EPPO Global Database

Baccharis halimifolia(BACHA)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2010: Present, no details
Comments
According to Clement & Foster (1994), it is established on the shore at Mudeford, South Hants (known since 1924) and also known from the shore at Hamworthy, Dorset, where Bowen (2000) in The Flora of Dorset says it was recorded as a self-sown plant in 1958.
A third record from Scotland is regarded as dubious by the New Atlas editors (Preston, pers. com., 2012).
References
* Bowen H (2000) The flora of Dorset. Pisces Publications.

* 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.

* Clements EJ & Foster MC (1994) Alien Plants of the British Isles: A Provisional Catalogue of Vascular Plants (Excluding Grasses). Botanical Society of the British Isles, UK.