Q-bank database on invasive alien plants
Q-bank is a database on quarantine pests (including invasive alien plants). Q-bank provides information on the taxonomy, morphology, distribution, ecology and control of invasive alien plants. For each plant included in Q-bank, the origin and the establishment in the EPPO region has been checked and is provided in the table below.
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Species
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Origin*
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Naturalized in the EPPO region**
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Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae)
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Eurasia, N-Africa
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Widespread
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Acacia dealbata (Fabaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Australia
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ES, FR, HR, IT, PT, RO
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Acer negundo (Sapindaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Acroptilon repens (Poaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Eurasia
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DE, GB, LU?, RO (native in part of the EPPO region)
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Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Akebia quinata (Lardizabalaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
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Asia
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CH, FR, GB
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Allium paradoxum (Amaryllidaceae)
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Asia
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AT, CZ, DE, FI, GB, IE, NL, PL, SE
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Alternanthera philoxeroides (Amaranthaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Am.
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FR, IT
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Amaranthus albus (Amaranthaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus blitoides (Amaranthaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus blitum (Amaranthaceae)
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Eurasia, Africa
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Widespread
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Amaranthus caudatus (Amaranthaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus deflexus (Amaranthaceae)
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S-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus graecizans (Amaranthaceae)
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Eurasia, Africa
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Widespread
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Amaranthus hybridus subsp. bouchonii (Amaranthaceae)
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Uncertain
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Widespread
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Amaranthus hybridus subsp. hybridus (Amaranthaceae)
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Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus palmeri (Amaranthaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus retroflexus (Amaranthaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amaranthus standleyanus (Amaranthaceae)
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Argentina
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?
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Ambrosia psilostachya (Asteraceae)
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N-Am.
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BE, FR, DE, ES, GB, IT, NL, RU, SE
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Ambrosia trifida (Asteraceae)
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N-Am.
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DE, DK, FR, IT, NL, RU
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Amelanchier lamarckii (Rosaceae)
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N-Am.
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BE, DK, FI, FR, DE, GB, IT, NL, NO, SE
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Amelanchier spicata (Rosaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Amorpha fruticosa (Fabaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Aponogeton distachyos (Aponogetonaceae)
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S-Africa
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BE, FR, GB, IE, NL
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Araujia sericifera (Apocynaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
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S-Am.
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ES, FR (Corse), GR, IL, IT, PT (Azores, Madeira)
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Aronia prunifolia (Rosaceae)
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N-Am.
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BE, DE, LV, NL, NO, PL
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Artemisia verlotiorum (Asterceae)
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China
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Widespread
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Arthraxon hispidus (Poaceae)
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China
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Abs.?
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Asclepias syriaca (Apocynaceae)
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N-Am.
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AT, CZ, FR, DE, IT, LT, NL, PL, RO
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Azolla filiculoides (Salviniaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
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Am.
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Widespread
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Baccharis halimifolia (Asterceae, EPPO A2 List)
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N-Am.
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BE, ES, FR, GB, GE, IT
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Bidens bipinnata (Asteraceae)
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S-Am.
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CH, ES, FR, IT (incl. Sicilia)
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Bidens frondosa (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae)
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S-Am.
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CY, ES (incl. Canarias), FR, IT, PT (incl. Azores, Madeira)
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Buddleia davidii (Scrophulariaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Bunias orientalis (Brassicaceae)
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Caucasus
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Widespread
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Cabomba aquatica (Cabombaceae)
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S-Am.
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Abs.
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Cabomba caroliniana (Cabombaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Am.
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BE, FR, GB, GR, HU, NL
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Cabomba furcata (Cabombaceae)
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C & S Am.
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Abs.
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Carpobrotus acinaciformis (Aizoaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Africa
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Widespread
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Carpobrotus edulis (Aizoaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Africa
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Widespread
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Cenchrus incertus (= Cenchrus pauciflorus) (Poaceae)
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N-Am.
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ES, FR (incl. Corse), GR, HU, IL, IT, PT (Azores), RO, RU, TR
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Ceratophyllum demersum (Ceratophyllaceae)
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Cosmop.
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Widespread
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Cornus sericea (Cornaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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BE, CH, CZ, DE, GB, IE, LV, NL, RU
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Cortaderia jubata (Poaceae)
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S-Am.
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Abs.
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Cortaderia selloana (Poaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Am.
