EPPO Global Database

Solanum elaeagnifolium(SOLEL)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1967
Comments
Introduced. Only in Southern France.

EPPO Reporting Service (2006/018) and EPPO Reporting Service (2006/020) : found at one locality in Bouches-du-Rhône in 2005 and eradicated. Also present in Hérault.

EPPO Reporting Service (2012/041) : first recorded as naturalized in Montpellier in 1967 and since then has been observed in about 10 localities, mainly located in the Hérault department (Béziers, Fabrègues, Montpellier, Montpeyroux, Vic-la-Gardiole) but also in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Marignane, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues where it has been eradicated) and in the Pyrénées-Orientales department (Banyuls-sur-Mer). In October 2010, first found in a vineyard in Montpeyroux (Hérault department).
References
* 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.

* Fried G (2011) Note d’alerte initiale sur Solanum elaeagnifolium. Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail. Laboratoire de la santé des végétaux. Unité Expertise Risques Biologiques. LSV_MO_2011_026. 3 pp.

* INTERNET
- CBNMED (2011) SILENE : Système d'Information et de Localisation des Espèces Natives et Envahissantes.http://silene.cbnmed.fr
- Pictures and description of the eradication of Solanum elaeagniofolium in Châteauneuf-les-Martigues: http://www.ame-lr.org/plantes-envahissantes/solanum.html
- Tela Botanica (2011) Carnet en ligne. http://www.telabotanica.org/eflore/BDNFF/4.02/nn/64880

* Uludag A, Gbehounou G, Kashefi J, Bouhache M, Bon MC, Bell C, Lagopodi AL (2016) Review of the current situation for Solanum elaeagnifolium in the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 46(1) 139–147.
------- In herbaria since 1855.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Italy Sicilia Present, no details view...
Italy Sardegna Present, no details view...
Italy Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...
Switzerland Absent, pest no longer present view...