genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ginseng refers to species within Panax, a genus of species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae. They grow in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia (mostly northern China, Korea, and eastern Siberia), typically in cooler climates; Panax vietnamensis, discovered in Vietnam, is the southernmost ginseng found.
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| Panax quinquefolius | |
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| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Panax |
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