The Bolesław waste heap in South Poland, with total soil Zn concentrations higher than 50,000 mg kg , 5,000 mg Pb kg , and 500 mg Cd kg , is a unique habitat for metallicolous plants, such as L. The purpose of this study was to characterize the association between and its microbial symbionts, i.e., bv. and mycorrhizal fungi and to evaluate its applicability for phytostabilization of metal-polluted soils. Rhizobia originating from the nutrient-poor waste heap area showed to be efficient in plant nodulation and nitrogen fixation. They demonstrated not only potential plant growth promotion traits , but they also improved the growth of plants to a similar extent as strains from a non-polluted reference area. Our results revealed that the adaptations of to high Zn-Pb-Cd concentrations are related to the storage of metals predominantly in the roots (excluder strategy) due to nodule apoplast modifications (i.e., thickening and suberization of cell walls, vacuolar storage), and symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of a substantial genetic diversity. As a result, the rhizobia-mycorrhizal fungi- association appears to be a promising tool for phytostabilization of Zn-Pb-Cd-polluted soils.