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Leaf Orientations<br />

<strong>Vegetation</strong> foliage features characteristic leaf-normal distributions,<br />

g(Ω L ) with preferred:<br />

• azimuthal orientations, g(φ L )<br />

• zenithal orientations, g(θ L ):<br />

‣ erectophile (grass) (90 o )<br />

‣ planophile (water cress) (0 o )<br />

‣ plagiophile (45 o )<br />

‣ extremophile (0 o and 90 o )<br />

‣ uniform/spherical (all)<br />

• time varying orientations:<br />

‣ heliotropism (sunflower)<br />

‣ para-heliotropism<br />

Ross J. (1981) ‘The Radiation Regime and Architecture of Plant Stands’, The Hague-Boston-London: Dr. W.Junk<br />

Publishers, 391 pp.<br />

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