*Ginkgo biloba Linnaeus. Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree. Hab: Frequently planted, rarely seeding down locally near plantings in suburban woodlands and yards. Dist: Native to se. China; Ginkgo was only weakly naturalized in our area according to Whetstone (1993), but is now naturalizing more extensively.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Other Comments: See Crane (2013) for a book-length discussion of Ginkgo from all angles.
Synonymy: = C, FNA2, Il, K1, K4, Pa; = n/a – RAB, Tat
Heliophily ?: 8
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