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American Ginseng

Panax quinquefolius

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42.3064, -72.5115

Field Notes

Notes:

American Ginseng is a protected species in Massachusetts. Most of the wild ginseng in the eastern US was harvested and shipped to China by the late 1800's. Most cultivated American Ginseng is grown in Wisconsin.

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Comments (2)
ScottRasmussen
No, I don't give locations for protected species, only approximate areas, and in the case of critically endangered species I hesitate to even give the town they're found in. This plant is part of a small population that had gone unrecorded until a couple of years ago.

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Flowers of massachussetts
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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJune 30, 2011

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