Araliaceae
American ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Panax
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- جنسنغ خماسي الأوراق, جنسنغ أمريكي, كسي يانع شن
- arz
- جنسنغ خماسى الاوراق
- Bulgarian
- Американски женшен
- Chinese
- 花旗参, 花旗參, 花旗蔘, 西洋参, 广东人参, 洋参, 粉光蔘, 西洋參
- Croatian
- Američki ginseng
- Danish
- Amerikansk Ginseng
- English
- American ginseng
- Finnish
- Amerikanginseng, Amerikanginsengjuuri
- Japanese
- アメリカニンジン, 広東人参, 花旗参
- Javanese
- Ginséng amérikah
- Korean
- 아메리카인삼
- Persian
- جینسنگ آمریکایی
- Swedish
- Amerikansk ginseng
- Thai
- โสมอเมริกัน
- Vietnamese
- Sâm Mỹ
Synonyms
- Aralia quinquefolia (L.) Decne. & Planch.
- Ginseng quinquefolium (L.) Alph.Wood
- Panax americanus (Raf.) Raf.
- Panax americanus var. elatus Raf.
- Panax americanus var. obovatus (Raf.) Raf.
- Panax cuneatus Raf.
- Panax quinquefolius var. americanus Raf.
- Panax quinquefolius var. obovatus Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 88 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Audrey Kauppila, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jensyn Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shirley Zundell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Mac Post, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Henderson, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Henderson, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Henderson, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.