Albescent Plant

Mutation reduces, and in some incidences, nearly eliminates, chlorophyll production. Young leaf tissue is most likely to exhibit symptoms. Enough green tissue, especially in older leaf blades and sheaths, may be present to allow plant to grow and develop. Affected tissues are pale yellow to white (Neuffer, Coe, and Wessler, 1997).

Close-up of two young plants just a few inches tall. Most of the plant is green, but the right plant clearlyshows one leaf that is yellow-green and a leaf that has a white tip that fades into green.
Seedling exhibits symptoms only in leaf tips.
A slightly taller plant is green at the bottom, but all top leaf blades look completely white, and the middle and lower leaf blades fade from white (nearest the other white parts) to yellowish-green.
Newly emerged leaf blades are nearly white.
A non-mutated plant on the left is several inches taller, with fuller and all green leaves. Two albescent plants next to it are just a few inches tall with leaf blades white at the top, and even the bottom leaf blades are a pale yellow-green.
Seedling without the mutation is much larger, demonstrating effect of mutation on photosynthesis.