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How the cauliflower got its mesmerizing fractals – ZME Science
The cauliflower really wants to grow flowers but just ends up with more buds growing out of its buds that grew out of other buds……

For at least two thousand years, humans have noticed that many plants grow leaves or flowers in a spiral pattern. Some of these plants, such as the cauliflower, take it a step further, growing spirals in self-repeating patterns commonly known as fractals….
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