During a study of the ratios of clockwise and counterclockwise spirality occurring in the phyllotaxy of several varieties and strains of Nicotiana tabacum L., and N. rustica L., some attention was given to several wild plants of other families, including both herbaceous and woody types. Among the herbaceous plants were the following: Wood nettle, Laportea canadensis (L.) Gaud. Urticaceae; smartweed, Polygonum hydropiper (?), Polygonaceae; lamb’s quarters, Chenopodium album L., Chenopodiaceae; pokeweed, Phytolacca americana L., Phytolaccaceae; garlic mustard, Alliaria officinalis Andrz., cruciferae; yarrow, Achillea millefolium L., compositae; goldenrod, Solidago altissima L., and S. serotina Ait., Compositae.
The Ratios of Clockwise and Counterclockwise Spirality Observed in the Phyllotaxy of Some Wild Plants
Author:
H. A. Allard
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Published:
March – 1951
Keywords:
Spirality, Phyllotaxy, Nicotiana, tabacum, rustica, wood nettle, Laportea, canadensis, Utricaceae, smartweed, Polygonum, hydropiper, Polygonaceae, lamb’s quarters, Chenopodium, album, Chenopodiaceae, pokeweed, Phytolacca, americana, Phytolaccaceae, garlic mustard, Alliara, officinalis, crucifera, yarrow, Achillea, millefolium, compositae, goldenrod, Solidago, altissima, serotina, Compositae, Alnus, serrulata, Betulaceae, staghorn, sumac, Rhus, typhina, smoot sumac, glabra, Anacardiaceae, tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus, altissima, Swingle, Simaroubaceae, wild senna, Cassia, hebecarpa, Leguminosae