Garlic Mustard

Scientific name: Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

Synonym: Alliaria officinalis Andrz. ex M. Bieb.

Common names: Garlic mustard, hedge garlic, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, poor man's mustard, jack-in-the-bush, garlic root, garlicwort, mustard root

Native To: Europe

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1800s

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Cultivated for food and medicinal use

Impact: Crowds out native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• National Agricultural Pest Information System - Pest Tracker - Reported Status
• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (county distribution for Southeastern States)

States Where Reported Invasive: WeedUS Database map

Management Plans: Plants / Garlic Mustard

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Alliaria petiolata
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Alliaria petiolata Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Alliaria petiolata - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Garlic Mustard - Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States
USDA. Forest Service.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Pest Alert
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution

Garlic Mustard - Weed of the Week (Aug 1, 2005; PDF | 351 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Alliaria petiolata - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Garlic Mustard - Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Plant Profile for Alliaria petiolata - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Garlic Mustard - Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas (2002)
DOI. National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Vegetation Management Manual
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Missouri Vegetation Management Manual
Missouri Department of Conservation.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Invasive Plants of Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Natural Areas and Preserves.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia (PDF | 88 KB)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Natural Heritage Program; Virginia Native Plant Society.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Control

Garlic Mustard
State of Washington. King County Department of Natural Resources. Water and Land Resources Division.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History

Garlic Mustard
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Garlic Mustard
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Control

Garlic Mustard - Wisconsin Botanical Information System
Wisconsin State Herbarium and University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Distribution

Garlic Mustard - Invasive Plant Species of Alaska (PDF | 63 KB)
University of Alaska - Anchorage. Alaska Natural Heritage Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Special Note: References

Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard) - Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
University of Connecticut. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Maine Invasive Plants Bulletin no. 2526
University of Maine. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Garlic Mustard
Michigan State University. Entomology.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Distribution; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls; Research

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Garlic Mustard
Cornell University. Natural Resources. Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program.
Taxonomy; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Ohio Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide
Ohio State University. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle

Garlic Mustard Fact Sheet (PDF | 95 KB)
University of Pennsylvania. Morris Arboretum.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Garlic mustard - Invasive Plants of Natural Habitats in Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle, Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Alliaria petiolata (herb) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History: Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Garlic Mustard - Invasive Exotics (PDF | 32 KB)
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (Pennsylvania).
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Alliaria petiolata
Discover Life.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Garlic Mustard
Invasive.org.
Photographs

Garlic Mustard - BioBullies (Western Pennsylvania)
Natural Biodiversity.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard)
Nature Conservancy. Global Invasive Species Initiative.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Weed Alert and Element Stewardship Abstract with excellent set of references

Garlic Mustard
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Alliaria petiolata
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References

Garlic Mustard - Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle, Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References