Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
The story
The maidenhair tree carries a deep history of human partnership. Native to East Asia, this resilient gymnosperm was cultivated early in human history. Having survived from the Middle Jurassic epoch, it has been preserved through centuries of intentional planting, securing its place in human landscapes as a living link to the deep geological past.
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- Family
- Ginkgoaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated and remains commonly planted by humans, serving as a highly valued ornamental tree in modern landscapes while preserving an ancient lineage of gymnosperms.
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About
Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo, also known as the maidenhair tree, and often misspelled "gingko" is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago. Fossils similar to the living species, belonging to the genus Ginkgo, extend back to the Middle Jurassic epoch about 170 million years ago. The tree was cultivated early in human history, remains commonly planted, and is widely regarded as a living fossil.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ginkgo biloba
- Slug
- ginkgo-biloba
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ginkgoaceae
- Genus
- Ginkgo
- Species
- biloba
- Wikidata QID
- Q43284
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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