The Color Of Vegetation On Alien Planets
I don’t spend a lot of time describing the alien worlds the cyborgs visit because…well…I could write a gazillion words about these worlds and my focus should be on what the cyborgs are doing rather than on their surroundings.
Often the trees and other vegetation on these planets aren’t green. This is unusual and not the way we often envision vegetation. But it is definitely biologically possible.
Non-green plants exist right here on Earth.
There are plants and trees that contain chlorophyll but whose other pigments cover up the green color.
For example, there are trees that sport red leaves (like the stunning Photinia ‘Red Robin’ – https://www.gardeningetc.com/us/advice/trees-with-red-leaves ), purple leaves (the beautiful Malus Pupurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ – https://www.gardeningetc.com/us/advice/trees-with-red-leaves ), blue leaves/needles (the magnificent blue spruce – https://easysucculents.com/blue-leaf-trees ) or yellow leaves ( the eye-catching Zlatia Golden Beech – https://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/fagus-sylvatica-zlatia-golden-beech/ ) all year round.
There are also plants and plantlike forms that don’t contain chlorophyll, that feed off other sources of energy.
The plantlike form that always comes first to my mind is the mushroom. Mushrooms are available in a vast array of hues from red to blue to white and they feed off a variety of different sources from living trees to dead things.
The phantom or snow orchid is a ghostly white plant and has a symbiotic relationship with fungi ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalanthera_austiniae ).
Broomrape can be yellow, brown, purple, or white and they feed off other plants ( https://www.britannica.com/plant/broomrape ).
And we haven’t even started talking about the plants and plantlike forms found in our oceans! They bring unusual to an entirely different level. (grins)
If there’s a color you can imagine, there’s likely a plant or plantlike form here on Earth that sports it. Vegetation on alien worlds can be as colorful.
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