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Bornmuellera emarginata (Boiss.) Rešetnik

Brassicaceae Herb

Synonym: Leptoplax emarginata

Accumulation profile

Ni Nickel Obligate

34,000 µg g⁻¹ DW

34× the nickel threshold

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Substrate

Ultramafic (serpentine)

Habitat

Serpentine screes and grassland

Distribution

Greece

First reported

1980 · Reeves et al.

Verification

review-cited

Description & ecology

A high-biomass Greek serpentine annual, trialled with Odontarrhena for nickel agromining because of its exceptional foliar nickel.

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 APA BibTeX RIS

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