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