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Sedum plumbizincicola X.H.Guo & S.B.Zhou

Crassulaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Zn Zinc Obligate
19,000 µg g⁻¹ DW
6.3× the zinc threshold
Other zinc accumulators →
Cd Cadmium Obligate
3,600 µg g⁻¹ DW
36× the cadmium threshold
Other cadmium accumulators →
Substrate
Contaminated (Zn/Pb/Cd mining areas)
Habitat
Mine-affected soils
Distribution
China (eastern)
First reported
2013 · Wu et al.
Verification
review-cited

Description & ecology

A fast-growing Chinese stonecrop widely used in field phytoextraction of cadmium- and zinc-contaminated farmland.

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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