Plants included in Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981
Plants specially protected in Great Britain (revised 1998)
| Algae |
Algae |
Fungi |
Fungi |
Liverworts |
Liverworts |
| Chara canescens |
Bearded Stonewort |
Battarraea phalloides |
Sandy Stilt-puffball |
Adelanthus lindenbergianus |
Lindenberg's Leafy Liverwort |
| Lamprothamnium papulosum |
Foxtail stonewort |
Boletus regius |
Royal Bolete |
Geocalyx graveolens |
Turpswort |
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Buglossoporus pulvinus |
Oak Polypore |
Gymnomitrion apiculatum |
Pointed Frostwort |
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Hericinum erinaceum |
Hedgehog Fungus |
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Marsh Earwort |
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Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Marsh Earwort |
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Lophozia (Leiocolea) rutheana |
Norfolk Flapwort |
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Marsupella profunda |
Western Rustwort |
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Petalophyllum ralfsii |
Petalwort |
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Riccia bifurca |
Lizard Crystalwort |
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Southbya nigrella |
Blackwort |
| Lichens |
Lichens |
Mosses |
Mosses |
| Alectoria ochroleuca |
Alpine Suphur-tresses |
Acaulon triquetrum |
Triangular Pygmy-moss |
| Bryoria furcellata |
Forked Hair-lichen |
Anomodon longifolius |
Long-leaved Anomodon |
| Buellia asterella |
Starry Breck-lichen |
Bartramia stricta |
Rigid Apple-moss |
| Caloplaca luteoalba |
Orange-fruited Elm-lichen |
Bryum mamillatum |
Dune Thread-moss |
| Caloplaca nivalis |
Snow Caloplaca |
Bryum neodamense |
Long-leaved Thread-moss |
| Catapyrenium psoromoides |
Tree Catapyrenium |
Bryum schleicheri |
Schleicher's Thread-moss |
| Catillaria laureri |
Laurer's Catillaria |
Buxbaumia viridis |
Green Shield-moss |
| Catolechia wahlenbergii |
Goblin Lights |
Cryphaea lamyana |
Multi-fruited River-moss |
| Cladonia convoluta |
Convoluted Cladonia |
Cyclodictyon laetevirens |
Bright-green Cave-moss |
| Caldonia stricta |
Upright Mountain-cladonia |
Desmatodon cernuus |
Flamingo Moss |
| Collema dichotomum |
River Jelly-lichen |
Didymodon cordatus |
Cordate Beard-moss |
| Enterographa elaborata |
New Forest Beech-lichen |
Didymodon glaucus |
Glaucous Beard-moss |
| Gyalecta ulmi |
Elm Gyalecta |
Ditrichum cornubicum |
Cornish Path-moss |
| Heterodermia leucomelos |
Ciliate Strap-lichen |
Grimmia unicolor |
Blunt-leaved Grimmia |
| Heterodermia propagulifera |
Coralloid Rosette-lichen |
Hamatocaulis (Drepanocladus) vernicosus |
Slender Green Feather-moss |
| Lecanactis hemisphaerica |
Churchyard Lecanactis |
Hygrohypnum polare |
Polar Feather-moss |
| Lecanora achariana |
Tarn Lecanora |
Hypnum vaucheri |
Vaucher's Feather-moss |
| Lecidea inops |
Copper Lecidea |
Micromitrium tenerum |
Millimetre Moss |
| Nephroma arcticum |
Arctic Kidney-lichen |
Mielichhofieria mielichhoferi |
Alpine Copper-moss |
| Pannaria ignobilis |
Caledonian Pannaria |
Orthotrichum obtusifolium |
Blunt-leaved Bristle-moss |
| Parmelia minarum |
New Forest Parmelia |
