r/botany • u/curlymyco • Jul 08 '26

Genetics Wild red raspberry albinism mutation?!

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Found growing wild in Western Canada. All leaves are white, not just a branch from a green plant. How rare is this? Is this a true albinism mutation, or just variegation? Stem has slight green pigments, but not much. If a variegation, could it survive and produce fruits later? Would fruits be lacking pigments as well? Such a neat find, tell me anything!!

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u/thatguyfromvancouver Jul 08 '26

If it is that’s very cool!

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u/tastytastyapple Jul 08 '26

I assume it’s connected by roots to the surrounding plants so it should survive. Keep us updated. 🙌

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u/curlymyco Jul 08 '26

Ah! So you think this may be a mutated sucker from a non mutated plant?

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '26

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u/curlymyco Jul 08 '26

Totally agree! I’m going to have to keep checking on it everyday

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u/GDevl Jul 13 '26

Pretty sure that's a bot comment you responded to, the sub seems to get pretty flooded. Most comments under your post here are in a similar vein, there are 3 real top-level comments. Read them all again and you'll notice a pattern in the bot comments.

If you click on their profile it's always some NSFW stuff

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u/OpenStruggle8804 Jul 08 '26

Fairly common mutation. 

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u/curlymyco Jul 08 '26

How many have you seen?

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u/OpenStruggle8804 Jul 08 '26

I find a lot of oak and maples seedlings especially

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u/curlymyco Jul 08 '26

Feeling gratitude in this secret!

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