Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant
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American Ginseng has a strange and perilous history. It has one of the longest germination periods of any known species, and only two environments in the world have offered the ideal growing conditions for wild ginseng. The first was the forests of northern China, which disappeared over a millennium ago, and the sole remaining habitat is the Appalachian Mountain region of eastern North America, an area now threatened by logging and mining. Chinese...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813123844
ISBN13:9780813123844
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:University Press of Kentucky
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 8.8"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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