Large Four-Prong Ginseng Plant with Green Berries

Blue Cohosh growing within a ginseng patch.

This month National Geographic has a feature on ginseng emphasizing violence and crime. While theft is an important challenge, the plant faces many other challenges as well.  I have written a “top twenty” list explaining 20 of my favorite ginseng factoids. Please read my story on medium here.

Bob Beyfuss digs another root from the ginseng bowl area.

Large four-prong Ginseng plant with new berries

Large Four-Prong with 21 Leaflets

George Lindemann Showing Wild Ginseng Locations to Dr. Gao and Research Team