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[F1Part IIE+W+S Plants
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 9 repealed (S.) (2.7.2012) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6), ss. 17(8), 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2012/175, art. 2(1)(c)
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| [F2Alexanders, Perfoliate] | [F2Smyrnium perfoliatum] |
| [F2Algae, Red] | [F2Grateloupia luxurians] |
| [F2Archangel, Variegated Yellow] | [F2Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum] |
| [F2Azalea, Yellow] | [F2Rhododendron luteum] |
| [F3[F2Balsam, Himalayan]] | [F3[F2Impatiens glandulifera]] |
| [F2Cotoneaster] | [F2Cotoneaster horizontalis] |
| [F2Cotoneaster, Entire-leaved] | [F2Cotoneaster integrifolius] |
| [F2Cotoneaster, Himalayan] | [F2Cotoneaster simonsii] |
| [F2Cotoneaster, Hollyberry] | [F2Cotoneaster bullatus] |
| [F2Cotoneaster, Small-leaved] | [F2Cotoneaster microphyllus] |
| [F2Creeper, False Virginia] | [F2Parthenocissus inserta] |
| [F2Creeper, Virginia] | [F2Parthenocissus quinquefolia] |
| [F2Dewplant, Purple] | [F2Disphyma crassifolium] |
| [F3[F2Fanwort]] | [F3[F2Cabomba caroliniana]] |
| [F2Fern, Water] | [F2Azolla filiculoides] |
| [F2Fig, Hottentot] | [F2Carpobrotus edulis] |
| [F2Garlic, Three-cornered] | [F2Allium triquetrum] |
| [F3Hogweed, Giant] | [F3Heracleum mantegazzianum] |
| [F3[F2Hyacinth, water]] | [F3[F2Eichhornia crassipes]] |
| [F4Kelp, Giant] | [F4Macrocystis angustifolia] |
| [F4Kelp, Giant] | [F4Macrocystis integrifolia] |
| [F4Kelp, Giant] | [F4Macrocystis laevis] |
| Kelp, Giant | Macrocystis pyrifera |
| [F4Kelp, Japanese] | [F4Laminaria japonica] |
| [F2Knotweed, Giant] | [F2Fallopia sachalinensis] |
| [F2Knotweed, Hybrid] | [F2Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis |
| [F2Knotweed, Japanese] | [F2Fallopia japonica] |
| [F5Knotweed, Japanese] | [F5Polygonum cuspidatum] |
| [F2Leek, Few-flowered] | [F2Allium paradoxum] |
| [F2Lettuce, water] | [F2Pistia stratiotes] |
| [F2Montbretia] | [F2Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora] |
| [F3[F2Parrot's-feather]] | [F3[F2Myriophyllum aquaticum]] |
| [F3[F2Pennywort, Floating]] | [F3[F2Hydrocotyle ranunculoides]] |
| [F2Potato, Duck] | [F2Sagittaria latifolia] |
| [F3[F2Primrose, Floating Water]] | [F3[F2Ludwigia peploides]] |
| [F3[F2Primrose, Water]] | [F3[F2Ludwigia grandiflora]] |
| [F2Primrose, Water] | [F2Ludwigia uruguayensis] |
| [F2Rhododendron] | [F2Rhododendron ponticum] |
| [F2Rhododendron] | [F2Rhododendron ponticum x Rhododendron maximum] |
| [F3[F2Rhubarb, Giant]] | [F3[F2Gunnera tinctoria]] |
| [F2Rose, Japanese] | [F2Rosa rugosa] |
| [F2Salvinia, Giant] | [F2Salvinia molesta] |
| [F2Seafingers, Green] | [F2Codium fragile] |
| [F5Seafingers, Green] | [F5Codium fragile tomentosoides] |
| [F4Seaweed, Californian Red] | [F4Pikea californica] |
| [F4Seaweed, Hooked Asparagus] | [F4Asparagopsis armata] |
| Seaweed, Japanese | Sargassum muticum |
| [F4Seaweeds, Laver (except native species)] | [F4Porphyra spp except -] |
| [F4p. amethystea] | |
| [F4p. leucosticta] | |
| [F4p. linearis] | |
| [F4p. miniata] | |
| [F4p. purpurea] | |
| [F4p. umbilicalis] | |
| [F2Stonecrop, Australian Swamp (otherwise known as New Zealand Pygmyweed)] | [F2Crassula helmsii] |
| [F4Wakame] | [F4Undaria pinnatifida] |
| [F3[F2Waterweed, Curly]] | [F3[F2Lagarosiphon major]] |
| [F6[F2Waterweeds]] [F6Waterweeds (except Nuttall’s Waterweed)] | [F6[F2All species of the genus Elodea.]] [F6All species of the genus Elodea, except Elodea nuttallii] |
Textual Amendments
F2 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(4)
F3Words in Sch. 9 Pt. 2 omitted (E.W.) (1.12.2019) by virtue of The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/527), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b)(i) (with art. 1(2)(4)) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1213, regs. 1, 2(2))
F4 Words in Sch. 9 Pt. II added (17.3.1992) by S.I. 1992/320, art. 3
F5 Entries in Sch. 9 Pt. II removed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/609), art. 2(5)
F6Words in Sch. 9 Pt. 2 substituted (E.W.) (1.12.2019) by The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/527), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 1(3)(b)(ii) (with art. 1(2)(4)) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1213, regs. 1, 2(2))
Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.]]
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