Garlic mustard
Garlic mustard
At least I'm pretty sure that's what it is. It has a nice garlic taste. I chopped it and put in some oil, salt and pepper for a nice little spread.
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Definitely garlic mustard. Should be purple at the base of the stems, and the root will have a bit of a hook to it.
I spend a lot of time clearing this stuff in my wooded yard, as it’s highly invasive.
Seconded.
It's technically an invasive species where I live. (The city recommends you destroy it)
But, it is entirely edible.
I learned this from stumbling into this episode on TV one day:
Wild Harvest | Season 2 | Episode 2 | Nettle, Mustard & Dandelion
I can only imagine. All I could find sprouting was LOTS of this, and giant hogweed
Yeah it is highly allelopathic meaning its roots poison other plants that try to grow near it. Maybe the worst invasive species in regions it has invaded.
giant hogweed
Yikes! That's the stuff that can burn your skin and potentially make you go blind, right?
Yes. And I just learned the last part:
"Why is giant hogweed dangerous? When combined with sunlight, sap from the plants can cause extreme skin irritation, temporary or permanent blindness, and scarring. Burns acquired from the plant can continue to cause painful blisters when exposed to sunlight for up to a decade. "
A decade wtf
Yeah, when I first learned that, I decided that I'll stay far away from it if I ever see one. Afaik it can't hurt you unless its sap touches you, but I'm not taking chances if I don't have to
I saw this patch of dead ones and was hoping it was maybe sunflowers (I saw what looked like seeds nearby here), but now with the new sprouts was able to identify them (pretty sure).
I have just found an app called EDDMaps that let's you report invasive species so I'm going to do that next time I go back, and before they grow more out of control.
