The Antarctica is one of the coldest deserts on earth. There are plants that inhabit the area; Antarctic plants include several varieties of lichens, mosses, fungi, liverwort and algae.
Antarctic hair grassAntarctic hair grass,
by Heather Angel and associates,
Natural Visions,
Photo of Antarctic hair grass, "one of only two flowering plants that grow along the western Antarctic Peninsula."
http://www.naturalvisions.co.uk/imagedetail.aspx.....
Antarctic PlantsAntarctic Plants,
Australia Department of the Environment,
Use the menu on the left side to navigate to photos and descriptions to Antarctic plants.
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wild...
CryobiologyCryobiology,
By David Darling,
The Internet Encyclopedia of Science,
Scroll down to view an up-close picture of snow algae.
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/cryobi...
Plants of Antarctica Plants of Antarctica,
Inchinapinch.com,
Geared toward younger students, find photos and descriptions of moss, lichen, and grass.
http://inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/polar/antarctica/p...
Plants of the Arctic and AntarcticPlants of the Arctic and Antarctic,
by Jessica Fries-Gaither,
Polar Plants - Issue 12, March 2009,
Photos and descriptions of both polar region's plants.
http://nsdl.oercommons.org/courses/plants-of-the-a...
Sea ice algae put spring in krill growthSea ice algae put spring in krill growth,
Australian Government Department of Environment,
"Researchers have found that spring-time growth of sea ice algae is critical to krill growth and reproduc
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/media/news/2008/sea-i...
Snow algae
Snow algae
Wikipedia.org
Snow algae describes cold-tolerant algae and cyanobacteria that grow on snow and ice during alpine and polar summers. Visible algal blooms may be called red snow or wate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_algae