Odontarrhena bertolonii
| Odontarrhena bertolonii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Odontarrhena |
| Species: | O. bertolonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Odontarrhena bertolonii (Desv.) Jord. & Fourr.
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Odontarrhena bertolonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Central Italy, making it endemic to the region.[1]
Description
A small subshrub, typically 20 centimeters tall, blooms from April to June.
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
• Odontarrhena bertolonii subsp. bertolonii
• Odontarrhena bertolonii subsp. cesalpinoana Selvi
Uses
As a hyperaccumulator
Under the name Alyssum bertolonii, the species was analyzed in 1948 for its ability to concentrate unusually high amounts of heavy metals in above-ground tissues, specifically nickel, making it the first documented nickel hyperaccumulator plant.[2][3][4] When first discovered, it was deduced that the species could become a means of searching for nickel deposits in the region.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Odontarrhena bertolonii (Desv.) Jord. & Fourr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ a b Minguzzi C., Vergnano O. (1948) Il contenuto di nichel nelle ceneri di Alyssum bertolonii Desv. Atti Soc Tosc Sci Nat Mem Ser A 55:49–77
- ^ Jaffré, Tanguy; Pillon, Yohan; Thomine, Sébastien; Merlot, Sylvain (2013). "The metal hyperaccumulators from New Caledonia can broaden our understanding of nickel accumulation in plants". Frontiers in Plant Science. 4: 279. Bibcode:2013FrPS....4..279J. doi:10.3389/fpls.2013.00279. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 3724167. PMID 23898341.
- ^ Bettarini, Isabella; Colzi, Ilaria; Gonnelli, Cristina; Pazzagli, Luigia; Reeves, Roger D.; Selvi, Federico (2020). "Inability to accumulate Ni in a genus of hyperaccumulators: the paradox of Odontarrhena sibirica (Brassicaceae)". Planta. 252 (6): 99. Bibcode:2020Plant.252...99B. doi:10.1007/s00425-020-03507-x. PMC 7655579. PMID 33170944.