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.
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Cannabis usually exhibits opposite decussate phyllotaxy, but can also exhibit alternate or whorled phyllotaxy
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