EPPO Global Database

Ambrosia psilostachya(AMBPS)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Introduced into France at the end of the 19th century. Present in Southern France and in the Rhone Valley. Still rare but expanding.
References
* Chauvel B, Fried G, Monty A, Rossi JP, Tassus X, Le Bourgeois T (2018) Ambroisie trifide et à épis lisses deux poids, deux mesures. Phytoma n° 712, 47-51.

* Fried G, Belaud A, Chauvel B (2015) Ecology and impact of an emerging invasive species in France: Western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachia DC.). Revue d'Ecologie (Terre et Vie) 70(suppl. 12), 53-67.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Present, no details view...
Germany Present, no details view...
Italy Present, no details view...
Spain Present, no details view...
Switzerland Present, no details view...