Walks

Science Tuesday 2019-07-23 @ 18:30

Invasive alien species in the Grund district of Luxembourg-city

Guide: Dr Christian Ries, curator of the Department for Ecology, National Museum of Natural History

20 persons have participated in 2018.

List of species we have encountered or mentioned
Species Common name Family Origin ISEIA1 LU-lists EU-list2
Aedes japonicus East Asian bush mosquito Culicidae Insecta C2    
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven Simaroubaceae China, Taiwan C1    
Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush Buddlejaceae China, Japan, Tibet C2    
Fallopia ×bohemica Bohemian knotweed Polygonaceae n/a B1 Watch  
Fallopia japonica Japanese knotweed Polygonaceae E Asia A3 Black  
Fallopia sachalinensis Sakhalin knotweed Polygonaceae E Russia, Japan B1 Watch  
Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed Apiaceae Caucasus, central Asia A3 Black 2017
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus n/a Ascomycota Japan, E Asia B3 Watch  
Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Balsam Balsaminaceae Himalayas A3 Black 2017
Impatiens parviflora Small balsam Balsaminaceae Central Asia C3    
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel Rosaceae SW Asia, SE Europe C1    
Rhus typhina Stag’s-horn sumach Anacardiaceae E North America B1 Watch  
Robinia pseudoacacia False acacia Fabaceae SE USA A3 Black  

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  1. More info about the Invasive Species Environmental Impact Assessment (ISEIA) in the Risk assessments & IAS lists section on the Info-page.[]
  2. Year in which the species was published in the list of EU concern.[]