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Cauliflower and Chaos, Fractals in Every Floret | Researchers study plant architecture
Monks once hoped to turn lead into gold through alchemy. But consider the cauliflower instead. It takes just two genes to transform the ordinary stems, stalks and flowers of the weedy, tasteless species Brassica oleracea into a formation as marvelous as this fractal, cloudlike vegetable.
by NYTimes News Service
Jul. 13 2021 @ 4:52pm
The logarithmic chartreuse fractals of Romanesco, a cauliflower cultivar, could almost be mistaken for a crystal. (Photo by Steven Lasry on Unsplash)
Monks once hoped to turn lead into gold through alchemy. But consider the cauliflower instead. It takes just two genes to transform the ordinary stems, stalks and flowers of the weedy, tasteless species Brassica oleracea into a formation as marvelous as this fractal, cloudlike vegetable.