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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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Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbus mougeotii | Rosaceae | N | Europe | |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |