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Aralia racemosa

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Home Perennial Aralia racemosa

Rich woodlands and thickets.

Family: Araliaceae
Height: 1.8 m / 6 ft
Shade, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 3 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

American Spikenard Aralia racemosa native habitat is Rich woodlands and thickets.

Edible Uses

Young shoot tips - cooked. Used as a potherb or as a flavouring in soups. Root - cooked. Large and spicy, it is used in soups. Pleasantly aromatic, imparting a liquorice-like flavour. A substitute for sarsaparilla (Smilax spp.), it is also used in making 'root beer'. Fruit - raw or cooked. Pleasant and wholesome to eat. They can be made into a jelly. The fruit is about 4mm in diameter. The roots have an aroma. The fruit are purple-brown .

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