10 Tundra Plants That Prove Life Finds a Way

Antarctic hairgrass is one of the few flowering plants found in the Antarctic tundra. Unlike many Arctic plants in the Northern Hemisphere, this species grows in the southern regions of the Southern Ocean islands.

It tolerates freezing winds and short growing seasons. As global warming and climate change alter tundra ecosystems, scientists are monitoring how tundra plants respond when permafrost thaws and water regimes change.

In the tundra biome, plants demonstrate remarkable adaptations to survive low temperatures, poor soils and a hostile environment. From the Arctic Circle to remote areas of mountain national parks, tundra flowers and low shrubs continue to shape some of the most extreme landscapes on Earth.

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