List of endemic plants of Sicily

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Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants, including the endemic genera Petagnaea and Siculosciadium . [1] Although it is politically part of Italy, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Sicily as distinct botanical country together with neighboring islands and island groups including Malta (a sovereign country comprising two main islands, Malta and Gozo), the Aegadian Islands, Aeolian Islands, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, Pelagie Islands, and Ustica. [2]

Contents

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

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

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Allium nebrodense

Apiaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Asparagaceae

Asteraceae

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Anthemis cupaniana

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Campanulaceae

Cannabaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Caryophyllaceae

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Silene hicesiae

Cistaceae

Convolvulaceae

Crassulaceae

Cupressaceae

Elatinaceae

Ephedraceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

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Astragalus siculus

Fagaceae

Iridaceae

Isoetaceae

Lamiaceae

Liliaceae

Linaceae

Oleaceae

Onagraceae

Orchidaceae

Orobanchaceae

Papaveraceae

Pinaceae

Plantaginaceae

Plumbaginaceae

Poaceae

Polygalaceae

Polypodiaceae

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Salicaceae

Ulmaceae

Urticaceae

Violaceae

References

  1. Endemic plants of Sicily, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  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.