Impatiens glandulifera
TaxID: 253017
Basic Information
Impatiens glandulifera
Backsmultron, Indian Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera, Himalayan balsam, is a large annual plant native to the Himalayas. Via human introduction it is now present across much of the Northern Hemisphere and is considered an invasive species in many areas. Uprooting or cutting the plants is an effective means of control. In Europe, Himalayan balsam has been included since 2017 in the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern (the Union list). This implies that the species cannot be imported, cultivated, transported, commercialized, planted, or intentionally released into the environment in the whole of the European Union.
from Wikipedia
Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Magnoliopsida
Ericales
Balsaminaceae
Impatiens
glandulifera
-
Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Ericales;f__Balsaminaceae;g__Impatiens;s__Impatiens glandulifera
Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (29 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Belgium | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Bulgaria | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Switzerland | Regulated Invasive Alien Plant | 2008 |
| Cyprus | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Czechia | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Germany | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Denmark | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Spain | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
| Estonia | IAS of Union concern | 2017 |
Distribution (54 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Bhutan | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
Fetching literature from NCBI PubMed...
Failed to fetch literature