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Arabidopsis halleri (L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Brassicaceae Herb

Synonym: Cardaminopsis halleri

Accumulation profile

Zn Zinc Obligate
22,000 µg g⁻¹ DW
7.3× the zinc threshold
Other zinc accumulators →
Cd Cadmium Facultative
800 µg g⁻¹ DW
8× the cadmium threshold
Other cadmium accumulators →
Substrate
Calamine (Zn/Pb/Cd)
Habitat
Metalliferous and normal soils
Distribution
Central Europe, East Asia
First reported
2000 · Küpper et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

A close relative of the laboratory workhorse Arabidopsis thaliana, which makes it the genetic model of choice for dissecting zinc and cadmium hyperaccumulation.

References

  1. Verbruggen, N., Hermans, C., & Schat, H. (2009). Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in plants. New Phytologist, 181, 759–776. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02748.x
  2. Krämer, U. (2010). Metal hyperaccumulation in plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 61, 517–534. doi:10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112156

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