Agave Imprint

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Closeup of an agave leaf in the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens. The indentations that mirror the points on the edge of the leaf form when the leaves are tightly folded together at the center of the plant. As the plant grows and the leaves unfurl, the dents remain.

 

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