Denny on May 31st, 2007

I learned something from researching Garlic Mustard. I have known for quite awhile the plant by sight. But I didn’t know that it spread so rapidly and is considered an invasive species. The plant actually originated in Europe and was thought to be brought to the US for either food or medicine.

Benefits: Garlic mustard has uses as a medicine for treatment of gangrene, and ulcers. It can also be used as garlic flavored herb with vitamin A and C. Additionally, garlic mustard can be planted for erosion control.
Above came from here… All about garlic mustard

Most every site I could find to read about this plant was primarily talking about how to get rid of it and the damage it can cause to the native plants.

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