Corsica

Plant recordings in May 2005

by Rutger Barendse and Jeroen Willemsen 

Plant species on Corsica




Useful identification keys

  • P. Danton and M. Baffray: Inventaire des Plantes protégées en France (Paris 1995).
  • P. Fournier: Les quatre Flores de France, I Texte/II Atlas (Paris 1977).
  • J. Gamisans and J.F. Marzocchi: La Flore endémique de la Corse (Aix-en-Provence 1996).
  • J. Gamisans: La végétation de la Corse (Aix-en-Provence 1999).
  • D. Jaenmonod and J. Gamisans: Flora Corsica (Aix-en-Provence 2007).


Plant species recorded on Corsica

Go to our Google map to see the locations we visited.

PLEASE NOTE:
Only the first finding of species in May 2005 is displayed. So species that were both recorded on the 17th and the 20th of May ONLY are noted on the 25th of March.


16-5-2005: Cisco

Achillea nobilis
Adianthum capellus-veneris = Adiantum
Aegilops geniculata
Agrimonia eupatoria
Aira elegans = Aira elegantissima
Allium ampeloprasum
Allium roseum
Allium subvillosum
Allium triquetrum
Alnus glutinosa
Anagallis arvensis
Anchusa italica = Anchusa azurea
Anemone pavonia
Anogramma leptophylla
Anthemis arvensis
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Anthyllus hermanniae = Anthyllis hermanniae
Aphanes arvensis
Argyrolobium zanonii
Arisarum vulgare
Arum italicum
Arundo donax
Asparagus acutifolius
Asphodelis aestivus = Asphodelus ramosus
Asplenium adianthum-nigrum
Asplenium trichomanes
Astrolinon linum-stellatum
Avena fatua
Bellis perennis
Beta maritima
Blackstonia perfoliata
Borago officinalis
Brachypodium rethusum = Brachypodium retusum
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Briza maxima
Briza media
Briza minor
Bromus hordaceus
Bromus madritensis
Bunias erucago
Calendula arvensis
Calystegia sepium
Campanula erinus
Campanula patula
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine hirsuta
Carduus pycnocephalus
Carex depauperata
Carex distans
Carex divulsa
Carex flacca
Carex pendula
Carex sylvatica
Catapodium marinum
Centaurea napifolia
Centaurium erythraea
Centaurium littorale
Centaurium maritimum
Cerastium glomeratum
Ceratochloa carinata
Chaerophyllum temulum
Chenopodium murale
Chrysanthemum myconis = Coleostephus myconis
Cichorium intybus
Cistus monspeliensis
Cistus parviflorus
Cistus salvifolius
Clematis vitalba
Commelina coelestis
Convolvulus althaeoides
Convolvulus arvensis
Conyza canadensis
Corylus avellana
Crataegus monogyna
Crepis tectorum
Crithmum maritmum
Cyclamen repandrum
Cynoglossum creticum
Cynosurus echinatus
Cyperus longus
Cytinus hypocistus
Cytisus villosus
Dactylis glomerata
Daucus carota
Dorycnium hirsutum
Dryopteris tyrrhena
Echium plantagineum
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum ramosissimum
Erica arborea
Erodium ciconium
Erodium lebelii ssp marcuccii
Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia nicaensis
Euphorbia peplus
Festuca arundinacea
Ficus carica
Fraxinus ornus
Fumaria capreolata
Fumaria officinalis
Galactitis tomentosa
Galium aparine
Galium mollugo
Galium scabrum
Gaudinia fragilis
Genista corsica
Geranium molle
Geranium purpureum
Geranium pusillum
Geranium robertianum
Geranium rotundifolium
Gladiolus illyricus
Glaucium flavum
Hedera helix
Helianthemum salicifolium
Holcus lanatus
Hordeum murinum
Hymenocarpus circinnatus = Hymenocarpos circinnatus
Hyoseris radicata
Hypericum perforatum
Hypochaeris radicata
Isolepis setacea
Jasione montana
Juncus bufonius
Knautia integrifolia
Lactuca serriola
Lactuca virosa
Lagurus ovatus
Lathyrus annuus
Lathyrus clymenum
Lathyrus latifolius
Lathyrus venetus
Laurus nobilis
Lavatera maritima
Leontodon autumnalis
Leucanthemum corymbosa
Limodorum abortivum
Linaria pelisseriana
Linum bienne
Linum strictum
Linum trichinum = Linum trigynum
Lolium perenne
Lonicera etrusca
Lupinus angustifolius
Lupinus micranthus
Lythrum juncaeum
Malva sylvestris
Marrubium vulgare
Medicago arabica
Medicago sativa
Melica minuta
Mentha pulegoides = Mentha pulegium
Mentha rotundifolia = Mentha x rotundifolia
Mercuralis annua
Mercuralis perennis
Misopates orontium
Muscari commosum = Muscari commutatum
Oenanthe globulosa
Ononis sicula
Ophrys incubacea
Orchis laxiflora
Orchis longicornu = Anacamptis morio subsp. longicornu
Ornithopus compressus
Orobanche crenata
Orobanche minor
Orobanche picridis
Orobanche ramosa
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis pes-caprae
Oxalis purpurea
Pallenis spinosa
Papaver hybridum
Papaver rhoeas
Parapholis strigosa
Parentucellia viscosa
Parietaria judaeca
Parthenocissus inserta
Petrorhagia velutina
Picris hieracioides
Pinus pinea
Pistacia lenticus
Plantago bellardi
Plantago coronopus
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Poa annua
Poa trivialis
Polypodium interjectum = Polypodium interjectum + Polypodium vulgare
Polypogon monspeliensis
Potentilla reptans
Psonalea bituminosa = Psoralea bituminosa
Pteridium aquilinum
Quercus ilex
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus muricatus
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus velutinus
Raphanus raphanistrum
Reseda lutea
Reseda luteola
Rhagadiolus stellatus
Rosa sempervirens
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rubia tinctoria
Rumex crispus
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex thysiflorus
Ruscus aculeatus
Sagina apetula = Sagina apetala
Salsola kali
Salvia verbenacea
Salvia verticilata = Salvia verticillata
Sanguisorba minor
Scabiosa corsica
Scilla bifolia
Scrophularia peregrina
Securigera securidaca
Sedum album
Selaginella denticulata
Senecio vulgaris
Serapias lingua
Serapias vormeracea = Serapias vomeracea
Sherardia arvensis
Silene gallica
Silene latifolia
Silene vulgaris
Silybum marianum
Sisymbrium officinale
Smilax aspera
Smyrnium oleastrum
Solanum luteum
Solanum nigrum
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Spergularia spec.
Stachys arvensis
Stellaria media
Tamus communis
Tribulus terrestris
Trifolium angustifolium
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium glomeratum
Trifolium ligusticum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium recupinatum = Trifolium resupinatum
Trifolium repens
Trifolium stellatum
Trifolium subterraneum
Tuberaria guttata
Ulmus minor
Umbilicus rupestris
Urospermmum delechampii = Urospermum dalechampii
Urtica dioica
Verbena officinalis
Veronica arvensis
Veronica cymbalaria
Veronica persica
Vicia hybrida
Vicia leucantha
Vicia sativa ssp. Sativa
Vicia tenuifolia
Vicia tetrasperma
Vinca major
Viola hirta
Viola reichenbachiana
Vulpia myuros
 

