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Fibonacci numbers and patterns in Cactus and Succulents ... 4/7


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Fibonacci

Some common trees with their Fibonacci leaf arrangement numbers are:
1/2 elm, linden, lime, grasses
1/3 beech, hazel, grasses, blackberry
2/5 oak, cherry, apple, holly, plum, common groundsel
3/8 poplar, rose, pear, willow
5/13 pussy willow, almond


Fibonacci

Sunflower flowerhead:
The seeds form spirals (patterns that the eyes sees) curving both to the left and the right, counting the spirals gives you 2 Fibonacci numbers


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Golden spiral - Milky Way, DNA, Whirlpools, rams horns, Tornados, Fingerprints, Shells all exhibit the golden spiral which is a direct derivative of Fibonacci numbers.


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