Panax trifolius L.
Dwarf ginseng
Dwarf ginseng is native to Northeastern North America. Identification: Plants are 4-8" (10-20 cm) in height, easily missed among forest litter when not in bloom. Leaves are in clusters of three, with a larger central leaflet; leaflets are toothed. Blooms are spherical in shape, composed of many minute white or pinkish flowers about ¹/₁₆" (2 mm) around, all emerging from a central point. Blooms appear in May-June. Up close, the blooms are delicate and quite beautiful. Yellowish berry clusters succeed the flowers in July and August. American ginseng looks somewhat similar, but it is larger, and has clusters of five stalked leaflets instead of three leaflets in dwarf ginseng. Medical: Dwarf ginseng root is not used in herbal medicine. See American ginseng. Online References:
Panax trifolius on Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource Panax trifolius at the U.S. Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers site Panax trifolius at the University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium Panax trifolius on ncwildflower.org Panax trifolius at Illinois Wildflowers Panax trifolius on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Panax trifolius on CalPhotos Panax trifolius on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Panax trifolius on Delaware Wildflowers 5/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/10/2016 · Old Long Loop, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/20/2014 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/4/2012 · Willard Brook State Park, Blue Trail, Ashby, Massachusetts Panax trifolius description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
5/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts 4/27/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts 5/10/2016 · Old Long Loop, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/4/2012 · Willard Brook State Park, Blue Trail, Ashby, Massachusetts 5/2/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/20/2014 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/4/2012 · Willard Brook State Park, Blue Trail, Ashby, Massachusetts Range:
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