17-5-2005: Cap Corse

Althaea hirsuta
Anthyllus vulneraria
Arabis hirsuta
Bellardia trixago
Brimeura fastigata
Cakile maritima
Calystegia soldanella
Campobrotis acinaciformis
Campobrotis edulis
Cheiranthus cheiranthoides
Crassula tillaea
Cruciata laevipes
Cuprina cuprinastrum
Cuscuta campestris
Cytinus ruber
Dacthylorhiza spec.
Dactylis glomerata ssp. hispanica
Elytrigia juncea
Eryngium maritimum
Euphorbia charasias
Euphorbia paralias
Fragaria vesca
Franckenia laevis
Galantia hispida
Geranium colombinum
Geum urbanum
Hieracium murorum
Hieracium sabaudum
Iris pseudacoris
Juncus bulboschoenus
Lamium bifidum
Lavendula stoechas ssp. stoechas
Limonium contartiraneum
Lunaria annua
Luzula pilosa cf.
Malva neglecta
Medicago italicus = Medicago italica
Medicago marina
Melilotus indicus
Moehringia trinerva
Ophrys speghodes
Orchis coriophora = Anacamptis coriophora
Orchis pappilonicaea = Anacamptis papilionacea
Pancratium illyricum
Poa bulbosa
Polygala nicaensis ssp. corsica
Polygonum maritimum
Rumex acetosella
Rumex bucephalophorus
Sanicula europaea
Santolina corsica
Sedum littoreum = Sedum litoreum
Sedum stellatum
Senecio bicolor
Tamarix africana
Thymelaea hirsuta
Verbascum densiflorum
Viburnum tinus
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
 

