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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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Pinus sylvestris | Pinaceae | M | S-Europe | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Panicum dichotomiflorum | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Amelanchier lamarckii | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | M | North America | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Matricaria discoidea | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America |