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Old 27-08-2008, 12:02 AM posted to rec.gardens,sci.misc,alt.nature.mushrooms,rec.birds
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Default PHOTO OF THE WEEK, Another Mystery

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


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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