WombleTromble

The sources that I've found for the information I currently have is in Danish and not English, so I don't think it'd be useful to you. What I want to know specifically, I guess, is if there are any other benefits for plants with fractal structures than the ones I've mentioned so far (bigger surface area + easier transportation of fluids). It probably varies between one plant and another, but focusing on the romanesco broccoli would be a good starting point. What I've tried so far is searching on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ although I quickly found out that there wasn't any information relevant to what I'm searching for. Either that or I'm just bad at searching (probably the latter). In conclusion, what I'm looking for is a conclusive answer as to whether there are any other benefits than the ones I've already mentioned or if that's about it?

It's not homework but rather personal interest. I was unsure of where else to ask. I've been wondering this for quite a while and I've tried searching a bit myself. So far the only thing I have found is that it creates a bigger surface area thus allowing more effective photosynthesis and that transportation of fluids is made easier (less energy is spent on it apparently). What I'd like though is some more in-depth information. I was hoping some of you here could help me with that.

An example is the Romanesco broccoli/cauliflower. Why would this plant have this structure and what benefits are there to having such a structure? Can you give other examples of plants with fractal structures and if they benefit from it in another way than the Romanesco broccoli? It can't merely be "just because", everything nature does serves a purpose.