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American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius)

Panax Quinquefolius, or more commonly know as American Ginseng, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Panax. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Panax Quinquefolius or American Ginseng‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

       

American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius)
Credit: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) | Own Picture. | License: PD US Government
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American Ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius) Information

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Panax
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Order: Apiales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: CT (SC) MA (SC) ME (E) MI (T) NC (SC) NH (T) NY (EV) PA (V) RI (E) TN (CE SC)
  • State T/E Common Name: CT (American ginseng) MA (ginseng) ME (American ginseng) MI (ginseng) NC (ginseng) NH (ginseng) NY (ginseng) PA (ginseng) RI (American ginseng) TN (American ginseng)

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