EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 11 - 2010 Num. article: 2010/220

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides found in Northern Ireland (GB)



Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Apiaceae, EPPO A2 List of Invasive Alien Plants) has been discovered on the banks of the river Lagan, one of the major waterways in Northern Ireland’s (GB). Five tonnes of the plant have already been removed from the river banks.

Sources

BBC News (2010) River Lagan under attack from invading alien plants. News Northern Ireland. 4th of November 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11693434