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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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Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | H | North America | ✔ |
Gunnera tinctoria | Gunneraceae | G | South America | ✔ |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Persicaria wallichii | Polygonaceae | G | Himalaya | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Rhododendron ponticum | Ericaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Amelanchier lamarckii | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbus mougeotii | Rosaceae | N | Europe | |
Amelanchier confusa | Rosaceae | N | Not known | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | M | Hybrid | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Matricaria discoidea | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Senecio leucanthemifolius | Asteraceae | T | E-Europe, W-Asia | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Spiraea x billardii | Rosaceae | N | Hybrid | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | M | North America | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Clematis vitalba | Ranunculaceae | N | Europe | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Allium triquetrum | Alliaceae | G | W-Europe | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Prunus laurocerasus | Rosaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia |