Araliaceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ivy family • ginseng family

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North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius).

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ivy ginseng Didymopanax tree ivy schefflera American ginseng English ivy Australian umbrella tree castor aralia spikenard Apiaceae Pittosporaceae

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