedemontana subsp. cervicornis)

Thymelaeaceae

• Thymelaea × conradiae Aboucaya & Médail (T. hirsuta × T. tartonraira)
• Thymelaea tarton-raira subsp. thomasii (Duby) Arcang. – near Ponte Leccia