Garlic mustard

                 


                     Garlic mustards binomial name is ( Alliaria petiolata ).  The garlic mustard plant was oringinated from Europe, central and western part of Asia. It is in the Brassicacea family. It has a triangular hart shape scallope-edge and gives of an odor that is similar to the smell of garlic when it is crushed. It is a darkish geen color Its defense to other insects is to smell like garlic. The plant surprisingly survives the winter and can be seen under the snow. The leave of the plant is easy for people to pick of so some people put it in their salads or even saùte them. These plants are typically found growing up around hedgerows. In the US the garlic mustard have been spotted in 1868 in Long Island, NY. The garlic mustard seed can survive for more than four years and they grow mostly in the spring time. It is an invasive specie because it spreads into high quality woodlands. It also shades out wildflowers and out competes native seedlings. It also can disperse most native plants within 10 years. https://www.google.com/search?q=garlic+mustard&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zLFsUf-GFMqt0AGI-oHgCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=416#