Kingdom: Plantae > Division: Tracheophyta > Class: Magnoliopsida > Order: Apiales > Family: Araliaceae > Genus: Panax > Species: Panax ginseng

Panax ginseng C. Meyer

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Threat status Europe	Not evaluated (IUCN)
Protected by	2 international agreements

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Threat and conservation status

This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Populations outside of the Russian Federation are not included in the Appendices. Whole and sliced roots and parts of roots.	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	(Only the population of the Russian Federation; no other population is included in the Appendices). Whole and sliced roots and parts of roots.

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The species has no common names

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