Plagiothecium piliferum |
Hair Silk-moss |
| Parmentaria chilensis |
Oil-stain Parmentaria |
Rhynchostegium rotundifolium |
Round-leaved Feather-moss |
| Peltigera lepidophora |
Ear-lobed Dog-lichen |
Saelania glaucescens |
Blue Dew-moss |
| Pertusaria bryontha |
Alpine Moss-pertusaria |
Scorpidium turgescens |
Large Yellow Feather-moss |
| Physcia tribacioides |
Southern Grey Physcia |
Sphagnum balticum |
Baltic Bog-moss |
| Psedocyphellaria lacerata |
Ragged Pseudocyphellaria |
Thamnobryum angustifolium |
Derbyshire Feather-moss |
| Psora rubiformis |
Rusty Alpine Psora |
Zygodon forsteri |
Knothole Moss |
| Solenopsora liparina |
Serpentine Solenopsora |
Zygodon gracilis |
Nowell's Limestone-moss |
| Squamarina lentigera |
Scaly Breck-lichen |
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| Teloschistes flavicans |
Golden Hair-lichen |
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| Vascular |
Plants |
| Ajuga chamaepitys |
Ground-pine |
| Alisma gramineum |
Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain |
| Allium sphaerocephalon |
Round-headed Leek |
| Althaea hirsuta |
Rough Marsh-mallow |
| Alyssum alyssoides |
Small Alison |
| Apium repens |
Creeping Marshwort |
| Arabis alpina |
Alpine Rock-cress |
| Arabis scabra |
Bristol Rock-cress |
| Arenaria norvegica |
Norwegian Sandwort |
| Artemisia campestris |
Field Wormwood |
| Atriplex pedunculata |
Stalked Orache |
| Bupleurum baldense |
Small Hare's-ear |
| Bupleurum falcatum |
Sickle-leaved Hare's-ear |
| Carex depauperata |
Starved Wood-sedge |
| Centaurium tenuiflorum |
Slender Centaury |
| Cephalanthera rubra |
Red Helleborine |
| Chenopodium vulvaria |
Stinking Goosefoot |
| Cicerbita alpina |
Alpine Sow-thistle |
| Clinopodium menthifolium |
Wood Calamint |
| Coincya wrightii |
Lundy Cabbage |
| Corrigiola litoralis |
Strapwort |
| Cotoneaster cambricus |
Wild Cotoneaster |
| Crassula aquatica |
Pigmyweed |
| Crepis foetida |
Stinking Hawk's-beard |
| Cynoglossum germanicum |
Green Hound's-tongue |
| Cyperus fuscus |
Brown Galingale |
| Cypripedium calceolus |
Lady's-slipper |
| Cystopteris dickieana |
Dickie's Bladder-fern |
| Dactylorhiza lapponica |
Lapland Marsh-orchid |
| Damasonium alisma |
Starfruit |
| Dianthus armeria |
Deptford Pink |
| Dianthus gratianopolitanus |
Cheddar Pink |
| Diapensia lapponica |
Diapensia |
| Eleocharis parvula |
Dwarf Spike-rush |
| Epipactis youngiana |
Young's Helleborine |
| Epipogium aphyllum |
Ghost Orchid |
| Equisetum ramosissimum |
Branched Horsetail |
| Erigeron borealis |
Alpine Fleabane |
| Eriophorum gracile |
Slender Cottongrass |
| Eryngium campestre |
Field Eryngo |
| Filago lutescens |
Red-tipped Cudweed |
| Filago pyramidata |
Broad-leaved Cudweed |
| Fumaria reuteri |
Martin's Ramping-fumitory |
| Gagea bohemica |
Early Star-of-Bethlehem |
| Gentiana nivalis |
Alpine Gentian |
| Gentiana verna |
Spring Gentian |
| Gentianella anglica |
Early Gentian |
| Gentianella ciliata |
Fringed Gentian |
| Gentianella uliginosa |
Dune Gentian |
| Gladiolus illyricus |
Wild Gladiolus |
| Gnaphalium luteoalbum |
Jersey Cudweed |
| Hieracium attenuatifolium |
Weak-leaved Hawkweed |
| Hieracium northroense |
Northroe Hawkweed |
| Hieracium zetlandicum |
Shetland Hawkweed |
