Garlic Mustard |
Garlic Mustard |
Alliaria petiolata (officinalis) |
Mustard Family - Brassicaceae |
An upright herb (1 to 3 feet high) with a terminal grouping of ¼ inch wide, 4-petalled,
white flowers and small, upright seed pods. Leaves alternate, long-stalked,
triangular-shaped and coarsely toothed, which give off a garlic odour when
crushed. Photographed - late May at Eagle Lake |
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