List of endemic plants of Sardinia
Sardinia (Sardegna) 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 Italy, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Sardinia as distinct botanical country.[2]
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Extinct and presumed extinct species are indicated with †.
Amaryllidaceae
[edit]- Narcissus supramontanus Arrigoni
Apiaceae
[edit]- Ferula arrigonii Bocchieri
- Oenanthe lisae Moris
- Ptychotis sardoa Pignatti & Metlesics
- Siler montanum subsp. corrasianum Bacch.
- Siler montanum subsp. ogliastrinum Bacch.
Apocynaceae
[edit]Asparagaceae
[edit]- Drimia glaucophylla (Bacch., Brullo, D'Emerico, Pontec. & Salmeri) Raus – southwestern Sardinia
Asteraceae
[edit]- Bellium crassifolium Moris
- Buphthalmum inuloides Moris – northern Sardinia
- Castroviejoa montelinasana (Em.Schmid) Galbany, L.Sáez & Benedí
- Centaurea filiformis Viv.
- Centaurea filiformis subsp. ferulacea (Martelli) Arrigoni – eastern Sardinia (Baunei)
- Centaurea filiformis subsp. filiformis
- Centaurea horrida Badarò – Sardinia (T. Asinara, I. Tavolara)
- Centaurea magistrorum Arrigoni & Camarda
- Gelasia callosa (Moris) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian
- Helichrysum saxatile Moris
- Helichrysum saxatile subsp. morisianum Bacch., Brullo & Mossa
- Helichrysum saxatile subsp. saxatile
- Hieracium bernardi subsp. gallurense (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium bernardi subsp. templare (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. supramontanum (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium leiopogon subsp. iolai (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium mattiroloanum subsp. martellianum (Zahn) Greuter
- Hieracium pictum subsp. irginianum (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium racemosum subsp. limbarae (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hieracium racemosum subsp. oliastrae (Arrigoni) Greuter
- Hypochaeris sardoa Bacch., Brullo & Terrasi
- Lactuca longidentata Moris ex DC.
- Lamyropsis microcephala (Moris) Dittrich & Greuter
- Phagnalon rupestre subsp. morisianum (Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Arcang.
- Senecio marmorae Moris
- Senecio morisii J.Calvo & Bacch. – central-eastern Sardinia
- Senecio sardous (Greuter) Arrigoni
- Senecio × vaccarii Fiori (S. leucanthemifolius × S. vulgaris)
- Taraxacum barbaricinum Arrigoni
- Taraxacum genargenteum Arrigoni
- Taraxacum sarcidanum Arrigoni
- Taraxacum sardomontanum Arrigoni
Boraginaceae
[edit]- Anchusa crispa subsp. maritima (Vals.) Selvi & Bigazzi – northern Sardinia
- Anchusa formosa Selvi, Bigazzi & Bacch.
- Anchusa montelinasana Angius, Pontec. & Selvi
- Borago morisiana Bigazzi & Ricceri – Sardinia incl. I. S. Pietro
- Cynoglossum barbaricinum Arrigoni & Selvi
- Echium anchusoides Bacch.
Brassicaceae
[edit]- Brassica tyrrhena Giotta, Piccitto & Arrigoni
- Odontarrhena tavolarae (Briq.) L.Cecchi & Selvi
Campanulaceae
[edit]- Campanula forsythii (Arcang.) Bég.
- Solenopsis bacchettae Brullo – central Sardinia
Caprifoliaceae
[edit]- Cephalaria squamiflora subsp. bigazzii (Bacch., Brullo & Giusso) Domina
- Cephalaria squamiflora subsp. mediterranea (Viv.) Pignatti
- Dipsacus valsecchii Camarda
- Valeriana amazonum (Fridl. & A.Raynal) Christenh. & Byng – eastern Sardinia
Caryophyllaceae
[edit]- Cerastium ligusticum subsp. palustre (Moris) P.D.Sell & Whitehead
- Cerastium supramontanum Arrigoni
- Dianthus genargenteus Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus ichnusae Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus ichnusae subsp. ichnusae
- Dianthus ichnusae subsp. toddei Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus insularis Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus morisianus Vals. – southwestern Sardinia
- Dianthus mossanus Bacch. & Brullo – southern Sardinia
- Dianthus oliastrae Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus sardous Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso
- Dianthus stellaris Camarda
- Sagina revelierei Jord. & Fourr.
- Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides (Viv.) Arcang.
- Silene beguinotii Vals.
- Silene ichnusae Brullo, De Marco & De Marco f.
