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Sticherus flabellatus (R.Br.) H.St.John

shiny fan-fern

Gleicheniaceae Fern

Accumulation profile

REE Rare Earth Elements Facultative
1,130 µg g⁻¹ DW
1.1× the rare earth elements threshold
Other rare earth elements accumulators →
Substrate
Acidic soils
Habitat
Heath, gullies and forest margins
Distribution
Australia (eastern)
First reported
2025 · Remigio et al.
Verification
hypothesized

Description & ecology

Herbarium-XRF ΣREE ~1,130 µg/g (Remigio et al. 2025, preprint). Flagged hypothesized for the same reasons as Sticheropsis milnei: single preprint source, value close to threshold.

References

  1. Remigio, A. C., Purwadi, I., Fox, N., Bostock, P. D., Martel, C., van der Ent, A., & Erskine, P. D. (2025). Discovery of new Australasian rare earth element hyperaccumulator ferns from screening herbarium specimens (preprint). Research Square (preprint, not peer-reviewed). doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-7669902/v1

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