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Astragalus racemosus Pursh

creamy poison-vetch

Fabaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

Se Selenium Obligate

14,000 µg g⁻¹ DW

140× the selenium threshold

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Substrate

Seleniferous soils

Habitat

Prairie over selenium-rich shale

Distribution

North America (Great Plains)

First reported

1936 · Beath et al.

Verification

review-cited

Description & ecology

Another indicator milkvetch of seleniferous ground, whose presence historically signalled selenium-rich soils to ranchers and prospectors.

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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