Baccharis halimifolia(BACHA)
Distribution details in Belgium
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Present, restricted distribution
B. halimifolia was intentionally introduced as a windbreak in coastal dunes during the first half of the 20th century (e.g., in Raversijde in 1924). It was then recorded as a casual escaped species in the port of Oostende in 1948 (Lambinon, 1957). In the past decades, it has been increasingly planted as an ornamental plant in public parks in coastal areas. It is now naturalized in numerous, widely scattered localities along the Belgian coast, mostly centered between Adinkerke and Oostduinkerke, around Blankenberge and between Zeebrugge and Knokke (Verloove, 2011).
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/027)
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/027)
* Brunel S, Schrader G, Brundu G, Fried G (2010) Emerging invasive alien plants for the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 40(2), 219-238.
* Lambinon J (1957) Contribution à l’étude de la flore adventice de Belgique. I. adventices rares ou nouvelles pour la Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 89, 85-100.
* Verloove F (2008) La flore urbaine de Dunkerque (Nord) : quelques xénophytes remarquables. Le Monde des Plantes 494, 11-14.
* Verloove F (2011) Baccharis halimifolia L. Manual of the Alien Plants in Belgium
http://alienplantsbelgium.be/content/baccharis-halimifolia-0
* Lambinon J (1957) Contribution à l’étude de la flore adventice de Belgique. I. adventices rares ou nouvelles pour la Belgique. Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique 89, 85-100.
* Verloove F (2008) La flore urbaine de Dunkerque (Nord) : quelques xénophytes remarquables. Le Monde des Plantes 494, 11-14.
* Verloove F (2011) Baccharis halimifolia L. Manual of the Alien Plants in Belgium
http://alienplantsbelgium.be/content/baccharis-halimifolia-0
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Corse | Absent, no pest record | |
| France | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Netherlands | Absent, pest no longer present |