This database of alien plants in Ireland contains detailed information on 716 alien plant taxa currently occurring in (semi-) natural habitats in Ireland (both the Republic and Northern Ireland). In a separate list, limited information is also given for 198 taxa with no post-1970 records.
You can search by:
- selecting one of the alien taxa
- creating a reduced species list by searching on family, invasive status, Irish vice-counties, and invasiveness elsewhere
As a result, you will get data on species identity, invasiveness and a series of biological and ecological species traits.
This database was developed in 2006 at the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, as part of the BioChange project, funded by the EPA. We will continuously try to improve the database, correct errors and expand the coverage of traits. If you have any comments or valuable information, please contact Ann Milbau or Jane Stout. All errors or omissions are the responsibility of the compilers.
The species list of this database was based on ‘
A catalogue of alien plants in Ireland’ (Reynolds 2002). For more information on the frequency of the plants, their status and detailed records, we highly recommend consulting the
Catalogue, which is available through the
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
