Basic Summary: Equipping any plant, glass pane, ladder, Iron bars, torches (including redstone), levers, or tripwire hook causes the world's rendering to "break". The player cannot see any blocks, but can still see all mobs and liquids within their render distance.

What I did:
Held a plant (the type is irrelevant, it does the same for all of them)

What I expected to happen:
I expected the plant to appear in my hand

What actually happened:
The world rendering gltiched as detailed in the "Basic Summary" section

Step-by-step process:
1. Find a plant and pick it up
2. Hold the plant

The Images below:
First one is before equipping a plant, the second one is after.