EPPO Global Database

Ambrosia artemisiifolia(AMBEL)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1935
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/002)

EPPO Reporting Service (2014/223) : widespread, except in Central and Western China.
References
* Wan F, Liu Q, XIE M (2012) Biological Invasions: Color Illustrations of Invasive Alien Plants in China. China Science Publishing Group, 303 pp.

* Zhao YS, Feng YL, Wang D, Qu B (2015) First report of dodder (Cuscuta australis) parasitizing the invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia in China. Plant Disease 99(9), p 1285.
------- First found in China in 1935 in Hangzhou (Zhejiang province).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Present, no details view...
Kazakhstan Present, restricted distribution view...
Kyrgyzstan Present, no details view...
Russia Central Russia Present, widespread view...
Russia Northern Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Russia Western Siberia Present, few occurrences view...
Russia Far East Present, restricted distribution view...
Russia Southern Russia Present, widespread view...
Russia Present, restricted distribution view...