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Beauty, Form and Function: An Exploration of Symmetry

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1 Beauty, Form and Function: An Exploration of Symmetry
Asset No. 4 PART I Concepts in Symmetry Lecture I-3 Symmetry in Botany

2 Objectives By the end of this lecture, you will be able to:
observe the use of symmetrical and asymmetrical elements in landscape design understand how cacti modify their symmetry to adapt to hot and dry climates see that the diverse form or orchids always display the same underlying symmetry

3 Symmetry in Gardens and Flowers
symmetrical landscape asymmetrical orchid cactus mixed symmetry

4 Summary Mirror symmetry is often seen in botanical specimens.
Cacti are unusual in showing mixed symmetry – 4 mirror lines or 5 mirror lines - in a single plant. There are 20,000 – 30,000 orchid species but they all share the feature a single mirror line (bilateral symmetry).


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