Se

Selenium

Hyperaccumulation threshold: 100 µg g⁻¹ [ref] Tracked

Selenium hyperaccumulators, chiefly North American Astragalus and Stanleya, convert selenium into organic forms and volatile compounds. They are important in both seleniferous-rangeland toxicology and biofortification research.

3 species recorded in this database; highest cited value 14,900 µg g⁻¹.

Metal Region Uptake Verify
Astragalus bisulcatus Fabaceae Se Selenium 14,900 149× North America (western) Obligate review
Astragalus racemosus Fabaceae Se Selenium 14,000 140× North America (Great Plains) Obligate review
Stanleya pinnata Brassicaceae Se Selenium 3,500 35× North America (western) Obligate review