American ginseng

Class :
Order :

Family : ARALIACEAE

Appendix : II

Note:

Designates whole and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas and confectionery.


Latin Name	English Name	French Name

Panax quinquefolius	American ginseng	Panax à cinq folioles, ginseng à cinq folioles

Population

To import in Canada :
Specimens to be imported into Canada must be accompanied by: a CITES export permit issued by the exporting country.

List of CITES national contacts

To export from Canada :
Specimens to be exported from Canada must be accompanied by: a Canadian CITES export permit.

Please consult the Application Forms and Form Submission.

Please also consult the pages about Special Cases and Exemptions

Status of this species according to :
COSEWIC : Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada	Wild Species : General Status of Species in Canada	IUCN* : International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Endangered	Not assessed	Not Available

The IUCN link points to the search result page of this site, but it is possible that Panax quinquefolius* is not registered in their database.

Additional Information : Comment : Designated Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Link to the Species at Risk database (Recovery Plans) Link to the Species At Risk Act database

American ginseng

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