Sunflowers: Natural Patterns

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Hi,

I love the sunflower fields that I can visit during the summer months in the countryside of Castilla León and specifically in the outskirts of the city of Valladolid.

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Their yellow colour and green stalks match the blue skies that are usually present in summer in this part of Spain.

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Its alignment in the fields is perfect, following a pattern of distances between plants resulting from machine cultivation. This is enriched by the fact that the plant's flowers are all arranged in the same way, seeking a greater collection of sunlight.

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However, the fascinating thing about sunflowers is not only this synchronisation, but the arrangement of their seeds within the flower also follows a very well-defined pattern in order to maximise the number of seeds inside.

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**My entry to #POBphotocontest organized by friendlymoose@friendlymoose **

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This pattern is called the Fibonacci pattern of which I leave you an interesting link with its mathematical explanation.

Fibonacci Sunflowers

Best regards.

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Cover and separators created with https://www.canva.com (free version).
Photographies taken with my iPhone SE and Sony Alpha 6000L camera.

Link to #POBphotocontest organized by @friendlymoose

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version).

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