Joedank
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no mang thats a good point . here is sensi speaking to a reason for it :whorling doesnt equal polyploidy if thats what your referring to.
According to the standard phyllotaxy, cannabis leaves are compound (with multiple leaflets, as opposed to simple, where a single leaf grows from the stem) and decussate-opposite rather than alternate. Opposite leaves emerge in pairs, one each side of the stem, with a clear vertical space between the leaf pairs. Decussate leaves are opposite, but each new leaf pair is at a right-angle to the last pair. Alternate leaves emerge from the stem singly, swapping sides as the vertical height increases.
Cannabis usually exhibits opposite decussate phyllotaxy, but can also exhibit alternate or whorled phyllotaxy
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