EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 02 - 2021 Num. article: 2021/047

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.