Do you know which of your garden plants are invasive?

To be considered invasive, a species must be alien, so it is about when and how it came to Sweden.

An alien species must have been introduced by humans, and moved further than it could have come on its own.

It must also have come here later than the year 1800. It must of course also behave invasively, which means that it spreads at the expense of other species.

Can give jail

Invasive species are on various lists.

The species database has the most comprehensive list of 200-300 species that are judged to be invasive, but this is only a knowledge base.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is the authority responsible for invasive plant species in Sweden and on their list are the species that are banned throughout the EU.

These are a total of 66 animal and plant species, of which twelve occur in Sweden.

The landowner who ignores any of these 66 species on his land, breaks the law and can be fined or, in the worst case, imprisoned for up to two years.