During their long survival into the modern world, the leaves of the ginkgo changed until they are now almost invariably two-lobed and kidney-shaped.
Kids find these double-lobed coconuts hilarious, but the best way to spot the more subtle plant and animal life is with black-parrot specialist and nature guide Victorin Laboudallon.
So far the first plant to result is only six inches high, with a stalk like a potato but lobed leaves like a tomato.
Jim Gilbert's Nature Notes: Wild Grapes Wild grapes are now offering hikers a refreshing snack. A grape vine is a climbing, woody perennial best recognized by its lobed, maple-like leaves and by its purple berries that grow in bunches and contain seeds.
Aug. 22, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune