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Alliaria

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Alliaria 

a genus of biennial plants of the family Cruciferae. The leaves are entire; the radical leaves are reniform and longpetioled. The flowers are white and gathered in racemes. The fruit is a capsule. The plants emit a strong garlic odor. There are about five species, distributed in the temperate zone of Eurasia. The USSR has two species. A. petiolata (formerly A. officinalis) grows in shady forests, shrubbery thickets, and in ravines; it also is a weed in parks, orchards, and gardens. The plant is used as a seasoning in place of garlic. The leaves contain vitamin C, and the seeds contain a fatty oil. The seeds can be used as a substitute for mustard. The milk of cows that have eaten A. petiolata acquires a reddish yellow color and a caustic aftertaste.
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Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) (*) Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
flower buds, leaves, roots Dill ( Anethum graveolens ) herb, seeds Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ) herb, seeds Garlic ( Allium sativum ) bulbs, greens, flowers Garlic mustard ( Alliaria officinalis ) leaves and roots Goldenrod ( Solidago sp.
Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Pt 5 by Susun Weed / Food/cooking/nutrition community
If you take walks through local woods, you will almost certainly have come across Jack-in-the-hedge, Alliaria petiolata, sometimes called garlic mustard or hedge garlic - don't let it leap into your garden, it can spread rapidly by seed.
Cabbage patch kings by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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