American Ginseng: COSEWIC assessment and status report

Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius in Canada

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Table of contents

• Assessment Summary
• Executive Summary
• COSEWIC Mandate, Membership and Definitions
• Lists of Figures and Tables
• Introduction
• Distribution
• Habitat
• General Biology
• Population Size and Trends
• Limiting Factors and Threats
• Acknowledgements, Literature Cited, and The Authors

COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:

Please note: Persons wishing to cite data in the report should refer to the report (and cite the author(s)); persons wishing to cite the COSEWIC status will refer to the assessment (and cite COSEWIC). A production note will be provided if additional information on the status report history is required.

COSEWIC 2000. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 17 pp.

Nault, A., and D.J. White. 1999. Update COSEWIC status report on the American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-17 pp.

Previous report:

White, D.J. 1988. COSEWIC status report on American Ginseng Panax quinquefolium in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 170 p.

Production note:

American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius was previously listed by COSEWIC as Panax quinquefolium.

For additional copies contact:

COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa ON
K1A 0H3

Tel.: 819–953–3215
Fax: 819–994–3684
E-mail: COSEWIC/COSEPAC@ec.gc.ca
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca

Également disponible en français sous le titre Rapport du COSEPAC sur la situation du ginseng à cinq folioles (Panax quinquefolius) au Canada – Mise à jour

Cover illustration:
American Ginseng -- Erich Haber, National Botanical Services, Ottawa, ON

© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002
Catalogue No.: CW69-14/89-2002E-IN
ISBN: 0-662-31695-9