| Himantoglossum hircinum |
Lizard Orchid |
| Homogyne alpina |
Purple Colt's-foot |
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
Bluebell |
| Lactuca saligna |
Least Lettuce |
| Leersia oryzoides |
Cut-grass |
| Limosella australis |
Welsh Mudwort |
| Liparis loeselii |
Fen Orchid |
| Lloydia serotina |
Snowdon Lily |
| Luronium natans |
Floating Water-plantain |
| Lychnis alpina |
Alpine Catchfly |
| Lythrum hyssopifolium |
Grass-poly |
| Melampyrum arvense |
Field Cow-wheat |
| Mentha pulegium |
Pennyroyal |
| Minuartia stricta |
Teesdale Sandwort |
| Najas flexilis |
Slender Naiad |
| Najas marina |
Holly-leaved Naiad |
| Ononis reclinata |
Small Restharrow |
| Ophioglossum lusitanicum |
Least Adder's-tongue |
| Ophrys fuciflora |
Late Spider-orchid |
| Ophrys sphegodes |
Early Spider-orchid |
| Orchis militaris |
Military Orchid |
| Orchis simia |
Monkey Orchid |
| Orobanche artemisiae-campestris |
Oxtongue Broomrape |
| Orobanche caryophyllacea |
Bedstraw Boomrape |
| Orobanche reticulata |
Thistle Broomrape |
| Petroraghia nanteuilii |
Childing Pink |
| Phyllodoce caerulea |
Blue Heath |
| Phyteuma spicatum |
Spiked Rampion |
| Polygonatum verticillatum |
Whorled Solomon's-seal |
| Polygonum maritimum |
Sea Knotgrass |
| Potentilla rupestris |
Rock Cinquefoil |
| Pulicaria vulgaris |
Small Fleabane |
| Pyrus cordata |
Plymouth Pear |
| Ranunculus ophioglossifolius |
Adder's-tongue Spearwort |
| Rhinanthus angustifolius |
Greater Yellow-rattle |
| Romulea columnae |
Sand Crocus |
| Rumex rupestris |
Shore Dock |
| Salvia pratensis |
Meadow Clary |
| Saxifraga cernua |
Drooping Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga cespitosa |
Tufted Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga hirculus |
Yellow Marsh-saxifrage |
| Schoenoplectus triqueter |
Triangular Club-rush |
| Scleranthus perennis |
Perennial Knawel |
| Scorzonera humilis |
Viper's-grass |
| Selinum carvifolia |
Cambridge Milk-parsley |
| Senecio paludosus |
Fen Ragwort |
| Stachys alpina |
Limestone Woundwort |
| Tephroseris integrifolia ssp. maritima |
South Stack Fleawort |
| Teucrium scordium |
Water Germander |
| Thlaspi perfoliatum |
Perfoliate Penny-cress |
| Trichomanes speciosum |
Killarney Fern |
| Veronica spicata |
Spiked Speedwell |
| Veronica triphyllos |
Fingered Speedwell |
| Viola persicifolia |
Fen Violet |
| Woodsia alpina |
Alpine Woodsia |
| Woodsia ilvensis |
Oblong Woodsia |
Plants on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985
Plants specially protected in Northern Ireland (Schedule under review in 1999)
| Vascular |
Plants |
| Adoxa moschatellina |
Moschatel |
| Ajuga pyramidalis |
Pyramidal Bugle |
| Andromeda polifolia |
Bog-rosemary |
| Calamagrostis stricta |
Narrow Small-reed |
| Carex magellanica |
Tall Bog-sedge |
| Carex pauciflora |
Few-flowered Sedge |
| Centaurium littorale |
Seaside Centaury |
| Cirsium heterophyllum |
Melancholy Thistle |
| Dactylorhiza traunsteineri |
Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid |
| Dryas octopetala |
Mountain Avens |
| Elatine hydropiper |
Eight-stamened Waterwort |
| Eleocharis parvula |
Dwarf Spike-rush |
| Epipactis palustris |
Marsh Helleborine |
| Epipactis phyllanthes |
