Home >> Science >> Biology >> Flora and Fauna >> Plantae >> Magnoliophyta >> Magnoliopsida >> Fagaceae >> Castanea >> Castanea mollissima Castanea is the genus of the chestnuts and chincapin, in the fagaceae Fagaceae. Castanea is the name of the town around Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Castanea mollissima Photographs of the fruit, with Castanea sativa also for comparison. Castanea mollissima Closeup image of catkins. Castanea mollissima Fact Sheet Identification information and images from Virginia Tech Dendrology.
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