Radial Chrysanthemum
24-bar composite bloom
Grid ref: 35.6762N, 139.6503E
Classification: K-Asteraceae
Symmetry index: 0.91
Growth rate: 2.7mm/day
Mean bar length: 142px
Radial distribution: uniform
A computational herbarium where data visualizations bloom into botanical forms -- each chart a flower, each axis a stem, each data point a seed.
Branching Time-Series
Dendritic growth model
Node count: 13
Max depth: 4 levels
Dendritic Growth Patterns
Branching line charts trace the architecture of stems and leaf veins. Each polyline is a time-series recording; each node marks a moment of divergence. The tree of data mirrors the tree of life.
Scatter Distribution Leaf
Point-cloud morphology
Point count: ~180
Radius range: 2-4px
Opacity: 0.3-0.6
Distribution: organic Gaussian
Point-Cloud Morphology
Each leaf is a scatter plot. Dot density traces the venation pattern -- denser along the midrib, sparse at the serrated margins. The statistical distribution becomes the biological form.
Thermal Petal Array
8-fold radial symmetry
Gradient: base-to-tip
Color map: paper/blue/petal
Thermal Petal Readings
Heat map gradients fill each petal surface. Temperature flows from cool paper-white at the base through observation blue to warm petal-amber at the tip. Each bloom is a thermal portrait of a living surface.
Composite Herbarium Plate
Full plant reconstruction
branching stems, scatter leaves
Total data points: 47
Collection: Digital Herbarium
Cataloger: Computational Botanist
Complete Specimen Plate
All data-botanical techniques converge in a single composite plate. Radial bar chart blooms crown branching time-series stems. Scatter plot leaf clusters anchor the branches. The complete organism emerges from pure data.