Mutant pigmentation-impaired specimen, or something else entirely?
Albino Camas Lily?
Albino Camas Lily?
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Re: Albino Camas Lily?
I saw one of those down in Dallas (yes, Dallas... not The Dalles, and not Texas) once. It's the usual camas species, just an albino or "white form" or whatever the botanists decide to call it.
Re: Albino Camas Lily?
Not an albino, just a color variation. You should be able to find a white camas lily among any large field of camas. Horticulturists love these recessive varieties because it allows them to breed any manner of variations.
Albino plants can't produce chlorophyll (Their leaves are white). Therefore, most of them die. In the case of the few albino redwoods and other conifers, though, they are able to tap into the root systems of neighboring trees and sneak some of their nutrients.
Albino plants can't produce chlorophyll (Their leaves are white). Therefore, most of them die. In the case of the few albino redwoods and other conifers, though, they are able to tap into the root systems of neighboring trees and sneak some of their nutrients.