American Ginseng
Scientific Name: Panax quinquefolius
Perennial herb, the root commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine.
American Ginseng
Scientific Name: Panax quinquefolius
American Ginseng
| Genus species: | Panax quinquefolius | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | American Ginseng | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Araliaceae 
Herbs or deciduous woody vines or shrubs; leaves various, stipulate; flowers unisexual or bisexual, regular, epigynous, in umbels; fruit a berry. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Green/Brown White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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