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Do you know what this plant is? I have found it pretty commonly throughout the woods around where I live.
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What is this plant? #557905
Asked May 03, 2019, 7:57 AM EDT
Do you know what this plant is? I have found it pretty commonly throughout the woods around where I live.
Kalamazoo County Michigan
Expert Response
This looks like garlic mustard. Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is a non-native, invasive plant species that
poses a significant threat to our forest understory plant community. This plant can simply out-compete and
displace native grasses, wildflowers, and other vegetation important to the
forest community.
