New records of vascular plants from Heard Island

Abstract Eight species of vascular plants were previously known from subantarctic Heard Island. Three additional species, Montia fontana, Ranunculus biternatus and Poa annua , were discovered during the 1986 austral summer. Details of their habitat and known distribution on the island, and their pos...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Scott, J. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Austral
Heard Island
Fontana
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009967
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009967
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Summary:Abstract Eight species of vascular plants were previously known from subantarctic Heard Island. Three additional species, Montia fontana, Ranunculus biternatus and Poa annua , were discovered during the 1986 austral summer. Details of their habitat and known distribution on the island, and their possible means of arrival, are discussed.

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