Fagaceae
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The Fagaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with around 1,000 or more species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduou
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Golden Chinquapin (Chrysolepsis chrysophylla) growing in a pot. Shown are leaves and nuts.
Leaves and acorns of the English Oak (Quercus robur).
Chestnut blight on a chestnut tree.
Chestnut
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Chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. They are native to temperate regions of the Nort
Fagaceae
…The Fagaceae (; from Latin fagus 'beech tree') are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with around 1,000 or more species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduous, whereas in the tropics…
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Chestnuts at Ljubljana Central Market
Bark of C. sativa (sweet chestnut)
C. sativa male catkins (pale buff) and female catkins (green, spiny, partly hidden by leaves)