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Anisopappus davyi S.Moore

Asteraceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Co Cobalt Facultative
1,500 µg g⁻¹ DW
5× the cobalt threshold
Other cobalt accumulators →
Cu Copper Facultative
1,200 µg g⁻¹ DW
4× the copper threshold
Other copper accumulators →
Substrate
Cu–Co mineralised soils
Habitat
Copperbelt metalliferous grassland
Distribution
DR Congo, Zambia
First reported
1985 · Brooks et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

Part of the endemic copper-cobalt flora of the Copperbelt, much of which is threatened by artisanal and industrial mining of the same ore bodies.

References

  1. Reeves, R. D., Baker, A. J. M., Jaffré, T., Erskine, P. D., Echevarria, G., & van der Ent, A. (2018). A global database for plants that hyperaccumulate metal and metalloid trace elements. New Phytologist, 218, 407–411. doi:10.1111/nph.14907

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