Panax quinquefolius

Family:ARALIACEAE
Species:Panax quinquefolius L.
Common Name:American Ginseng; Sang
Habitat:Rich hardwood forests, ravine slopes, and cove forests.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PAQU
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S4 (State Rank), G4 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyARALIACEAE - Ginseng family
Genus Panax
Species Panax quinquefolius L. - American Ginseng; Sang

Citation

Citation Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1058–1059. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, (lectotype: LINN 1237.1). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, Phytologia 71: 473. 1991.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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 the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Covington, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Pike, Russell, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1886 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA_ACC_35096 Autauga 2 May 1979 TEAFORD, J.
S.N.
AUA
PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS L.
UNA00037020 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7743
UNA
Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA_ACC_57248 Autauga 15 Jun 1996 SCHOTZ, ALFRED
1400
AUA
PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS L.
BRIT73660 Barbour 24 Apr 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12708
BRIT
Panax quinquefolius L.
BRIT73659 Barbour 11 May 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12840
BRIT
Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA000039442 Blount 25 Apr 1954 FRENCH, DONALD
AUA
PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS L.
UNA00053995 Blount 06 Sep 1997 Keener, Brian R.
379
UNA
Panax quinquefolius L.
AMAL00008824 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93216
AMAL
Panax quinquefolius L.
BRIT73661 Blount 07 Sep 2002 Kral, Robert
93216
BRIT
Panax quinquefolius L.
BRIT73662 Bullock 02 Jun 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14411
BRIT
Panax quinquefolius L.
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