Hybridizers: Abnormal number of cotyledons?, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Lynn,

I see zinnia seedlings with three cotyledons from time to time. I have seen a few this Spring. Usually it doesn't come to anything and the true leaves are born in pairs. However, occasionally the "plan of three" thing is continued as the main stem develops and the true leaves are born in threes instead of the usual pairs. This is a current example that is growing under my fluorescent lights.

MM