This picture of an array of Sierpinski Tetrahedra was taken sometime in Spring 2001. Aside from some constructibles, almost every tetrahedron I had built at that time was represented in this picture. Plants in pictures from the zoo have been identified by Scott Frische, Horticulture Operations Supervisor, not only on this page, but in pictures taken at the zoo that saturate the coloring pages.

In the two pictures above and the five that directly follow, the effect of haziness was not intended. My camera had taken in moisture from overhead misters. The red clusters of blooms above are from some kind of tree on the Tropics Trail. All the misty pictures were taken in June 2001.

The first picture shows a stage-2 Sierpinski Tetrahedron sitting a Yellow Oleandar (Thevetia peruviana), but it is not a true oleandar. In the middle picture, a stage-3 Sierpinski Tetrahedron is sitting in a tree with a bipinnate leaf. Many plants have bipinnate leaves.

Above-left is a stage-3 Sierpinski Tetrahedron family sitting with the blooms of an Apple Tree. Next to it is a stage-2 Sierpinski Tetrahedron constructible painted in Naphthol Red Light sitting in some kind of a Sage (Salvia sp.)

In the center picture, the tetrahedron is sitting with a bloom from some kind of tropical plant from the Tropics Trail. On the right, the type of roses that the Sierpinski Tetrahedra are sitting with are unidentified and will probably remain so, as the picture is not close enough to know for sure.

The tetrahedra in the picture on the left are painted in Quinacridone Violet, sometimes called Akra Violet. They are sitting in Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum Setaceum v. 'Cupreum'). In the picture next to it, the pink flowers are Calliandra eriophylla, and the yellow flowers are of the Brittlebush (Encilia farinosa).

These are new pictures, taken April 23, 2004. I'm trying to look through the tetrahedrons now, it is just something new to do while staying with the same theme.

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