Panax quinquefolius L. belongs to the Araliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Panax quinquefolium, CDavidson11118--MO. St. Louis Co. Melrose Woods Dr. 18 Sep 08. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Panax
Specific Epithet
quinquefolius
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#163,035 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Missouri, St Louis
38.550000, -90.700000
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.
