What is Garlic Mustard?
Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that was brought over to the United States by European settlers as an herb. Unfortunately, with none of its native competitors present, garlic mustard has spread virtually unchecked across the county and can be found in over thirty states as well as parts of Canada. Not only do these invasive weeds choke out native wildflowers, out-competing them for space and sunlight, but they also excrete chemicals through their roots further preventing wildflower growth. Sapling growth is similarly limited by monocultures of garlic mustard. Garlic mustard, and other invasive species, poses a serious threat to the biodiversity and overall quality of beloved natural areas.
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Garlic Mustard Video
By Great Lakes Echo
1. Diane Okrongly | April 9, 2012 at 8:11 pm
May we use your video to teach students about garlic mustard. Our students are involved in a Service learning project to pull Garlic mustard in Hurley Wisconsin near the Michigan border.
2. garlicmustardchallenge | April 10, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Hi Diane,
Yes, please use this video to teach your students abour garlic mustard! However, to give credit where credit is due, this video was actually put together in 2010 by Anusuya Das and Kurt Stepnitz, student at Michigan State University. I’m sure they’d love for their work to be teaching more peopel about this invasive!
If you’d like to be involved in this year’s Garlic Mustard Challenge, we have a new blog going at http://www.garlicmustardchallenge.wordpress.org. Please check it out!