Phyllotaxis

Crisscrossing spirals of Aloe polyphylla

In botany, phyllotaxis (from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon)  'leaf' and τάξις (táxis)  'arrangement') or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem. Phyllotactic spirals form a distinctive class of patterns in nature.

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