EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2022 Num. article: 2022/025

New records of non-native plants in Russian Lapland


Following surveys (2018-2020) in the Murmansk region (European Russia), fourteen species of non-native plants are reported (Table 1). The historical occurrence of alien plants in the region is largely a result of entry via contaminants of seed or forage (for example Rorippa sylvestris or Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis). However, more recent introductions are likely to be linked to horticulture.


Table 1. New records of non-native plants in Russian Lapland.

Species

Family 

Pathway

Anthemis ruthenica

Asteraceae

Seed contaminant 

Aruncus dioicus

Rosaceae

Horticulture 

Bromus commutatus

Poaceae

Seed contaminant 

Chaerophyllum hirsutum

Apiaceae

Horticulture 

Galega orientalis

Fabaceae

Agriculture

Geum aleppicum

Rosaceae

Contaminant of people and their luggage

Leonurus quinquelobatus

Lamiaceae

Traditional medicinal plant 

Lepidium densiflorum

Brassicaceae

Stowaway - vehicles (car, train)

Levisticum officinale

Apiaceae

Agriculture

Myrrhis odorata

Apiaceae

Horticulture 

Phleum phleoides

Poaceae

Forage contaminant

Prunus armeniaca

Rosaceae

Food contaminant 

Rorippa sylvestris

Brassicaceae

Forage contaminant

Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis

Asteraceae

Forage contaminant



Sources

Kozhin M, Sennikov A (2022) New records in non-native vascular plants of Russian Lapland. Biodiversity Data journal, https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e78166