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Hot as mustard

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Back Garden Biology
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In this episode we look closely at Garlic mustard or Jack-by-the-hedge, a very common plant throughout the UK.
Garlic mustard or Jack-by-the-hedge is a very common plant throughout the UK. Confined to hedgerows, it's a familiar sight in April and May with its tiny white flowers and most of us probably pay it rather little attention. But in America, where it was brought by settlers, it is regarded as a serious pest. We examine the insects that are found on garlic mustard and find out why plants sometimes 'go bad'.

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Back Garden Biology
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Lindsay Turnbull
Keywords
garlic mustard
jack-by-the-hedge
invasive species
orange-tip butterfly
herbivores
insects
Department: Department of Plant Sciences
Date Added: 04/05/2020
Duration: 00:11:30

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