Help - vascular plants in Antarctica

[Alex Buchanan]

John,

The standard answer to your question is that there are two,
Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis, both on the
Antarctic Peninsula.

I have heard that Poa annua manages to appear in the disturbed ground
around some of the bases on the coast during the short summer.
Someone else might confirm this

Cheers,  Alex


>         Can anyone help with a list of vascular plants for mainland
>Antarctica?
>                 Thanks in advance,  John Steel

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