Ginseng
SpeciesPanax ginseng
Also called Korean ginseng
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourceTypeperennial
“Ginseng is a shade‑loving perennial” — Key Precautions For Growing Ginseng: Soil, Shade, And Compliance | ShunCy
Soil pH5.5–6.5
“which requires well‑drained acidic soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5” — Key Precautions For Growing Ginseng: Soil, Shade, And Compliance | ShunCy
Edible partsroot
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1 variety
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Ginseng
- Fact sheet: 6 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian