Buckeye Anomaly Photographed On Mt. Diablo: Photo Of The Day

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fran Sticha not only provided Patch readers with a beautiful photo, but also a botany lesson. After encountering this buckeye on Mt. Diablo on March 30, Fran did some research, "I read up on this rare phenomenon," Fran tells Patch. "Once in awhile a plant seed will generate a plant that does not produce chlorophyll.It is not called an albino or leucastic, but it is sort of like that. Once the plant uses up the nutrients in the seed, it will die as it cannot form its own food through photosynthesis. This one is fairly robust as buckeye nuts are pretty big."

Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch readers, Fran.

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