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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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Vinca minor | Apocynaceae | C | Europe, Asia | |
Syringa vulgaris | Oleaceae | N | SW-Europe | |
Melilotus albus | Fabaceae | T | S-Europe, W-Europe | |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Cornus alba | Cornaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe | |
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis | Convolvulaceae | G | Russia, Japan | |
Alchemilla mollis | Rosaceae | H | Caucasus, W-Asia | |
Acer pseudoplatanus | Aceraceae | M | Europe, W-Asia | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Malus domestica | Rosaceae | M | Cultivated plant | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Myrrhis odorata | Apiaceae | H | Europe | |
Odontites verna | Scrophulariaceae | T | Europe | |
Centaurea montana | Asteraceae | H | Europe | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Sorbus mougeotii | Rosaceae | N | Europe | |
Laburnum alpinum | Fabaceae | N | Europe | |
Linaria repens | Scrophulariaceae | G | Europe | |
Viola odorata | Violaceae | H | Europe | |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Bunias orientalis | Brassicaceae | H | W-Asia, E-Europe | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Bergenia cordifolia | Saxifragaceae | H | Asia | |
Petasites japonicus | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Cotoneaster divaricatus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Cotoneaster lucidus | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Sorbaria sorbifolia | Rosaceae | N | Asia | |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Cornus sericea | Cornaceae | N | North America | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus nootkatensis | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Lupinus perennis | Fabaceae | H | North America |