75/ American spikenard, Aralia racemosa 

The Japanese spikenard has edible stems in spring. I tried young stems of this and they were too thin and fibrous to do anything. But the leaves are edible. They taste faintly of mint with some anise and lettuce flavor. Leaves have some inedible fibers. The plants are caged to protect from squirrels and share pot with small native wildflowers. No water more than nature, I fertilized to see if it would flower/fruit this year. No joy. Got roots last fall.