Antarctic pearlwort

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Antarctic pearlwort is a small, hardy flowering plant native to the Antarctic region, known for being one of the continent’s only two naturally occurring flowering plant species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant ⓘ
perennial plant ⓘ
vascular plant ⓘ
adaptation ability to grow in nutrient-poor soils ⓘ
cold tolerance ⓘ
desiccation tolerance ⓘ
freeze tolerance ⓘ
high UV tolerance ⓘ
wind resistance ⓘ
binomialName Colobanthus quitensis ⓘ
linked to: Colobanthus
coexistsWith Antarctic hair grass ⓘ
describedInYear 1904 ⓘ
discoveredBy Carl Skottsberg ⓘ
family Caryophyllaceae ⓘ
flowerColor yellow ⓘ
floweringSeason austral summer ⓘ
foundIn Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
South Orkney Islands ⓘ
South Shetland Islands ⓘ
Tierra del Fuego ⓘ
genus Colobanthus ⓘ
growsInClimate cold temperate alpine climate ⓘ
polar maritime climate ⓘ
growthForm cushion plant ⓘ
mat-forming plant ⓘ
habitat coastal areas ⓘ
fellfields ⓘ
gravelly slopes ⓘ
rocky soils ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType small fleshy leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Andes ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ
Maritime Antarctic ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Subantarctic islands ⓘ
oneOfTwoNativeFloweringPlantsOf Antarctica ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination self-pollination ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction by seeds ⓘ
vegetative spread by clonal growth ⓘ
roleInEcosystem primary producer ⓘ
soil stabilizer ⓘ
studiedFor cold tolerance mechanisms ⓘ
plant responses to climate change ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalHeight 2–5 cm ⓘ

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Antarctic hair grass → co-occursWith → Antarctic pearlwort ⓘ