Panax trifolius L.

Androdioecious; root globose; stem 1–2 dm; lfls 3–5, sessile or nearly so, lanceolate to elliptic or oblanceolate, 4–8 cm, obtuse or subacute, finely serrate; peduncle 2–8 cm; fls white or tinged with pink, often unisexual; styles usually 3; fr yellow, 5 mm thick; 2n=24. Rich woods and bottomlands; Que. and N.S. to Minn., s. to Pa., Ind., and Io., and along the mts. to Ga. Apr., May.

It is a temperate plant. It grows in woods and damp places. It suits hardiness zone 4.

The root is boiled in salty water then eaten. It tastes like nuts. They are also eaten raw.

Plants can be grown from seed or by division of the clump.