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>> I have several hundred [four leaf clovers]. I even have a few five-leaf clovers and a couple of sixers! That doesn't fit the ratios in my experience.. I fin
by mrtnmcc 11mo ago
>> I have several hundred [four leaf clovers]. I even have a few five-leaf clovers and a couple of sixers!
That doesn't fit the ratios in my experience.. I find about 1 five-leaf for every 5 four-leafers. They should have nearly 100 five leafers, not merely "a few".
EDIT: I checked and indeed the standard ratio is 4.8 four leaf clovers per five-leaf. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/73279/distribution-of-the-number-of-clover-leaves https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/73279/distributi...
- hatthew 11mo agoI don't think they are uniformly distributed. Anecdotally, in my friend's backyard, the ratios I found were more like 10000 three-leaf 15 four-leaf 7 five-leaf 4 six-leaf 2 seven-leaf I would assume that the ratios in any given area can be quite different than another area.
- giantg2 11mo agoThis. The distribution varies greatly. Just like some patches have more 4 leaf clovers than other patches.
- exomonk 11mo agoSo 2:1 for four-leaf:five-leaf? Seems to reinforce their point that this blog is bs
- hatthew 11mo agomy point is that the ratios are variable, and thus 100:1 four-leaf:five-leaf is plausible
- exomonk 11mo agoIt's hard to see it being off by multiple orders of magnitude.
- hatthew 11mo agoThe link suggests that we expect to see 100:1 four-leaf to six-leaf ratio, but in that one patch I found about a 4:1 ratio. I think it is very plausible that different lineages and/or different environmental conditions could cause wildly varying numbers.