18-5-2005: Bastia (La Lagune)

Althaea officinalis
Andryala integrifolia
Carex extensa
Centaurea sphaerocephala
Chamaemelum mixtum = Anthemis mixta
Cladium mariscus
Equisetum telmateia
Halimium ocymoides
Juncus acutus
Juncus maritimus
Limonium vulgare
Lobularia maritima
Lysimachia vulgaris
Samolus valerandi
Schoenus nigricans
Xanthium strumarium
 

18-5-2005: Gorges de l'Asco

Acer campestre
Aira caryophyllea
Alnus cordata
Apium nodiflorum
Athyrium filix-femina
Buxus sempervirens
Carex remota
Centaurea calcitrapa
Centaurea cyanus
Centranthus calcitrapa
Chrysanthemum segetum = Glebionis segetum
Dianthus furcatus ssp gyspergerae
Digitalis purpurea
Draba muralis
Dracunculus musciformis
Equisetum arvense
Erophila verna
Eupatorium cannabium ssp. corsicum
Euphorbia dendroides
Filago pyramidata
Helleborus lividus ssp. corsicus
Hyoscyamus niger
Hypericum androsaemum
Leontodon crispus
Mentha aquatica
Montia fontana
Myosotis ramosissima
Orobanche alba
Papaver dubium
Petrorhagia saxifraga ssp. gasparrinii
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum = Nasturtium officinale
Scabiosa cretica
Scleranthus annuus
Siderites romana = Sideritis romana
Stachys glutinosa
Teesdalia nudicaulis
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium micranthum
Umbilicus heylandanus
Urtica atrovirens
Valerianella dentata
Vicia hirsuta
Vicia lathyroides
Woodwardia radicans
 

19-5-2005: Asco/Haut Asco

Acer negundo
Allium pendulinum
Alnus alnobetula ssp. suaveolens = Alnus viridis subsp. suaveolens
Arabidopsis thaliana
Arenaria balearica
Asplenium fontanum
Asplenium obovatum
Asplenium septentrionale
Asterocarpus sesamoides = Sesamoides clusii
Barbarea rupicola
Berberis aethnensis = Berberis vulgaris subsp. aetnensis
Betula pubescens
Blechnum spicant
Cardamine resedifolia
Carex echinata
Carex microcarpa
Carex viridula
Cerastium diffusum
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Chondrilla juncea
Coincya monensis
Convolvulus cantabrica
Crocus corsicus
Cruciata glabra
Cystopteris fragilis
Dacthylorhiza insularia
Echium italicum
Euphorbia semiperfoliata = Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. semiperfoliata
Gagea nevadensis
Galium rotundifolium
Herniaria hirsuta
Hieracium maculatum
Ilex aquifolium
Isatis tinctoria
Juncus requienii
Lamarckia aurea
Lamium garganeum ssp. corsicum
Lepidium hirtum spp. Oxyotum
Ligusticum corsicum ssp. corsicum
Lilium bulbiferum ssp bulbiferum
Luzula forsteri
Luzula spicata
Medicago lupulina
Mentha requienii
Mycelis muralis
Narthecium reverchonii
Neotinea intacta = Neotinea maculata
Orchis morio ssp. picta = Anacamptis morio subsp. picta
Paronychia argentea
Pinguicula corsica
Pinus nigra ssp laricia = Pinus nigra subsp. laricio
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Polygonatum odoratum
Polystichum setiferum
Ptilostemon casabonae
Pulsatilla alpina ssp. curnea = Pulsatilla alpina subsp. cyrnea
Ranunculus ficaria
Sagina revelieri
Sagina pilifera
Salix cinerea
Saponaria ocymoides ssp alsmoides= Saponaria ocymoides subsp. alsinoide
Saxifraga pedemontana ssp. cervicornis
Saxifraga rotundifolia
Scrophularia canina
Sorbus aucuparia
Urtica pilulifera
Veronica hederifolia
Veronica officinalis
Veronica repens var repens
Veronica verna
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor = Viola biflora
Viola riviniana
Viscum album ssp austriacum
 

