Figure 1
From: The root transcriptome for North American ginseng assembled and profiled across seasonal development
North American ginseng seasonal development stages used for harvest. 1) budding - leaf emergence; 2) leaves - distinctive separation of leaf and stem; 3) flowering - plant in full flower; 4) green fruit set; 5) ripe fruit - fruit coloration fully red; 6) fruit drop – including early signs of leaf senescence (e.g., leaf curl) and 7) senescence - complete senescence of leaf and stem (the normal commercial harvest stage).