Panax quinquefolius L. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 11318

September 17, 2008

Location

United States, Missouri, St Louis

38.55, -90.7

Location Remarks

Deciduous woodland near Melrose Woods Drive, near Rockwood Reserve

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Herb in shade of hickory woods.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Panax

Specific Epithet

quinquefolius

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#163,035 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →