Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Brassicaceae
- Genus:
- Alliaria
- Species:
- Alliaria petiolata
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual | Biennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 3-4 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- apr, jun
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Native Range
United States: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Canada: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), small carpenter bees (Ceratina Latreille) Sweat Bees: Golden Sweat Bee (Augochlorella aurata), Golden Sweat Bee (Augochlorella aurata) Leafcutter Bees: (Osmia Panzer) Butterflies: (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Crescents (Phyciodes Hübner), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), 🛑West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis), 🛑West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis), Wild Indigo Duskywing (Gesta Evans)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers shaded woodland areas