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. 2019 Dec 2;49(3):693–703. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01296-6

Table 1.

Invasive non-native plant taxa recorded in the Arctic

Species Family Regions Origin Life form Transformer (cf. Table S4)
Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. subsp. sylvestris Apiaceae NI Europe, Asia hc
Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae AN,AW Europe, Asia hc
Caragana arborescens Lam. Fabaceae AW Asia Ph
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Asteraceae AN Europe, Asia Gn
Hordeum jubatum L. Poaceae AN,AW Asia, N America hc
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. Asteraceae AN,AW Europe, Asia hc
Linaria vulgaris Mill. Plantaginaceae AN Europe, Asia hc
Lupinus nootkatensis Donn ex Sims Fabaceae NI N America hc +
Melilotus albus Medik. Fabaceae AN Europe, Asia hc +
Prunus padus L. Rosaceae AN Europe, Asia Ph
Vicia cracca L. Fabaceae AN,AW Europe, Asia hc +

NI  North Iceland, AN  North Alaska–Yukon, AW  Western Alaska, hc chamaephyte, Gn non-bulbous geophyte, Ph phanerophyte