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Phytolacca americana L.

American pokeweed

Phytolaccaceae Herb

Accumulation profile

REE Rare Earth Elements Facultative

1,040 µg g⁻¹ DW

1× the rare earth elements threshold

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Substrate

REE-rich mine soils

Habitat

Disturbed ground near REE workings

Distribution

North America, naturalised in China

First reported

2019 · Yuan et al.

Verification

hypothesized

Description & ecology

Reported to accumulate rare earths on REE-rich soils; the value awaits independent confirmation and is flagged accordingly.

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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