Participation of the nursery industry in controlling invasive alien plants in France: a charter with retailers
In France, the ‘Conservatoire Botanique National’ of Bailleul has recently established a charter with plant retailers on a voluntary basis. The ‘Conservatoire Botanique National’ of Bailleul is committing to providing all necessary informative material (booklets, posters, etc.) and advices to retailers.
Retailers voluntarily commit themselves to:
- withdrawing from sale within 6 months agreeing to the charter the following very invasive species:
- Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) (EPPO List of Invasive Alien Plants),
- Azolla filiculoides (Azollaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Crassula helmsii (Crassulaceae) (EPPO A2 List),
- Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Apiaceae) (EPPO A2 List),
- Ludwigia grandiflora and L. peploides (Onagraceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Myriophyllum aquaticum (Haloragaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Prunus serotina (Rosaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Reynoutria japonica, R. sacchalinensis and R. x bohemica (Polygonaceae) (EPPO List of IAP).
- providing information about the invasive behaviour of the following traded species with advice on good practices and substitute plants:
- Aster spp. (Asteraceae),
- Bambusa spp. (Poaceae),
- Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Buddleja davidii (Buddlejaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Cortaderia selloana (Poaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Egeria densa (Hydrocharitaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Elodea canadensis (Hydrocharitaceae),
- Elodea nuttallii (Hydrocharitaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Lagarosiphon major (Hydrocharitaceae) (EPPO List of IAP),
- Mahonia aquifolium (Berberidaceae),
- Robinia pseudoacacia (Fabaceae),
- Rosa rugosa (Rosaceae).
- providing customers with informative documents produced by the ‘Conservatoire Botanique National’ de Bailleul such as good practices for the use of aquatic plants.
Sources
Direction Régionale de l’Environnement Picardie – Les plantes invasives.
http://www.picardie.ecologie.gouv.fr/Dossier_Nature/Plantes_Invasives/Plantes_Inv2005.htm (in French)
http://www.picardie.ecologie.gouv.fr/Dossier_Nature/Plantes_Invasives/Plantes_Inv2005.htm (in French)
Contact: Nicolas Borel, Conservatoire Botanique national de Bailleul, Picardie, France. n.borel@cbnbl.org