New additions to the EPPO A2 List, List of Invasive Alien Plants and Observation List of Invasive Alien Plants
In September 2013, the EPPO Council approved the addition of Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae) to the EPPO A2 List of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests (pest locally present in the EPPO region). A datasheet, a PRA record and a PRA report are available on the EPPO website.
Furthermore, plant species initially registered on the EPPO Alert List have been assessed against the EPPO prioritization process for invasive alien plants (PM 5/6) and moved to other EPPO lists:
- Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Sapindaceae) is now on the EPPO List of Invasive Alien Plants;
- Asparagus asparagoides (Asparagaceae) is now on the EPPO Observation List of Invasive Alien Plants;
- Limnophila sessiliflora (Plantaginaceae) is now on the EPPO Observation List of Invasive Alien Plants.
A prioritization report is available for each of these species on the EPPO website.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2013-09).