Large Four-Prong Ginseng Plant with Green Berries

Bob Beyfuss dug up this two prong to prove how old it was, and then replanted it.

Bob Beyfuss holding a fully wild root dug from ginseng bowl area above Coal Creek.

Making sure that the plants identified are Ginseng by digging up a plant, tasting, and examining the root.

Large Four-Prong with Green Berries

The last Male Northern White Rhino died yesterday. Like rhinos, wild American Ginseng is protected by CITES (convention on international trade in endangered species). Male White Rhinos are now extinct. Is Ginseng next? Wild American Ginseng is the last truly wild root on the planet. It is considered an indicator species for the health of…

Sam Lindemann researches in the field.