Pearlwort is a type of grass found in Antarctica
the scientific name for pearlwort is sagina.
Pearlwort bloom when there is sunlight, and generally in the Antarctic Peninsula there is sunlight all year. There are periods when the sunset and the sunrise are close together -- summer, and this is when the Pearlwort is most successful in blooming.
a plant in antarctica
It looks like a flower
2 inches or 5cm
2 inches or 5 cm
Antarctic pearlwort and Antarctic hair grass
Pearlworts are plants. They consume water and sunshine, but they don't eat in the conventional sense.
Antarctic pearlwort, a small flowering plant found in the Antarctic region, is primarily consumed by herbivorous animals such as the Antarctic krill and various grazing birds, notably the snow petrel and the Antarctic petrel. These animals rely on the limited vegetation available in the harsh environment, making Antarctic pearlwort an important food source for them. Additionally, some insects may also feed on this plant in its native habitat.
The Antarctic Pearlwort has many adaptations that it needs to survive. One behavioural adaptation that it has is that the Antarctic Pearlwort grows to each other, a strategy that helps it to resist the effects of cold weather and reduce damage caused by strong Antarctic winds
Antarctic pearlwort is the name of a short grass that grows on very small areas of the western side of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.From the Wikipedia entry: "Deschampsia antarctica(Antarctic hair grass) is one of two flowering plants native to Antarctica, the other being Colobanthus quitensis (Antarctic pearlwort)."
only some vegatation can be found such as fungi, moss,lichens and liverwort and some types of algae. There are two native vascular species of plant, the Antarctic Hairgrass and the Antarctic pearlwort