Infructescence of the sweet chestnut in summer

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Detail shot of the prickly infructescence of a sweet chestnut - Castanea sativa - in summer. In the cupules - the cupula - grow the sweet chestnuts.

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Size: 3595px × 2520px
Location: Germany
Photo credit: © Robert Schneider / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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