Friday 29 November 2013

Ab "albino" redwood


Ab "albino" redwood

Technically, albinism means lacking melanin, so a plant cannot be an albino. They do however have their own version - a plant that lacks chlorophyll. They are unable to photosynthesize, so must live parasitically off of other redwood trees in order to survive.

There are only approximately 60 "albino" redwoods known and their locations are kept top secret.

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