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Leaf Shape: Flabellate
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Ginkgo
(Ginkgo biloba)
 
 
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Leaf Shape: Flabellate

Fan-like or fan-shaped. The Ginkgo is the only woody plant in Central Illinois that has this type of leaf shape.

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