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