Ginseng Forum

Ginseng => Wild Ginseng => : Mmcquinn May 30, 2015, 10:23:17 PM

: Is this ginseng
: Mmcquinn May 30, 2015, 10:23:17 PM

Is this ginseng

: Re: Is this ginseng
: Brad May 31, 2015, 02:48:26 AM

Looks like black cohosh to me.

...welcome to the forum  ;)

: Re: Is this ginseng
: Mmcquinn May 31, 2015, 08:24:58 AM

Thank you.  I own land in southern Indiana, and just getting into this.  I had a huge area of these.  And just trying to understand what all we have on our property and what value any May have.  I appreciate your time.

: Re: Is this ginseng
: Brad May 31, 2015, 01:50:50 PM

No worries.  Black cohosh has been running anywhere between $2.50 and $5/dry pound.

: Re: Is this ginseng
: priorservice November 04, 2015, 12:34:34 AM

Agreed black cohash  or dolls eyes I believe.
It's a companion plant to ginseng thin it out a bit and plant some ginseng!

: Re: Is this ginseng
: priorservice November 04, 2015, 12:38:55 AM

On second look you certainly have Virginia creeper and looks like maybe wild ginger. It's small heart shaped leaves. Break some off near root and smell.

: Re: Is this ginseng
: Brad November 05, 2015, 12:16:38 PM

I have to disagree Priorservice.  I don't think that is wild ginger.  That looks more like violets, but not wild ginger at all. 

http://www.northernbushcraft.com/plants/wildGinger/notes.htm (http://www.northernbushcraft.com/plants/wildGinger/notes.htm)  Notice the ginseng is fuzzy and comes in in pairs at the end of the root.