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Plantago orbignyana Steinh.

Plantaginaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Pb Lead Facultative

8,240 µg g⁻¹ DW

8.2× the lead threshold

Other lead accumulators →

Zn Zinc Facultative

11,560 µg g⁻¹ DW

3.9× the zinc threshold

Other zinc accumulators →

Substrate

Polymetallic mine tailings

Habitat

Andean mine-affected soils

Distribution

Peru (Cajamarca)

First reported

2012 · Bech et al.

Verification

primary-measured

Description & ecology

Native herb growing around the Carolina polymetallic mine in the Peruvian Andes; shoots contained 6,070-8,240 mg Pb kg-1 DW and 8,290-11,560 mg Zn kg-1 DW. Both Pb and Zn exceed hyperaccumulation thresholds and bioaccumulation/translocation factors were >1.

References

1. Bech, J., Roca, N., Tume, P., Torrents, J., & Duran, P. (2012). Shoot accumulation of several trace elements in native plant species from contaminated soils in the Peruvian Andes. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 113, 106-111. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.04.007 APA BibTeX RIS

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