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
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
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
Asclepias syriaca Apocynaceae H North America
Gunnera tinctoria Gunneraceae G South America
Heracleum mantegazzianum Apiaceae H Caucasus
Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae T India
Heracleum persicum Apiaceae H W-Asia