You might think of math as long, boring and confusing equations, but the truth is that math is intricately bonded with the beauty of nature. As the late Galileo Galilei wrote in his IL Saggiatore, “[The universe] is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures.”

All you have to do is spend some time studying nature to realize just how true this really is. Nature’s creations are some of the most incredible, simply because they are so symmetrical. Take these stunning geometrical plants for instance; each one is a masterpiece of perfection.

For thousands of years, artists, mathematicians and every day people have tried to understand and imitate the seamless geometry created by Mother Nature. During the 4^th century, Plato spread the ideology that symmetry found in nature was proof of universal forms. Much later, in 1952, Alan Turing wrote a book detailing how he believed these incredible patterns form throughout nature.

Let your own mind wander as you ponder the existence of naturally perfect symmetry while looking at this amazing collection of geometrical plants.

1. Crassula Buddha’s Temple Plant

2. Hoya Aldrichii

3. Flower Petals Resemble Tons Of Tiny Twin Butterflies

4. Aloe Polyphylla

Like an intricate staircase made of aloe…

5. Camelia

6. Romanesco Broccoli Is Delicious, Healthy And Wildly Symmetrical

7. Bright And Beautiful Dahlia

8.Viola Sacculus

This exquisite plant isn’t easy to cultivate but its unique qualities make it well worth the struggle.

9. The Most Perfect Cabbage

Turns out, cabbage isn’t as ‘boring’ as you may have thought…

10. Intricate Amazon Lily Pad

11. Drosophyllum Lusitancium

12. Spiraling Succulent

13. Echinacea

14. The Radiant Symmetry Of A Sunflower

15. Pelecyphora Aselliformis

16. Hoya Kerrii

17. Thinking Cactus

This cactus looks like a brain, or a web of snakes, either way it’s oddly perfect.

18. Passiflora Caerulea

19. Lobelia

20. Hoya Pubicalyx

21. Supreme Symmetrical Perfection

22. Pinecone

23. Araucaria Araucana

24. Monstera Fruit

25. Black And White Dahlia