Panax quinquefolius L.

Ginseng, American Ginseng

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Apiaceae

Genus: Panax

Species: Panax quinquefolius

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern
MA - State Special Concern
ME - State Endangered
NH - State Threatened
RI - State Endangered
VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable))
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Panax quinquefolius