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Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, 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 Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, [2] and east to northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in western China.
One species of weevil that targets garlic mustard, for instance, consumes the seeds. [27] Unlike with some invasive plants which are annuals, such as Microstegium vimineum ( Japanese stiltgrass ), the mowing of garlic mustard is less effective because it regrows from its tap root, especially if it is mowed in its second, flowering, year ...
Garlic mustard is one of the first plants to appear in the spring and has earned top rank as one of the states worst invasive plants by the Indiana Invasive Species Council.
Although it can be cross-pollinated, Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) is self-fertile. Most species reproduce sexually through seed, but Cardamine bulbifera produces gemmae and in others, such as Cardamine pentaphyllos, the coral-like roots easily break into segments, that will grow into separate plants. [8] In some species, such as in the ...
However, four species of weevils belonging to the genus Ceutorhynchus do appear to specialize on garlic mustard, and are showing promise as a potential form of biological control.
Eating invasive species has been suggested by people such as ecologist Joe Roman as a way of reducing their numbers. [1] ... Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), [6] ...
This species is ranked 82.0 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [9] [10] Ailanthus altissima— Tree of heaven. This species is ranked 84.44 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [11] [12] Alliaria petiolata - Garlic mustard. This species is ranked 84.00 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [13]
Garlic mustard – alters the chemistry of the soil to kill other seeds, creating a monoculture. [1] Asian bittersweet – this vine can kill or damage trees and shrubs. [1] Crown vetch – alters the soil chemistry and pushes out the variety of other plants. [1] Japanese knotweed – tolerates floods and drought, creates a monoculture. [1]