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.

Total: 12 |
Classified as invasive in:
Taxon name Family Life form Origin EU
Buddleja davidii Scrophulariaceae N Asia
Prunus laurocerasus Rosaceae N Caucasus
Heracleum mantegazzianum Apiaceae H Caucasus
Fallopia x bohemica Polygonaceae G Hybrid
Fallopia sachalinensis Polygonaceae G Asia
Persicaria wallichii Polygonaceae G Himalaya
Fallopia japonica Polygonaceae G Asia
Allium triquetrum Alliaceae G W-Europe
Clematis vitalba Ranunculaceae N Europe
Gunnera tinctoria Gunneraceae G South America
Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae T India
Rhododendron ponticum Ericaceae N Caucasus