20-05-2005: Ostriconi

Ammophylla arenaria
Aristolochia rotunda ssp insularis
Bromus racemosus ssp cummutatus
Bromus racemosus ssp racemosus
Carex otrubae
Carex riparia
Cirsium vulgare
Cutandia maritima
Datura stramonium
Dipsacus sativus
Dorycnium pentaphyllum
Eleocharis palustris
Ephedra distachya
Eryngium campestre
Euphorbia hirsuta
Galium palustre
Geranium dissectum
Globularia alypum
Glyceria fluitans
Hordeum marinum
Hypecoum procumbens
Juncus articulatus
Lolium multiflorum
Lotus pedunculatus
Lycopus europaeus var corsicus
Lythrum salicaria
Matthiola sinuata
Medicago littoralis
Melilotus altissimus
Myosotis arvensis
Nerium oleandrum
Phleum arenarium
Phleum spec.
Phragmites australis
Plantago arenaria
Plantago coronopus var humilis
Plantago lagopus
Potamogeton trichoides
Pseudorlaya pumila
Ranunculus aquatilus = Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus ophioglossoides = Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
Scirpus lacustris ssp lacusris = Schoenoplectus lacustris
Scrophularia oblongifolia ssp oblongifolia = Scrophularia auriculata
Silene nicaensis
Silene succulenta ssp corsica
Solanum dulcamara
Spartium junceum
Spergularia maritima = Spergularia media
Spergularia rubra
Typha angustifolia
Veronica catenata
Vitis vinifera ssp sylvestris
Vulpia fasciculata
 

20-05-2005: Ponte Leccia

Alisma lanceolatum
Alliaria petiolata
Alnus x eliptica = Alnus x elliptica
Barbarea vulgaris
Osmunda regalis
Platanus hispanica
Populus nigra
Salix purpurea
 

21-5-2005 Ponte Leccia -> Bonifaziu

Lychnis flos-cuculi
Ruta graveolens
Sambucus ebulus
 

21-5-2005: West of Bonifaziu

Anacamptis pyramidalis
Armeria pungens
Asteriscus aquaticus
Astragalus massilensis
Atriplex lacinata
Atriplex patula
Atriplex portulacoides
Bellium bellidioides
Carduncellus caeruleus
Clinopodium acinos
Daucus carota ssp dropanensis = Daucus carota subsp. drepanensis
Echballium elaterium
Erodium corsicum
Evax rotundata
Galium setaceum
Hedysarum spinosissimum
Inula crithmoides
Inula salicina
Limonium obtusifolium
Matthiola incana
Morisia monanthos
Nigella damascnena
Ononis minutissima
Ophrys lutea
Orobanche rapum-genistae ssp rigens
Osyris alba
Othantus maritimus
Pastinaca latifolia
Phrasium majus
Reseda alba
Romulea spec.
Ruppia cirrhosa
Salicornia procumbens
Scandix pecten-veneris
Senecio leucanthemifolia = Senecio leucanthemifolius
Silene colorata
Suaeda maritima
Umbelliferus spec.
 

22-5-220: East of Bonifaziu

Ajuga iva
Anagallis minima = Centunculus minimus
Anthoxanthum aristatum
Anthyllus barba-jovis = Anthyllis barba-jovis
Apium crassipes
Apium graveolens
Atriplex halimus
Baldellia ranunculoides
Carex halleriana ssp halleriana
Cicendia filiformis
Corrigola littoralis = Corrigiola litoralis
Cotula coronopifolia
Cynodon dactylon
Euphorbia exigua
Filago gallica
Gennaria diphylla
Helianthus tuberosus
Herniaria latifolia ssp litardieri
Illecebrum verticillatum
Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp atricapillus
Juncus anceps
Juncus capitatus
Juncus ensifolius = erronious
Juncus pygmeus
Laserpitium latifolium
Lathyrus cicera
Lathyrus hirsutus
Lathyrus saxatilis
Ligustrum lucidum
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Medicago lacinata
Oenanthe fistulosa
Opopanax chironium
Opuntia ficus-barbarea
Ornithogalum narbonense
Papaver somniferum
Parentucellia latifolia
Radiola linoides
Rapistrum rugosum
Reseda spec.
Solenopsis minuta ssp corsica = Laurentia tenella
Trifolium strictum
Vicia sylvatica
 

