Fauna Flora Photography

Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata

A plant that flowers the second year. Young leaves taste of both garlic and mustard giving the english name.

Common Names

GermanKnoblauchsrauke
EnglishGarlic Mustard
FrenchHerbe à ail
SpanishHierba del ajo

Taxonomy

OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
SpeciesAlliaria petiolata

How to Identify

When flowering, the plant is grown high and thin. Identified by its color white and the small four symmetrical petals of the flower, bundled together with other flowers.

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Belvédère Outremont - 2022-05-14
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Parc Angrignon - 2017-05-21
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies - 2017-05-13

Where and When to Spot

I usually see this flower in forests forming large patches.

SpringSummerFallWinter
Belvédère Outremont x - - -
Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies x - - -
Parc Île-de-la-Visitation x - - -

Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.

Last updated on 2023-12-15. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.