Mcneillia graminifolia

Mcneillia graminifolia is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is a subshrub native to southeastern Europe, including Italy, Sicily, the former Yugoslav countries, Albania, Greece, and Romania.

Mcneillia graminifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Mcneillia
Species:	M. graminifolia
Binomial name
Mcneillia graminifolia (Ard.) Dillenb. & Kadereit (2014)
Subspecies
Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. brachypetala (Kamari) Dillenb. & Kadereit Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. clandestina (Port.) Dillenb. & Kadereit Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. graminifolia Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. hungarica (Jáv.) F.Conti & Bartolucci Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. rosanoi (Ten.) F.Conti, Bartolucci, Iamonico & Del Guacchio
Synonyms
Alsine arduinoi (Vis.) Fenzl (1833) Alsine graminifolia (Ard.) Bluff, Nees & Schauer (1837), nom. illeg. Arenaria arduinoi Vis. (1826) Arenaria graminifolia Ard. (1764) Minuartia graminifolia (Ard.) Jáv. (1914) Pettera graminifolia (Ard.) Rchb. (1841) Sabulina graminifolia (Ard.) Rchb. (1832)

Subspecies

Five subspecies are accepted.

• Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. brachypetala (Kamari) Dillenb. & Kadereit – northwestern Greece
• Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. clandestina (Port.) Dillenb. & Kadereit – northwestern Balkan Peninsula countries to northern and northeastern Albania
• Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. graminifolia – northeastern Italy
• Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. hungarica (Jáv.) F.Conti & Bartolucci – southwestern Romania
• Mcneillia graminifolia subsp. rosanoi (Ten.) F.Conti, Bartolucci, Iamonico & Del Guacchio – central and south-central Italy and northern Sicily