- Silene morisiana Bég. & Ravenel
- Silene rosulata subsp. sanctae-therasiae (Jeanm.) Jeanm. – northern Sardinia
- Silene valsecchiae Bocchieri – northeastern and southeastern Sardinia
Cistaceae
[edit]- Helianthemum morisianum Bertol.
- Helianthemum supramontanum Arrigoni
Colchicaceae
[edit]- Colchicum actupii Fridl. – east-central Sardinia
- Colchicum gonarei Camarda
Fabaceae
[edit]- Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. ichnusae Brullo & Giusso – east-central Sardinia
- Astragalus genargenteus Moris – central Sardinia
- Astragalus gennarii Bacch. & Brullo – Monte Albo
- Astragalus maritimus Moris – I. San Pietro
- Astragalus tegulensis Bacch. & Brullo
- Astragalus verrucosus Moris
- Bituminaria morisiana (Pignatti & Metlesics) Greuter
- Genista arbusensis Vals.
- Genista bocchierii Bacch. Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
- Genista cadasonensis Vals.
- Genista desoleana subsp. martellii Bacch., Brullo & Giusso – western Sardinia
- Genista ephedroides DC. – northeastern Sardinia
- Genista insularis Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
- Genista insularis subsp. fodinae Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
- Genista insularis subsp. insularis
- Genista morisii Colla
- Genista nuragica Bacch., Brullo & Giusso
- Genista ovina Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
- Genista pichisermolliana Vals. – east-central Sardinia
- Genista salzmannii subsp. limbarae Bacch., Brullo & Giusso
- Genista sardoa Vals.
- Genista sulcitana Vals.
- Genista toluensis Vals.
- Genista valsecchiae Brullo & De Marco – southwestern Sardinia
Fagaceae
[edit]- Quercus ichnusae Mossa, Bacch. & Brullo
Grossulariaceae
[edit]- Ribes multiflorum subsp. sandalioticum Arrigoni
- Ribes sardoum Martelli – Sardinia, near Oliena
Hypericaceae
[edit]- Hypericum scruglii Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri
Iridaceae
[edit]- Romulea bocchierii Frignani & Iiriti
- Romulea × limbarae Bég. (R. ligustica × R. requienii)
Lamiaceae
[edit]- Clinopodium sandalioticum (Bacch. & Brullo) Bacch. & Brullo ex Peruzzi & F.Conti – southwestern Sardinia
- Clinopodium sardoum (Asch. & Levier) Peruzzi & F.Conti
- Glechoma sardoa (Bég.) Bég.
- Micromeria filiformis subsp. cordata (Moris) Pignatti
- Nepeta foliosa Moris – Mt. Oliena
- Salvia desoleana Atzei & V.Picci
- Thymus catharinae Camarda
Malvaceae
[edit]- Malva lusitanica subsp. pallescens (Moris) Valdés – islands off San Pietro
- Malva stenopetala subsp. plazzae (Atzei) Iamonico
Orchidaceae
[edit]- Anacamptis × alata nothosubsp. sarcidani (Scrugli & M.P.Grasso) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. (A. laxiflora × A. morio subsp. longicornu)
- × Anacamptorchis richardiorum (Soca) J.M.H.Shaw (Anacamptis papilionacea × Orchis mascula subsp. ichnusae)
- Ophrys × barbaricina M.Allard & M.P.Grasso (O. holosericea × O. speculum × O. sphegodes)
- Ophrys × domus-maria M.P.Grasso (O. apifera × O. holosericea × O. sphegodes)
- Ophrys holosericea subsp. chestermanii J.J.Wood
- Ophrys × luisae (Licheri & Napoli) Soca (O. argolica subsp. crabronifera × O. bombyliflora × O. sphegodes)
- Ophrys × maremmae nothosubsp. normanii (J.J.Wood) H.Baumann & Künkele (O. holosericea subsp. chestermanii × O. tenthredinifera) – southwestern Sardinia
- Ophrys × marganaiensis Licheri & Rodi (O. argolica subsp. crabronifera × O. sphegodes × O. tenthredinifera)
- Ophrys × minuticauda nothosubsp. donorensis Gulli & M.P.Grasso (O. apifera × O. scolopax subsp. conradiae)
- Ophrys × pardui Giotta & Piccitto (O. fusca subsp. iricolor × O. holosericea × O. sphegodes)
- Ophrys × sulcitana Scrugli, Todde & Cogoni (O. holosericea × O. bombyliflora)
- Ophrys × vicina nothosubsp. corriasiana H.Baumann, Giotta, Künkele, R.Lorenz & Piccitto (O. holosericea subsp. chestermanii × O. scolopax subsp. conradiae) – southwestern Sardinia
- Orchis × penzigiana nothosubsp. sardoa Scrugli & M.P.Grasso (O. mascula subsp. ichnusae × O. provincialis)
Orobanchaceae
[edit]- Orobanche denudata Moris
Paeoniaceae
[edit]- Paeonia sandrae Camarda – northwestern Sardinia
Plantaginaceae
[edit]- Cymbalaria muelleri (Moris) A.Chev. – central Sardinia
- Cymbalaria muelleri subsp. muelleri – central Sardinia
- Cymbalaria muelleri subsp. villosa Carnicero – central-eastern Sardinia
- Linaria arcusangeli Atzei & Camarda
Plumbaginaceae
[edit]- Armeria morisii Boiss.
