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Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) was introduced to North America as a culinary herb in the 1860s and it is considered an invasive species in much of North America. As of 2020 [update] it has been documented in most of the Eastern United States and Canada, with scattered populations in the west. [ 1 ]
Garlic mustard was introduced to North America by European settlers in the 1800s for culinary and medicinal purposes. [8] The species was recorded as being in Long Island in 1868. [ 9 ] It has since spread all over North America, apart from the far south of the US and some prairie states and Canadian provinces. [ 10 ]
This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
Garlic mustard was first introduced into the U.S. in 1868 in Long Island, New York, from Northern Europe and Asia. It was brought to the U.S. for erosional control as well as its herbal qualities.
A small patch of mature garlic mustard, showing its serrated, heart-shaped leaves and tiny, white, four-petaled flowers. Garlic mustard can inhibit growth of native wildflowers
[98] [99] Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is one of the most problematic invasive plant species in eastern North American forests, where it is highly invasive of the understory, reducing the growth rate of tree seedlings and threatening to modify the forest's tree composition. [100]
New Orleans, the "gateway to the Mississippi", is a porous port city with rich soils. In turn, many aquatic plants are introduced to the region, making Louisiana the state with the second largest list of invasive aquatic species, [90] second to Florida. The "Dirty Dozen" [91] details a list of the United States' most destructive invasive species.
Either way, the blend of garlic, oil and egg makes this mustard versatile enough to eat with everything from fries to grilled vegetables, or try it as a burger spread. 5. Trader Joe’s Eggplant ...