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Garlic Mustard
Alluarua officinalis

  • Family: Mustard
  • Flower: Clusters of small white flowers, regular, 4 petals
  • Leaves: Triangular with course teeth, on long stalks.
  • Size: Flowers 1/4-1/3" across; plant 18-36" high
  • Habitat: Open woods and roadsides
  • Blooms: April-June

So named because the leaves have a distinct garlic odor when crushed. Another invasive alien.

 
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