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: 86 |
Classified as invasive in:
Taxon name Family Life form Origin EU
Rudbeckia laciniata Asteraceae H North America
Oenothera biennis Onagraceae H North America
Solidago canadensis Aceraceae H North America
Matricaria discoidea Asteraceae T North America
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Asteraceae H North America
Panicum dichotomiflorum Poaceae T North America
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae T North America
Lonicera involucrata Caprifoliaceae N North America
Asclepias syriaca Apocynaceae H North America
Lupinus polyphyllus Fabaceae H North America
Prunus serotina Rosaceae M North America
Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae M North America
Lupinus nootkatensis Fabaceae H North America
Bidens frondosa Asteraceae T North America
Solidago gigantea Asteraceae H North America
Amelanchier spicata Rosaceae N North America
Lupinus perennis Fabaceae H North America
Cuscuta campestris Cuscutaceae T North America
Acer negundo Aceraceae M North America
Erigeron annuus Asteraceae T North America
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vitaceae N North America
Physocarpus opulifolius Rosaceae N North America
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae G North America
Sporobolus neglectus Poaceae T North America
Amelanchier lamarckii Rosaceae N North America
Conyza canadensis Asteraceae T North America
Epilobium ciliatum Onagraceae H North America
Cornus sericea Cornaceae N North America
Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae T India
Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae M Asia
Impatiens parviflora Balsaminaceae T Asia
Fallopia japonica Polygonaceae G Asia
Artemisia verlotiorum Asteraceae H Asia
Duchesnea indica Rosaceae H Asia
Broussonetia papyrifera Moraceae M Asia
Buddleja davidii Scrophulariaceae N Asia
Berberis thunbergii Berberidaceae N Asia
Bergenia cordifolia Saxifragaceae H Asia
Fallopia sachalinensis Polygonaceae G Asia
Petasites japonicus Asteraceae H Asia
Cotoneaster divaricatus Rosaceae N Asia
Cotoneaster lucidus Rosaceae N Asia
Sorbaria sorbifolia Rosaceae N Asia
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa Fabaceae H Asia
Dittrichia graveolens Asteraceae T Mediterranean
Bunias orientalis Brassicaceae H W-Asia, E-Europe
Laburnum alpinum Fabaceae N Europe
Linaria repens Scrophulariaceae G Europe
Viola odorata Violaceae H Europe
Trifolium pratense subsp. sativum Fabaceae H Europe
Lotus corniculatus Fabaceae H Europe
Verbascum speciosum Scrophulariaceae H Europe
Clematis vitalba Ranunculaceae N Europe
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
Malus domestica Rosaceae M Cultivated plant
Lamium galeobdolon Lamiaceae C Cultivated plant
Senecio inaequidens Asteraceae S South Africa
Acer pseudoplatanus Aceraceae M Europe, W-Asia
Alchemilla mollis Rosaceae H Caucasus, W-Asia
Allium triquetrum Alliaceae G W-Europe
Amelanchier confusa Rosaceae N Not known
Calystegia sepium subsp. spectabilis Convolvulaceae G Russia, Japan
Pinus sylvestris Pinaceae M S-Europe
Cerastium tomentosum Caryophyllaceae C S-Europe
Cornus alba Cornaceae N E-Asia
Rosa rugosa Rosaceae N E-Asia
Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae  N E-Asia
Spiraea x billardii Rosaceae N Hybrid
Fallopia x bohemica Polygonaceae G Hybrid
Populus × canadensis Salicaceae M Hybrid
Gunnera tinctoria Gunneraceae G South America
Phedimus spurius Crassulaceae C Caucasus
Prunus laurocerasus Rosaceae N Caucasus
Rhododendron ponticum Ericaceae N Caucasus
Heracleum mantegazzianum Apiaceae H Caucasus
Heracleum persicum Apiaceae H W-Asia
Melilotus albus Fabaceae T S-Europe, W-Europe
Persicaria wallichii Polygonaceae G Himalaya
Senecio leucanthemifolius Asteraceae T E-Europe, W-Asia
Syringa vulgaris Oleaceae N SW-Europe
Vinca minor Apocynaceae C Europe, Asia