Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania
An updated list of non-native ornamental plants which are reported as escaped, naturalised or invasive in Romania has been published. It includes 264 species and subspecies of which 199 are casual, 37 are naturalised, and 28 are invasive (Table 1). The non-native ornamental flora of Romania is dominated by American and Asian taxa. In total, 80 families are represented and the most important are Asteraceae (33 taxa), Fabaceae (18 taxa), Rosaceae (15 taxa), Solanaceae (10 taxa) and Lamiaceae (8 taxa). 43 families are represented by only one taxon. Many taxa (108) occur only in ten or less localities. There are 78 taxa that have been reported in Romania in the last 20 years.
Table 1. Invasive species in Romania that have been introduced as ornamental species.
Species | Family | EPPO List |
Acer negundo | Sapindaceae | |
Ailanthus altissima | Simaroubaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Amaranthus hypochondriacus | Amaranthaceae | |
Amorpha fruticosa | Fabaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Asclepias syriaca | Apocynaceae | |
Bassia scoparia | Amaranthaceae | |
Echinocystis lobata | Cucurbitaceae | |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Elaeagnaceae | |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Oleaceae | |
Helianthus tuberosus | Asteraceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Humulus scandens | Cannabaceae | A2 |
Impatiens glandulifera | Balsaminaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Lycium barbarum | Solanaceae | |
Morus alba | Moraceae | |
Oenothera biennis | Onagraceae | |
Oenothera glazioviana | Onagraceae | |
Parthenocissus inserta | Vitaceae | |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Reynoutria × bohemica | Polygonaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Reynoutria japonica | Polygonaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Asteraceae | |
Sicyos angulatus | Cucurbitaceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Sisyrinchium montanum | Iridaceae | |
Solidago canadensis | Asteraceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Solidago gigantea | Asteraceae | Invasive Alien Plants |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Asteraceae | |
Symphyotrichum x salignum | Asteraceae |
Sources
Urziceanu M, Camen-Comănescu P, Nagodă E, Raicu M, Sirbu M, Anastasiu P (2020) Updated list of non-native ornamental plants in Romania. Contribuţii Botanice LV 59-82.