Phytoplasmic infected Large White-flowered Trillium (T. grandiflorum) Michigan USA, by Dembinsky Photo Assoc

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Mycoplasma infected Trillium grandiflorum Eastern Deciduous Forest Michigan Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lacks a cell wall. Infected Trilliums including Trillium grandiflorum and T nivale are uniquely colored as a result of this infection. However, reproduction is often altered negatively and there is no normal seed development by Carol Dembinsky Dembinsky Photo Associates www dpaphoto com

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Size: 3600px × 5400px
Location: Michigan USA
Photo credit: © Carol Dembinsky / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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