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In spiral
phyllotaxis, the number of visible spirals, called parastichies,
are most often two successive elements of the Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 ...
where each number is the sum of the previous two. When this occurs,
the angle between successive leaves or botanical element is close
to the Golden Angle - about 137.5o, related to the
golden mean.
The Aonium on the right exhibits 3 spirals
winding in one direction, 2 in the other. The angle between leaves
2 and 3 and the angle between leaves 5 and 6 are both very close
to 137.5o. |
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