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ES (incl. Baleares, Canarias), FR (incl. Corse), GB, IT, PT (incl. Azores, Madeira), TR
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Cotoneaster dielsianus (Rosaceae)
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China
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DE, GB, NO, SE
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Cotoneaster franchetii (Rosaceae)
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China
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FR, GB, IE
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Cotoneaster horizontalis (Rosaceae)
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China
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AT, BE, GB, IE, NL, NO, SE
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Crassula helmsii (Crassulaceae, EPPO A2 List)
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Australia & New Zealand
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BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, NL, RU
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Crassula tillaea (Crassulaceae)
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Medit.
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BE, DE, GB, NL?
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Cuscuta campestris (Convolvulaceae)
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Am.
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Widespread
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Cyperus eragrostis (Cyperaceae)
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S-Am.
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Widespread
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Cyperus esculentus (Cyperaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Cosmop.
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Widespread
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Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae)
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Eurasia, Africa
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CH, ES, PT(Azores)
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Digitaria horizontalis (Poaceae)
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Am.
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Abs.?
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Digitaria nuda (Poaceae)
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?
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Abs.?
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Dipsacus strigosus (Caprifoliaceae)
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Russia, SW Asia
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CZ, DE, DK, GB, NO, RO, SE
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Egeria densa (Hydrocharitaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Am.
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Widespread
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Egeria naias (Hydrocharitaceae)
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S-Am.
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Abs.?
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Eichhornia azurea (Pontederiaceae)
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C&S-Am.
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Abs.
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Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae, EPPO A2 List)
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S-Am.
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ES, FR, IT, PT, RU
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Elatine hexandra (Elatinaceae)
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Eur.
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Widespread
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Elatine hydropiper (Elatinaceae)
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Eur.
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Widespread
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Elatine triandra (Elatinaceae)
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Eur.
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Widespread
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Elodea callitrichoides (Hydrocharitaceae)
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S-Am.
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FR, DE, GB, SE
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Elodea canadensis (Hydrocharitaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Elodea nuttallii (Hydrocharitaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Erechtites hieraciifolia (Asteraceae)
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Am.
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CZ, DE, HU, PL, RO
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Eriochloa villosa (Poaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
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Asia
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DK, FR, HU, RO, RU, UA
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Fallopia baldschuanica (Polygonaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Fallopia japonica (Polygonaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Fallopia sachalinensis (Polygonaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Fallopia x bohemica (Polygonaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Gaillardia x grandiflora (Asteraceae)
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Hort.
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AT, BE, DE, FR (Corse), GB, NL, PT (Azores)
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Gaultheria shallon (Ericaceae)
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N-Am.
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FR, GB, IE, NL
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Gunnera tinctoria (Gunneraceae, EPPO Alert list)
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S-Am.
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FR, GB, IE, PT (Azores)
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Hakea sericea (Proteaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Australia
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ES, FR, PT
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Helianthus californicus (Asteraceae)
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N-Am.
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/
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Helianthus ciliaris (Asteraceae)
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N-Am.
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/
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Helianthus tuberosus (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Helianthus x laetiflorus (Asteraceae)
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N-Am.
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BE, CZ, DK, FR (incl. Corse), DE, GB, HU, NL, PL
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Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Caucasus, Asia
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Widespread
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Heracleum persicum (Apiaceae, EPPO A2 List)
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Temp. Asia
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DK, FI, NO, SE, TR
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Heracleum sosnowskyi (Apiaceae, EPPO A2 List)
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Asia
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BY, EE, FI, HU, LV, LT, PL, RU, UA
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Humulus japonicus (Cannabaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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FR, HU, IT, RU
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Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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IE, LV, LT, PL, RU
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Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Apiaceae)
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S-Am.
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/
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Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Apiaceae, EPPO A2 List)
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Am.
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BE, FR, DE, ES, GB, GE, IE, IT (incl. Sardinia), NL
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Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (Apiaceae)
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Asia
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DE?, FR?, IT,
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Hydrocotyle verticillata (Apiaceae)
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N-Am.
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ES
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Hydrocotyle vulgaris (Apiaceae)
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Eurasia
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Widespread
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Hygroryza aristata (Poaceae)
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Asia
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SE
|
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Impatiens balfourii (Balsaminaceae)
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Himalaya
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Widespread
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Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae)
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N-Am.
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FR, DE, FI, GB, NL, PL
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Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Himalaya
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Widespread
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Impatiens parviflora (Balsaminaceae)
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Asia
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Widespread
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Ipomoea hederacea (Convolvulaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Ipomoea lacunosa (Convolvulaceae)
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N-Am.
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/?
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Iva axillaris (Convolvulaceae)
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N-Am.
|
/?
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Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae)
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Am., Africa, Asia
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IT, PT (incl. Azores), ES
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Lagarosiphon major (Hydrocharitaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Africa
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BE, CH, FR, DE, GB, IE, IT, NL
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Landoltia punctata (Araceae)
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Australasia
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CH?, ES?, IL?, IT, NL, TR?
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Lemna gibba (Araceae)
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Cosmop.
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Widespread
|
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Lemna minor (Araceae)
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Cosmop.
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Widesperad
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Lemna minuta (Araceae)
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Am.
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Widespread
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Lemna trisulca (Araceae)
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Cosmop.
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Widespread
|
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Lemna turionifera (Araceae)
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Eurasia, N-Am.
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BE, DE, FI, FR, NL
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Limnobium laevigatum (Hydrocharitaceae)
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C & S Am.
|
/?
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Lobelia chinensis (Campanulaceae)
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Asia
|
/?
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Ludwigia grandiflora (Onagraceae, EPPO A2 List)
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S-Am.
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BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, TR
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Ludwigia peploides (Onagraceae, EPPO A2 List)
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S-Am.
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BE, DE, ES, FR (Including Corse), GB, GR, IT, NL, TR,
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Lupinus nootkatensis (Fabaceae)
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N-Am.
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FI, IL, NO, SE
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Lupinus polyphyllus (Fabaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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|
Lysichiton americanus (Araceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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CH DE, DK, FI, FR, GB, IE, NL, NO, SE
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis (Araceae)
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Asia
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GB, NO, SE
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Mahonia aquifolium (= Berberis aquifolium) (Berberidaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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Matricaria discoidea (Asteraceae)
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N-Am., Asia
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Widespread
|
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Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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Asia
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TR, RU (native)
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Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae)
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N-Am.
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Widespread
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|
Miscanthus floridulus (Poaceae)
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Asia
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/?
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Miscanthus sinensis (Poaceae, EPPO Alert List)
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Asia
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AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, ES, FR, HU, IT, GB, GE, RU (native)
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Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Haloragaceae)
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Eur
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Widespread
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Myriophyllum aquaticum (Haloragaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Am.
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BE, DE, FR (incl. Corse), GB, IE, IT, NL, PT
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Myriophyllum crispatum (Haloragaceae)
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Australia
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/?
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|
Myriophyllum heterophyllum (Haloragaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
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AT, BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, NL
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Myriophyllum robustum (Haloragaceae)
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New Zealand
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/?
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|
Myriophyllum spicatum (Haloragaceae)
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Eur., Asia, N-Africa
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Widespread
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Myriophyllum tuberculatum (Haloragaceae)
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Asia, Australia
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/?
|
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Myriophyllum verticillatum (Haloragaceae)
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Asia, N-Africa, Asia, N-Am.
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Widespread
|
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Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae)
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S-Eur.
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Widespread
|
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Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (Oxalidaceae)
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S-Am.
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BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, NL, PT (incl. Azores), SE, SI
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|
Oxalis latifolia (Oxalidaceae)
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C & S-Am.
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BE, CH, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IE, NL, PT (incl. Azores), SE, SK
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Oxalis pes-caprae (Oxalidaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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S-Africa
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Widespread
|
|
Panicum capillare (Poaceae)
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N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Panicum dichotomiflorum (Poaceae)
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N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Panicum maximum (Poaceae)
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Africa
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EE, IT (incl. Sicilia), NL
|
|
Panicum miliaceum (Poaceae)
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Asia
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Widespread
|
|
Panicum repens (Poaceae)
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Eur., Africa, Asia
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Widespread
|
|
Panicum schinzii (Poaceae)
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S-Africa.
