Category: Non-Edible Plant Uses

Which Dynamic Accumulator Plants are Actually Helpful for your Garden, According to Science?

Jan 9, 2022

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by

Erin Alladin

in Choosing Plants, Mulching, Non-Edible Plant Uses, Using Perennials

Popular recommendations of dynamic accumulators include comfrey, amaranth, chickweed, dandelion, chicory, lamb’s quarters, nettles, and many trees; however, new research suggests that we have misidentified some dynamic accumulators. At the same time, new analysis of longstanding USDA data reveals as many as 340 plant species that could be contenders for the title.