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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2015 S.I. No. 356/2015 - Flora (Protection) Order, 2015. S.I. No. 356/2015 - Flora (Protection) Order, 2015. AmendmentsLeasuithe Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th August, 2015. I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, considering that each of the species, hybrids or subspecies of flora specified in the Schedules to the following Order should be protected, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 21 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (No. 39 of 1976) as amended by Section 29 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38 of 2000), and the Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 192 of 2011 ), (as adapted by the Tourism, Culture and Sport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 220 of 2011 ))) hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Flora (Protection) Order, 2015. 2.
(1)Each of the species, hybrids or subspecies of flora specified in column
(1)of the Schedules to this Order is hereby declared to be protected throughout the State.
(2)The common name or names of each of the species, hybrids or subspecies of flora specified by its scientific name in the said column
(1)is set out in column
(2)of the said Schedules opposite the mention of the species, hybrid or subspecies.
(3)In case a species, hybrid or subspecies of flora specified in the said column
(1)is partly comprised of flora which are not flora within the meaning of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (No. 39 of 1976), this Article shall be construed and have effect in relation to that species, hybrid or subspecies as if ", in so far as it is comprised of flora within the meaning of the Wildlife Act, 1976 ," were inserted before "is hereby declared" in paragraph
(1)of this Article.
(4)For the avoidance of doubt, a species, hybrid or subspecies to which this Order refers shall include specimens of such species, hybrid or subspecies under any scientific synonym or common name by which it may be referred to.
- The Flora (Protection) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1999 ), is hereby revoked.
- Notwithstanding paragraph 3, if any criminal proceedings for an offence under Section 21 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (No. 39 of 1976), as amended by Section 29 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38 of 2000),
(1)were pending immediately before the making of this Order, or
(2)could have been brought up to the making of this Order, the proceedings may be prosecuted and disposed of, or may be brought, prosecuted and disposed of as if the Flora (Protection) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1999 ) had not been revoked. SCHEDULE A VASCULAR PLANTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy Allium schoenoprasum L. Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. Arenaria ciliata L. (incl. subsp. hibernica Ostenf. & O. C. Dahl) Arthrocnemum perenne (Miller) Moss (syn. Salicornia perennis Miller) Asparagus officinalis L. Asplenium obovatum Viv. subsp. lanceolatum (Fiori) P.Silva (syn. A. billotii F.W.Schultz) Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm. Astragalus danicus Retz. Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth Callitriche truncata Guss. Cardamine impatiens L. Cardaminopsis petraea (L.) Hiitonen Carex depauperata Curtis ex With. Carex divisa Hudson Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz) Druce Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch Colchicum autumnale L. Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hooker Deschampsia setacea (Hudson) Hackel Basil Thyme Chives Orange Foxtail Fringed Sandwort Perennial Glasswort Wild Asparagus Lanceolate Spleenwort Forked Spleenwort Purple Milk Vetch Wood Small-reed Short-leaved Water-Starwort Narrow-leaved Bitter Cress Northern Rockcress Starved Wood Sedge Divided Sedge Lesser Centaury Narrow-leaved HelleborineAutumn CrocusParsley FernBog Hair Grass SCHEDULE A VASCULAR PLANTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Epilobium alsinifolium Vill. Equisetum x moorei Newman Eriophorum gracile Koch ex Roth Galeopsis angustifolia Ehrh. ex Hoffm. Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr. (syn. Potamogeton densus L.) Gymnocarpium robertianum (Hoffm.) Newman (syn. Thelypteris robertiana (Hoffm.) Slosson) Hammarbya paludosa (L.) O. Kuntze (syn. Malaxis paludosa (L.) Swartz) Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Miller Hordeum secalinum Schreber Hydrilla verticillata (L. fil.) Royle Hypericum canadense L. Hypericum hirsutum L. Inula salicina L. Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Limosella aquatica L. Logfia minima (Sm.) Dumort. (syn. Filago minima (Sm.) Pers.) Lotus subbiflorus Lag. (syn. L. hispidus Desf. ex DC. 1815) Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub (syn. Lycopodium inundatum L.) Chickweed Willow Herb Moore’s Horsetail Slender Cotton Grass Red Hemp Nettle Opposite-leaved Pondweed Limestone Fern Bog Orchid Common Rockrose Meadow Barley Irish Hydrilla Canadian St. John’s Wort Hairy St. John’s Wort Irish Fleabane Sea pea Mudwort Slender Cudweed Hairy Birdsfoot Trefoil Marsh Clubmoss SCHEDULE A VASCULAR PLANTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Mentha pulegium L. Mertensia maritima (L.) S.F. Gray Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell. Misopates orontium (L.) Rafin. Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W.L.E. Schmidt Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Schultz Bip. & F.W. Schultz (syn. Gnaphalium sylvaticum L.) Otanthus maritimus (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link (syn. Diotis maritima (L.) Desf. ex. Cass. Papaver hybridum L. Pilularia globulifera L. Polygonum viviparum L. Pseudorchis albida (L.) Á. & D. Lve (syn. Leucorchis albida (L.) E.H.F. Meyer) Puccinellia fasciculata (Torrey) E.P. Bicknell Pyrola rotundifolia L. subsp. maritima (Kenyon) E.F. Warburg Sanguisorba officinalis L. Saxifraga granulata L. Saxifraga hartii D.A. Webb Saxifraga hirculus L. Saxifraga nivalis L. Penny Royal Oyster Plant Recurved Sandwort Lesser Snapdragon Slender Naiad Wood Cudweed Cottonweed Round Prickly-headed Poppy Pillwort Alpine Bistort Small-white Orchid Tufted Salt-marsh Grass Round-leaved Wintergreen Great Burnet Meadow Saxifrage Harts Saxifrage Yellow Marsh Saxifrage Alpine Saxifrage SCHEDULE A VASCULAR PLANTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Scirpus triqueter L. (syn. Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla) Scleranthus annuus L.Simethis planifolia (L.) Gren. Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevisan (syn. Betonica officinalis L.) Trichomanes speciosum Willd. Trifolium glomeratum L. Trifolium subterraneum L. Trollius europaeus L. Vicia orobus DC. Viola hirta L. Viola lactea Sm. Triangular Club RushAnnual KnawelKerry LilyDrooping Lady’s TressesBetony Killarney FernClustered CloverSubterranean CloverGlobe Flower Bitter Vetch Hairy VioletPale Heath Violet SCHEDULE B MOSSES
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Bartramia halleriana Hedw. Brachydontium trichodes (F.Weber) Milde Bryum calophyllum R.Br. Bryum intermedium (Brid.) Blandow Bryum knowltonii Barnes Bryum salinum I.Hagen ex Limpr. Bryum uliginosum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. Bryum warneum (Rhl.) Brid. Campylostelium saxicola (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Bruch & Schimp. Catoscopium nigritum (Hedw.) Brid. Didymodon acutus (Brid.) K.Saito Didymodon maximus (Syed & Crundw.) M.O.Hill Ditrichum cornubicum Paton Ditrichum lineare (Sw.) Lindb. Ditrichum plumbicola Crundw. Encalypta ciliata Hedw. Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwgr. Entosthodon muhlenbergii (Turner) Fife Ephemerum cohaerens (Hedw.) Hampe Ephemerum spinulosum Bruch & Schimp. ex Schimp. Haller’s Apple-moss Bristle-leaf Blunt Bryum; Matted Bryum Many-seasoned Thread-moss Knowlton’s Thread-moss Saltmarsh Thread-moss Cernuous Thread-moss Warne’s Thread-moss; Sea Bryum Bent-moss Down-looking Moss; Golf-club Moss Pointed Beard-moss Irish Beard-moss Cornish Path-moss Dark Ditrichum Lead-moss Fringed Extinguisher-moss Ribbed Extinguisher-moss Muhlenberg’s Cord-moss Clustered Earth-moss Prickly Earth-moss SCHEDULE B MOSSES
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Fissidens rufulus Bruch & Schimp. Grimmia atrata Miel. ex Hornsch. Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedens Hedwigia integrifolia P.Beauv. Hygrohypnum duriusculum (De Not.) D.W.Jamieson Hypnum uncinulatum Jur. Kiaeria falcata (Hedw.) I.Hagen Leptodon smithii (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr Meesia triquetra (L. ex Jolycl.) ngstr. Meesia uliginosa Hedw. Molendoa warburgii (Crundw. & M.O.Hill) R.H.Zander Myurella julacea (Schwgr.) Schimp. Oedipodium griffithianum (Dicks.) Schwgr. Orthotrichum sprucei Mont. Paludella squarrosa (Hedw.) Brid. Pohlia andalusica (Hhn.) Broth. Ptilium crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not. Scleropodium touretii (Brid.) L.F.Koch Tortella inclinata (R.Hedw.) Limpr. Ulota coarctata (P.Beauv.) Hammar Beck Pocket-moss Copper Grimmia Shining Sickle Moss; Varnished Hook-moss; Slender Green Feather-moss Green Hoar-moss Broad-leaved Brook-mossHooked Plait-moss Sickle-leaved Fork-moss Prince-of-Wales Feather-mossThree-ranked Hump-moss Broad-nerved Hump-moss Warburg’s Moss Small Mouse-tail Moss Gouty-moss Spruce’s Bristle-moss Tufted Fen-moss Roth’s Thread-moss Ostrich-plume Feather-moss Glass-wort Feather-moss Bent Crisp-moss Club Pincushion SCHEDULE C LIVERWORTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Acrobolbus wilsonii Nees Adelanthus lindenbergianus (Lehm.) Mitt. Barbilophozia atlantica (Kaal.) Loeske Bazzania pearsonii Steph. Cephalozia crassifolia Lindenb. & Gottsche Cephaloziella massalongi (Spruce) Mll.Frib. Cephaloziella nicholsonii Douin Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees Gymnomitrion concinnatum (Lightf.) Corda Gymnomitrion corallioides Nees Leiocolea gillmanii (Austin) A.Evans Leiocolea rutheana (Limpr.) Mll.Frib. Lejeunea hibernica Bischl. et al. ex Grolle Lejeunea mandonii (Steph.) Mll.Frib. Marchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagans Bischl. & Boisselier Mastigophora woodsii (Hook.) Nees Pallavicinia lyellii (Hook.) Carruth. Petalophyllum ralfsii (Wilson) Nees & Gottsche Plagiochila carringtonii (Balf.) Grolle Plagiochila heterophylla Lindenb. ex Lehm. Radula holtii Spruce Riccia crozalsii Levier Scapania nimbosa Taylor Scapania ornithopodioides (With.) Waddell Southbya tophacea (Spruce) Spruce Wilson’s Pouchwort Lindenberg’s Featherwort Atlantic Pawwort Arch-leaved Whipwort Irish Pincerwort Lesser Copperwort Greater Copperwort Turps Pouchwort; Turpswort Braided Frostwort Coral Frostwort Gillman’s Notchwort Lesser Fen Notchwort Irish Pouncewort Atlantic Pouncewort Mountain Liverwort Wood’s Whipwort Ribbonwort; Veilwort Petalwort Carrington’s Featherwort Western Featherwort Holt’s Scalewort Ciliate Crystalwort Cloud Earwort Bird’s-foot Earwort Green Blackwort SCHEDULE D LICHENS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Fulgensia fulgens (Sw.) Elenkin Scrambled-egg Lichen SCHEDULE E STONEWORTS
(1)Scientific Name
(2)Common Name Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallr.) J. GrovesNitella gracilis (Smith) Agardh Foxtail Stonewort Slender Stonewort GIVEN under my Official Seal, 21 May 2015. HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais