Plants Native to Antarctica
PlantoScan's database lists 15 plants native to Antarctica that have a full care guide. The best-represented families are Grimmiaceae (4), Poaceae (4) and Hymenophyllaceae (3), and the largest genera include Deschampsia, Grimmia and Airidium.
Native ranges come from each species' recorded natural distribution, so the list includes wild species alongside familiar garden plants and houseplants. Plants with complete care profiles and photos are listed first; each card links to a care guide with watering, light, temperature and toxicity data.
Plants native to Antarctica

Airidium elegantulum
PoaceaeAI generated

Windflower
Anemone
RanunculaceaeDan SchofieldCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

None known
Coscinodon lawianus
GrimmiaceaeAI generated

Veined bristle-fern
Crepidomanes venosum
HymenophyllaceaeDenis.prévôtCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized

Antarctic Hair Grass
Deschampsia antarctica
PoaceaeErasmo Macaya HortaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Star Moss
Grimmia lawiana
GrimmiaceaeAI generated

Veined filmy fern
Polyphlebium venosum
HymenophyllaceaeLeon PerrieCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Veined Bristle Fern
Trichomanes venosum
HymenophyllaceaeMatt BergerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Neptune GrassAmphibolisPlantoScan
Neptune Grass
Amphibolis
Cymodoceaceae - Andreaea gainiiAndreaea gainiiPlantoScan
Andreaea gainii
Andreaeaceae - Elegant HairgrassDeschampsia elegantulaPlantoScan
Elegant Hairgrass
Deschampsia elegantula
Poaceae - Henry's hair grassDeschampsia henrardiiPlantoScan
Henry's hair grass
Deschampsia henrardii
Poaceae - Antarctic GrimmiaGrimmia antarcticiPlantoScan
Antarctic Grimmia
Grimmia antarctici
Grimmiaceae - Antarctic schistidium mossSchistidium antarcticiPlantoScan
Antarctic schistidium moss
Schistidium antarctici
Grimmiaceae 
Succulent
Zoopsis
LepidoziaceaeSaryu Mae 前 朝琉CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
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