Antarctica (flora kingdom)
The Antarctic flora kingdom , also Antarctica, is one of the seven flora kingdoms of plant geography . In addition to the continent of Antarctica, it also includes the offshore archipelagos such as the Kerguelen and Falkland Islands and the southern tip of South America . Most authors also add New Zealand or at least its South Island. The Antarctic Florenreich corresponds in Tiergeographie the Wildlife of Antarctica .
In contrast to the other flora kingdoms, the Antarctic lacks endemic plant families . Specific elements of the flora are the araucarias (Araucariaceae), barnuts ( Acaena ), Azorella , Gunnera and beeches ( Nothofagus ). Kerguelen cabbage ( Pringlea antiscorbutica ) is endemic to the Kergueles .
In addition to algae, lichens and mosses, there are only two indigenous flowering plant species on Antarctica , the Antarctic Perlwort ( Colobanthus crassifolius ) from the carnation family and the Antarctic Schmiele ( Deschampsia antarctica ), a sweet grass . The annual bluegrass ( Poa annua ) and meadow bluegrass ( Poa pratensis ) are also introduced.
literature
- Frank Fukarek, Helmut Hübel, Peter König, Gerd K. Müller, Roland Schuster, Michael Succow: Urania Plant Kingdom : Vegetation . Urania, Leipzig, Jena, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-332-00550-2 , pp. 88 .
- Carl Beierkuhnlein: Biogeography . UTB, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8252-8341-4 , p. 189 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoffrey AJ Scott: Canada's Vegetation: A World Perspective . McGill-Queen's Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7735-1240-5 , pp. 54-55 .
