Due to overcollecting for the medicinal
plant trade, Ginseng, Panax
quinquefolius, has become a rare
site in the wild. While not a spectacular ornamental, a large
patch of ginseng with its red berries in the fall is a nice
addition to the woodland garden.
Wildflowers N-P
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Updated January 2006
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Species
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Common Name
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Catskill Native?
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Distribution
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Available?
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Napaea dioica
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Glade Mallow
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No
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Northern Prairies
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June
|
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Notochelone nemorosa
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Turtlehead Penstemon
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No
|
Northwestern NA
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No
|
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Oenothera caespitosa
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Tufted Evening Primrose
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No
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Western NA
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No
|
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Oenothera fruticosa ssp glauca
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Sundrops
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No
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Eastern NA
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-
|
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Oenothera macrocarpa
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Missouri Evening Primrose
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No
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Western Prairies
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Yes
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Oenothera pallida
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Pale Evening Primrose
|
No
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Western NA
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No
|
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Oenothera perennis
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Small Sundrops
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Yes
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-
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Catskills
|
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Oenothera pilosella
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Meadow Sundrops
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No
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Prairies South & NE
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No
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Oligoneuron ohioense
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Ohio Goldenrod
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No
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Northcentral NA
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June
|
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Opuntia humifusa
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Eastern Prickly Pear
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Yes
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-
|
Yes
|
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Pachysandra procumbens
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Allegheny Pachysandra
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No
|
Southeastern NA
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Limited
|
|
Packera aurea
|
Golden Ragwort
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
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Packera obovatus
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Roundleaf Ragwort
|
Yes
|
-
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June
|
|
Ginseng
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
|
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia Creeper
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Yes
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-
|
Yes
|
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Penstemon cobae
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Wild Snapdragon
|
No
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Southern Plains
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No
|
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Penstemon fruticosus
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Bush Penstemon
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No
|
Northwest NA
|
Yes
|
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Penstemon glaber
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Sawsepal Penstemon
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No
|
Northern Plains
|
No
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Penstemon grandiflorus
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Large-flowered Penstemon
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No
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Prairies & Plains
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No
|
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Penstemon hirsutus
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Hairy Beardtongue
|
Yes
|
-
|
No
|
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Penstemon pinifolius
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Pineleaf Penstemon
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No
|
Southwestern NA
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No
|
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Penstemon serrulatus
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Cascade Penstemon
|
No
|
Pacific Northwest
|
Yes
|
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Penstemon strictus
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Rocky Mountain Penstemon
|
No
|
Rocky Mountains
|
Yes
|
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Penstemon tubaeflorus
|
Prairie Penstemon
|
No
|
Prairies
|
No
|
|
Phlox bifida
|
Cleft Phlox
|
No
|
Sandy Prairies
|
Yes
|
|
Phlox divaricata
|
Woodland Phlox
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Limited
|
|
Phlox divaricata var. laphamii
|
Lapham’s Phlox
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Phlox nivalis
|
Sweet Trailing Phlox
|
No
|
Southeastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Phlox pilosa
|
Prairie Phlox
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Phlox pilosa ssp ozarkana
|
Ozark Phlox
|
No
|
South Central NA
|
Yes
|
|
Phlox subulata var silenefolia
|
Condensed Moss Phlox
|
No
|
?
|
Yes
|
|
Podophyllum peltatum
|
Mayapple
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
|
Polemonium foliosissimum
|
Leafy Jacob's Ladder
|
No
|
Plains & Rocky Mts
|
No
|
|
Polemonium reptans
|
Spreading Jacob's Ladder
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Polygonatum biflorum
|
Solomon's Seal
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
|
Polygonatum canaliculatum
|
Giant Solomon’s Seal
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
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Porteranthus stipulatus
|
American Ipecac
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Porteranthus trifoliatus
|
Bowman's Root
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
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Pycnanthemum incanum
|
Hoary Mountain Mint
|
Yes
|
-
|
No
|
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Pycnanthemum muticum
|
Broad-leaved Mountain Mint
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
|
Pycnanthemum pilosum
|
Hairy Mountain MInt
|
No
|
Eastern NA
|
Yes
|
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
|
Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
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