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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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Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
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 | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America |