The Tales:
The specific epithet spectabile means “showy”.
However, there is more to this showy plant than meets the eye.
Petroleum hydrocarbon (PHCs) pollution is a global soil ecological problem and multiple studies have shown that the S. spectabile remediation system is effective for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil, especially when assisted by two nanomaterials (nano SiO2, nano CeO2).
More importantly still is the ability to transfer the PAHs to easily harvested aboveground parts, thus facilitating the actual removal of the pollutants from the soil.
A real diamond in the rough.
Other Names:
Showy stonecrop, iceplant, butterfly stonecrop
Origin:
China/Korea
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