PHOTO OF THE WEEK, Another Mystery

[Jack Schmidling]

My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.

Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
VERY white clover.

There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.

I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
identify it.

js


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[jadel[_2_]]

On Aug 26, 12:15*pm, Jack Schmidling > wrote:
> My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> VERY white clover.....


If it is the actual leaf color, it is unlikely to be a fungus.

It could be a genetic mutation that expresses itself as a variegated
leaf.
I would think the pattern rules out its being the result of a chemical
spray Does the clover seem otherwise healthy?

Virus diseases of clover usually cause yellowing or bronzing.


J. Del Col

[Jerry Avins]

Jack Schmidling wrote:
> My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> VERY white clover.
>
> There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> identify it.
>
> js
>
>
> PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com

some virus diseases could do that. They are sometimes encouraged by
tulip growers to make their plants more interesting.

Jerry
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[Cheryl Isaak]

On 8/26/08 12:15 PM, in article
, "Jack
Schmidling" > wrote:

> My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> VERY white clover.
>
> There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> identify it.
>
> js
>
>
> PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com
I've seen this before - seems to natural - it happens in my organic lawn.

It's pretty

Cheryl

[kate]

Cheryl Isaak wrote:
> On 8/26/08 12:15 PM, in article
> , "Jack
> Schmidling" > wrote:
>
>
>>My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>>
>>Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
>>VERY white clover.
>>
>>There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>>
>>I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
>>identify it.
>>
>>js
>>
>>
>>PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
>>Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com
>
> I've seen this before - seems to natural - it happens in my organic lawn.
>
> It's pretty
>
> Cheryl
>
Dog or someone's urine?

[jadel[_2_]]

On Aug 26, 4:40*pm, Jerry Avins > wrote:
> Jack Schmidling wrote:
> > My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> > Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> > VERY white clover.
>
> > There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> > I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> > identify it.
>
> > js
>
> > PHOTO OF THE WEEK:http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> > Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silverhttp://schmidling.com
>
> some virus diseases could do that. They are sometimes encouraged by
> tulip growers to make their plants more interesting.

There are mosaic viruses that hit clover, but they usually cause
yellowing.

I've seen virused roses and orchids. The color breaks aren't that
neat.


But it could be a virus-induced mutation.


J. Del Col

[jadel[_2_]]

On Aug 26, 6:37*pm, kate > wrote:
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
> > On 8/26/08 12:15 PM, in article
> > , "Jack
> > Schmidling" > wrote:
>
> >>My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> >>Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> >>VERY white clover.
>
> >>There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> >>I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> >>identify it.
>
> >>js
>
> >>PHOTO OF THE WEEK:http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> >>Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silverhttp://schmidling.com
>
> > I've seen this before - seems to natural - it happens in my organic lawn.

[Rick]

On Aug 26, 11:15*am, Jack Schmidling > wrote:
> My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> VERY white clover.
>
> There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> identify it.
>
> js
>
> PHOTO OF THE WEEK:http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silverhttp://schmidling.com

I believe it is a Chimera, i.e. a mixture of tissues of different
genetic make up in the same part of the plant, if I remember correctly
it occurs in legume crops infrequently. There is another condition
that
occurs in alfalfa infected with stem nematode where a pure white leaf
is
produced.

[Rick]

On Aug 26, 11:15*am, Jack Schmidling > wrote:
> My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> VERY white clover.
>
> There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> identify it.
>
> js
>
> PHOTO OF THE WEEK:http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silverhttp://schmidling.com

I believe it is a Chimera, i.e. a mixture of tissues of different
genetic make up in the same part of the plant, if I remember correctly
it occurs in legume crops infrequently. There is another condition
that
occurs in alfalfa infected with stem nematode where a pure white leaf
is
produced.

[Rick]

On Aug 26, 8:04*pm, Rick > wrote:
> On Aug 26, 11:15*am, Jack Schmidling > wrote:
>
> > My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
> > Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
> > VERY white clover.
>
> > There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
> > I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
> > identify it.
>
> > js
>
> > PHOTO OF THE WEEK:http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
> > Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silverhttp://schmidling.com
>
> I believe it is a Chimera, i.e. a mixture of tissues of different
> genetic make up in the same part of the plant, if I remember correctly
> it occurs in legume crops infrequently. *There is another condition
> that
> occurs in alfalfa infected with stem nematode where a pure white leaf
> is
> produced.

Many apologies for the double post--news server problems.

[Kari Walters]

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:15:41 -0700 (PDT), Jack Schmidling >
wrote:

>My first reaction to seeing this was bird poop.
>
>Upon closer examination, it is the true color of the leaves of this
>VERY white clover.
>
>There a few other similar cases in the general area where these are.
>
>I suspect some sort of fungus but would appreciate it if someone could
>identify it.
>
>js
>
>
>PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm
>Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com

Notice the (out of focus) white specs on the grass just left of the clover -
overspray?

How about the white mold/fungus that tends to grow on old straw?

[Glenn[_2_]]

"Kari Walters" > wrote in message
>
> Notice the (out of focus) white specs on the grass just left of the
> clover -
> overspray?
>
><snipped>

That was also my thought also. Did someone paint a fence/chair/railing
nearby?