garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

• Also known as jack-by-the-hedge
   
• Soft, nettle-shaped, slightly hairy leaves
   
• Long stalks
   
• Faint smell of garlic
   
• Puts out brilliant white flowers in late spring.
   

Where found

Hedge-banks and open woodland, especially on chalky soils.
 

Record seasonal events

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• Flowers April-July