Question: Found this plant in south east Ct. Mixed forest habitat. Could you please identify? Thank you.
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Question
Found this plant in south east Ct. Mixed forest habitat. Could you please identify? Thank you.
Answer
Nancy, good morning. You appear to have photographed Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng). It would be unusual to find it in mixed forest habitat as it usually grows in rich, moist, often rocky, deciduous forests. This plant is under threat from over-collection.
