Ginkgo
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| Ginkgo Fossil range: Jurassic - Pliocene[1] |
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The ginkgo is a plant. It is a tree. The tree is special in that there are no other trees that look like it. Some people say it is a living fossil. It is grown mainly in China, but also lives there in the wild.
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A ginkgo tree (g. biloba) in Slovakia
[change] References
- ↑ Zhiyan Zhou and Shaolin Zheng (2003-06-19). "Palaeobiology: The missing link in Ginkgo evolution". Nature 423(423): 82
- ↑ Sun (1998). Ginkgo biloba. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN B1+2c v2.3)