This species is one of only two flowering plants native to antarctica, the other one being the antarctic pearlwort (colobanthus quitensis) In addition, there are around 250 lichens The two flowering plants in question, the antarctic pearlwort (colobanthus quitensis) and the antarctic hair grass (deschampsia antarctica), native to antarctica, are thriving like never before Their growth rates have skyrocketed in recent years, and the primary driver behind this botanical revolution is climate change. There are only two flowering plants native to antarctica The antarctic hair grass and the antarctic pearlwort
Researchers first began collecting data on these two unique plants in 1960, and a slow and steady increase in growth was clearly observed over the decades. Antarctic flora antarctic flora is characterized by its remarkable adaptations to one of the planet's most extreme environments The continent is home to only two flowering plants Antarctic hairgrass (colobanthus quitensis) and a small pearlwort (deschampsia antarctica), both of which thrive primarily on the antarctic peninsula. Antarctica hosts only two native flowering plants Antarctic hair grass (deschampsia antarctica) and antarctic pearlwort (colobanthus quitensis)
It is one of only two flowering plants found in antarctica, however the flowers are tiny Colobanthus sublatus (emerald bog) found in the wetter areas, but again generally cushion forming.
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