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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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Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Rhododendron ponticum | Ericaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | M | Hybrid | |
Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Gunnera tinctoria | Gunneraceae | G | South America | ✔ |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Clematis vitalba | Ranunculaceae | N | Europe | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Allium triquetrum | Alliaceae | G | W-Europe | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Persicaria wallichii | Polygonaceae | G | Himalaya | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Spiraea x billardii | Rosaceae | N | Hybrid | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | M | North America | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Prunus laurocerasus | Rosaceae | N | Caucasus | |
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 | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | H | North America | ✔ |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Matricaria discoidea | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Senecio leucanthemifolius | Asteraceae | T | E-Europe, W-Asia | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia |