Photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
Photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
Photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
Photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
Photographed at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London.
The branch itself isn’t twisting; it is the arrangement of the leaves that cause this pattern. Phyllotactically this is just an 8/13 alternating leaf arrangement, which follows the Fibonacci sequence. I think that, generally, writhen describes the overall shape very well though! Plus, I like the word writhen! 😉
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I love the word too–challenging & fun to say at the same time. Thanks. And I didn’t know the pattern followed the Fibonacci sequence. Never occurred to me.
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P.S. – this is a beautiful picture of one of my favourite plant families, so thank you! 😀
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Reminds me of a fractal….very beautiful this “writhen” one. (great word)
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I’m pleased that you enjoyed the image and the word, Mary. I became familiar with the word “writhen” while I was exploring my love of decorative arts.
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