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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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Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
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 | |
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 | |
Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | H | North America | ✔ |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
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 | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
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 | |
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 | |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Persicaria wallichii | Polygonaceae | G | Himalaya | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Allium triquetrum | Alliaceae | G | W-Europe | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Clematis vitalba | Ranunculaceae | N | Europe | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Gunnera tinctoria | Gunneraceae | G | South America | ✔ |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | M | Hybrid | |
Rhododendron ponticum | Ericaceae | N | Caucasus | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe |