page_title: Peltaria alliacea
hierarchical_section_title: Peltaria alliacea
caption_attribution_description: English: Peltaria alliacea found at Niederschoeckel near Graz (Styria), Austria Deutsch: Lauch-Scheibenschötchen (Peltaria alliacea), Niederschöckel bei Graz, Steiermark, Österreich
context_page_description: Peltaria alliacea, or garlic cress, is a perennial plant in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to Southeastern Europe. The plant grows up to 60 cm and flowers white from May to July. The plant is glabrous with simple, entire leaves. The leaves are ovate, sessile and amplexicaule. When crushed they smell of garlic, hence the common name. The 3–4 mm long white petals are shortly clawed. The orbicular, very flat silicula or seed, is pendent and has a size of about 6 by 6 mm. Its chromosome number is 2n=14.
  It was first published and described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 'Enum. Stirp. Vindob.' on page 260 in May 1762.
  The plant grows in stony areas from Southern Austria to South Romania and Albania. It has become naturalized in the U.K.
  The plant is also grown as a herb or vegetable. The leaves can be used and add a spiciness to salads. Although, they can become bitter in the summer.
context_section_description: Peltaria alliacea, or garlic cress, is a perennial plant in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to Southeastern Europe. The plant grows up to 60 cm (24 in) and flowers white from May to July. The plant is glabrous (hairless) with simple, entire leaves. The leaves are ovate, sessile and amplexicaule (having lobes that completely surround the stem). When crushed they smell of garlic, hence the common name. The 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long white petals are shortly clawed. The orbicular, very flat silicula or seed, is pendent and has a size of about 6 by 6 mm (0.24 by 0.24 in). Its chromosome number is 2n=14 (also: 28, 56).
  It was first published and described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 'Enum. Stirp. Vindob.' on page 260 in May 1762.
  The plant grows in stony areas from Southern Austria (Styria, Lower Austria) to South Romania and Albania. It has become naturalized in the U.K.
  The plant is also grown as a herb or vegetable. The leaves can be used and add a spiciness to salads. Although, they can become bitter in the summer.
caption: plant habitus
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