The Seeds (Variety Lists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Regulations 2(1) and (2), 3(1), 5(5)(a) and 12(1)

SCHEDULE 1 Varieties of plant species on Variety Lists and derogated species

PART 1 Varieties of plant species on Variety Lists

Agricultural crop varieties

1.  Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural production but not for ornamental use:

Name	Common name
Cereals
Avena nuda l	Small naked oat, Hulless oat
Avena Sativa L (includes A byzantia Koch)	Oats and red oat
Hordeum vulgare L	Barley
Secale cereale L	Rye
X Triticosecale Wittm Ex A Camus	Triticale
Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale
Triticum aestivum L	Wheat
Triticum durum L	Durum wheat
Triticum spelta L	Spelt wheat
Zea Mays L (partim)	Maize (except popcorn and sweetcorn)
Potatoes
Solanum tuberosum L, including any other tuber-forming species or hybrids of Solanum	Potato
Beet
Beta vulgaris L	Sugar beet, fodder beet (including mangel)
Fodder plants
(a) Grasses
Agrostis canina L	Velvet bent
Agrostis capillaris L	Brown top
Agrostis gigantea Roth	Red top
Agrostis stolonifera L	Creeping bent grass
Arrhenatherm elatius (L) P Beauv ex J Presl & C Presl	Tall oatgrass
Bromus catharticus Vahl	Rescue grass
Bromus sitchensis trin	Alaska brome grass
Dactylis glomerata L	Cocksfoot
Festuca arundinacea Schreber	Tall fescue
Festuca filiformis Pourr	Fine leaved sheep’s fescue
Festuca ovina L	Sheep’s fescue
Festuca pratensis Huds	Meadow fescue
Festuca rubra L	Red fescue, Chewing’s fescue
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack) Krajina	Hard fescue
Lolium multiflorum Lam	Italian ryegrass including Westerwold ryegrass
Lolium perenne L	Perennial ryegrass
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth	Hybrid ryegrass
Phleum nodosum L	Small timothy
Phleum pratense L	Timothy
Poa annua L	Annual meadowgrass
Poa nemoralis L	Wood meadowgrass
Poa pratensis L	Smooth-stalked meadowgrass
Poa trivialis L	Rough-stalked meadowgrass
xFestulolium Asch & Graebn	Festulolium
Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species if the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium
(b) Legumes
Lotus corniculatis L	Birdsfoot trefoil
Lupinus albus L	White lupin
Lupinus angustifolius L	Narrow leaved lupin (previously known as Blue lupin)
Lupinus luteus L	Yellow lupin
Medicago lupulina L	Black medick, Trefoil
Medicago sativa L	Lucerne
Medicago x varia T Martyn	Sand lucerne
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop	Sainfoin
Pisum sativum L (partim)	Field pea
Trifolium hybridum L	Alsike clover
Trifolium pratense L	Red clover
Trifolium repens L	White clover
Vicia faba L (partim)	Field bean
Vicia pannonica (Crantz)	Hungarian vetch
Vicia sativa L	Common vetch
Vicia villosa Roth	Hairy vetch
(c) Other fodder plants
Brassica napus L yar napobrassica (L) Rchb	Swede
Brassica oleracea L convar acephala (DC) Alef Var medullosa Thell + var viridis L	Fodder kale
Raphanus sativus L var oleiformis Pers	Fodder radish
Oleaginous and fibrous plants
Brassica juncea (L) Czem	Brown mustard
Brassica napus L (partim)	Swede rape (including plants commonly known as fodder rape and oilseed rape)
Brassican NIgra (L) WDJ Koch	Black mustard
Brassica rapa L yar silvestris (Lam) Briggs	Turnip rape
Cannabis sativa L	Hemp
Glycine max (L) Merr	Soya bean
Helianthus annus L	Sunflower
Linum usitatissimum L	Flax, Linseed
Sinapis alba L	White mustard

