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The dried stalks and seed pods can continue to hold viable seeds through the summer. The seed pods, called siliques, are long, narrow, four-sided and contain rows of small, black, oblong seeds. It matures rapidly in the second year, produces flower stalks, sets seed, and then dies. If temperatures are above freezing, this basal rosette may continue to grow leaves. In the first year, the plant forms a low cluster of leaves and spends the winter in that form.

It takes two years to fully mature and set seed. In the USA, garlic mustard is typically a biennial. Dense stands of garlic mustard can divert light, growing space, water and nutrients from herbaceous native plants and woody seedlings that grow in similar conditions. Garlic mustard's ability to tolerate shade makes it one of the few non-native species that can easily invade the understories of North American deciduous forests. The species name, petiolata, means that leaves are attached to the stalk by a simple leaf stem (petiole). The aroma usually fades as the foliage ages. The genus name, Alliaria, comes from the garlic or Allium-like odor on new foliage when leaves are crushed, an unusual scent for a plant in the mustard family. In addition to disturbed forest lands, garlic mustard affects homeowner woodlots, gardens, flower beds, low tillage farming operations and even lawn areas.

It poses a serious threat to native plant and insect diversity. Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is an aggressive non-native herb in the mustard family ( Brassicaceae) which has invaded many wooded areas of New Jersey with the exception of the Pinelands.

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