A nickel-accumulating plant from Western
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B. C. Severne; R. R. Brooks
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Article
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1972
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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A small shrub Hybanthus floribundus (Lindl.) F. Muell. Violaceae growing in Western Australia accumulates nickel and cobalt to a very high degree. Values of up to 23% nickel in leaf ash may represent the highest relative accumulation of a metal on record. The high accumulation of nickel poses intere