Panax quinquefolius

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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

Family	ARALIACEAE - 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.

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

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
AUA_ACC_51048	Pike	27 Oct 1989	Diamond, Alvin R. 6559	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000588	Marshall	22 Sep 1984	Gillespie, Tim s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39750	Lee	Sep 1983	Freeman, John D.	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
ALNHS00003418	Jackson	13 Aug 2015	Barger, T. Wayne HC-137	ALNHS Panax quinquefolius L.
JSU120025	Etowah	31 May 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. RDW-1548	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120031	Lawrence	17 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6396	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120021	Cherokee	15 Jul 1970	Lewis, Frank s.n.	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UWAL0015584	Lowndes	16 Apr 2014	Keener, Brian R. 8343	UWAL Panax quinquefolius L.
UWAL0011064	Butler	29 Aug 2012	Webb, Wayne K. s.n.	UWAL Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37510	Jackson	20 Aug 1981	O'Halloran, K. 428	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
AUA_ACC_35709	Colbert	10 May 1973	Hershey, A.L.	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000587	Limestone	15 Jun 1991	Green, Kim s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58049	Lee	22 Sep 1980	Freeman, John D.	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
TROY000032371	Butler	29 Aug 2012	Webb, Wayne K. s.n.	TROY Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120027	Jackson	4 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6063	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UWAL0033677	Madison	21 May 2016	Keener, Brian R. 9617	UWAL Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNAF0000589	Franklin	14 Sep 1983	Morrow, Byron s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120018	Calhoun	9 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1547	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNA00037020	Autauga	16 Apr 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 7743	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
ALNHS00007526	Monroe	28 APR 2022	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5744	ALNHS Panax quinquefolius L.
UWAL0000328	Morgan	21 Sep 2008	England, J. Kevin 1161	UWAL Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA000039442	Blount	25 Apr 1954	French, Donald	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000580	Colbert	15 Sep 1984	Killen, Kay s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UWAL0036856	DeKalb	29 Apr 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10038	UWAL Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120024	Etowah	10 Aug 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 561	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AMAL00019939	Lauderdale	27 Apr 2010	Holt, Brian D. SC-305	AMAL Panax quinquefolius L.
UNA00058661	Lawrence	17 Apr 2005	Keener, Brian R. 2624	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000582	Colbert	14 Sep 1989	Porter, Kim s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120020	Calhoun	9 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1547	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
TROY000031886	Lowndes	27 Jul 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21493	TROY Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
ALNHS00001017	Jackson	28 Mar 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP#410	ALNHS Panax quinquefolius L.
UWAL0011158	Marengo	23 Sep 2012	England, J. Kevin 3972	UWAL Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
USAM000001528	Jackson	31 Jul 1976	Shelton, David 752	USAM Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
ALNHS00002873	Colbert	22 Apr 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-307	ALNHS Panax quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000590	Lauderdale	04 Jun 1991	Killen, Nathan s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_57248	Autauga	15 Jun 1996	Schotz, Alfred 1400	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNA00053995	Blount	06 Sep 1997	Keener, Brian R. 379	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
JSU120017	Calhoun	20 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 529	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_35096	Autauga	2 May 1979	Teaford, J. S.N.	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
BRIT73661	Blount	07 Sep 2002	Kral, Robert 93216	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.
JSU120029	Jefferson	22 Aug 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1672	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
BRIT73659	Barbour	11 May 1999	MacDonald, John R. 12840	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.
JSU120032	Madison	11 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6229	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNAF0000586	Lawrence	07 Oct 1989	Lolley, Kim s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34349	Jefferson	23 Jun 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1651	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
JSU120019	Calhoun	20 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 529	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA000039441	Lawrence	17 May 1969	Mardis, Glen D. 1014	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
JSU120035	Talladega	20 Sep 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 827	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120030	Jefferson	28 Aug 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1738	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
BRIT73663	Covington	16 Jul 1999	MacDonald, John R. 13214	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA_ACC_13964	DeKalb	8 Jul 1967	Blackwell, J.	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000583	Lauderdale	16 Jun 1991	Crosslin, Phillip s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AMAL00011978	Tuscaloosa	22 Mar 2006	Bryson, Charles T. 21510	AMAL Panax quinquefolius L.
UWAL0005509	Pike	15 Apr 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 21902	UWAL Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120034	Marshall	16 May 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 5476	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120023	Cherokee	15 Jul 1970	Lewis, Frank s.n.	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UWAL0000327	Monroe	14 Sep 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4836	UWAL Panax quinquefolius L.
UWAL0000329	St. Clair	28 Jul 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3793	UWAL Panax quinquefolius L.
AMAL00008824	Blount	07 Sep 2002	Kral, Robert 93216	AMAL Panax quinquefolius L.
BRIT73664	Russell	24 May 1997	Naczi, Robert F.C. 6160	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.
UNA00037018	Tuscaloosa	_ Jun _	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000581	Colbert	02 Sep 1984	Killen, Kim s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
BRIT73662	Bullock	02 Jun 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14411	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.
JSU120026	Etowah	23 Apr 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1199	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNA00037025	Walker	25 May 1975	Collum, Joseh David 24	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
TROY000032883	Pike	15 Apr 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 21902	TROY Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNAF0000584	Lauderdale	13 Jun 1991	Steward, Donald s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_49577	Russell	18 Aug 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5372	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
TROY000014135	St. Clair	28 Jul 2007	Keener, Brian R. 3793	TROY Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
SAMF0005860	Monroe	13 May 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5736	SAMF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UNA00037019	Monroe	09 Sep 1886	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA_ACC_72800	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne HC-137	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
UNAF0000585	Lawrence	19 Sep 1989	Crews, Sherry s.n.	UNAF Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
JSU120033	Madison	9 Sep 1995	Threlkeld, Steven J. 005	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
AUA000039443	Jackson	9 Aug 1954	Benefield, William	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
JSU120022	Cherokee	15 Jul 1970	Lewis, Frank s.n.	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
UWAL0002046	Lowndes	27 Jul 2010	Diamond, Alvin R. 21493	UWAL Panax quinquefolius L.
AUA_ACC_43739	Monroe	3 Sep 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 1691	AUA Panax Quinquefolius L.
JSU120028	Jackson	16 Oct 1986	Moore, C.M. 092	JSU Panax quinquefolius Linnaeus
BRIT73660	Barbour	24 Apr 1999	MacDonald, John R. 12708	BRIT Panax quinquefolius L.

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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