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

• 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

References

1. Endemic plants of Corse, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
2. Brummitt, R. K. (2001). World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases For Plant Sciences (TDWG). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 9 September 2024.