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Panax quinquefolius L.
American ginseng

       
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Photo of Panax quinquefolius L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Panax quinquefolius L.

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Distribution:
Panax quinquefolius L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Panax quinquefolius L.

View 18 genera in Araliaceae, 4 species in Panax
 

Classification:
Panax quinquefolius L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Araliaceae – Ginseng family
Genus Panax L. – ginseng
Species Panax quinquefolius L. – American ginseng
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Panax quinquefolius L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
American ginseng              Special Concern
Maine:
American ginseng              Endangered
Massachusetts:
ginseng              Special Concern
Michigan:
ginseng              Threatened
New Hampshire:
ginseng              Threatened
New York:
ginseng              Exploitably Vulnerable
North Carolina:
ginseng              Special Concern
Pennsylvania:
ginseng              Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
American ginseng              Endangered
Tennessee:
American ginseng              Special Concern, Commercially Exploited
 

More Accounts and Images:
Panax quinquefolius L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29399.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Panax quinquefolius L.

Herbal Information Resources

IL-Illinois American Ginseng

ISHS Acta Horticulturae

MI-Michigan Natural Features Inventory

MI-Michigan Natural Features Inventory

MO-Department of Conservation

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-Production Guide for North Carolina

NY-Varieties of Ginseng and Ginseng Terminology

NY-Woodland Ginseng Production (Cornell)

PA-Medical Attributes of Ginseng

Switzerland-Panax Photo Gallery

USDA Economics of Ginseng (NAC)

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

USDA Ginseng Culture

VA-Producing and Marketing Ginseng in Agroforestry

WA-Food & Farm Connection

 
 
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