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AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, NL, SI, SE
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|
Papaver atlanticum (Papaveraceae)
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N-Africa
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AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, GB, IE, IT, NL, NO, SE
|
|
Paspalum dilatatum (Poaceae)
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S-America
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ES (incl. Baleares, Canarias), FR, GR, IT (incl. Sardinia, Sicilia), PT (incl. Azores, Madeira)
|
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Paspalum distichum (Poaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Pennisetum advena (Poaceae)
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Uncertain
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AT, DE, ES (incl. Baleares), GB, GR, MA, SE
|
|
Pennisetum alopecuroides (Poaceae)
|
Asia
|
NL
|
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Pennisetum setaceum (Poaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
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N-Africa
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ES (incl. Baleares, Canarias), FR, IT (Incl. Sardinia, Sicilia),
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Persicaria wallichii (Polygonaceae)
|
Asia
|
BE, CH, CZ, FR, DE, GB, IE, IT, NL, PL, SE
|
|
Phyllanthus fluitans (Phyllanthaceae)
|
S-Am.
|
/?
|
|
Phytolacca acinosa (Phytolaccaceae)
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Asia
|
AT, BE, BG, DE, DK, GB, NL, RO, SI, SE
|
|
Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Pistia stratiotes (Araceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
S-Am.
|
ES, FR, GB, IT, NL, RU, SI
|
|
Polygonum perfoliatum (Polygonaceae, EPPO A2 List)
|
Eurasia
|
TR
|
|
Pontederia cordata (Pontederiaceae)
|
N-Am., Carribean
|
BE, GB, NL
|
|
Prunus laurocerasus (Rosaceae)
|
Eurasia
|
Widespread
|
|
Prunus serotina (Rosaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Pueraria lobata (Fabaceae, EPPO A2 List)
|
Asia
|
IT, CH, UA
|
|
Ranunculus circinatus (Ranunculaceae)
|
Eur.
|
Widespread
|
|
Rhododendron ponticum (Ericaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
|
S-Eur., Asia
|
Widespread
|
|
Rhus typhina (Anacardiaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Robinia pseudoacacia (Fabaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Rosa rugosa (Rosaceae)
|
China
|
Widespread
|
|
Rudbeckia laciniata (Asteraceae, EPPO other documented species)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Sagittaria latifolia (Alismataceae)
|
N-Am.
|
BE, BG, CH, DE, DK, FR, IT, NL
|
|
Salvinia minima (Salviniaceae)
|
Am.
|
/?
|
|
Salvinia molesta (Salviniaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
S-Am.
|
FR (Corse), IT, PT
|
|
Salvinia natans (Salviniaceae)
|
Cosmop.
|
Widespread
|
|
Salvinia oblongifolia (Salviniaceae)
|
S-Am.
|
/?
|
|
Senecio inaequidens (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
S-Africa
|
Widespread
|
|
Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
|
S-Am.
|
IT (Sardinia)
|
|
Sicyos angulatus (Cucurbitaceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solanum carolinense (Solanaceae, EPPO other documented species)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae, EPPO A2 List)
|
Am.
|
HR, CY, DZ, ES, FR, GR, IL, IT,MA, MK, RS, TN, TR
|
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Solanum rostratum (Solanaceae, EPPO other documented species)
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N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solanum triflorum (Solanaceae, EPPO other documented species)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solidago canadensis (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solidago gigantea (Asteraceae, EPPO List of IAP)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Solidago nemoralis (Asteraceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
|
N-Am.
|
NL?
|
|
Sorghum halepense (Poaceae)
|
Asia
|
Widespread
|
|
Spartina anglica (Poaceae)
|
Eur.
|
BE, DE, DK, FR, GB, IE, NL, SE
|
|
Symphoricarpos albus (Caprifoliaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
Widespread
|
|
Tellima grandiflora (Saxifragaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
BE, DE, FR, GB, IE, NL
|
|
Toxicodendron radicans (Anacardiaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
FR, IT
|
|
Vaccinium angustifolium x corymbosum (Ericaceae)
|
Hort
|
AT, DE
|
|
Vaccinium corymbosum (Ericaceae)
|
N-Am.
|
DK, GB, NL
|
|
Verbesina encelioides (Asteraceae, EPPO Observation List of IAP)
|
Am.
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DK, ES, GB, IL, MA
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* Origin of species has been checked in the Q-bank and GRIN databases.
** The distribution of species has been checked in the Q-bank database, as well as the DAISIE, NOBANIS and PQR databases. For some species, their distribution was approximated to ‘widespread’ by the EPPO Secretariat.
Sources
Q-bank Invasive Plants database: http://www.q-bank.eu/Plants/
DAISIE database: http://www.europe-aliens.org/
NOBANIS database: http://www.nobanis.org/
PQR - EPPO Plant Quarantine Data Retrieval system. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm
USDA, Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). http://www.ars-grin.gov/