Index / Search / Panax quinquefolius
§1 Plant
Panax quinquefolius L.
vernacular American ginseng — species · Araliaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Araliaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Panax
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 809 counties across 32 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 809 counties across 32 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Blount 01009
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Cherokee 01019
- Cleburne 01029
- Colbert 01033
- DeKalb 01049
- Etowah 01055
- Franklin 01059
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Lowndes 01085
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marshall 01095
- Monroe 01099
- Morgan 01103
- Pike 01109
- St. Clair 01115
- Talladega 01121
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
Arkansas view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Wayne 17191
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Antrim 26009
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ottawa 26139
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Blue Earth 27013
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lyon 27083
- McLeod 27085
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Stearns 27145
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Attala 28007
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Clay 28025
- Franklin 28037
- Grenada 28043
- Hinds 28049
- Itawamba 28057
- Kemper 28069
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Noxubee 28103
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Panola 28107
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Rankin 28121
- Smith 28129
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
- Winston 28159
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Hickory 29085
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jefferson 29099
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- Moniteau 29135
- Montgomery 29139
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Calhoun 54013
- Clay 54015
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Randolph 54083
- Roane 54087
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dodge 55027
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oneida 55085
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Price 55099
- Richland 55103
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PAQU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5372246 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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