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Fractals in nature - HDR

The head of Romanesco broccoli is a visually striking example of an approximate fractal in nature. The pattern is only an approximate fractal since the pattern eventually terminates when the feature size becomes sufficiently small. In computer graphics, its pattern has been modeled as a recursive helical arrangement of cones.

The number of spirals on the head of Romanesco broccoli is a Fibonacci number (Wikipedia)

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli

 

www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/fractal-patterns-in-na...

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