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Metal Region Uptake Verify
Actephila alanbakeri Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 11,520 11.5× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Aeolanthus biformifolius Lamiaceae Cu Copper 10,000 33.3× DR Congo (Katanga/Copperbelt) Obligate review
Anisopappus davyi Asteraceae Co Cobalt 1,500 5× DR Congo, Zambia Facultative review
Antidesma montis-silam Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 18,100 18.1× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate primary
Antidesma puncticulatum Phyllanthaceae Mn Manganese 46,400 4.6× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate primary
Arabidopsis arenosasand rock-cress Brassicaceae Zn Zinc 5,136 1.7× Europe (southern Poland) Facultative primary
Arabidopsis halleri Brassicaceae Cd Cadmium 800 8× Central Europe, East Asia Facultative review
Arachnothryx linguiformis Rubiaceae Ni Nickel 12,760 12.8× Guatemala (Sierra Santa Cruz, Juan de Paz) Obligate primary
Astragalus bisulcatustwo-grooved milkvetch Fabaceae Se Selenium 13,685 136.8× North America (western) Obligate primary
Astragalus racemosuscreamy poison-vetch Fabaceae Se Selenium 14,920 149.2× North America (Great Plains) Obligate review
Berkheya coddii Asteraceae Ni Nickel 11,600 11.6× South Africa (Mpumalanga) Obligate review
Berkheya zeyheri Asteraceae Ni Nickel 12,860 12.9× South Africa Obligate primary
Biscutella laevigatabuckler mustard Brassicaceae Tl Thallium 19,400 194× Europe (Alps and mineralised districts) Facultative primary
Blechnopsis orientalisoriental blechnum Blechnaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 4,278 4.3× China, Southeast Asia Facultative primary
Bornmuellera emarginata Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 34,000 34× Greece Obligate review
Bornmuellera tymphaea Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 31,200 31.2× Greece Obligate review
Brassica oleraceakale (var. acephala) Brassicaceae Tl Thallium 6,280 62.8× Cultivated (experimental) Facultative primary
Cardamine hupingshanensis Brassicaceae Se Selenium 1,965 19.6× China (Enshi, Hubei) Facultative primary
Carya glabrapignut hickory Juglandaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 2,300 2.3× USA (eastern) Facultative review
Carya tomentosamockernut hickory Juglandaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,350 1.4× USA (eastern) Facultative hypothesized
Celosia argenteasilver cockscomb Amaranthaceae Mn Manganese 14,238 1.4× China, pantropical Facultative primary
Chengiopanax sciadophylloides Araliaceae Mn Manganese 20,000 2× Japan Obligate review
Chionanthus panamensis Oleaceae Ni Nickel 6,810 6.8× Guatemala (Izabal), Mexico (Chiapas) Facultative primary
Coelospermum decipiensMapoon bush Rubiaceae Se Selenium 1,463 14.6× Australia (Queensland, Cape York Peninsula) Obligate primary
Crotalaria cobalticola Fabaceae Co Cobalt 3,000 10× DR Congo (Katanga) Obligate review
Crotalaria novae-hollandiaeNew Holland rattlepod Fabaceae Cd Cadmium 1,250 12.5× Australia (northern subtropical savannahs; Dugald River gossan, Queensland) Facultative primary
Denhamia fournieri Celastraceae Mn Manganese 10,000 1× New Caledonia Obligate review
Dichapetalum gelonioides Dichapetalaceae Ni Nickel 30,260 30.3× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate primary
Dichapetalum gelonioides Dichapetalaceae Zn Zinc 10,730 3.6× Southeast Asia Obligate primary
Dicranopteris flexuosa Gleicheniaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 2,780 2.8× Neotropics; USA-occurring (SE US / Florida, Puerto Rico) Facultative primary
Dicranopteris linearisold world forked fern Gleicheniaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 3,500 3.5× South China, Southeast Asia Obligate primary
Flacourtia kinabaluensis Salicaceae Ni Nickel 7,280 7.3× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Geissois pruinosa Cunoniaceae Ni Nickel 15,106 15.1× New Caledonia Obligate primary
Gleichenella pectinata Gleicheniaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,447 1.4× Neotropics; USA-occurring (Florida, Puerto Rico) Facultative primary
