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[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 31 points 15 hours ago (3 children) Purple leaves are a thing. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 72 points 15 hours ago (2 children) That's from plants that get their air mostly from the shade and sunsets, so obviously they'd be less yellow and more dark and red. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago they are more dark green if they a understory plant, or a shaded plant. there of course plants that have no chlorophyll whatsoever. 2 types, one is mostly albino plants where they lose all thier chlorophyll, the other is mycoheterotrophic plants(either partial or fully). ever seen a albino redwood, apparently it lives off being attached to the roots of the parent plant where it came from or from nearby trees. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 43 points 15 hours ago (1 child) I know this is a joke, but to be fair: the scientific consensus (now) is that the purple pigmentation acts as a sort of sunscreen against too much sunlight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 6 hours ago So they're like black plants permalink fedilink source parent [–] MML@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children) There's also an extremely tiny percent of plants that are entirely white, they don't get their energy through photosynthesis but instead a parasitic relationship of fungi and other plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) Albino plants are a thing, but they usually are attached to the main plant where they came from. albino redwoods is an example. fully parasitic plants usually dont have leaves or have a small nonfunctional ones. some parasitic plants is exist as filaments inside a host(no stem no, leaves whatsoever)(rafflesia, pilostyles). the most famous is miseltoe, which is hemiparasitics, as it can sitll fully photosynthesize. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children) Mycoheterotrophs! Love them, such bizarre little plants permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) partial and fully mycoheterotrophic orchids are fascinating. at least 1 kind is native to North america with many species(corallhiza, trifida being the most common since its a partial mycoheterotroph), gastrodia seems to be the most species rich MH. they keep finding new thismia species(1 supposedly existed in america a century ago, but became extinct. the rest lives in South east asia, china, india, and australia area. they refind at least 2 thismia that went extinct but was found again in another area(T.kobensis, and T. neptunis). i find thismia the most fascinating one. and South america has thier own thismia(its alleged that this is a different genus related to thismia), recently they seperated the African variety into its own family status. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I was so disappointed when I learned how hard (I mean I haven't actually tried it) to culture them, but it makes sense given how they occur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 point 9 hours ago Yeah I wouldn't try that in a million years, you need, like, an actual functioning ecosystem for them to flourish permalink fedilink source parent [–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago As is purple rain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 72 points 15 hours ago (2 children) That's from plants that get their air mostly from the shade and sunsets, so obviously they'd be less yellow and more dark and red. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago they are more dark green if they a understory plant, or a shaded plant. there of course plants that have no chlorophyll whatsoever. 2 types, one is mostly albino plants where they lose all thier chlorophyll, the other is mycoheterotrophic plants(either partial or fully). ever seen a albino redwood, apparently it lives off being attached to the roots of the parent plant where it came from or from nearby trees. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 43 points 15 hours ago (1 child) I know this is a joke, but to be fair: the scientific consensus (now) is that the purple pigmentation acts as a sort of sunscreen against too much sunlight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 6 hours ago So they're like black plants permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago they are more dark green if they a understory plant, or a shaded plant. there of course plants that have no chlorophyll whatsoever. 2 types, one is mostly albino plants where they lose all thier chlorophyll, the other is mycoheterotrophic plants(either partial or fully). ever seen a albino redwood, apparently it lives off being attached to the roots of the parent plant where it came from or from nearby trees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 43 points 15 hours ago (1 child) I know this is a joke, but to be fair: the scientific consensus (now) is that the purple pigmentation acts as a sort of sunscreen against too much sunlight. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 6 hours ago So they're like black plants permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 6 hours ago So they're like black plants permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children) There's also an extremely tiny percent of plants that are entirely white, they don't get their energy through photosynthesis but instead a parasitic relationship of fungi and other plants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) Albino plants are a thing, but they usually are attached to the main plant where they came from. albino redwoods is an example. fully parasitic plants usually dont have leaves or have a small nonfunctional ones. some parasitic plants is exist as filaments inside a host(no stem no, leaves whatsoever)(rafflesia, pilostyles). the most famous is miseltoe, which is hemiparasitics, as it can sitll fully photosynthesize. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children) Mycoheterotrophs! Love them, such bizarre little plants permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) partial and fully mycoheterotrophic orchids are fascinating. at least 1 kind is native to North america with many species(corallhiza, trifida being the most common since its a partial mycoheterotroph), gastrodia seems to be the most species rich MH. they keep finding new thismia species(1 supposedly existed in america a century ago, but became extinct. the rest lives in South east asia, china, india, and australia area. they refind at least 2 thismia that went extinct but was found again in another area(T.kobensis, and T. neptunis). i find thismia the most fascinating one. and South america has thier own thismia(its alleged that this is a different genus related to thismia), recently they seperated the African variety into its own family status. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I was so disappointed when I learned how hard (I mean I haven't actually tried it) to culture them, but it makes sense given how they occur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 point 9 hours ago Yeah I wouldn't try that in a million years, you need, like, an actual functioning ecosystem for them to flourish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) Albino plants are a thing, but they usually are attached to the main plant where they came from. albino redwoods is an example. fully parasitic plants usually dont have leaves or have a small nonfunctional ones. some parasitic plants is exist as filaments inside a host(no stem no, leaves whatsoever)(rafflesia, pilostyles). the most famous is miseltoe, which is hemiparasitics, as it can sitll fully photosynthesize. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children) Mycoheterotrophs! Love them, such bizarre little plants permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) partial and fully mycoheterotrophic orchids are fascinating. at least 1 kind is native to North america with many species(corallhiza, trifida being the most common since its a partial mycoheterotroph), gastrodia seems to be the most species rich MH. they keep finding new thismia species(1 supposedly existed in america a century ago, but became extinct. the rest lives in South east asia, china, india, and australia area. they refind at least 2 thismia that went extinct but was found again in another area(T.kobensis, and T. neptunis). i find thismia the most fascinating one. and South america has thier own thismia(its alleged that this is a different genus related to thismia), recently they seperated the African variety into its own family status. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I was so disappointed when I learned how hard (I mean I haven't actually tried it) to culture them, but it makes sense given how they occur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 point 9 hours ago Yeah I wouldn't try that in a million years, you need, like, an actual functioning ecosystem for them to flourish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) partial and fully mycoheterotrophic orchids are fascinating. at least 1 kind is native to North america with many species(corallhiza, trifida being the most common since its a partial mycoheterotroph), gastrodia seems to be the most species rich MH. they keep finding new thismia species(1 supposedly existed in america a century ago, but became extinct. the rest lives in South east asia, china, india, and australia area. they refind at least 2 thismia that went extinct but was found again in another area(T.kobensis, and T. neptunis). i find thismia the most fascinating one. and South america has thier own thismia(its alleged that this is a different genus related to thismia), recently they seperated the African variety into its own family status. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) I was so disappointed when I learned how hard (I mean I haven't actually tried it) to culture them, but it makes sense given how they occur. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 point 9 hours ago Yeah I wouldn't try that in a million years, you need, like, an actual functioning ecosystem for them to flourish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 1 point 9 hours ago Yeah I wouldn't try that in a million years, you need, like, an actual functioning ecosystem for them to flourish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago As is purple rain. permalink fedilink source parent
