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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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Heracleum mantegazzianum | Apiaceae | H | Caucasus | ✔ |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |
Heracleum persicum | Apiaceae | H | W-Asia | ✔ |
Impatiens parviflora | Balsaminaceae | T | Asia | |
Lonicera involucrata | Caprifoliaceae | N | North America | |
Sambucus racemosa | Caprifoliaceae | N | Europe | |
Amelanchier confusa | Rosaceae | N | Not known | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Lamium galeobdolon | Lamiaceae | C | Cultivated plant | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Fabaceae | H | Asia | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Phedimus spurius | Crassulaceae | C | Caucasus | |
Senecio leucanthemifolius | Asteraceae | T | E-Europe, W-Asia | |
Spiraea x billardii | Rosaceae | N | Hybrid | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Verbascum speciosum | Scrophulariaceae | H | Europe | |
Rosa rugosa | Rosaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Conyza canadensis | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Amelanchier spicata | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. carpatica | Fabaceae | H | Europe | |
Cerastium tomentosum | Caryophyllaceae | C | S-Europe |