Glochidion mindorense Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 2,280 2.3× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Gomphrena claussenii Amaranthaceae Cd Cadmium 280 2.8× Brazil (Minas Gerais) Facultative primary
Gossia acmenoidesscrub ironwood Myrtaceae Mn Manganese 39,000 3.9× Australia (Queensland) Obligate primary
Gossia bidwilliipython tree Myrtaceae Mn Manganese 19,200 1.9× Australia (Queensland) Obligate primary
Gossia fragrantissimasweet myrtle Myrtaceae Zn Zinc 13,000 4.3× Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) Facultative primary
Grevillea exul Proteaceae Mn Manganese 12,000 1.2× New Caledonia Facultative review
Haumaniastrum katangense Lamiaceae Cu Copper 8,360 27.9× DR Congo, Zambia (Copperbelt) Obligate review
Haumaniastrum robertii Lamiaceae Co Cobalt 10,200 34× DR Congo, Zambia (Copperbelt) Obligate review
Hirschfeldia incanashortpod mustard Brassicaceae Pb Lead 3,580 3.6× Morocco, Mediterranean Facultative primary
Homalium guillainii Salicaceae Ni Nickel 11,700 11.7× New Caledonia Obligate primary
Hybanthus floribundusshrub violet Violaceae Ni Nickel 13,500 13.5× Australia (Western Australia) Facultative review
Iberis intermediacandytuft Brassicaceae Tl Thallium 4,000 40× Southern France Facultative primary
Kibara coriacea Monimiaceae Ni Nickel 5,840 5.8× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Lepidium bipinnatifidum Brassicaceae Pb Lead 7,240 7.2× Peru (Cajamarca), Andes Facultative primary
Leucocroton flavicans Euphorbiaceae Ni Nickel 15,500 15.5× Cuba Obligate primary
Machaeranthera tanacetifoliaTanseyleaf tansyaster Asteraceae Se Selenium 1,500 15× USA (western Great Plains and Southwest) Facultative primary
Mayanaea caudata Violaceae Ni Nickel 5,390 5.4× Guatemala (Izabal) Facultative primary
Mischocarpus sundaicus Sapindaceae Ni Nickel 4,425 4.4× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Neptunia amplexicaulis Fabaceae Se Selenium 13,600 136× Australia (Queensland) Obligate primary
Noccaea caerulescensalpine pennycress Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 12,000 12× Western & Central Europe Facultative review
Noccaea caerulescensalpine pennycress Brassicaceae Cd Cadmium 10,000 100× Western & Central Europe Facultative review
Noccaea cappadocica Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 48,700 48.7× Turkey (Cappadocia) Obligate primary
Noccaea goesingensis Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 12,000 12× Austria, Central Europe Obligate review
Noccaea praecox Brassicaceae Cd Cadmium 5,800 58× Southeastern Europe Facultative review
Noccaea rotundifoliaround-leaved pennycress Brassicaceae Pb Lead 8,200 8.2× European Alps Facultative hypothesized
Odontarrhena chalcidica Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 22,000 22× Balkans, Anatolia Obligate review
Odontarrhena inflata Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 2,720 2.7× Iran (western ultramafics) Obligate primary
Odontarrhena lesbiaca Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 20,000 20× Greece (Lesbos), Anatolia Obligate review
Odontarrhena muralisYellowtuft Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 20,100 20.1× Albania (Pojska), Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia Obligate primary
Odontarrhena penjwinensis Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 3,270 3.3× Iran (western ultramafics) Obligate primary
Odontarrhena serpyllifolia Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 15,000 15× Iberian Peninsula, France Obligate review
Odontarrhena vourinensis Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 18,700 18.7× Greece (Mt. Vourinos, western Macedonia) Obligate primary
Orthion guatemalense Violaceae Ni Nickel 5,100 5.1× Guatemala (Lago Izabal, endemic) Facultative primary
Orthion montanum Violaceae Ni Nickel 5,850 5.8× Mexico (Chiapas) Obligate primary
Orthion subsessile Violaceae Ni Nickel 18,700 18.7× Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua Obligate primary
Orthion veracruzense Violaceae Ni Nickel 4,290 4.3× Mexico (Veracruz, Los Tuxtlas; also Chiapas) Facultative primary
Phyllanthus balgooyi Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 16,000 16× Borneo (Sabah), Philippines (Palawan) Obligate primary
Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 25,060 25.1× Borneo (Sabah) Obligate primary