22-5-2005: Cuo

Alisma plantago-aquatica
Callitriche obtusangula
Cynosurus cristatus
Dittrichia graveolens
Mercuralis corsica
Oenanthe crocata
Senecio aquaticus = Jacobaea aquatica
Tragopogon dubius
Trifolium patens
 

22-5-2005: Bonifaziu-center

Acanthus mollis
Artemisia arborescens
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
 

23-5-2005: Bavella

Aethionema saxatile
Allium ursinum
Anemone appenina = Anemone apennina
Antirrhinum majus
Armeria multiceps
Astragalus genargentea = gennargenteus
Astragalus glycyphyllos
Bellis perennis
Cardamine flexuosa
Carex pallescens
Chaerophyllum hirsutum
Coincya monensis ssp recurvata
Conium maculatum
Crepis nemauensis = Crepis sancta
Cuscuta epithymum
Cymbalaria hepaticifolia
Doronicum corsicum
Fallopia dumentorum
Filago vulgaris
Galium odorata
Hieracium praealtum ssp bauhinii = Hieracium bauhini
Hieracium sphaerocephalum
Hypericum corsicum
Hypericum tetrapterum
Hypochaeris robertia
Kerneria saxatilis = Kernera saxatilis
Lamium amplexicaule
Lemna minor
Polygonum aviculare
Potentilla crassinerva
Potentilla micrantha
Prunella vulgaris
Ranunculus millefoliatus
Rubia peregrina ssp requienii
Saxifraga corsica
Scleranthus burnalii = S. burnati
Senecio viscosus
Stachys corsica
Stellaria neglecta
Typha latifolia
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola canina
 

24-5-2005: Monte Rotondu

Acer pseudoplatanus
Alchemilla alpina
Allium parciflorum
Anthriscus caucalis
Arabis alpina
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Armeria leucocephala
Carex praecox
Carlina macrocephala ssp macrocephala
Castanea sativa
Cerastium soleirolii
Consolida regalis
Draba loiseleurii
Lamium maculatum
Luzula nivea
Myosotis soleirolii
Orchis maculata = Dactylorhiza maculata
Phytolacca americana
Plantago sarda ssp sarda = Plantago subulata subsp. insularis
Potentilla rupestris ssp pygmea
Prenanthus purpurea
Prunus padus
Sagina procumbens
Saxifraga paniculata
Sedum monregalense
Sempervivum montanum ssp montanum
Stellaria nemorum ssp montanum
Viola kitaibeliana
 

25-5-2005: Surroundings of Corte

Ailanthus altissima
Cardamine impatiens
Cardiaria draba
Chenopodium schraderianum
Chenopodium vulvaria
Cistus tomentosa = Cistus albidus
Clinopodium vulgare
Crepis capillaris
Digitalis purpurea var gyspergereae
Epilobium lanceolatum
Epipactis atrorubens
Hieracium pilosella
Hypericum montanum
Lathyrus aphaca
Lathyrus sphaericus
Melica uniflora
Melissa officinalis
Micropyrum tenellum
Onopordum acanthium
Orlaya daucoides = Orlaya kochii
Pisum sativum
Poa nemoralis
Potentilla hirta
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Quercus pubescens
Ranunculus montanus
Rosa canina
Rosa villosa
Sedum rubens
Serapias cordigera
 

26-5-2005: Pietropiana

Borago pygmaea
Cerastium arvense
Clematis flammula
Genista salzmannii var. lobelioides
Luzula campestris
Olea europaea
Prunus spinosa
Sambucus nigra
Solanum spec.
Teucrium scorodium
Vicia villosa
Viola corsica