COMPUTER SIMULATION 
OF THE CHARACTERISTIC
FIBONACCI STRUCTURE
EXHIBITED BY SUNFLOWER
AND OTHER PLANTS


   

                 Fig. 1 : Let us draw a spiral, e.g. a logarithmic spiral          Fig. 2: Select the points of the spiral which are 
                  (golden spiral, equiangular spiral, spira mirabilis)              located at an angular spacing of  p/(1+Ö5)
 
 

   

                       Fig. 3: Substitute the points with some kind                                                Fig. 4: Or a petal
                      of geometrical object, such as dodecahedron

 
                      The quantity of spirals turning to the left and the quantity of spirals 
                      turning to the right are two adjacent Fibonacci numbers.
 
 

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