Phyllanthus securinegioides Phyllanthaceae Ni Nickel 23,300 23.3× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Phytolacca acinosaIndian pokeweed Phytolaccaceae Mn Manganese 19,300 1.9× East Asia Facultative review
Phytolacca americanaAmerican pokeweed Phytolaccaceae Mn Manganese 13,400 1.3× North America, naturalised in East Asia Facultative primary
Phytolacca americanaAmerican pokeweed Phytolaccaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,040 1× North America, naturalised in China Facultative primary
Pityrogramma calomelanossilverback fern Pteridaceae As Arsenic 8,350 8.3× Tropical America, pantropical (naturalised) Obligate primary
Plantago orbignyana Plantaginaceae Pb Lead 8,240 8.2× Peru (Cajamarca) Facultative primary
Pronephrium simplex Thelypteridaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,500 1.5× South China Facultative hypothesized
Psychotria costivenia Rubiaceae Ni Nickel 20,140 20.1× Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz), Guatemala Facultative primary
Psychotria gabriellae Rubiaceae Ni Nickel 63,750 63.8× New Caledonia Obligate primary
Psychotria grandis Rubiaceae Ni Nickel 11,740 11.7× Neotropics; measured specimens from Guatemala (Izabal) Facultative primary
Psychotria sarmentosa Rubiaceae Ni Nickel 24,200 24.2× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo), Philippines Obligate review
Pteris multifidaSpider brake Pteridaceae As Arsenic 4,056 4.1× China (Guangxi, Guangdong; As-mining areas) Facultative primary
Pteris vittataChinese brake fern Pteridaceae As Arsenic 22,630 22.6× Pantropical and subtropical Obligate primary
Pycnandra acuminata Sapotaceae Ni Nickel 11,700 11.7× New Caledonia Obligate primary
Rinorea bengalensis Violaceae Ni Nickel 17,500 17.5× Southeast Asia, Melanesia Facultative review
Rinorea niccolifera Violaceae Ni Nickel 18,388 18.4× Philippines (Luzon) Obligate primary
Sarcotheca celebica Oxalidaceae Ni Nickel 1,039 1× Indonesia (Sulawesi) Obligate review
Sedum alfredii Crassulaceae Cd Cadmium 900 9× China (southeastern) Facultative review
Sedum plumbizincicola Crassulaceae Cd Cadmium 3,600 36× China (eastern) Obligate review
Senecio conrathii Asteraceae Ni Nickel 2,659 2.7× South Africa (Mpumalanga, Barberton Greenstone Belt) Facultative primary
Senecio coronatus Asteraceae Ni Nickel 5,700 5.7× South Africa Facultative review
Sesbania drummondiiDrummond rattlebox Fabaceae Pb Lead 41,000 41× USA (Gulf Coast), Mexico Facultative primary
Silene latifoliawhite campion Caryophyllaceae Tl Thallium 79,200 792× Italy, North Macedonia (Allchar) Facultative primary
Solanum nigrumblack nightshade Solanaceae Cd Cadmium 170 1.7× Cosmopolitan (temperate & tropical) Facultative primary
Stackhousia tryonii Celastraceae Ni Nickel 41,300 41.3× Australia (Queensland) Obligate review
Stanleya pinnataprince's plume Brassicaceae Se Selenium 4,000 40× North America (western) Obligate review
Sticheropsis milnei Gleicheniaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,290 1.3× Australasia (Papua New Guinea; described from Milne Bay material) Facultative primary
Sticherus flabellatusshiny fan-fern Gleicheniaceae REE Rare Earth Elements 1,130 1.1× Australia (eastern) Facultative primary
Streptanthus polygaloidesmilkwort jewelflower Brassicaceae Ni Nickel 14,800 14.8× USA (California) Obligate review
Symphyotrichum ericoidesWhite heath aster Asteraceae Se Selenium 3,000 30× USA (western; Colorado seleniferous shale, Pine Ridge) Facultative primary
Viola allchariensis Violaceae Tl Thallium 23,100 231× North Macedonia (Allchar) Facultative primary
Viola arsenica Violaceae Tl Thallium 58,900 589× North Macedonia (Allchar) Facultative primary
Viola baoshanensis Violaceae Cd Cadmium 2,310 23.1× China (Hunan, Baoshan Pb/Zn mine) Facultative primary
Viola tricolor subsp. macedonica Violaceae Tl Thallium 10,800 108× North Macedonia (Allchar) Facultative primary
Virotia neurophylla Proteaceae Mn Manganese 55,200 5.5× New Caledonia Obligate review
Walsura pinnata Meliaceae Ni Nickel 4,580 4.6× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo) Obligate review
Xylosma luzoniensis Salicaceae Ni Nickel 5,360 5.4× Malaysia (Sabah, Borneo), Philippines (Luzon) Obligate review