
Sunflower Spirals

by Richard Reeve
Title
Sunflower Spirals
Artist
Richard Reeve
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Sunflower Spirals - Richard Reeve
The Sunflower (Helianthis annuus) is a beautiful flower, recognized by many for its distinctive spiral seed spirals that form after pollination. These spirals largely follow the Fibonacci Pattern (a study in 2016 showed this to be the case in 4/5 of flowers studied) and show the beauty of mathematics identified in nature.
On the other hand, they're just pretty and make me smile...
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September 6th, 2020
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