Brassicaceae FAMILY

Alliaria petiolata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alliaria petiolata is an erect, biennial plant producing a single stem (occasionally more) up to 125cm tall from a taproot. The stem is only branched near the top[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use as a food and is also used as a medicine. This species can be invasive - it has become established in the native vegetation of many countries outside its native range, It has been declared a noxious weed in several States of N. America, for example[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ]. It should not, therefore, be introduced to areas outside its natural range[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - Norway to Spain and Portugal, eastwards through Asia to Kazakhstan, India; N. Africa - Morocco, Tunisia

HabitatDamp hedgerows, edges of woods and other shady places, preferring basic soils[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 244 Title Herbs Publication Author Phillips. R. & Foy. N. Publisher Pan Books Ltd. London. Year 1990 ISBN 0-330-30725-8 Description Deals with all types of herbs including medicinal, culinary, scented and dye plants. Excellent photographs with quite good information on each plant. ].