Strange plant at il-Munqar, Zurrieq

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Lisa
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Strange plant at il-Munqar, Zurrieq

Post by Lisa »

Any ideas on what the attached could be?
Sorry dont have any other info or close-ups.
Photo was taken a few weeks ago (i almost stepped on the plant before i noticed it as it was growing along a path and was quite low and small)
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definitely sth chlorotic (means without chlorophyll).

looks like Hypericum triquetrifolium.

such plants never have a high survival unles they are parasitic or saprophytic.
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You mean it is a diseased plant ? Have you typed it right? "sth chlorotic" - I think there is a typo mistake. Yes, the leaves are typical of H. triquetrifolium with visible peripheral glands.
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yes, Sdravko is right: "chlorotic" describes abnormally pale, weak-looking foliage because of a (sometimes totally) reduced chlorophyll content (commonly caused by a mineral deficiency). :D
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OK, so "sth" is nothing relevant in the context - chlorotic is the term to search about and I did. I found interesting documents on the internet about it. Could be also genetic defect!
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:wink: "sth" he meant "something", I suppose...
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yep :lol:
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