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Panax quinquefolius
Ginseng
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Panax quinquefolius L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Ginseng
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Apiales, Family Araliaceae, Genus Panax, Species Panax quinquefolius


Management Tags:
Exploitation Concern
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:		MI: T
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G3G4
NatureServe State Rank:		MI: S2S3
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:44:49 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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