Sweet chestnuts (Castanea sativa) fallen on the ground. The nuts begin to develop in early autumn and fall in late autumn. The spiny cupules containin

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Sweet chestnuts (Castanea sativa) fallen on the ground. The nuts begin to develop in early autumn and fall in late autumn. The spiny cupules containing the nuts are developed from the female flowers of the catkins, which flower in July. Photographed in Kew Gardens, London, UK.

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