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Fagaceae

 8-Quercus inflorescences

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In this image you can see the male flowers in catkins, last year's female flowers (developing into acorns) to the right, and this year's female flowers to the left. This example is Quercus rubra, red oak.
Taken by K. R. Robertson in Champaign, Illinois.
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