Vegetable varieties

2.—(1) Plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Name	Common name
Allium cepa L
—Cepa Group	Onion, Echalion
—Aggregatum Group	Shallot
Allium fistulosum L —all varieties	Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion
Allium porrum L —all varieties	Leek
Allium sativum L —all varieties	Garlic
Allium schoenoprasum L —all varieties	Chives
Apium graveolens L	–
—Celery Group	–
—Celeriac Group	–
Asparagus officinalis L —all varieties	Asparagus
Beta Vulgaris L
—Garden beet Group	Beetroot, including Cheltenham Beet
—Leaf beet Group	Spinach beet or Chard
Brassica oleracea L
—Kale Group	–
—Cauliflower Group	–
—Capitata Group	Red cabbage and White cabbage
—Brussel Sprouts Group	–
—Kohlrabi Group	–
—Savoy Cabbage Group	–
—Broccoli Group	Calabrese type and Sprouting type
—Palm Kale Group	–
—Tronchuda Group	Portuguese cabbage
Brassica rapa L
—Chinese Cabbage Group	–
—Vegetable Turnip Group	–
Cichorium endivia L —all varieties	Endive
Cichorium intybus L	Large leaved (Italian) chicory
Cucumis melo L —all varieties	Melon
Cucumis sativus L
—Cucumber Group	–
—Gherkin Group	–
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne —all varieties	Gourd
Cucurbita pepo L —all varieties	Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash
Daucus carota L —all varieties	Carrot, Fodder Carrot
Lactuca sativa L —all varieties	Lettuce
Solanum lycopersicum L —all varieties	Tomato
Petroselinum crispum (Mill) Nyman ex A W Hill
—Leaf parsley Group	–
—Root Parsley Group	–
Phaseolus coccineus L —all varieties	Runner bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L
— Dwarf French Bean Group	–
— Climbing French Bean Group	–
Pisum sativum L (partim)
— Round Pea Group	–
—Wrinkled Pea Group	–
—Sugar Pea Group	–
Raphanus sativus L
—Radish Group	–
—Black radish Group	–
Rheum rharbarbarum L —all varieties	Rhubarb
Spinacia oleracea L —all varieties	Spinach
Vicia faba L (partim) —all varieties	Broad bean
Zea mays L (partim)
—Sweetcorn Group	–
—Popcorn Group	–

PART 2 Derogated species

Derogation in respect of requirement to provide an NI Variety List

3.  Plants conforming with the characteristics if cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Agricultural crop species

Name	Common name
None

Vegetable species

Name	Common name
Cichorium intybus L	Wiltloof chicory

Derogation in respect of requirement to provide an NI Variety List or restrict marketing

4.  Other plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plants of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Agricultural crop species

Name	Common name
Alopecurus pratensis L	Meadow foxtail
Arachis hypogaea L	Groundnut (peanut)
Avena strigosa Schreb	Black oat, Bristle oat
Biserrula	Biserrula
Carthamus tinctorius L	Safflower
Carum carvi L	Caraway
Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers	Bermuda grass
Galega orientalis Lam	Fodder galega
Gossypium spp	Cotton
Hedysarum coronarium L	Sulla
Lathyrus cicero	Chickling vetch/Dwarf chickling vetch
Medicago doliata	Straight-spined medic
Medicago italica	Disc medic
Medicago littoralis	Shore medic/Strand medic
Medicago murex	Sphere medic
Medicago polymorpha	Bur medic
Medicago rugose	Wrinkled medic/Gama medic
Medicago scutellata	Snail medic/Shield medic
Medicago truncatula	Barrel medic
Ornithopus compressus	Yellow serradella
Ornithopus sativus	Serradella
Oryza sativa L	Rice
Papaver somniferum L	Poppy
Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth	California bluebell
Phalaris aquatic L	Harding grass, Phalaris
Phalaris canariensis L	Canary grass
Plantago lanceolate	Ribwort plantain
Poa palustris L	Swamp meadowgrass
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench	Sorghum
Sorghum sudanese (Piper) Stapf	Sudan grass
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench x Sorghuum sudanese (Piper) Stapf	Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanese
Trisetum flavescens (L) P Beauv	Golden oatgrass
Trifolium alexandrinum L	Berseem, Egyptian clover
Trifolium fragiferum	Strawberry clover
Trifolium glanduliferum	Glandular clover
Trifolium hirtum	Rose clover
Trifolium incarnatum L	Crimson clocer
Trifolium isthmocarpum	Moroccan clover
Trifolium michelianum	Balansa clover
Trifolium resupinatum L	Persian clover
Trifolium squarrosum	Squarrose clover
Trifolium subterraneum	Subterranean clover
Trifolium vesiculosum	Aroow-leaf clover
Trigonella foenum-graecum L	Fenugreek
Vicia benghalensis	Purple vetch

Vegetable species

Name	Common name
Anthriscus cerefolium (L) Hoffm	Chervil
Capsicum annum L	Chilli or Pepper
Cichorium intybus L	Industrial chicory
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb) Matsum et Nakai	Water melon
Cynara cardunculus L	Cardoon, Globe artichoke
Foeniculum vulgare Mill	Fennel
Sconzonera hispanica L	Scorzonera or Black salsify
Solanum melongena L	Aubergine or egg plant
Valerianella locusta (L) Laterr	Corn salad or lamb’s lettuce

Vine species

Name	Common name
Vitis	Vine

Derogation in respect of marketing restrictions

5.  Other plants conforming with the characteristics of cultivated plant varieties of the following species intended for agricultural or horticultural production but not for ornamental use:

Vegetable species

Name	Common name
Allium cepa L
—Aggregatum Group	shallot
Allium fistulosum L	Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion
Allium sativum L	Garlic
Allium schoenoprasum L	Chives
Rheum rhabarbarum L	Rhubarb