Spirals of Florets, Illustration
Illustration of spirals found on a sunflower. The number of clockwise and counterclockwise spirals, or florets, on a sunflower are consecutive Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci numbers are defined as a sequence of integers in which each subsequent number is the sum of the two previous numbers in the sequence. For example: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144, etc. This sequence of number is found in many biological settings.
Credit
Science Source
/ Scott Camazine
Dimensions
4194 x 4200 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
14 x 14 inches / 36 x 36 cm
