You beat me to the fungi vs plantae thing. The plant would be going into a school locker (my friend asked if any could.) so it would get like 1 min a day in artificial lightingTo answer the OP's question, no, there aren't any plants that require absolutely no light. Plants need light in order to photosynthesize. How much depends on the particular species. And for the record, mushrooms aren't plants. Fungi and Plantae are two completely separate kingdoms.
I have to be nosy and ask just WHY someone would be keeping a plant in a school locker...is this a Science experiment or an attempt to conceal something that's not supposed to be at school that will get someone into major trouble if it's found?You beat me to the fungi vs plantae thing. The plant would be going into a school locker (my friend asked if any could.) so it would get like 1 min a day in artificial lighting
Except mushrooms, I don't know what you could keep/grow in a locker and get in trouble for, any of the "good" stuff needs equatorial brightness....I have to be nosy and ask just WHY someone would be keeping a plant in a school locker...is this a Science experiment or an attempt to conceal something that's not supposed to be at school that will get someone into major trouble if it's found?
pitbulllady
she inst trying to grow anything bad, i think she just wants to decorate her lockerI have to be nosy and ask just WHY someone would be keeping a plant in a school locker...is this a Science experiment or an attempt to conceal something that's not supposed to be at school that will get someone into major trouble if it's found?
pitbulllady
for whatever reason she HATES fake plants, i don't know whyGo to your local arts and crafts store , like Micheals and buy the fake stuff. They have Tons of realistic looking plants and flowers that will look great. I use vines around my windows.
could you send me link as to where to get oneI understand, I hate them too...LIghtBulb! hey what if she got one of those little sick on lamps and put it next to the plant in the locker, turned it on when she first opened it , then turned it off before she left? They last hundreds of hours with one set of batteries and maybe se could have a tiny cast iron or other next to it?
Equatorial? This stuff grows outdoors here at 45°lat very well. I'm sure it grows outdoors northern from hereExcept mushrooms, I don't know what you could keep/grow in a locker and get in trouble for, any of the "good" stuff needs equatorial brightness....
Sort of true- there are a whole host of plants that don't photosynthesize at all. Monotropa uniflora, for example, occurs in my area. It is completely white, no photosynthetic capacity whatsoever. The reason this is only "sort of true" though is because these plants are root parasites, taking advantage of plants that do photosynthesize.To answer the OP's question, no, there aren't any plants that require absolutely no light. Plants need light in order to photosynthesize. How much depends on the particular species. And for the record, mushrooms aren't plants. Fungi and Plantae are two completely separate kingdoms.