13 species recorded in this database; highest cited value 40,000 µg g⁻¹.
| Metal | Region | Uptake | Verify | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis arenosasand rock-cress | Brassicaceae | 5,136 | 1.7× | Europe (southern Poland) | Facultative | primary | |
| Arabidopsis halleri | Brassicaceae | 22,000 | 7.3× | Central Europe, East Asia | Obligate | review | |
| Crotalaria novae-hollandiaeNew Holland rattlepod | Fabaceae | 16,600 | 5.5× | Australia (northern subtropical savannahs; Dugald River gossan, Queensland) | Facultative | primary | |
| Dichapetalum gelonioides | Dichapetalaceae | 10,730 | 3.6× | Southeast Asia | Obligate | primary | |
| Gomphrena claussenii | Amaranthaceae | 5,300 | 1.8× | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Facultative | primary | |
| Gossia fragrantissimasweet myrtle | Myrtaceae | 13,000 | 4.3× | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) | Facultative | primary | |
| Lepidium bipinnatifidum | Brassicaceae | 5,370 | 1.8× | Peru (Cajamarca), Andes | Facultative | primary | |
| Noccaea caerulescensalpine pennycress | Brassicaceae | 40,000 | 13.3× | Western & Central Europe | Obligate | review | |
| Noccaea praecox | Brassicaceae | 20,000 | 6.7× | Southeastern Europe | Obligate | review | |
| Noccaea rotundifoliaround-leaved pennycress | Brassicaceae | 8,000 | 2.7× | European Alps | Facultative | hypothesized | |
| Plantago orbignyana | Plantaginaceae | 11,560 | 3.9× | Peru (Cajamarca) | Facultative | primary | |
| Sedum alfredii | Crassulaceae | 19,600 | 6.5× | China (southeastern) | Facultative | review | |
| Sedum plumbizincicola | Crassulaceae | 19,000 | 6.3× | China (eastern) | Obligate | review |
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Research, industry and conservation context for Zinc hyperaccumulation and phytoremediation.
Two bacteria isolated from the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii shift wheat root exudation toward oxalic and citric acids, raising root surface area, Zn concentration, and accumulation in hydroponic culture—but the gains are root-heavy and still untested in soil.
Read the analysis →Metagenomics of Noccaea praecox splits its root microbiome in two — contaminated soil enriches exactly the metal-efflux functions that bioaugmentation already screens for, while the transporter functions that might actually help mobilise metal are set by the plant host and the root compartment, an inversion that complicates the case for off-the-shelf inoculants in phytoextraction.
Read the analysis →The real gain is calendar time, not hit rate, and the method lands on the zinc/cadmium side of the model hyperaccumulator while the one nickel race it was tested on failed.
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