right here. right now.

How pleasing is repetition in nature? These stems are so similar yet just different enough to be individually interesting. Several million years of evolution have determined that this plant, in this shape, is the most perfectly tuned for its reproduction and survival. It blows my mind. The millions (billions?) of attempts at minor variations have resulted in this calaums sweet flag looking exactly like this. Right here. Right now.

calamus root stems (Acorus calamus) (sweet flag)