Sardinia (Sardegna) is a large island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of plants.Endemic plants of Sardegna, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025. Although it is politically part of Italy, the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions treats Sardinia as distinct botanical country.
Plants are listed alphabetically by plant family. Extinct and presumed extinct species are indicated with †.
Amaryllidaceae Narcissus supramontanus
Apiaceae Ferula arrigonii Oenanthe lisae Ptychotis sardoa Siler montanum subsp. corrasianum Siler montanum subsp. ogliastrinum
Apocynaceae Vinca difformis subsp. sardoa
Asparagaceae Drimia glaucophylla – southwestern Sardinia
Asteraceae Bellium crassifolium Buphthalmum inuloides – northern Sardinia Castroviejoa montelinasana Centaurea filiformis Centaurea filiformis subsp. ferulacea – eastern Sardinia (Baunei) Centaurea filiformis subsp. filiformis Centaurea horrida – Sardinia (T. Asinara, I. Tavolara) Centaurea magistrorum Gelasia callosa Helichrysum saxatile Helichrysum saxatile subsp. morisianum Helichrysum saxatile subsp. saxatile Hieracium bernardi subsp. gallurense Hieracium bernardi subsp. templare Hieracium hypochoeroides subsp. supramontanum Hieracium leiopogon subsp. iolai Hieracium mattiroloanum subsp. martellianum Hieracium pictum subsp. irginianum Hieracium racemosum subsp. limbarae Hieracium racemosum subsp. oliastrae Hypochaeris sardoa Lactuca longidentata Lamyropsis microcephala Phagnalon rupestre subsp. morisianum Senecio marmorae Senecio morisii – central-eastern Sardinia Senecio sardous Senecio × vaccarii (S. leucanthemifolius × S. vulgaris) Taraxacum barbaricinum Taraxacum genargenteum Taraxacum sarcidanum Taraxacum sardomontanum
Boraginaceae Anchusa crispa subsp. maritima – northern Sardinia Anchusa formosa Anchusa montelinasana Borago morisiana – Sardinia incl. I. S. Pietro Cynoglossum barbaricinum Echium anchusoides
Brassicaceae Brassica tyrrhena Odontarrhena tavolarae
Campanulaceae Campanula forsythii Solenopsis bacchettae – central Sardinia
Caprifoliaceae Cephalaria squamiflora subsp. bigazzii Cephalaria squamiflora subsp. mediterranea Dipsacus valsecchii Valeriana amazonum – eastern Sardinia
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium ligusticum subsp. palustre Cerastium supramontanum Dianthus genargenteus Dianthus ichnusae Dianthus ichnusae subsp. ichnusae Dianthus ichnusae subsp. toddei Dianthus insularis Dianthus morisianus – southwestern Sardinia Dianthus mossanus – southern Sardinia Dianthus oliastrae Dianthus sardous Dianthus stellaris Sagina revelierei Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoides Silene beguinotii Silene ichnusae Silene morisiana Silene rosulata subsp. sanctae-therasiae – northern Sardinia Silene valsecchiae – northeastern and southeastern Sardinia
Cistaceae Helianthemum morisianum Helianthemum supramontanum
Colchicaceae Colchicum actupii – east-central Sardinia Colchicum gonarei
Fabaceae Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. ichnusae – east-central Sardinia Astragalus genargenteus – central Sardinia Astragalus gennarii – Monte Albo Astragalus maritimus – I. San Pietro Astragalus tegulensis Astragalus verrucosus Bituminaria morisiana Genista arbusensis Genista bocchierii Genista cadasonensis Genista desoleana subsp. martellii – western Sardinia Genista ephedroides – northeastern Sardinia Genista insularis Genista insularis subsp. fodinae Genista insularis subsp. insularis Genista morisii Genista nuragica Genista ovina Genista pichisermolliana – east-central Sardinia Genista salzmannii subsp. limbarae Genista sardoa Genista sulcitana Genista toluensis Genista valsecchiae – southwestern Sardinia
Fagaceae Quercus ichnusae
Grossulariaceae Ribes multiflorum subsp. sandalioticum Ribes sardoum – Sardinia, near Oliena
