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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 japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
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 | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America |