Common name:
Garlic mustard
Family:
Scientific name:
Alliaria petiolata
Main flower color:
Range:
All parts of the UK except the Scottish Highlands
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Roadsides, open woodland, hedgebanks
Flowers:
Four white petals, slightly irregularly positioned, and four pale green sepals; in a compact cluster at the top of the stem
Fruit:
Slender, cylindrical pods, up to 5 cm long, angled upwards
Leaves:
Hairless, heart-shaped, stalked, up to 15 cm long, with large, rounded teeth along the edges. Leaves small of garlic if broken
Season:
April to June
Rarity:
★★★★★