Romanesco
Romanesco broccoli resembles a cauliflower, but is of a light green color and the inflorescence (the bud) has an approximate self-similar character, with the branched meristems making a logarithmic spiral. In this sense the broccoli’s shape approximates a natural fractal; each bud is composed of a series of smaller buds, all arranged in yet another logarithmic spiral. This self-similar pattern continues at several smaller levels.
Via: Rainbow Grocery San Francisco, California
Source: T & L Coke Farm Watsonville, CA
23 May 2012
- Subject Matter: Vegetable
- Reproductions: Available