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(top) Modeling in phyllotaxis is like playing.
(bottom, left) This is a close packing of little slices of modeling clay. The pattern is formed according the Dislodgement model. Polygons got their shapes spontaneously by pressing circle discs. 16cm diameter, 4mm thick.
(right) Each of these pieces has dimensions that relate each other by the golden ratio.