Spermatophytes (seed plants): Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants): Ginkgoales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ginkgo biloba
FAMILY
Ginkgoaceae
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Learn more about Ginkgo from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ginkgo biloba
FAMILY
Ginkgoaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ginkgo biloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ginkgo biloba
COMMON NAME:
Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_biloba_5_16_06_10
May DeKalb County AL
Leaves fan-shaped; venation dichotomous, appearing parallel, per Flora of North America.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_biloba_5_16_06_6
May DeKalb County AL
Bark grayish to light brown, fissured or with elongated ridges, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_biloba_5_16_06_8
May DeKalb County AL
This is the sole living species of a primitive genus of extinct gymnosperms, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Paul Thompson pstginkgo_biloba
September?
Leaves are sometimes two-lobed. — Clemson Extension
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_g_biloba_silhouette_3
November Floyd County GA
Today's plants are derived from the only known source in eastern China, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ginkgo biloba
FAMILY
Ginkgoaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ginkgo biloba
FAMILY
Ginkgoaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ginkgo biloba
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ginkgo biloba
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Tree
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Frequently planted, rarely seeding down locally near plantings in suburban woodlands and yards, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: southeast China
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petiole 1.5-3.5"
"FLOWER":
Spring
Greenish
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p200
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p154
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