Verigeited crypt parva?

[naluralstyletanks]

Hello all, I was just wondering your opinions on my crypt parva which appears to have a verigeited leaf, but from my research they don't really exist all that much, so just wondering if it's a groth defect at something rare.

 

[DaveKS]

Definitely an anomaly triggered by who knows what.

Judging by sub-optimal appearance of anubius nana in pic will go with nutrient deficiency as the cause.

 

[Fishfur]

Sports - or mutations if you prefer, are how we get many variegated plants.

If it is a mutation, it may be stable or unstable. Unstable mutations may just disappear and even reasonably stable mutations sometimes revert to their original, unvariegated form.

Crypts can be propagated by rhizome cuttings ( each segment of rhizome must have at least one bud for this to work) or by carefully dividing the crown once it’s well matured. Variegation likely would have to be present in the rhizome to have any hope of getting a variegated new plant.

So even if it is a variation that carries on growing for you, there’s no guarantee it will be something that can be reproduced. Only time & probably some experimental propagation will tell that tale.