EPPO Global Database

Andropogon virginicus(ANOVI)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2006
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/232) : first found in 2006 in a military camp (‘Camp du Poteau’ – located partly in Gironde and Landes departments). Also observed in Arjuzanx (Landes).
References
* Granereau G, Verloove F (2010) Une poacée invasive nouvelle pour la France : Andropogon virginicus (Andropogoneae, Poaceae). Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 145, 417-421.

* NPPO of France (2011-11).

* Royaud A (2010) Note complémentaire sur l'Andropogon virginicus s. l. : découverte à Arjuzanx (Landes). Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 145, 422.

* EPPO (2018) Pest risk analysis for Andropogon virginicus. EPPO, Paris. Available at: https://pra.eppo.int/pra/adc56be9-de9a-41c6-b4a4-6498c2e82f1b