Help - vascular plants in Antarctica

[Michael Vincent]

I do not have a list, but in the course of my studies of the genus
Trifolium (Fabaceae), I was surprised to come across a specimen of
Trifolium hybridum L. which collected in Antarctica.  Here is the
collection information:

Trifolium hybridum L. (Fabaceae)
ANTARCTICA:  South Georgia.  Corytinhen Whaling Station.  Amongst
Delechampsia on gravel outside kitchens.
leg. D. Walter #SG82, 20 Jan. 1968 (voucher at NA)

Hope this helps.
M.A. Vincent


At 05:52 PM 1/10/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Are you sure that there are vascular plants in Antarctica?  We found grasses
>on Deception Island, but that island is NOT part of mainland Antarctica.  I
>do not recall finding any on the continent itself.  There are also grasses
>and other vascular plants on the subantarctic islands.
>Robin Leech
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "john steel" <baron at PLANTA.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 2:18 PM
>Subject: Help - vascular plants in Antarctica
>
>
> >
> >         Can anyone help with a list of vascular plants for mainland
> > Antarctica?
> >                 Thanks in advance,  John Steel

Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator
W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Department of Botany
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA

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