The scientists of Amursk research institute have explicated what plants collect gold and what plants prefer silver or platinum. The most active precious metals collectors are creeping clover, dandelion and silverweed. Plants select what metals to accumulate: clover and silverweed, for example, are good at gold collecting, and hawk’s-beard accumulates osmium best of all. These interesting facts are of practical industrial meaning: plants may be used biological indicators in precious metals deposit searching.