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Invasive Plants
The List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern (EU Regulation 1143/2014) and national lists of invasive alien plants from each study country (see Project > Literature) formed the basis for the list of invasive alien plants along roadsides. The species were checked for their occurrence and spread along roadsides. All information needed was gathered from the original source (i.e. the national lists), by an extensive literature search, floristic databases, and expert consultation.
Taxon name | Family | Life form | Origin | EU |
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Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Allium triquetrum | Alliaceae | G | W-Europe | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Amelanchier confusa | Rosaceae | N | Not known | |
Amelanchier lamarckii | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | H | North America | ✔ |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Clematis vitalba | Ranunculaceae | N | Europe | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Gunnera tinctoria | Gunneraceae | G | South America | ✔ |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Matricaria discoidea | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Persicaria wallichii | Polygonaceae | G | Himalaya | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | M | Hybrid | |
Prunus laurocerasus | Rosaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | M | North America | |
Rhododendron ponticum | Ericaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Senecio leucanthemifolius | Asteraceae | T | E-Europe, W-Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbus mougeotii | Rosaceae | N | Europe | |
Spiraea x billardii | Rosaceae | N | Hybrid | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe |