LEAF ARRANGMENT AND LEAF TRACE PATTERNS ARE TIGHTLY SYNCHONIZED AS ILLUSTRATED BY LINUM USSITATISSIMUM SHOOT APICAL MERISTEM (SAM) VASCULAR CYLINDER TISSUE MAPS (VCTM)

SAM (DEHYDRATED SEED)	SAM (24 h AFTER IMBIBITION)	VCTM (24 h AFTER IMBIBITION)
SAM (48 h AFTER IMBIBITION)	SAM (120 h AFTER IMBIBITION)	VCTM (72 h AFTER IMBIBITION)
VCTM (48 h AFTER IMBIBITION)	VCTM (72 h AFTER IMBIBITION)	VCTM (72 h AFTER IMBIBITION)
SAM (3,5) CONTACT PARASTICHY PHYLLOTAXIS	SAM (3,5) CONTACT PARASTICHY PHYLLOTAXIS	VCTM:  (3;5)/8 LEAF TRACE PATTERN (LTP)
SAM (5,8) CONTACT PARASTICHY PHYLLOTAXIS	SAM (5,8) CONTACT PARASTICHY PHYLLOTAXIS	VCTM:  (5;8)/13 LEAF TRACE PATTERN (LTP)