Talk:Fagopsis

Genus and species

Wikiproject paleontology recommends treating the species of an extinct genus at the genus level. The draft of Fagopsis longifolia should not be created.--Kevmin § 22:11, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Also of note, I already have a draft of this genus in progress in by sandboxes here--Kevmin § 16:36, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 22:38, 12 January 2026 (UTC)

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Branch with young fruit

• ... that the extinct oak relative Fagopsis had wind-carried fruit wedges (pictured)?

• Source: https://www.nps.gov/flfo/learn/nature/fagopsis-longifolia-reconstruction.htm A funky fruit, Later in the season, the female flowering head of Fagopsis matured into this fruiting head. Strings of clinging fruit wedges spiraled around the center axis of the fruiting head and unraveled as they shed into the wind. Each fruit wedge had three tiny nuts near the base. These features are not found in any modern plant, which shows that Fagopsis was an extinct genus in the Beech Family.

• • ALT1: ... that the extinct chestnut relative Fagopsis (pictured) grew separate male and female flower heads? Source: https://www.nps.gov/flfo/learn/nature/fagopsis-longifolia-reconstruction.htm he fossils do show clearly that there were separate male and female flower heads, and those can be reconstructed in detail.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Antirrhinum barrelieri
  • Comment: Reviewed the Antirrhinum controversum article in the nomination

5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 382 past nominations.

Kevmin § 02:47, 10 December 2025 (UTC).

Detailed interesting article, fine expansion, on scientific sourced, offline and restricted sources AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and a good illustration especially of ALT0. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:32, 11 December 2025 (UTC)