A sweet chestnut cupule that has fallen off the tree onto the ground. The spiny cupule is just starting to split open to reveal the chestnuts.

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A sweet chestnut cupule that has fallen off the tree onto the ground. The spiny cupule is just starting to split open to reveal the chestnuts - edible seeds - inside it. Latin name: Castanea sativa.

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Size: 5272px × 3576px
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Anna Carpendale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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