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Family: Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
April - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - October
Dwarf Ginseng does not appear to be closely related to any of the other ginseng species and is thought to be pehaps the oldest base of the genus. It has three leaves, each with typically 3 (or 5) leaflets.
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10 April 2019
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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10 April 2019
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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14 April 2021
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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14 April 2021
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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14 April 2021
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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14 April 2021
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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11 April 2023
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA 
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6 May 2019
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA (fertilized ovaries starting to swell) 
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