PRJNA450088
Spontaneous albinos in European orchids
In rare occurrences, spontaneous fully albino individuals of Epipactis helleborine, Epipactis purpurata and Cephalanthera damasonium are growing and flowering as well as their photosynthetic counterparts. These albino plants of 3 mixotroph orchid species are entirely relying on the mycorrhizal symbiont for their nutrition providing the opportunity to study the physiological adaptations required for the loss of photosynthesis in plants.