Table 2. Summary of the number of species with seed collected from cars, weed status globally, in Europe, Australia, North America, China, India and South Africa, their life forms and growth forms.
Category | Number of species |
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Total species | 626 |
Weed status globally | |
Weed | 599 |
Environmental weed | 101 |
100 world's worst invasive | 4 |
Weed status in Europe | |
Declared weed species | 439 |
150 most widely naturalized species | 55 |
Invasive in Europe | 63 |
EPPO list of invasive species | 3 |
Declared weed in Czech Republic | 191 |
Invasive in Czech Republic | 18 |
Weed status in North America | |
Listed as invasive or on a Noxious weed in North America | 248 |
Declared noxious in the United States | 14 |
Weed status in Australia | |
Naturalized | 370 |
Declared invasive | 21 |
Weeds of National significance | 9 |
Declared noxious | 64 |
Weed status in India | |
Declared weed | 167 |
Declared invasive | 56 |
Declared invasive in China | 77 |
Declared invasive in South Africa | 23 |
Growth form | |
Graminoids | 202 |
Forbs | 360 |
Tree | 31 |
Shrubs | 33 |
Life span | |
Annual | 238 |
Annual/biennial | 36 |
Annual/perennial | 50 |
Biennial | 7 |
Biennial/perennial | 6 |
Perennial | 289 |
Note: Weed status was according to Randall [48]. Environmental weed was according to Weber (2003). among 100 world's worst invasive according to Lowe et al. [51] Weed in some part of Europe [52]; Invasive in Europe according to The European Network on Invasive Alien Species [55], In vasive according to European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) invasive plant species list [56], among 150 most widespread alien species in Europe [54] and status in Czech Republic [57]. Invasive/noxious in North America was according to Invasive.org [59]. Naturalize in Australia [11]. Noxious or a weed of national significance was according to The Australian Weeds Committee [44,58]. Weed status in India [61], in China [62] and in South Africa [63].