S.I. No. 338/1980 -- Flora (Protection) Order, 1980.
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S.I. No. 338/1980:
FLORA (PROTECTION) ORDER, 1980.
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FLORA (PROTECTION) ORDER, 1980.
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I, PATRICK POWER, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, considering that each of the species of flora specified in the Schedule to the following Order should be protected, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 21 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (No. 39 of 1976), as adapted by the Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 195 of 1978 ), order as follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Flora (Protection) Order, 1980.
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2. (1) Each of the species of flora specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order is hereby declared to be protected throughout the State.
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(2) The common name of each of the species of flora specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order is set out in the second column of that Schedule opposite the mention of the species.
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(3) In case a species of flora specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order 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 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).
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SCHEDULE
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(1)
SCIENTIFIC NAME
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(2)
COMMON NAME
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| Ajuga pyramidalis L. |
Pyramidal Bugle |
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Arenaria ciliata L.
including ssp. hibernica Ostent & Dahl
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Irish Sandwort |
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Arthrocnemum perenne (Miller) Moss
(syn. Salicornia perennis Mill.)
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Perennial Glasswort |
| Asparagus officinalis L. |
Asparagus |
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Asplenium billotii F. Schultz
(syn. A. obovatum Viv.;
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Lanceolate Spleenwort |
| A. lanceolatum Huds. proparte) |
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| Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm. |
Forked Spleenwort |
| Astragalus danicus Retz. |
Purple Milk-vetch |
| Cardaminopsis petraea (L.) Hiit. |
Northern Rockcress |
| Crambe maritima L. |
Seakale |
| Deschampsia setacea (Huds.) Hack. |
Bog Hair-grass |
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Epilobium alsinifolium Vill.
(syn. E. alpinum L.p.p.)
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Chickweed Willowherb |
| Epipactis phyllanthes G.E.Sm. |
A Helleborine |
| Erica ciliaris L. |
Dorset Heath |
| Eriophorum gracile Roth. |
Slender Cotton Grass |
| Geranium purpureum Vill. |
Little Robin Cranesbill |
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Groenlandia densa (L.) Fourr.
(syn. Potamogeton densus L.; P. serratus L.)
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Opposite-leaved Pondweed |
| Gymnocarpium robertianum (Hoffm.) Newm. (syn. Thelypteris robertiana (Hoffm.) Slosson) |
Limestone Fern |
| Helianthemum canum (L.) Baumg. |
Hoary Rock-rose |
| Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Miller |
Common Rock-rose |
| Hydrilla verticillata (L. fil.) Royle |
Irish Hydrilla |
| Hypericum canadense L. |
Canadian St. John's Wort |
| Inula salicina L. |
Willow-leaved Inula |
| Lathyrus japonicus Willd. |
Sea Pea |
| Lathyrus palustris L, |
Marsh Pea |
| Limonium paradoxum Pugsl. |
Paradoxical Rock Sea-lavender |
| Limonium transwallianum (Pugsl) Pugsl. |
Western Rock Sea-lavender |
| Lotus hispidus Desf. ex DC. (syn. L. subbiflorus Lag.) |
Hairy Birdsfoot Trefoil |
| Malaxis paludosa (L.)Sw (syn. Ophrys paludosa L.; Hammarbya paludosa (L.) O.Kuntze) |
Bog Orchid |
| Mentha pulegium L. |
Pennyroyal |
| Minuartia recurva (All.) Schinz & Thell. |
Recurved Sandwort |
| Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk & Schmidt |
Slender Naiad |
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Orobanche rapum-genistae Thuill.
(syn. O. major auct.)
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Greater Broomrape |
| Otanthus maritimus (L.) Hoffmanns & Link. |
Cottonweed |
| (syn. Diotis maritima (L.) Desf ex Cass) |
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SCHEDULE
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(1)
SCIENTIFIC NAME
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(2)
COMMON NAME
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| Pilularia globulifera L. |
Pillwort |
| Poa alpina L. |
Alpine Poa |
| Polygonum maritimum L. |
Sea Knotgrass |
| Pyrola rotundifolia L. |
Round-leaved Wintergreen |
| Ranunculus tripartitus DC. |
Three-lobed Water Crowfoot |
| Rorippa islandica (Oeder ex Murray) Borbás |
Marsh Yellowcress |
| Salix phylicifolia L. |
Tea-leaved Willow |
| Salvia horminoides Pourr. |
Wild Sage |
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Saussurea alpina (L.) DC.
(syn. Serratula alpina L.)
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Alpine Saussurea |
| Saxifraga hartii D.A. Webb |
Hart's Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga hirculus L. |
Yellow Marsh Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga nivalis L. |
Alpine Saxifrage |
| Simethis planifolia (L.) Gren. & Godr. |
Kerry Lily |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. |
Drooping Lady's Tresses |
| Taraxacum gotlandicum (Dahlst.) Dahlst. |
Gotlandian Dandelion |
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Trichomanes speciosum Willd.
(syn. T. radicans auct.)
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Killarney Fern |
| Trifolium glomeratum L. |
Clustered Clover |
| Trifolium subterraneum L. |
Subterranean Clover |
| Trollius europeaus L. |
Globe Flower |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of November, 1980.
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PATRICK POWER
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Minister for Fisheries and Forestry
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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This Order declares certain species of flora to be protected throughout the State.
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In effect this means that, except under licence from the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, it is an offence for a person to cut, pick, uproot or otherwise take, purchase, sell or be in possession of any plant whether whole or part, of a species mentioned in the Order, or wilfully to alter, damage, destroy or interfere with the habitat of such a species.
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Article 2 (3) of the Order has the effect of excluding from the operation of the Order any plants of the named species which are cultivated as vegetables e.g. asparagus.
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