Different names for Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata

Hello Reddit,

I am working on an community-led stewardship project in the Ontario, Canada that involves restoring a local forest that has been impacted by invasive Garlic Mustard , Alliaria petiolata, and need your input.

A big part of this project is teaching the community about this plant, what it looks like, where it grows, what it does in the environment, and how to manage it. However, I really want to provide a more nuanced understanding to the work we are doing beyond "invasive bad". In this era of reconciliation I think we need to recognize the history of colonization and how that has impacted the way settlers relate to plants and the environment, and ways settlers can start to repair that relationship.

A little bit of context:

Garlic Mustard was historically found all across Europe to Central Asia and Northwestern Africa; From Morocco, Iberia and the UK north to Northern Scandinavia and east to Pakistan, Northern Myanmar and Xinjiang, China.

It is one of Europe’s oldest spices. With evidence of use being found in Northern Eastern Germany and Denmark dating back to 4100 BCE. It is (was) traditionally used as a seasoning, and medicine in various European cultures, and was brought to Turtle Island (North America) by settlers in the early 1800’s.

Through colonization European settlers lost connection with this traditional food which allowed it to spread through the landscape untended. It is now found all across most of the continent where it thrives in forests and forest edges.

What I need from you:

There are so many cultures that live here now that traditionally used this plant in their everyday lives. For this reason I'd like to create an online resource on our website with all the different names of Garlic Mustard in the different languages of the people that have (had) a relationship to that plant. I've been able to find a list of names that I will include below. This is likely not all the names (not even sure if it is correct) so if you know that Garlic Mustard was used in your culture please let me know! I would also love to hear how you say Garlic Mustard in your language! If you send me a voice clip I can credit your contribution to the project.

Names for Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata:

العربية: ثومية معنقة

беларуская: Часночніца чаранковая

български: Лъжичина

català: Al·liària

čeština: Česnáček lékařský

Cymraeg: Garlleg y berth

dansk: Almindelig Løgkarse

Deutsch: Knoblauchsrauke

English: Garlic Mustard

Esperanto: Oficina aliario

español: Aliaria

فارسی: گندنایی

suomi: Litulaukka

français: Alliaire officinale

Gaeilge: Bóchoinneal

Gàidhlig: Gàirleach-callaid

hrvatski: Češnjevka

hornjoserbsce: Prawy česnak

magyar: Kányazsombor

italiano: Alliaria

Lëtzebuergesch: Bloderkraut

Limburgs: Look zónder look

lietuvių: Vaistinė česnakūnė

Nederlands: Look-zonder-look

norsk nynorsk: Laukurt

norsk: Løkurt

polski: Czosnaczek pospolity

português: Erva-alheira

русский: Чесночница черешчатая

slovenčina: Cesnačka lekárska

svenska: Löktrav

Türkçe: Sarmısak otu

українська: Кінський часник черешковий

walon: A des håyes

中文: 葱芥

TL/DR: How do you say Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in your language?

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