Invasive alien plants in Germany
The NPPO of Germany kindly provided the EPPO Secretariat with a list of invasive alien plants. This list is based on a publication of Kowarik (2002) and shows plants which are causing problems in Germany and are specifically under control or eradication in certain biotopes or habitats. The list does not claim to be complete.
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Species
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Origin
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Bunias orientalis (Brassicaceae)
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Eastern Europe
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Cyperus esculentus (Cyperaceae)
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East Asia
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Reynoutria japonica (Polygonaceae)
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East Asia
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Fallopia sachalinensis (Polygonaceae)
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East Asia
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Fallopia x bohemica (Polygonaceae)
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Hybrid, parents from East Asia
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Helianthus tuberosus (Asteraceae)
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North America
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Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae)
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Caucasus
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Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae)
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Himalaya
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Prunus serotina (Rosaceae)
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North America
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Robinia pseudacacia (Fabaceae)
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North America
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Rosa rugosa (Rosaceae)
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East Asia
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Solidago canadensis (Asteraceae)
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North America
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Solidago gigantea (Asteraceae)
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North America
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Spartina anglica (Poaceae)
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Hybrid, one parent from North America
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Vaccinium corymbosum x angustifolium (Ericaceae)
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Hybrid, parents from North America
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Sources
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NPPO of Germany, 2002-08.
Kowarik, I. ;(2002) Biologische Invasionen in Deutschland: zur Rolle nichteinheimischer Pflanzen. Neobiota (1) (in press); adapted by Department of Plant Health, Federal Biological Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, Braunschweig, Germany.
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