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