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.

Total: 86 |
Classified as invasive in:
Taxon name Family Life form Origin EU
Gunnera tinctoria Gunneraceae G South America
Allium triquetrum Alliaceae G W-Europe
Fallopia x bohemica Polygonaceae G Hybrid
Persicaria wallichii Polygonaceae G Himalaya
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis Convolvulaceae G Russia, Japan
Fallopia sachalinensis Polygonaceae G Asia
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae G North America
Fallopia japonica Polygonaceae G Asia
Linaria repens Scrophulariaceae G Europe
Cerastium tomentosum Caryophyllaceae C S-Europe
Lamium galeobdolon Lamiaceae C Cultivated plant
Phedimus spurius Crassulaceae C Caucasus
Vinca minor Apocynaceae C Europe, Asia
Asclepias syriaca Apocynaceae H North America
Lupinus polyphyllus Fabaceae H North America
Lotus corniculatus Fabaceae H Europe
Artemisia verlotiorum Asteraceae H Asia
Verbascum speciosum Scrophulariaceae H Europe
Alchemilla mollis Rosaceae H Caucasus, W-Asia
Lupinus nootkatensis Fabaceae H North America
Duchesnea indica Rosaceae H Asia
Solidago gigantea Asteraceae H North America
Lupinus perennis Fabaceae H North America
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica Fabaceae H Europe
Bergenia cordifolia Saxifragaceae H Asia
Myrrhis odorata Apiaceae H Europe
Centaurea montana Asteraceae H Europe
Petasites japonicus Asteraceae H Asia
Heracleum mantegazzianum Apiaceae H Caucasus
Epilobium ciliatum Onagraceae H North America
Heracleum persicum Apiaceae H W-Asia
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa Fabaceae H Asia
Rudbeckia laciniata Asteraceae H North America
Oenothera biennis Onagraceae H North America
Solidago canadensis Aceraceae H North America
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Asteraceae H North America
Bunias orientalis Brassicaceae H W-Asia, E-Europe
Viola odorata Violaceae H Europe
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum Fabaceae H Europe
Bidens frondosa Asteraceae T North America
Cuscuta campestris Cuscutaceae T North America
Melilotus albus Fabaceae T S-Europe, W-Europe
Erigeron annuus Asteraceae T North America
Dittrichia graveolens Asteraceae T Mediterranean
Odontites verna Scrophulariaceae T Europe
Sporobolus neglectus Poaceae T North America
Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae T India
Conyza canadensis Asteraceae T North America
Impatiens parviflora Balsaminaceae T Asia
Matricaria discoidea Asteraceae T North America
Senecio leucanthemifolius Asteraceae T E-Europe, W-Asia
Panicum dichotomiflorum Poaceae T North America
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae T North America
Rosa rugosa Rosaceae N E-Asia
Clematis vitalba Ranunculaceae N Europe
Amelanchier spicata Rosaceae N North America
Buddleja davidii Scrophulariaceae N Asia
Berberis thunbergii Berberidaceae N Asia
Prunus laurocerasus Rosaceae N Caucasus
Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae  N E-Asia
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vitaceae N North America
Rhododendron ponticum Ericaceae N Caucasus
Physocarpus opulifolius Rosaceae N North America
Sambucus racemosa Caprifoliaceae N Europe
Amelanchier lamarckii Rosaceae N North America
Cotoneaster divaricatus Rosaceae N Asia
Sorbus mougeotii Rosaceae N Europe
Amelanchier confusa Rosaceae N Not known
Cotoneaster lucidus Rosaceae N Asia
Sorbaria sorbifolia Rosaceae N Asia
Cornus sericea Cornaceae N North America
Cornus alba Cornaceae N E-Asia
Laburnum alpinum Fabaceae N Europe
Syringa vulgaris Oleaceae N SW-Europe
Spiraea x billardii Rosaceae N Hybrid
Lonicera involucrata Caprifoliaceae N North America
Prunus serotina Rosaceae M North America
Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae M North America
Broussonetia papyrifera Moraceae M Asia
Malus domestica Rosaceae M Cultivated plant
Acer negundo Aceraceae M North America
Acer pseudoplatanus Aceraceae M Europe, W-Asia
Populus × canadensis Salicaceae M Hybrid
Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae M Asia
Pinus sylvestris Pinaceae M S-Europe
Senecio inaequidens Asteraceae S South Africa