Characteristics
Dicots
Panax quinquefolius L.
Sang; American Ginseng
forb
10
**
Native
TN[S3S4] KY[S3S4] (State Rank)
G3G4 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
White
Carpel Number/Pistil
2; 5
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Drupe
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
1
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Rank
spiral
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
palmate
Leaflet Margins
serrate
Leaflet Number
5
Moisture Requirements
Mesic
Natural Area Presence
PCSF; FCFSP; ObedWSR; NCCGSNA; PK; LULA; LGS; NRG; UCR; BEH; BFM; GM; GRSM; SGSNA; WOLF; LCW; TRG; FG; WOCG-BISO
Ovary Position
Inferior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
5
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Axillary
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
0; 5
Soil Composition
Mineral; Organic
Soil pH
Alkaline
Stamen Number
5
Tepal Number
0
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Species Distribution Map
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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