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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 | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America |