Invasive species of Heracleum in Europe: an insight into genetic relationships and invasion history

Abstract

Three tall Heracleum species confirmed to be invasive in Europe, and multiple introductions of all these species to Europe are likely.

Keywords

• AFLP
• alien plant
• biogeographical approach
• biological invasion
• genetic relationships
• Heracleum
• fragment length polymorphism
• plant invasions
• aflp markers
• phylogenetic-relationships
• population-genetics
• field preservation
• molecular evidence
• riparian weeds
• native range
• mantegazzianum