Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
> In message <dqm0r4$ehb$1 at gargoyle.oit.duke.edu>, mel turner
> <mturner at snipthis.acpub.duke.edu> writes
>>>>> Does anyone know if this or similar oddities have been reported before?
>>>> Before I chime in, are you interested in aberrations in corn, in
> Poaceae, or in general?
I've always been fascinated by Feijoa sellowiana (Myrtaceae), which
commonly has alternate, opposite, whorled (3s) and very occasionally
whorled (4s) on the same shrub/tree. They don't seem to switch during a
growth flush, but when a new flush starts, it can be different from its
parent branch.
