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Fagaceae

 25-Chestnut inflorescences

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In Castanea, the male inflorescences are in catkins, while several female flowers are surrounded by an involucre. This example is Castanea mollis, Chinese chestnut.
Taken by K. R. Robertson at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois.
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