Saturday, May 6, 2017

Fibonacci Flower Petal Number

Surprisingly all flowers have a total number of petals that is one of the Fibonacci numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...

 This is a fact that seems to defy common sense. All flowers on Earth follow this simple formula of Fibonacci numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55... There are no flowers that have 9, 16, 18, 25, 27 petals. That the number of all petals on all flowers in the entire world can be described by such a simple math relationship defies all expectations.

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William Schaeffer



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