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Wild ginseng grows best in moist, rich hardwood forests like those found in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Collectors are asked to select plants that have four or more leaf-prongs and abundant red berries, an indication that the plant is at least four years old.
That experience in Maryland is about to change. Officials recently banned ginseng-hunting on state land after a study by Smithsonian scientists and an analysis of harvest records showed a dramatic drop in the number of plants. In 2010, the wild harvest of ginseng in Maryland netted 65kg, according to state figures.