Phyllotaxis

In botany, phyllotaxis is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant. This can be alternate, opposite, whorled or in a spiral. In many cases, such as the celebrated case of the sunflower head, phyllotactic patterns involve the golden angle.

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See also: Phyllotaxis, Biology, Botany, Golden angle, Leaf, Plant, Shoot, Sunflower