The population and distribution objectives for the American Ginseng in Canada are:

An area (point, line or map polygon) in which American Ginseng is, or was, present (NatureServe 2002).

American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a long-lived perennial plant associated with mature forests.

conduct demographic and genetic studies to clarify how American Ginseng populations respond to various threats

However, American Ginseng specialists in Canada report severe declines in most areas.

Plants grown from non-native American Ginseng plants for commercial harvesting purposes are excluded.

Conservation and restoration of North American ginseng have been undertaken at the Montréal Biodôme since 1994.

The medicinal value of Ginseng roots, including American Ginseng, has been recognised in Asia for more than 2000 years (Small et al. 1994).

There is evidence that American Ginseng plants are smaller than they used to be (McGraw 2001).

Wild leek has also been designated as a vulnerable species, while American ginseng may soon be designated as a threatened species.

Suitable habitat for American Ginseng is described using a critical function zone of up to 150 m around each plant.

Plants grown from Wild American Ginseng seeds for restoration or reintroduction are considered.

American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, is a high-value medicinal herb native to northeastern North America.

It corresponds to the areas of suitable habitat within a 150 m critical function zone around each American Ginseng record.

It corresponds to the areas of suitable habitat within a 150 m critical function zone around existing occurrence records of American Ginseng.