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Antarctica has only 2 native flowering plants; after 7 years of warming, one slowed photosynthesis while the other increased it
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PC: Nelida Pohl/ BBC WildlifeAntarctica has only two native flowering plants, and both have spent years facing a warmer environment. A new seven-year field study found that Antarctic hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica) and Antarctic pearlwort (Colobanthus quitensis) responded to long-term warming in different ways.
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- October 5, 2026
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