Sesleria insularis

Sesleria insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Sesleriinae
Genus: Sesleria
Species: Sesleria insularis

Name

Sesleria insularis Sommier, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76: 364 (1978)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sesleria caerulea subsp. insularis (Sommier) Bég. & Vacc. in Arch. Bot. Sist. 5: 46 (1929)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. insularis (Sommier) Fiori in Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 116 (1923)
• Heterotypic
  • Sesleria barbaricina (Arrigoni) Arrigoni in Bocconea 19: 43 (2006)
  • Sesleria caerulea var. corsica Hack. in J.I.Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 109 (1910)
  • × Sesleria caerulea subvar. macrochaeta Hack. in J.I.Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 110 (1910)
  • Sesleria caerulea subvar. microchaeta Hack. in J.I.Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 110 (1910)
  • Sesleria corsica (Hack.) Ujhelyi in Ind. Horti Bot. Univ. Budapest 3: 112, 139 (1938)
  • Sesleria insularis subsp. barbaricina Arrigoni in Boll. Soc. Sarda Sci. Nat. 22: 270 (1983)
  • Sesleria insularis subsp. morisiana Arrigoni in Boll. Soc. Sarda Sci. Nat. 22: 274 (1983)
  • Sesleria morisiana (Arrigoni) Arrigoni in Bocconea 19: 43 (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse Regionalː Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sommier, 1905. Bolletino della Società Botanica Italiana : 126

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Sesleria insularis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Sesleria insularis. Published online. Accessed: January 14 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: سيسلرية جزريةčeština: pěchava ostrovní

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