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Garlic Mustard

Alliaria petiolata

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Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata


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5 Comments

flybeasley
flybeasley 10 years ago

Please put the name of the Maryland park where you spotted this in the "Notes" section. Thank you.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 10 years ago

You're welcome Cinco Si! And that's interesting, Raeven. I quite like the smell, but I know it can be overpowering if you actually bruise/break the plants. Maybe I like it because I've only ever experienced it in its more subtle form, hehe! :) I live in the UK where this is native, so it doesn't tend to grow out of control, either. (not in my experience anyway)

Root Doctor
Root Doctor 10 years ago

Thank You all for your help!

Raeven
Raeven 10 years ago

How interesting that you enjoy the scent! It actually makes me feel a little ill for a moment so I have to stop every few minutes when weeding and walk away. I know that it's one of the edible weeds and one can find recipes for it. I wish it were not so invasive as it is a neat looking plant.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 10 years ago

This is garlic mustard! It's a native plant over here, but it's been introduced to the eastern USA where I believe it's become a bit of a nuisance. I think the leaves are really interestingly shaped though :) And it smells nice!

Root Doctor
Spotted by
Root Doctor

Rockville, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Apr 26, 2013
Submitted on Apr 26, 2013

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