Figure 1. Morphological features of Deschampsia antarctica. a. Diagram of plant and inflorescence.Numbers indicate (1) plant,(2) panicle and (3) floret.Arrowheads indicate parts of the panicle and antecium: arista (a), anther (an), lemma (lm), palea (pl), upper glume (ugl), lower glume (lgl) and rachis (rq). b. Specimens under common-garden conditions. c. Flowers at various stages of opening. Numbers indicate (1) closed flower with seeds, (2) closed flower without seeds and (3) open flower without seeds. d. Spikes with immature green florets and incomplete non-viable seeds (is). e. Spikes with open florets and mature complete seeds (cs).