Green-flowered Helleborine |
| Erica vagans |
Cornish Heath |
| Erigeron acer |
Blue Fleabane |
| Frangula alnus |
Alder Buckthorn |
| Geranium sylvaticum |
Wood Crane's-bill |
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris |
Oak Fern |
| Hammarbya paludosa |
Bog Orchid |
| Hierochloe odorata |
Holy-grass |
| Hordelymus europaeus |
Wood Barley |
| Hottonia palustris |
Water-violet |
| Hypochaeris glabra |
Smooth Cat's-ear |
| Lathyrus palustris |
Marsh Pea |
| Limonium binervosum s.l. |
Rock Sea-lavender |
| Limosella aquatica |
Mudwort |
| Lycopodiella inundata |
Marsh Clubmoss |
| Melampyrum sylvaticum |
Small Cow-wheat |
| Mentha pulegium |
Pennyroyal |
| Mertensia maritima |
Oysterplant |
| Monotropa hypopitys |
Yellow Bird's-nest |
| Neottia nidus-avis |
Bird's-nest Orchid |
| Ophrys apifera |
Bee Orchid |
| Orchis morio |
Green-winged Orchid |
| Orobanche hederae |
Ivy Broomrape |
| Orthilia secunda |
Serrated Wintergreen |
| Pilularia globulifera |
Pillwort |
| Polystichum lonchitis |
Holly Fern |
| Primula veris |
Cowslip |
| Primula vulgaris |
Primrose |
| Pseudorchis albida |
Small-white Orchid |
| Ranunculus fluitans |
River Water-crowfoot |
| Rubus chamaemorus |
Cloudberry |
| Saussurea alpina |
Alpine Saw-wort |
| Saxifraga aizoides |
Yellow Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga hirculus |
Yellow Marsh-saxifrage |
| Saxifraga oppositifolia |
Purple Saxifrage |
| Silene acaulis |
Moss Campion |
| Sisyrinchium bermudiana |
Blue-eyed Grass |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
Irish Lady's-tresses |
| Stachys officinalis |
Betony |
| Teesdalia nudicaulis |
Shepherd's Cress |
| Trichomanes speciosum |
Killarney Fern |
| Trollius europaeus |
Globe-flower |
| Viola persicifolia |
Fen Violet |
Plants included in Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981
Plants which may not be planted or otherwise caused to grow in the wild in Great Britain (schedule under review in 1999).
| Algae |
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| Asparagopsis armata |
Hooked Asparagus Seaweed |
| Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides |
Green Seafingers |
| Liminaria joponica |
Japanese Kelp |
| Macrocystis angustifolia |
Giant Kelp |
| Macrocystis integrifolia |
Giant Kelp |
| Macrocystis laevis |
Giant Kelp |
| Macrocystis pyrifera |
Giant Kelp |
| Pikea californica |
Red Californian Seaweed |
| Porphyra spp. except P. amethystea |
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| P. leucosticta |
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| P. linearis |
All Laver Seaweeds except native species |
| P. miniata |
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| P. purpurea |
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| P. umbilicalis |
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| Sargassum muticum |
Japanese Seaweed |
| Undaria pinnatifida |
Wakame |
| Vascular Plants |
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| Fallopia japonica |
Japanese Knotweed |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum |
Giant Hogweed |
Plants on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985
Plants which may not be planted or otherwise caused to grow in the wild in Northern Ireland.
