Flora of South Georgia


This is a list of the flora of South Georgia, an island in the subantarctic Atlantic Ocean, part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. There are 26 native plant species, and there has been 76 species of introduced plants recorded on the island.
Introduced species tend to be located in the areas of human settlement, such as the former sealing and whaling stations.
Common name
Blechnum penna-marinaAntarctic hard-fern or small fern
Cystopteris fragilisBrittle bladder-fern or common fragile fern
Grammitis poeppigeanaStrap fern
Hymenophyllum falklandicumFilmy fern
Lycopodium magellanicumMagellanic clubmoss
Ophioglossum crotalophoroidesAdder's tongue
Polystichum mohrioidesShield-fern

Introduced species

Latin nameCommon nameYear last seenLocation
Aegilops sp.Goat grass1961Grytviken
Alchemilla monticolaVelvet lady's mantle1992Husvik
Allium schoenoprasumChives2015Leith
Alopecurus magellanicusMarsh foxtail1968Grytviken
Artemisia spMugwort1967Grytviken
Avena fatuaWild-oat1961Grytviken
Brassica cf. napusRape1961Grytviken
Carum carviCaraway1968Grytviken
Centella sp.Centella1967Grytviken
Cerastium arvenseField mouse-ear1970Grytviken
Daucus carotaCarrot1967Grytviken
Festuca ovinaSheep's fescue1981Husvik
Festuca perennisItalian rye-grass1961Grytviken
Hypericum tetrapterumSquare-stemmed St. John's wort2005Husvik
Lactuca sp.Wild lettuce1971Grytviken
Lamium purpureumRed dead-nettle1969King Edward Point
Lolium temulentumDarnel rye-grass1961Leith
Lotus corniculatusBird's foot trefoil1992Husvik
Lupinus sp.Lupin1961Leith
Matricaria discoideaPineapple weed1979King Edward Point
Phleum pratenseTimothy grass1961Husvik
Pisum sativumPea1961King Edward point
Plantago sp.Hoary plantain1967Grytviken
Raphanus sp.Radish1968Grytviken
Rorippa islandicaNorthern yellow-cress1971Grytviken
Rumex alpinusAlpine dock1961Leith
Senecio vulgarisCommon groundsel1967King Edward Point
Sinapis arvensisCharlock1979King Edward Point
Solanum tuberosumPotato1967Grytviken
Sonchus sp.Sow thistle1979King Edward Point
Stellaria gramineaGrass leaf-starwort1964Husvik
Thlaspi arvenseField penny-cress1961Husvik
Trifolium hybridumAlsike clover1980Leith
Urtica dioicaCommon nettle1967Leith
Urtica urensAnnual nettle1961Grytviken