I have occasionally gotten albino seedlings from seeds. I have one currently growing. (As seen in the photo below.)
What causes this to happen? Does anyone know?
All I could find was information like this ....
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"How long could an albino plant survive?
The pigment of plants comes from chlorophyll, which aids in photosynthesizing. Plants within the genus Monotropa, lack chlorophyll. They are parasites which feed off the nutrients of Mycorrhizal fungi. White shoots growing off of the "mother" plant have also been observed. It is believed that these individuals lack chlorophyll and are able to survive off their connection to the main plant. Or fungi. White shoots growing off of the "mother" plant have also been observed. It is believed that these individuals lack chlorophyll and are able to survive off their connection to the main plant. Or until it runs out of energy stored from when it was a seed, good luck!"
