Find out what the current proliferation patterns in Belgium look like, how a species was initially introduced and began to spread, and learn about the threat it poses to Belgium’s native ecosystem. And…discover the tips and tricks for identifying the plant yourself!
Click the Dutch or French species name in the list below for more information about plant species of Union Concern in a Belgian context.
Click on PRA to access the full Pest Risk Analyis (also known as Risk Assessment) of the species.
Remember – the import, transport, marketing, planting, breeding, use, trade, and introduction of these plants to the local environment is strictly forbidden in Belgium and the rest of the European Union.
PLANTS
| AQUATIC PLANTS | |||||
| LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | PRA |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides | Alligator weed | Alligatorkruid | Herbe à alligator | Alligatorkraut | PRA |
| Cabomba caroliniana | Fanwort | Waterwaaier | Cabomba de Caroline | Karolina-Haarnixe | PRA |
| Pontederia crassipes | Water hyacinth | Waterhyacint | Jacinthe d'eau | Wasserhyazinthe | PRA |
| Elodea nuttallii | Nuttall's waterweed | Smalle waterpest | Élodée de Nuttall | Schmalblättrige Wasserpest | PRA |
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | Senegal tea plant | Smalle theeplant | Faux hygrophile | Falscher wasserfreund | PRA |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides | Floating pennywort | Grote waternavel | Hydrocotyle fausse-renoncule | Großer Wassernabel | PRA |
| Lagarosiphon major | Curly waterweed | Verspreidbladige waterpest | Élodée à feuilles alternes | Wechselblatt-Wasserpest | PRA |
| Ludwigia grandiflora | Water-primrose | Waterteunisbloem | Jussie à grandes fleurs | Großblütiges Heusenkraut | PRA |
| Ludwigia peploides | Floating primrose-willow | Kleine waterteunisbloem | Jussie rampante | Flutendes Heusenkraut | PRA |
| Lysichiton americanus | American skunk cabbage | Moerasaronskelk | Faux arum | Gelbe Scheincalla | PRA |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot's feather | Parelvederkruid | Myriophylle du Brésil | Brasilianisches Tausendblatt | PRA |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf watermilfoil | Ongelijkbladig vederkruid | Myriophylle hétérophylle | Verschiedenblättriges Tausendblatt | PRA |
| Pistia stratiotes * | Water lettuce * | Watersla * | Laitue d’eau * | Wassersalat * | PRA |
| Rugulopteryx okamurae | Marine algae | Mariene alg | Algue brune du Japon | Meeresalge | PRA |
| Salvinia molesta | Kariba weed | Grote vlotvaren | Salvinie géante | Riesen-schwimmfarn | PRA |
| TERRESTRIAL PLANTS | |||||
| TREE | |||||
| LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
| Acacia saligna | Coojong | Wilgacacia | Mimosa bleuâtre | Weidenblatt-Akazie | PRA |
| Ailanthus alissima | Tree of heaven | Hemelboom | Ailante glanduleux | Götterbaum | PRA |
| Baccharis halimifolia | Eastern baccharis | Struikaster | Séneçon en arbre | Kreuzstrauch | PRA |
| Hakea sericea | Needlebush | Hakea | Hakéa soyeux | / | PRA |
| Prosopis juliflora | Mesquite | Mesquite | Bayahonde | Mesquite-strauch | PRA |
| Triadica sebifera | Chinese tallow tree | Talgboom | Arbre à suif | Chinesischer Talgbaum | PRA |
| GRASS |
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| LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge bluestem | Amerikaans bezemgras | Barbon de Virginie |
Blaustängelige Besensegge |
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| Cortaderia jubata | Purple pampas grass | Hoog pampasgras | Herbe de la pampa pourpre | Andenpampasgras | PRA |
| Ehrharta calycina | Perennial veldtgrass | Roze rimpelgras | Ehrharte calicinale | Ausdauerndes veldtgras | PRA |
| Microstegium vimineum | Nepalese browntop | Japans steltgras | Herbe à échasses japonaise | Japanisches stelzengras | PRA |
| Pennisetum setaceum | Crimson fountaingrass | Fraai lampenpoetsersgras | Herbe aux écouvillons pourpres | Afrikanisches Lampenputzergras | PRA |
| CLIMBER |
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| LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
| Cardiospermum grandiflorum | Balloon vine | Ballonrank | Corinde à grandes fleurs | Ballonrebe | PRA |
| Celastrus orbiculatus ** | Staff vine ** | Aziatische Boomwurger ** | Célastre asiatique ** | Rundblättriger Baumwürger ** | PRA |
| Humulus scandens | Japanese hop | Oosterse hop | Houblon du Japon | Japanischer hopfen | PRA |
| Lygodium japonicum | Japanese climbing fern | Japanse klimvaren | Fougère grimpante du Japon | Japanischer kletterfarn | PRA |
| Persicaria perfoliata | Asiatic tearthumb | Gestekelde duizendknoop | Renouée perfoliée | Durchwachsener Knöterich | PRA |
| Pueraria montana (var lobata) | Kudzu vine | Kudzu | Kudzu | Kudzu | PRA |
| OTHER | |||||
| LATIN NAME | ENGLISH | DUTCH | FRENCH | GERMAN | |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed | Zijdeplant | Asclépiade de Syrie | Gewöhnliche Seidenpflanze | PRA |
| Gunnera tinctoria | Chilean rhubarb | Gewone gunnera/ Reuzenrabarber | Rhubarbe géante du Chili | Chilenischer Riesenrhabarber | PRA |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant hogweed | Reuzenberenklauw | Berce du Caucase | Riesenbärenklau | PRA |
| Heracleum persicum | Persian hogweed | Perzische berenklauw | Berce de Perse | Persischer Bärenklau | PRA |
| Heracleum sosnowskyi | Sosnowsky's hogweed | Sosnowsky's berenklauw | Berce de Sosnowsky | Sosnowskyi Bärenklau | PRA |
| Impatiens glandulifera | Himalayan balsam | Reuzenbalsemien | Balsamine de l'Himalaya | Drüsiges springkraut | PRA |
| Koenigia polystachya | Himalayan knotweed | Afghaanse duizendknoop | Renouée à nombreux épis | Himalaja-Knöterich | PRA |
| Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bushclover | Chinese struikklaver | Lespédéza soyeux | Japanischer klee | PRA |
| Parthenium hysterophorus | Whitetop weed | Schijnambrosia | Fausse camomille | Karottenkraut | PRA |
* Pistia stratiotes will be added to the Union List after a two years transition period on August 2nd 2024
** Celastrus orbiculatus will be added to the Union List after a five years transition period on August 2nd 2027