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Alliaria petiolata (Brassicaceae)

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Presented here is summary information about the species Alliaria petiolata from the Global Compendium of Weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Definitions of terms are available in the GCW introduction View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For further information--or to report corrections or concerns--contact webmaster@hear.org.

Synonyms/other Latin names: [ see GRIN ]

Status(es) (compiled for below "Data sources"): agricultural weed, casual alien, cultivation escape, environmental weed, naturalised, noxious weed, weed [for definitions, see the GCW introduction View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format.]

Origin (native to where): Eur, Asia (Eur to China), N Afr


Data sources:

A Provisional List Of Non-Native Invasive And Potentially Invasive Plants In New England. Leslie J. Mehrhoff. DRAFT Please Note: This list has no legal status 1 JAN 2000 (environmental weed, naturalised)

Avinoam Danin, (2000). Species "new to" the Flora Palaestina area. Flora Mediterranea, 10: 109-172. 2. (The Nomenclature News of Flora Palaestina. Department of Evolution, Systematics, and Ecology, The A. Silberman Institute for Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 91904) (naturalised)

Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller (Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.: Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08 (CD version: Nov 2003)

Checklist of wild flowering plants and ferns in Iceland. Flora of Iceland (casual alien)

Darbyshire, S.J. (2003). Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. (agricultural weed)

Exotic Plant Records in the Northwest United States 1950-1996: an Ecological Assessment; Toney, C.J., Rice, P.M, & Forcella, F. 1998 weed (environmental weed)

Faith T. Campbell; American Lands Alliance; Worst Invasive Plant Species in the conterminous United States: weed (environmental weed)

Germplasm Resources Information Network G.R.I.N. GRIN (naturalised, weed)

Global Invasive Species Database was developed by the IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP). Results of a search for all Plantae Kingdom.

Groves, R.H. & Hosking, J.R. (1997) Recent Incursions of Weeds to Australia. Technical Series N° 3. CRC for Weed Management Systems, Australia. (weed)

Hoffman, R. & Kearns, K. (Eds). (1997). Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102 pp. See species List on the USDA Plants Database. weed (environmental weed)

Holm, L. G., Pancho, J. V., Herberger, J. P. and Plucknett, D. L. (1979). A Geographical Atlas of World Weeds. John Wiley and Sons NewYork, USA (weed)

HortGuard and GrainGuard Initial Threat List Compilations (agricultural weed)

INVASIVE PLANTS OF CANADA, Melinda Thompson Canadian Botanical Conservation Network, August 1997 (weed)

Introduced (Naturalised) Species to the United States [USDA, NRCS 1999. The PLANTS database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. ] (naturalised)

Invasive Exotic Plants of Canada. An Initiative of Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage CWS, BCO, EMAN, Environment Canada, GeoAccess Division and Natural Resources Canada. (weed)

Invasive Plant Species in Delaware. William A. McAvoy ( Botanist) Delaware Natural Heritage Program June 2001. This list contains 64 species and varieties of alien vascular plants considered to be invasive in the state of Delaware. These species are or have extreme potential to be detrimental to natural systems; i.e. displace native vegetation and disrupt ecological processes. (environmental weed)

Invasive Plants of Natural Habitats in Canada. An Integrated Review of Wetland and Upland Species and Legislation, Government and thier control. Environment Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service. (environmental weed)

Invasive and Exotic Weeds. Invasive List: The Source for Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic Species. A joint project of The University of Georgia's Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ.

Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee. Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. (October 19, 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. (environmental weed)

John Hosking, NSW Department of Agriculture, Weed Database 30 April 2003 (environmental weed, naturalised)

Kaul, M.K. (1986). Weed Flora of Kashmir Valley. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Additional Series I. Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India. (agricultural weed)

Landcare Research New Zealand (2001) Plant Names Database. (naturalised)

Leslie J. Mehrhoff (1999) Non-native Invasive Plant Species Occurring in Connecticut. Revised Edition . George Safford Torrey Herbarium. Connecticut Invasive PlantWorking Group. PLUS The Non-Native Invasive & Potentially Invasive Vascular Plants in Connecticut. CT Geological and Natural History Survey (environmental weed)

Mulligan, G.A. (Ed.) (1984). The Biology of Canadian Weeds II. Contributions 33-61. Agriculture Canada. (weed)

Native Plant Conservation Initiative, Alien Plant Working Group. (environmental weed)

Non-Native Invasive & Potentially Invasive Vascular Plants in Connecticut. The CT Geological and Natural History Survey. List and criteria developed by the George Safford Torrey Herbarium at the University of Connecticut in conjunction with the State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut and the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group. (environmental weed)

Williams, G.H. (1982). Elseviers's Dictionary of Weeds of Western Europe. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company Amsterdam, Holland. (weed)



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