Garlic Mustard (Alliara petiolate)

Native or Introduced?

INTRODUCED and INVASIVE!

Garlic mustard is prolific and problematic in this area of Ohio and many other locations across the United States. You will find it growing 1-2 feet high on the left side of the trail. It has heart shaped leaves and small, white flowers. Garlic mustard was brought over from Europe in the 1800s for herbal uses and erosion control. It spreads its seeds by wind dispersal and emerges earlier in the spring than many native plants making it difficult for the native plants to grow and thrive.