Botanists from Copenhagen and the United Kingdom have conducted a scientific study to determine which plants are particularly ...

In these uncertain times, there is reassurance in knowing that there is one family of plants whose every member you can eat. I refer to the mustard family (Brassicaceae), which includes more than ...

Garlic mustard is in the mustard family, the same family of plants that contains the butterfly’s preferred plant, ... The small white flowers at the top of the plant make it easy to spot from afar.

Grow it for its zippy leaves, vibrant flowers, or pungent seeds. From fiery condiments to mellow greens—this cool-weather crop does it all.Whether you’re team white mustard, brown mustard, or black ...

In the second year, it shoots upward in early spring, growing to a height of several feet and producing bright white flowers. Populations of garlic mustard “can really explode,” says Jeffrey ...

There are two members of the mustard family currently in bloom in Frederick County: the wild mustard (Synapis arvensis) and the garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). The difference between these plants ...

Researchers report that larvae of the cabbage white butterfly use two gut enzymes to effectively disarm the mustard oil bomb, the major chemical defense system of their host plants. Cabbage white ...

Native wildflowers are now creeping across our woodland floors. And, from what I saw Saturday at a preserve called Trillium Ravine, the season's show-stopper -- the great white trillium -- is just ...

CHICAGO — After diving into viewer emails, we have two new topics to cover on this week’s edition of Weekend Gardening — Garlic Mustard and backyard squirrels! Garlic Mustard We’ve had … ...

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service have shown that seed meal from plants in the mustard family can kill mosquito larvae, which start their lives in stagnant water before emerging ...

Cruciferous plants, such as cabbage, rapeseed, horseradish or mustard, have a special defense strategy against herbivores called the "mustard oil bomb". They store glucosinolates as defensive ...