Corsica is a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants.Endemic plants of Corse, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025. Although it is politically part of France, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Corsica as distinct botanical country.
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Extinct and presumed extinct species are indicated with †.
Amaryllidaceae Acis longifolia Allium corsicum
Apiaceae Bupleurum falcatum subsp. corsicum Daucus carota subsp. caporientalis Daucus carota subsp. corsoccidentalis Daucus carota var. meriensis Daucus carota subsp. otaportensis Daucus carota subsp. valeriae Laserpitium halleri subsp. cynapiifolium Mutellina corsica Mutellina corsica var. corsica Mutellina corsica var. mufraricciae Pastinaca kochii subsp. latifolia Seseli djianeae Seseli praecox
Aspleniaceae Asplenium × dutartrei (A. ceterach × A. sagittatum) – southern Corsica
Asteraceae Adenostyles briquetii Anthemis arvensis subsp. glabra Bellis bernardi Bellium nivale Carduus × theriotii nothosubsp. cyrneus Castroviejoa frigida Doronicum corsicum Erigeron paolii Hieracium bernardi subsp. bernardi Hieracium glaucinum subsp. dasyadenium Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. ayliesii Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. jacquiniiforme Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. terrei Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. uazzanum Hieracium onosmoides subsp. microglossoides Hieracium racemosum subsp. insulare Hieracium racemosum subsp. pyramoides Hieracium racemosum subsp. vizzavonae Hieracium runcinatolobatum Hieracium rupicola subsp. marsillyanum Hieracium saxifragum subsp. venustum Hieracium schmidtii subsp. floccozum Hieracium schmidtii subsp. rupicolifolium Hieracium symphytaceum subsp. pseudorotgesianum Hieracium symphytaceum subsp. rotgesianum Hieracium vasconicum subsp. lactescens Hieracium venustum Hieracium viscosum subsp. scariolifolium Leucanthemopsis alpina subsp. tomentosa Leucanthemum corsicum Leucanthemum corsicum var. corsicum Leucanthemum corsicum var. eschenlohrianum Leucanthemum corsicum var. fenzlii Leucanthemum corsicum var. pinnatifidum Phagnalon sordidum var. corsicum Pilosella × deschatresii (P. lactucella subsp. nana × P. officinarum) Pilosella × dutartrei ( P. lactucella subsp. nana × P. visianii) Senecio rosinae Senecio serpentinicola Taraxacum aemulans Taraxacum atrolivaceum Taraxacum atrosquamatum Taraxacum castaneum Taraxacum cognoscibile Taraxacum corsicum Taraxacum cucullatiforme Taraxacum gamisansii Taraxacum marchionii Taraxacum pomposum Taraxacum purpureocornutum Taraxacum renosense Taraxacum rubricatum Taraxacum squamulosum
Betulaceae Alnus alnobetula subsp. suaveolens Alnus cordata subsp. cordata – northeastern Corsica
Boraginaceae Anchusa crispa subsp. valincoana – southwestern Corsica Cerinthe tenuiflora Echium montenielluense Myosotis corsicana Myosotis soleirolii
Brassicaceae Biscutella rotgesii Draba × lattinicciae Draba loiseleurii Odontarrhena robertiana
Campanulaceae Phyteuma serratum
Caprifolicaceae Scabiosa corsica Valeriana trinervis – southern Corsica near Bonifacio Valeriana tripartita
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium soleirolii Cerastium soleirolii subsp. stenopetalum Dianthus gyspergerae – western Corsica Spergula arvensis subsp. gracilis
Cistaceae Cistus × conradiae (C. creticus × C. monspeliensis)
Colchicaceae Colchicum arenasii – southwestern Corsica
Cyperaceae Carex mabilliana
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia corsica
Fabaceae Anthyllis × gamisansii (A. barba-jovis × A. hermanniae subsp. corsica) Astragalus greuteri Genista salzmannii subsp. lobelioides Genista salzmannii subsp. salzmannii Hippocrepis conradiae
Hypericaceae Hypericum tetrapterum var. corsicum
Iridaceae Romulea corsica – southern Corsica Romulea × jordanii (R. ramiflora × R. revelieri)
Juncaceae Juncus requienii
Lamiaceae Clinopodium corsicum Lamium cyrneum Nepeta agrestis
Lentibulariaceae Pinguicula corsica
Malvaceae Malva alcea subsp. ribifolia
Nartheciaceae Narthecium reverchonii
Orchidaceae Anacamptis morio nothosubsp. litardierei (A. morio subsp. longicornu × A. morio subsp. picta) Dactylorhiza cyrnea Orchis × palanchonii (O. olbiensis × O. pauciflora) × Serapicamptis debeauxii (Anacamptis papilionacea × Serapias cordigera)
Orobanchaceae Odontites luteus subsp. bonifaciensis Orobanche cyrnea
Plantaginaceae Chaenorhinum minus subsp. pseudorubrifolium Cymbalaria hepaticifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. insularis
Plumbaginaceae Armeria leucocephala Armeria soleirolii – northwestern Corsica near Calvi Limonium bonifaciense Limonium calanchicola Limonium contortirameum Limonium corsicum Limonium florentinum Limonium greuteri Limonium lambinonii Limonium obtusifolium Limonium patrimoniense Limonium portovecchiense Limonium tarcoense
Poaceae Festuca gamisansii Poa pratensis subsp. dolichophylla Thinopyrum corsicum – Sant' Angelo
Polygalaceae Polygala nicaeensis subsp. corsica
Ranunculaceae Aconitum corsicum Aquilegia bernardii Aquilegia litardierei Pulsatilla scherfelii subsp. cyrnea Ranunculus clethrophilus Ranunculus elisae Ranunculus marschlinsii Ranunculus sylviae
Rubiaceae Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii
Santalaceae Thesium corsalpinum Thesium kyrnosum
Saxifragaceae Micranthes stellaris var. obovata Saxifraga × conradiae (S. corsica × S. pedemontana subsp. cervicornis)
Thymelaeaceae Thymelaea × conradiae (T. hirsuta × T. tartonraira) Thymelaea tarton-raira subsp. thomasii – near Ponte Leccia
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