Edible: Garlic mustard [Alliaria officinalis]

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30 F-2001-03-04/0009 Garlic mustard. Had to clear away the leaves to find it.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 04, 2001
31 F-2001-03-04/0010 Garlic mustard root
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 04, 2001
7 F-2000-03-19/0013 Garlic mustard - young.
Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
8 F-2000-03-19/0014 Garlic mustard - young closeup.
Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
9 F-2000-03-19/0015 Garlic mustard. Mature (i.e. second year)
Central Park, Mar 19, 2000
10 F-2000-03-25/0008 Garlic Mustard. Second year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
11 F-2000-03-25/0009 Garlic Mustard. First year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
12 F-2000-03-25/0042 Garlic Mustard. A big one that would have decent roots (which are like horseradish).
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Mar 25, 2000
32 F-2001-04-14/0015 Garlic mustard sprouts
Crestwood Riverside, Westchester, Apr 14, 2001
33 F-2001-04-14/0016 Garlic mustard, second year growth.
Crestwood Riverside, Westchester, Apr 14, 2001
34 F-2001-04-22/0022 Garlic mustard
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001
35 F-2001-04-22/0023 Garlic mustard root. Tastes like horseradish.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Apr 22, 2001
44 F-2005-05-08/0042 Garlic mustard.
Central Park, May 08, 2005
45 F-2005-05-08/0043 Garlic mustard. Flower closeup. Flowers have four petals in shape of a cross.
Central Park, May 08, 2005
46 F-2005-05-08/0049 A large patch of second year garlic mustard that we passed. Can return for seeds in the summer.
Central Park, May 08, 2005
13 F-2000-05-14/0009 Garlic Mustard (second year).
Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000
14 F-2000-05-14/0036 Garlic mustard flower
Alley Pond Park (Woods), Queens, May 14, 2000
15 F-2000-05-27/0010 Garlic mustard, first year. Starts to get bitter this time of year. Root is like horseradish.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
16 F-2000-05-27/0011 Garlic mustard, second year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
17 F-2000-05-27/0032 Garlic mustard. Stems now too tough, but bulbs good. Like garlic.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 27, 2000
47 F-2005-05-30/0038 Garlic mustard, second year
Central Park, May 30, 2005
18 F-2000-07-02/0024 Garlic mustard. Out of season, but has been mowed and there is edible new growth.
Central Park, Jul 02, 2000
36 F-2001-07-04/0007 Garlic mustard seeds.
Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
37 F-2001-07-04/0008 Garlic mustard seeds.
Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
38 F-2001-07-04/0035 Small garlic mustard.
Forest Park, Queens, Jul 04, 2001
39 F-2001-07-08/0010 Garlic mustard, 2nd year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 08, 2001
19 F-2000-07-09/0045 Garlic mustard. Seeds can be harvested now.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 09, 2000
20 F-2000-07-29/0024 Garlic mustard. Leaves in summer too bitter.
Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
21 F-2000-07-29/0025 Garlic mustard root. Is good now. Like horseradish.
Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
22 F-2000-07-29/0038 Garlic mustard. 2nd year. Can collect seeds. Put in at end of cooking.
Central Park, Jul 29, 2000
40 F-2001-07-29/0011 Garlic mustard.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
41 F-2001-07-29/0012 Garlic mustard seeds.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
42 F-2001-07-29/0015 Garlic mustard. 1st year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
43 F-2001-07-29/0020 Garlic mustard. 1st year.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Jul 29, 2001
23 F-2000-08-20/0014 Garlic mustard. 1st year. Leaves at this time of year too bitter to eat.
Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
24 F-2000-08-20/0015 Garlic mustard root. Like horseradish.
Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
25 F-2000-08-20/0016 Garlic mustard 2nd year. Seeds are good.
Central Park, Aug 20, 2000
26 F-2000-09-02/0033 Garlic mustard, 2nd year. Seeds are edible.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
27 F-2000-09-02/0034 Garlic mustard, 1st year. Leaves are edible in spring and fall.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
28 F-2000-09-02/0035 Garlic mustard root. Like horsradish.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Sep 02, 2000
1 F-1999-11-14/0045 Garlic Mustard
Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
2 F-1999-11-14/0046 Garlic Mustard
Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
3 F-1999-11-14/0047 Garlic Mustard
Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
4 F-1999-11-14/0048 Garlic Mustard. Well, the seeds were almost all gone, but I found a few. There were some in this picture, but they didn't come out. On pictures like this the camera has difficulty focusing.
Cunningham Park, Queens, Nov 14, 1999
29 F-2000-11-19/0030 Garlic mustard, 1st year.
Central Park, Nov 19, 2000
5 F-1999-11-21/0029 Garlic Mustard. Can eat root and small leaves.
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999
6 F-1999-11-21/0030 Garlic Mustard
Central Park, Nov 21, 1999
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