my child has to do a project on phyllotaxy. i dont know what that means, anyone who knows about this ,can help me
thanks
2007-07-01 01:42:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant. The basic patterns are alternate, opposite, whorled or spiral.
These 2 links should help, the bottom one is images to show you the patterns.
2007-07-01 01:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by Helpfulhannah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the arrangement of leaves on a stem (plant). The principles governing leaf arrangement.
2007-07-01 01:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try these websites:
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/newsletter/phyllotaxy.htmles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllotaxy
http://www.answers.com/topic/phyllotaxis?cat=technology
2007-07-01 01:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