What Is the Golden Ratio?
8. Seed Heads
Plants reproduce first by being pollinated from another plant and then growing seeds to be dispersed. Different plants have different methods of dispersion, including passing through the digestive systems of animals and seed cases that have evolved to be carried long distances on the wind.
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In some plants, such as in sunflowers, the seeds will grow at the head of the plant. The seeds tend to grow in large numbers and will often form spiral patterns. These patterns will often follow the golden ratio. In addition, when counting the spirals, you will find examples of the Fibonacci sequence as well.
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