Stats

Lifespan: 1,000-3,000 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Endangered

About

Ginkgo biloba is a gymnosperm tree native to East Asia, and is the only species remaining in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared 290 million years ago. Interestingly, the tree is a living fossil, and its fossils date back to the Middle Jurassic epoch, 170 million years ago.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Species: Ginkgo biloba