Invasive plant species Togliatti (Samara region, Russia)

In the modern world, alien species invasion is a large-scale phenomenon that poses a threat to natural diversity and is one of the serious environmental problems facing humanity. The object of research is alien plant species in the territory of the city of Togliatti. To date, the flora of the city of Togliatti and its environs (Samara region) has about 1,500 species of vascular plants, including about 1,000 wild species (native, unintentionally introduced and feral introducers), of which 22 are invasive species, and the greatest danger is represented by 6 “transformer” species.