EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 08 - 2006 Num. article: 2006/173

Datasheets on invasive alien plants in Hungary


The illustrated book "Biological invasions in Hungary" provides datasheets in Hungarian (an English version will appear in 2007) for the following 19 invasive alien plants, describing their taxonomy, morphological traits, history of introduction, environmental requirements, positive and negative impacts, and control measures.

Species
Family
Origin
Aster novi-belgii
Asteraceae
N-America
Azolla mexicana and A. filiculoides (EPPO List of invasive alien plants)
Azolaceae
N & C America, Neotropical
Cabomba caroliniana (EPPO list of invasive alien plants)
Cabombaceae
Neotemperate
Celtis occidentalis
Ulmaceae
N-America
Cenchrus incertus (EPPO list of invasive alien plants)
Poaceae
Neotroprical
Echinocystis lobata
Cucurbitaceae
N-America
Eleagnus angustifolia
Eleagnaceae
C-Asia
Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii (EPPO list of invasive alien plants)
Hydrocharitaceae
N-America
Helianthus spp.
Asteraceae
N-America
Humulus japonicus
Cannabaceae
E-Asia
Impatiens parviflora (EPPO list of invasive alien plants)
Balsaminaceae
EC-Asia
Parthenocissus spp.
Vitaceae
N-America
Phytolacca americana and P. esculenta
Phytolaccaceae
N-America, China
Ribes aureum
Grossulariaceae
N-America
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae
N-America
Vitis hybrids
Vitaceae
Horticultural
Xanthium strumarium subsp. italicum
Asteraceae
N-America

Some of these species are reported as invasive in Hungary for the first time, compared to previous published lists, such as that described previously in EPPO RS 2006/093:
  • Azolla mexicana was previously not recorded in Hungary and is not known as invasive in other countries of the EPPO region,
  • Azolla filiculoides was only considered casual in Hungary and is already known as invasive in the western area of the EPPO region,
  • Cabomba caroliniana was not recorded in Hungary and is known as invasive in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom.
  • Elodea nutallii was recorded as casual in Hungary and is known as invasive in many countries of the north-western part of the EPPO region.

Of particular interest are the two climbers Echinocystis lobata and Humulus japonicus, which are not widely distributed in the EPPO region and may therefore represent emerging invaders.


Sources

Botta-Dukát Z, Mihály B (eds.) (2006) [Biological invasions in Hungary – Invasive plants, Volume 2.]. Természet BÚVÁR Alapítvány Kiadó, Budapest, 412 pp.