#chlorophyll

have you 🫵 ever wondered why plants are all different greens? We learned back in the day that plants are green because of chlorophyll. However, you might not know that there are multiple types of chlorophyll, along with other pigments that make plants all different kinds of green.

For one, chlorophyll A and B absorb lots of red and blue light. Chlorophyll A leans more on the red side of that absorption, meaning the green it reflects leans more blue/ teal. Chlorophyll B is the opposite and results in a yellow green color. (theses are just the main two there is also C1 C2 D and F, with chlorophyll C being found in algae and diatoms) The makeup of the different types gives the plant a unique shade of green.

But Wait, there's more. The ratio can also clue you into the environment that plant comes from. Shaded light is filtered, and contains less red, (think color theory where you shade with purpler colors) so chlorophyll A is less useful. Blue light is better absorbed by chlorophyll B, so shade plants will have more of it proportionally.

Pants in high light environments will usually be a lighter green because they do not need high concentrations of pigment to get sufficient energy.

Mikhail Tsvet – Scientist of the Day

Mikhail Tsvet, a Russian/Italian botanist, was born on May 14, 1872, in Asti, Italy.

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Zelerdeen

[PT: Zelerdeen /end PT]

an umbrella term under paletelour (link) related to the color green. it could be connected to common or personal associations with green, things that are green, and/or simply the color itself!

zel(er)- / zerde- - prefixes

-erd(een) / -zelen - suffixes

zelerdine - quality (noun form: zelerdinity; shortened form: zel)

transzelerdeen / transzelerdine / transzel - transitioning to zelerdinity or a zelerdeen identity

verdis - equivalent to person (plural: verdi)

veer - equivalent to boy/girl/enby (plural: veers)

zelan - equivalent to man/woman/enban (plural: zelen)

zelenon / zelenox / zeleyon - sex term; equivalent to male/female/enbinmel

ZDIN - zelerdeen-in-nature

grenic - alignment

ketwebian - galactian alignment

zeleer - a zelerdeen gender

serpentinian - zelerdeen loving zelerdeen (zdLzd)

chlorophyll - someone who presents as zelerdine, or whose presentation can only be described as zelerdeen

gladio- - a prefix for those who are connected to zelerdinity, either in gender or expression

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