Status
Legal status
Third Schedule listed species under Regulations 49 & 50 in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011. (Note: Regulation 50 not yet enacted). Listed as a schedule 9 species under Articles 15 & 15A of the Wildlife Order (Northern Ireland) 1985 (Article 15A not yet enacted).
First reported in the wild
1887
Invasiveness
Non-native species - Low risk of Impact
Irish status
Established
Introduction pathways - 1
Escape from Confinement
Introduction pathways subclass - 1
Ornamental purpose
Invasive score
12
Species Biology
Broad environment
Terrestrial
Species group
Plant
Native region
Europe
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2023
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