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