Bud Buds and Garlic Mustard

The Buds talk about:

  • the history of garlic mustard
  • how to identify it
  • how to dispose of it

while introducing the concepts of:

  • allelopathy
  • phenophase

Link to streamable audio file

Link to transcript

ID Resources

Garlic mustard

Removal Resources
Plants and animals we mention
  • Garlic mustard leaves vary in size based on resources available (sunlight, space, nutrients). Here, Lina displays one the size of her palm. Photo credit: FPR staff
    Garlic mustard leaves vary in size based on resources available (sunlight, space, nutrients). Here, Lina displays one the size of her palm. Photo credit: FPR staff
  • Lina and the Giant Garlic Mustard. Garlic mustard plant size can also vary from 1-2 ft on average, to over 5 ft, as pictured. Photo credit: FPR Staff
    Lina and the Giant Garlic Mustard. Garlic mustard plant size can also vary from 1-2 ft on average, to over 5 ft, as pictured. Photo credit: FPR Staff
  • A field of second year garlic mustard flowering. Photo credit: Evelyn Fitzgerald, flickr.com
    A field of second year garlic mustard flowering. Photo credit: Evelyn Fitzgerald, flickr.com
  • Garlic mustard basal rosette Photo credit: Alan Wolf, flickr.com
    Garlic mustard basal rosette Photo credit: Alan Wolf, flickr.com
  • West Virginia White Butterfly on a wild mustard flower. Photo credit: Randy L. Emmitt, Wikimedia Commons
    West Virginia White Butterfly on a wild mustard flower. Photo credit: Randy L. Emmitt, Wikimedia Commons