Panax quinquefolius

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyAraliaceae
Family (Traditional)Araliaceae
GenusPanax
SpeciesPanax quinquefolius L.
Common NameGinseng; American ginseng
Growth HabitForb
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 7
StatusNative, Watch List, UPL (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aralia quinquefolia Aralia quinquefolia  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Crawford, Fayette, Fountain, Howard, Marion, Montgomery, Noble, Parke, Shelby, Union, Vigo

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1919 - 1993

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
11436 Vigo 08 Jul 1925 A.E. Breendon
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
79011 Parke 01 Aug 1945 C. Mervin Palmer
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
39454 Howard 26 Jul 1935 Charles M. Ek
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
92549 Fayette 17 May 1950 Jack McCormick
30
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
14087 Parke 19 Apr 1919 N. A. Watson
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
152739 Allen 17 Sep 1993 P. E. Rothrock
3221
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
2037 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
93275 Shelby 23 Jun 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24175
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
62245 Marion 11 Jul 1942 Ray C. Friesner
16953
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
94406 Union 01 Sep 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24608
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
73414 Crawford 03 Sep 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19607
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
93174 Montgomery 05 Oct 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24795
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
93542 Fountain 06 Oct 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24762
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
73963 Noble 15 Oct 1945 Ray C. Friesner
20126
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
4963 Parke 18 Aug 1930 Rexford F. Daubenmire
2318
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
2023 Stanley A. Cain
BUT
Panax quinquefolius L.
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