Palladium is a platinum group element of environmental relevance, even though naturally found in low abundance. This is, in part, due to anthropogenic increases through automobile catalytic converters. Pd has the potential to accumulate in roadside soils and plants. This experiment investigates two plant species (Lycopersicon esculentum cv. Jet Set and Lupinus perennis) in their ability to accumulate Pd with regard for potential phytoextraction. Plants were exposed to varying concentrations of Pd through the soil. Different plant parts were examined to determine where the metal went. The soil was analyzed by sequential soil extraction to better understand the soil chemistry of the metal-plant interaction. In addition to Pd, the following metals were also analyzed to examine potential interferences and interactions between Pd and other metals: Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn. Plants were grown under greenhouse conditions for several weeks, then harvested by plant part, weighed, ground, ashed, digested in nitric acid and analyzed with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) for Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pd and Zn. Additional Pd analyses were carried out using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Soils used were sequentially extracted into five phases (exchangeable, carbonate, Fe/Mn oxides, organic matter, and residual) for ICP-AES analysis of Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pd and Zn. Results indicate that Pd accumulated in ppb amounts in lupine shoots and tomato roots and stems. Therefore, the potential for Pd phytoextraction exists, but further research is needed for greater yields and environmental applications.