EPPO Global Database

Asclepias syriaca(ASCSY)

Distribution details in Latvia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/231) : a thicket of flourishing plants occupying a 30 m2 area was found in an abandoned family garden on Lucavsala Island. A large quantity of new shoots was observed but no new seedlings could be found in neighbouring areas.
References
* Naburga I, Evarts-Bunders P (2019) status of some escaped ornament perennials in the flora of Latvia. Botanica 25, 131-144
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belarus Present, no details view...
Lithuania Present, no details view...
Russia Present, no details view...