Photographer: Christopher Noll
Panax trifolius L.
dwarf ginseng, groundnut
Panax: Greek for "all remedy" referring to ancient Chinese belief that the plant was a panacea
|Plant: ||erect, perennial, 4"-8" tall forb; roots rounded|
|Flower: ||white to pink, 5-parted; inflorescence a solitary, round umbel; blooms May-June|
|Leaf:||single whorl, finely toothed, palmately-divided into 3-5 stalkless leaflets|
|Habitat: ||shade to partial-shade; woods, bottomlands; in rich soil|