Development models of herbaceous plants for computer imagery purposes

In this paper we present a method for modeling herbaceous plants, suitable for generating realistic plant images and animating developmental processes. The idea is to achieve realism by simulating mechanisms which control plant growth in nature. The developmental approach to the modeling of plant architecture is extended to the modeling of leaves and flowers. The method is expressed using the formalism of L-systems. CR Categories and Subject Descriptors: F.4.2 [Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages]: Grammars and Other Rewriting Systems: Parallel rewriting systems. 1.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling: Curve, surface, solid and object representation. 1.3.7 ]Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism. J.3 [Life and Medical Sciences]: Biology