Serpentine outcrop (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Serpentine outcrop

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A natural serpentine soil outcrop--the area devoid of vegetation indicate where high levels of the heavy metal, nickel, are too toxic for many plants to grow. Image taken at the Hopland Research and Extension Center, CA
 

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Angeliqua Montoya, Washington State University

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