About Garlic Mustard - Garlic Mustard - College of Agriculture and ...
Oct 21, 2025 · It most often grows in the forest understory or along forest edges but is also able to invade undisturbed forest habitats. It tolerates low light levels and is adapted to take advantage of …
Alliaria petiolata - Wikipedia
Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, [2] is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, north-western Africa, Morocco, Iberia and the British …
Garlic Mustard | National Invasive Species Information Center
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolate) is a highly destructive invader in North America. As well as hindering the survival of native plants, it poses a particular threat to the survival of the rare West Virginia white …
Garlic Mustard: Invasive, Destructive, Edible
Jul 22, 2020 · Garlic mustard, originally from Europe and Asia, has become a very troublesome invasive plant across the Northeast, Midwest and Northwest of the United States. The plant was introduced to …
Garlic Mustard - U.S. National Park Service
Mar 25, 2013 · The preferred habitat for garlic mustard can be in an upland or floodplain forest, savanna, roadside, trail edge, or disturbed area. Garlic mustard is shade tolerant and can be found in open …
Garlic Mustard: Accurate Identification - Penn State Extension
Garlic mustard is frequently found growing on river flood plains and woodlands along field edges and in openings. It is shade tolerant and often spreads from field edges to mature undisturbed forest under …
Garlic Mustard - Wisconsin Horticulture
May 10, 2010 · For these reasons, garlic mustard spreads rapidly in wooded areas, forming tall, dense stands that smother native wildflowers, and native tree and shrub seedlings. It can overrun a forest …
Plant of the Month: Garlic Mustard - JSTOR Daily
Dec 15, 2021 · Lacking the natural enemies of its native range, garlic mustard soon escaped the confines of the garden and spread across the northeastern and midwestern regions of the US and …
Garlic mustard can be sprayed anytime of the year when foliage is green and the temperatures are above 50; unless flowers or seed pods present and is past the optimal spray window.
Invasives in Your Woodland: Garlic Mustard (updated 2025)
Jun 17, 2025 · Garlic mustard (alliaria petiolata) is also known as garlic root, hedge garlic, Jack-in-the-bush, and other names. It is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family that is an aggressive …