- Armeria sardoa Spreng.
- Armeria sulcitana Arrigoni
- Limonium acutifolium subsp. bosanum (Arrigoni & Diana) Arrigoni
- Limonium acutifolium subsp. cornusianum (Arrigoni & Diana) Arrigoni
- Limonium acutifolium subsp. nymphaeum (Erben) Arrigoni
- Limonium acutifolium subsp. tenuifolium (Bertol. ex Moris) Arrigoni – western Sardinia
- Limonium acutifolium subsp. tharrosianum (Arrigoni & Diana) Arrigoni
- Limonium ampuriense Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium capitis-eliae Erben – southern Sardinia (Sant'Elia)
- Limonium capitis-marci Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium caralitanum Erben
- Limonium carisae Erben
- Limonium coralliforme Alf.Mayer
- Limonium cunicularium Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium × dolcheri Pignatti (L. articulatum × L. graecum subsp. divaricatum)
- Limonium gallurense Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium hermaeum Pignatti – northeastern Sardinia (I. Tavolara)
- Limonium insulare (Bég. & Landi) Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium laetum (Nyman) Pignatti – western Sardinia
- Limonium lausianum Pignatti – western Sardinia (near Oristano)
- Limonium malfatanicum Erben
- Limonium merxmuelleri Erben
- Limonium morisianum Arrigoni
- Limonium multifurcatum Erben – northwestern Sardinia
- Limonium oristanum Alf.Mayer
- Limonium protohermaeum Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium pseudolaetum Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium pulviniforme Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium racemosum (Lojac.) Diana
- Limonium retirameum Greuter & Burdet
- Limonium sardoum (Pignatti) Erben – southern Sardinia (Sant'Elia)
- Limonium sinisicum Erben
- Limonium strictissimum (Salzm.) Arrigoni – northern Sardinia
- Limonium sulcitanum Arrigoni
- Limonium tibulatium Pignatti
- Limonium tigulianum Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium tyrrhenicum Arrigoni & Diana
- Limonium ursanum Erben
- Limonium viniolae Arrigoni & Diana
Poaceae
[edit]- Festuca morisiana subsp. morisiana – central Sardinia (Mt. Gennargetu)
Polygalaceae
[edit]- Polygala padulae Arrigoni
- Polygala sardoa Chodat
- Polygala sinisica Arrigoni
Ranunculaceae
[edit]- Aquilegia barbaricina Arrigoni & E.Nardi – east-central Sardinia
- Aquilegia cremnophila Bacch., Brullo, Congiu, Fenu, J.L.Garrido & Mattana
- Aquilegia nugorensis Arrigoni & E.Nardi – east-central Sardinia
- Aquilegia nuragica Arrigoni & E.Nardi – east-central Sardinia
- Ranunculus cymbalariifolius Balb. ex Moris
Rhamnaceae
[edit]- Rhamnus persicifolia Moris
Rosaceae
[edit]- Rubus laconensis Camarda
- Rubus pignattii Camarda
Rubiaceae
[edit]- Cynanchica deficiens (Viv.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – I. Tavolara
- Cynanchica pumila (Moris) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio – near Oliena
- Galium glaucophyllum Em.Schmid
- Galium schmidii Arrigoni
Rutaceae
[edit]- Ruta lamarmorae Bacch.
Salicaceae
[edit]- Salix arrigonii Brullo
- Salix purpurea subsp. eburnea (Borzì) Cif. & Giacom. ex S.Pignatti
Santalaceae
[edit]- Thesium italicum A.DC.
Scrophulariaceae
[edit]- Scrophularia morisii Vals.
Violaceae
[edit]- Viola limbarae (Merxm. & W.Lippert) Arrigoni
References
[edit]- ^ Endemic plants of Sardegna, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ 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.