| Weed |
Wild
garlic |
| Scientific
Name |
Allium
vineale |
| Family |
Lily
family (Liliaceae) |
| Life
Cycle |
Cool
season, bulb-forming perennial |
| Reproduction
Method |
Reproduces
by seed, aerial bulblets, and underground bulblets. Most reproduction in
northern states is asexual. |
| Appearance |
Beginning
growth early in the spring, wild garlic develops from a bulb into an upright,
grass-like plant with an onion or garlic odor. Stems can grow to more than
3 feet. |
| Leaves |
The
leaves of wild garlic are 2-ranked, slender, hollow, nearly round; and attached
halfway down on waxy stem. |
| Flowers |
The
inflorescence is an umbel, 1 to 2 inch diameter. The flowers are small,
greenish-white, and found on stems above the aerial bulblets. Flowering
occurs during May and June. |
| Occurrence |
Wild
garlic is commonly found in poorly drained, fine-textured, fertile soils
and thin turf areas. |
| Non
Chemical Control |
To
control without chemicals, maintain turf density and health through proper
culture. Mow frequently and mechanically remove all portions of plants.
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| Chemical
Control |
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| Application
Period |
Apply
postemergence broadleaf herbicides during early to mid spring when weeds
are actively growing. |
| Active
Ingredient in Labeled Products |
Preemergent
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Postemergent
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- 2,4-DP
- bentazon
- chlorsulfuron*
- clopyralid
- dicamba
- MCPA
- MCPP
- triclopyr
*not on tall fescue or ryegrass turf |
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| Notes |
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on Image to Enlarge and Sharpen Photograph)
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Wild
garlic bulb
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Wild
garlic plant
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Wild
garlic plants
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Wild
garlic stem
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Wild
garlic young shoots
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Wild
garlic shoot from bulb
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