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Panax quinquefolius

Plants

Family: Araliaceae · Genus: Panax

Panax quinquefolius

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 618. · public_domain

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American ginseng known in Kanienʼkéha as Tekaren’tó:ken is a species of flowering plant in the ivy family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern North America although its cultivation was successfully introduced to China in 1975. The specific epithet quinquefolius means "five-leaved", which refers to the typical number of leaflets per leaf. It is one of a group of taxa known as "ginseng".

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