Here's an unusual flowering tree from Australia. I encountered it walking the dog yesterday afternoon & childishly enjoyed releasing a number of the flowers from their "cocoons".
Each flower develops underneath its own little woody cap. As the flower grows it pushes the cap off. See the last, 5th photograph where there is a 1.5 mm ring of flower emerging at the bottom of the caps. The paler yellowish\ light brown caps are very hard & leathery. On the 4th picture the nuts can be seen developing being a shiny olive green colour.
I haven't done a search as to what type of tree it is but I suspect one of the eucalypts.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Australia has amazing, unique flora and fauna, as well as fascinating people ( from my own limited experience,} What is it? the distance from the sun?
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No! The result of being on the arse end of the world. 
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