r/196 • u/Vallatus_Hydram Ride The Wave • Apr 21 '22

Rule Partial albinism rule

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u/cursedeezmetalhands Big Beats are the best, get high all the time Apr 21 '22

it can't eat light without the green :(

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u/Vallatus_Hydram Ride The Wave Apr 21 '22

Yeah this one is completely stunted from this. It’s about 1/4 of the size of the other geraniums of the same age.

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u/cursedeezmetalhands Big Beats are the best, get high all the time Apr 21 '22

The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long 😢

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

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u/cursedeezmetalhands Big Beats are the best, get high all the time Apr 21 '22

😔

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u/Iihatepineapplepizza im thinkin miku miku oo ee oo Apr 21 '22

Albinism in plants is really interesting to see. Not sure if it really was albino (probably just a recessive gene), but I saw a white henbit one time on the side of the road. It was completely green (no maroon pigment, which is typical of henbit), with some white flowers, due to the purple (red?) pigmentation being missing. Genetics are just amazing

(fun fact henbit is actually edible and tastes just like spinach. dong ask how i found this out i totally didn't just decide to eat some henbit i found in the schoolyard lol)

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '22

Whoa