Hypericaceae Hypericum scruglii
Iridaceae Romulea bocchierii Romulea × limbarae (R. ligustica × R. requienii)
Lamiaceae Clinopodium sandalioticum – southwestern Sardinia Clinopodium sardoum Glechoma sardoa Micromeria filiformis subsp. cordata Nepeta foliosa – Mt. Oliena Salvia desoleana Thymus catharinae
Malvaceae Malva lusitanica subsp. pallescens – islands off San Pietro Malva stenopetala subsp. plazzae
Orchidaceae Anacamptis × alata nothosubsp. sarcidani (A. laxiflora × A. morio subsp. longicornu) × Anacamptorchis richardiorum (Anacamptis papilionacea × Orchis mascula subsp. ichnusae) Ophrys × barbaricina (O. holosericea × O. speculum × O. sphegodes) Ophrys × domus-maria (O. apifera × O. holosericea × O. sphegodes) Ophrys holosericea subsp. chestermanii Ophrys × luisae (O. argolica subsp. crabronifera × O. bombyliflora × O. sphegodes) Ophrys × maremmae nothosubsp. normanii (O. holosericea subsp. chestermanii × O. tenthredinifera) – southwestern Sardinia Ophrys × marganaiensis (O. argolica subsp. crabronifera × O. sphegodes × O. tenthredinifera) Ophrys × minuticauda nothosubsp. donorensis (O. apifera × O. scolopax subsp. conradiae) Ophrys × pardui (O. fusca subsp. iricolor × O. holosericea × O. sphegodes) Ophrys × sulcitana (O. holosericea × O. bombyliflora) Ophrys × vicina nothosubsp. corriasiana (O. holosericea subsp. chestermanii × O. scolopax subsp. conradiae) – southwestern Sardinia Orchis × penzigiana nothosubsp. sardoa (O. mascula subsp. ichnusae × O. provincialis)
Orobanchaceae Orobanche denudata
Paeoniaceae Paeonia sandrae – northwestern Sardinia
Plantaginaceae Cymbalaria muelleri – central Sardinia Cymbalaria muelleri subsp. muelleri – central Sardinia Cymbalaria muelleri subsp. villosa – central-eastern Sardinia Linaria arcusangeli
Plumbaginaceae Armeria morisii Armeria sardoa Armeria sulcitana Limonium acutifolium subsp. bosanum Limonium acutifolium subsp. cornusianum Limonium acutifolium subsp. nymphaeum Limonium acutifolium subsp. tenuifolium – western Sardinia Limonium acutifolium subsp. tharrosianum Limonium ampuriense Limonium capitis-eliae – southern Sardinia (Sant'Elia) Limonium capitis-marci Limonium caralitanum Limonium carisae Limonium coralliforme Limonium cunicularium Limonium × dolcheri (L. articulatum × L. graecum subsp. divaricatum) Limonium gallurense Limonium hermaeum – northeastern Sardinia (I. Tavolara) Limonium insulare Limonium laetum – western Sardinia Limonium lausianum – western Sardinia (near Oristano) Limonium malfatanicum Limonium merxmuelleri Limonium morisianum Limonium multifurcatum – northwestern Sardinia Limonium oristanum Limonium protohermaeum Limonium pseudolaetum Limonium pulviniforme Limonium racemosum Limonium retirameum Limonium sardoum – southern Sardinia (Sant'Elia) Limonium sinisicum Limonium strictissimum – northern Sardinia Limonium sulcitanum Limonium tibulatium Limonium tigulianum Limonium tyrrhenicum Limonium ursanum Limonium viniolae
Poaceae Festuca morisiana subsp. morisiana – central Sardinia (Mt. Gennargetu)
Polygalaceae Polygala padulae Polygala sardoa Polygala sinisica
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia barbaricina – east-central Sardinia Aquilegia cremnophila Aquilegia nugorensis – east-central Sardinia Aquilegia nuragica – east-central Sardinia Ranunculus cymbalariifolius
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus persicifolia
Rosaceae Rubus laconensis Rubus pignattii
Rubiaceae Cynanchica deficiens – I. Tavolara Cynanchica pumila – near Oliena Galium glaucophyllum Galium schmidii
Rutaceae Ruta lamarmorae
Salicaceae Salix arrigonii Salix purpurea subsp. eburnea
Santalaceae Thesium italicum
Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia morisii
Violaceae Viola limbarae
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