Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Garlic Mustard from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-13-001:
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Alliaria officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_alal8_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140421_532
April Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Terminal tight clusters of small white flowers, opening progressing upward, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm070519_086
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Now a noxious weed in northeastern US, invading undisturbed moist forests, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm070519_089
May Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves heart-shaped to triangular with coarse teeth and a garlic-like odor, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm150605_139
June Watauga County NC
Glen Burnie Trail
Fruit 4-sided, erect to ascending pods, initially resembling stem branches, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm150605_141
June Watauga County NC
Glen Burnie Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-13-001:
Alliaria petiolata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Alliaria officinalis
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Forb
Winter annual/Biennial
Non-native: Europe
Habitat: Moist forests in bottomlands and on slopes, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- NC Botanical Garden
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, reduced upward
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens slightly tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p277
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p108
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina p028
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests p60
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p100
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p083
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p109
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p061