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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 18th August, 2015.
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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:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Flora (Protection) Order, 2015.
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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3. The Flora (Protection) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1999 ), is hereby revoked.
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4. 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),
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(1) were pending immediately before the making of this Order, or
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(2) could have been brought up to the making of this Order,
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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.
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SCHEDULE A
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VASCULAR PLANTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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
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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
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SCHEDULE A
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VASCULAR PLANTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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.)
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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
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SCHEDULE A
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VASCULAR PLANTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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.
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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
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SCHEDULE A
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VASCULAR PLANTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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.
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Triangular Club RushAnnual KnawelKerry LilyDrooping Lady’s TressesBetony
Killarney FernClustered CloverSubterranean CloverGlobe Flower
Bitter Vetch
Hairy VioletPale Heath Violet
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SCHEDULE B
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MOSSES
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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.
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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
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SCHEDULE B
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MOSSES
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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
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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
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SCHEDULE C
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LIVERWORTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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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
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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
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SCHEDULE D
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LICHENS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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Fulgensia fulgens (Sw.) Elenkin
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Scrambled-egg Lichen
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SCHEDULE E
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STONEWORTS
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(1) Scientific Name
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(2) Common Name
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Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallr.) J. GrovesNitella gracilis (Smith) Agardh
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Foxtail Stonewort Slender Stonewort
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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21 May 2015.
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HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
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Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
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