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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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Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | M | North America | |
Broussonetia papyrifera | Moraceae | M | Asia | |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Cuscuta campestris | Cuscutaceae | T | North America | |
Buddleja davidii | Scrophulariaceae | N | Asia | |
Erigeron annuus | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | M | North America | |
Lonicera japonica | Caprifoliaceae | N | E-Asia | |
Dittrichia graveolens | Asteraceae | T | Mediterranean | |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vitaceae | N | North America | |
Fallopia x bohemica | Polygonaceae | G | Hybrid | |
Physocarpus opulifolius | Rosaceae | N | North America | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Sporobolus neglectus | Poaceae | T | North America | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | G | North America | |
Duchesnea indica | Rosaceae | H | Asia | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | H | North America | |
Solidago canadensis | Aceraceae | H | North America | |
Lupinus polyphyllus | Fabaceae | H | North America | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | M | Asia | |
Epilobium ciliatum | Onagraceae | H | North America | |
Fallopia japonica | Polygonaceae | G | Asia | |
Berberis thunbergii | Berberidaceae | N | Asia | |
Senecio inaequidens | Asteraceae | S | South Africa | |
Artemisia verlotiorum | Asteraceae | H | Asia | |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Bidens frondosa | Asteraceae | T | North America | |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | T | India | ✔ |