List of non-native invasive plants in Switzerland

The lists of invasive neophytes in Switzerland - black list and watch list - are lists drawn up by the National Data and Information Center of the Swiss Flora on behalf of the FOEN , which are intended to help prevent and combat invasive neophytes . The lists are regularly discussed and updated in a group of experts.

For all invasive neophytes, native species can be used as replacement plants.

Black list (as of August 2014)

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FrSV : Release Ordinance
Waters : waters, banks : vegetation of banks and wetlands; Rock : glacier, rock, rubble and rubble; Meadow : lawn, meadows; Bushes : herb edges, tall herbaceous meadows, bushes; Forest : forests; Ruderal : pioneer vegetation, ruderal sites; Fields : plantations, fields, crops; Buildings : Buildings, plants

Scientific name	German name	FrSV	Waters	shore	grasslands	bushes	Forest	Ruderal	Fields	buildings
Abutilon theophrasti	Chinese velvet poplar	No						✓	✓	✓
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of gods	No				✓	✓	✓		✓
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Upright ragweed, upright ragweed	Yes			✓			✓	✓	✓
Amorpha fruticosa	Bastard indigo	No				✓	✓	✓
Artemisia verlotiorum	Lost mugwort	No					✓	✓	✓	✓
Asclepias syriaca	Syrian milkweed	No						✓	✓	✓
Buddleja davidii	Buddleja, butterfly bush	No		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bunias orientalis	Eastern serrated pod	No			✓			✓		✓
Cabomba caroliniana	Karolina hair mermaid	No	✓
Crassula helmsii	Conifer	Yes	✓
Cyperus esculentus	Edible cyprus grass	No			✓			✓	✓
Echinocystis lobata	Spiky cucumber, hedgehog cucumber	No		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Elodea canadensis	Canadian waterweed	No	✓
Elodea nuttallii	Nuttall's waterweed	Yes	✓
Erigeron annuus	Annual fleabane	No			✓			✓	✓	✓
Heracleum mantegazzianum	Giant hogweed	Yes		✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	Big pennywort	Yes	✓	✓
Impatiens glandulifera	Glandular balsam	Yes				✓	✓	✓
Lonicera henryi	Henry's honeysuckle	No					✓
Lonicera japonica	Japanese honeysuckle	No				✓	✓
Ludwigia grandiflora	Large-flowered hayweed	Yes	✓
Ludwigia peploides	Flooding hayweed	Yes	✓
Lupinus polyphyllus	Multi-leaved lupine	No			✓	✓	✓
Myriophyllum aquaticum	Brazilian mill leaf	No	✓
Polygonum polystachyum	Perennial knotweed	Yes				✓		✓
Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry laurel	No					✓
Prunus serotina	Autumn cherry	No				✓	✓
Pueraria lobata	Kudzu, Kopou bean	No				✓		✓		✓
Reynoutria japonica	Japanese knotweed	Yes		✓		✓		✓		✓
Reynoutria sachalinensis	Sakhalin knotweed	Yes		✓		✓		✓		✓
Reynoutria × bohemica	Bastard knotweed	Yes		✓		✓		✓		✓
Rhus typhina	Vinegar tree	Yes					✓	✓		✓
Robinia pseudoacacia	False acacia, black locust	No			✓		✓	✓
Rubus armeniacus	Armenian blackberry	No				✓	✓	✓		✓
Senecio inaequidens	Narrow-leaved ragwort	Yes			✓			✓	✓	✓
Sicyos angulatus	Hair cucumber	No				✓	✓	✓
Solanum carolinense	Karolina nightshade, horse armchair	No			✓			✓	✓	✓
Solidago canadensis	Canadian goldenrod	Yes		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Solidago gigantea	Late flowering goldenrod	Yes		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Solidago nemoralis	Grove goldenrod	Yes		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison ivy, oak-leaved poison oak	No				✓	✓	✓
Trachycarpus fortunei	Hemp palm	No				✓	✓	✓		✓

Watchlist (as of August 2014)

Scientific name	German name	shore	grasslands	bushes	Forest	Ruderal	Fields	buildings
Acacia dealbata	Silver acacia, false mimosa				✓	✓		✓
Aster novi-belgii aggr.	New Belgian aster, lancet-leaved aster		✓			✓	✓	✓
Bassia scoparia	Besen-Radmelde, broom herb					✓	✓	✓
Cornus sericea	Silky horn shrub				✓	✓		✓
Galega officinalis	Geissraute		✓	✓	✓	✓
Helianthus tuberosus	Jerusalem artichoke, bulbous sunflower			✓		✓
Impatiens balfourii	Balfour's balsam	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Lysichiton americanus	American skunk cabbage	✓
Opuntia humifusa	Opuntia		✓	✓		✓
Parthenocissus inserta	Common maiden vine			✓	✓			✓
Paulownia tomentosa	Paulownie, bluebell tree					✓		✓
Phytolacca americana	American pokeweed			✓		✓
Sagittaria latifolia	Broad-leaved arrowhead	✓
Sedum spurium	Caucasian stonecrop, Caucasian butterwort		✓			✓		✓
Sedum stoloniferum	Butterwort that forms runners		✓
Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry			✓	✓

Web links

Neophytes Switzerland

source

S. Buholzer, M. Nobis, N. Schoenenberger, S. Rometsch: List of non-native invasive plants in Switzerland . Ed .: Infoflora. 2014 ( infoflora.ch ).

Individual evidence

^ Federal Office for the Environment FOEN: Invasive Alien Species . ( admin.ch [accessed October 29, 2018]).
↑ Andreas Gigon: Substitute plant species for the undesirable alien species (invasive neophytes) of the blacks and the watch list of Switzerland . 2012 ( infoflora.ch [PDF]).
↑ Canton Zug, Office for Environmental Protection (Ed.): Alternatives to unwanted and forbidden exotic plants: Advice for gardeners and home owners . 2013 ( baselland.ch [PDF]).
↑ ^a ^b List of invasive alien plants in Switzerland , infoflora.ch, National Data and Information Center for Swiss Flora (Excel file)
↑ Ordinance on the handling of organisms in the environment of September 10, 2008, (Release Ordinance, FrSV), as of February 1, 2016.

[1] Federal Office for the Environment FOEN: Invasive Alien Species . ( admin.ch [accessed October 29, 2018]).

[2] Andreas Gigon: Substitute plant species for the undesirable alien species (invasive neophytes) of the blacks and the watch list of Switzerland . 2012 ( infoflora.ch [PDF]).

[3] Canton Zug, Office for Environmental Protection (Ed.): Alternatives to unwanted and forbidden exotic plants: Advice for gardeners and home owners . 2013 ( baselland.ch [PDF]).

[slch-4] List of invasive alien plants in Switzerland , infoflora.ch, National Data and Information Center for Swiss Flora (Excel file)

[5] Ordinance on the handling of organisms in the environment of September 10, 2008, (Release Ordinance, FrSV), as of February 1, 2016.