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Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britton

prince's plume

Brassicaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Se Selenium Obligate

3,500 µg g⁻¹ DW

35× the selenium threshold

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Substrate

Seleniferous soils

Habitat

Desert and rangeland over selenium-rich rock

Distribution

North America (western)

First reported

2008 · Freeman et al.

Verification

review-cited

Description & ecology

A selenium hyperaccumulator studied for the biochemistry of selenium tolerance and its role in plant defence against herbivores.

References

1. White, P. J. (2016). Selenium accumulation by plants. Annals of Botany, 117, 217–235. doi:10.1093/aob/mcv180 APA BibTeX RIS
2. 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 APA BibTeX RIS

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