Species guide
Ginkgo
Skin irritantGinkgo biloba
How to recognise it
Unmistakable fan-shaped leaves, often with a notch in the middle, turning bright gold in autumn. Female trees drop fleshy, foul-smelling seeds.
Is it dangerous?
The leaves are harmless to touch, but the fleshy seed coat contains compounds that can cause a poison-ivy-like rash, and raw or large amounts of the inner seed are toxic if eaten.
What to do
Wear gloves to clean up fallen seeds, and never eat them raw. Don't decide any plant part is edible from a photo.
Never decide what's safe to eat or touch from a photo or a web page. Identification here is for learning and curiosity only. For anything you might eat, handle or that could harm you or a pet, consult a qualified local expert — and seek medical or veterinary care if exposure has happened.
Recorded 64,123 times in the wild worldwide.
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