| Algae |
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| Macrocystis pyrifera |
Giant Kelp |
| Sargassum muticum |
Japanese Seaweed |
| Vascular Plants |
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| Acaena (all species) |
Pirri-pirri Bur |
| Fallopia japonica |
Japanese Knotweed |
| Fallopia sachalinensis |
Giant Knotweed |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum |
Giant Hogweed |
| Spartina (all species) |
Cord-grass |
Republic of Ireland
No attempt has been made here to explain how Irish law differs from
Great Britain and Northern Ireland in respect to wildlife
protection. The following is a list of Protected Vascular Plant
Species in the Republic as listed under the Flora Protection Order,
1987. The relevant legislation in Ireland is the Wildlife Act, 1976
and Statutory Instruments are issued under this Act. The relevant
Government Department is called The Department of Arts, Culture &
Gaeltacht and copies of the relevant legislation are obtainable from the
Government Publications Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
| Vascular |
Plants |
| Allium schoenoprasum |
Chives |
| Arabis petraea |
Northern Rock-cress |
| Arenaria ciliata ssp. hibernica |
Irish Sandwort |
| Asparagus officinalis |
Wild Asparagus |
| Asplenium obovatum |
Lanceolate Spleenwort |
| Asplenium septentrionale |
Forked Spleenwort |
| Astragalus danicus |
Purple Milk-vetch |
| Calamagrostis epigejos |
Wood Small-reed |
| Campanula trachelium |
Nettle-leaved Bellflower |
| Cardamine impatiens |
Narrow-leaved Bitter-cress |
| Carex depauperata |
Starved Wood-sedge |
| Centaurium pulchellum |
Lesser Centaury |
| Clinopodium acinos |
Basil Thyme |
| Colchicum autumnale |
Meadow Saffron |
| Cryptogramma crispa |
Parsley Fern |
| Deschampsia setacea |
Bog Hair-grass |
| Epilobium alsinifolium |
Chickweed Willowherb |
| Erica ciliaris |
Dorset Heath |
| Eriophorum gracile |
Slender Cottongrass |
| Filago minima |
Small Cudweed |
| Galeopsis angustifolia |
Red Hemp-nettle |
| Gnaphalium sylvaticum |
Heath Cudweed |
| Groenlandia densa |
Opposite-leaved Pondweed |
| Gymnocarpium robertianum |
Limestone Fern |
| Hammarbya paldosa |
Bog Orchid |
| Helianthemum nummularium |
Common Rock-rose |
| Hordeum secalinum |
Meadow Barley |
| Hydrilla verticillata |
Esthwaite Waterweed |
| Hypericum canadense |
Irish St John's-wort |
| Inula salicina |
Irish Fleabane |
| Kickxia elatine |
Sharp-leaved Fluellen |
| Lathyrus japonicus |
Sea Pea |
| Lotus subbiflorus |
Hairy Bird's-foot-trefoil |
| Mentha pulegium |
Pennyroyal |
| Mertensia maritima |
Oysterplant |
| Minuartia recurva |
Recurved Sandwort |
| Misopates orontium |
Weasel's-snout |
| Najas flexilis |
Slender Naiad |
| Oenanthe pimpinelloides |
Corky-fruited Water-dropwort |
| Orchis morio |
Green-winged Orchid |
| Ornithopus perpusillus |
Bird's-foot |
| Otanthus maritimus |
Cottonweed |
| Papaver hybridum |
Rough Poppy |
| Persicaria vivipara |
Alpine Knotweed |
| Pilularia globulifera |
Pillwort |
| Polygonum maritimum |
Sea Knotgrass |
| Pseudorchis albida |
Small-white Orchid |
| Puccinellia fasciculata |
Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass |
| Pyrola rotundifolia |
Round-leaved Wintergreen |
| Ranunculus tripartitus |
Three-lobed Crowfoot |
| Sanguisorba officinalis |
Great Burnet |
| Sarcocornia perennis |
Perennial Glasswort |
| Saxifraga granulata |
Meadow Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga hirculus |
Marsh Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga nivalis |
Alpine Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga rosacea ssp. hartii |
Irish Saxifrage |
| Schoenoplectus tripeter |
Triangular Club-rush |
| Simethis planifolia |
Kerry Lily |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana |
Irish Lady's-tresses |
| Stachys officinalis |
Betony |
| Trichomanes speciosum |
Killarney Fern |
| Trifolium glomeratum |
Clustered Clover |
| Trifolium subterraneum |
Subterranean Clover |
| Trollius europaeus |
Globeflower |
| Vicia orobus |
Wood Bitter-vetch |
| Viola hirta |
Hairy Violet |
| Viola lactea |
Pale Dog-violet |
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