Here we show some of the flowers that are found on the grounds
of the university. First the user should attempt to determine
which wheel symmetry would best define the given flower on their
own. After making an educated guess, if you are a Macintosh user,
click on the 
icon
next to the flower to link to our representation of the wheel
symmetry in GSP. If you are a PC user, then to view the compatible
GSP file you should click the 
icon.
These GSP files have been compressed and will download to your
desktop (if your browser is ideally configured). Once the file
is on your desktop double click the decompressed GSP file to view
our representation. If you have any problems viewing the GSP files
please contact Jake at jklerlei@coe.uga.edu
with your question.
It is interesting to consider both the flower and its petals without coloring and with the coloring. In several instances the differences between the two cases may be discussed in such a manner as to allow a teacher to assess student understanding of the flower's symmetry.
Find some lovely floral images below. Consider what wheel symmetry is depicted. To determine if you agree with our interpretation of the symmetry, click the icon to the flower's right.
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OK, you are right. This is not a flower, but it looked neat. Thus,
we included it also.
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So, not challenging enough for you. Click here
Return to the floral symmetry page
Return to the beginning page for our investigations of natural symmetries