Schedule 9 Part 2

Schedule 9 Part 2 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981

Animals and plants to which section 14 applies: Plants which are established in the wild

Name Latin Date Note
Algae
Hooked Asparagus Seaweed Asparagopsis armata 1992
Green Seafingers Codium fragile tomentosoides 1992
2010 Removed by variation 609
Green Seafingers Codium fragile 2010 Added by variation 609
Japanese Kelp Laminaria japonica 1992
Giant Kelp Macrocystis angustifolia 1992
Giant Kelp Macrocystis integrifolia 1992
Giant Kelp Macrocystis laevis 1992
Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera 1981
Californian Red Seaweed Pikea californica 1992
Laver Seaweeds Porphyra spp 1992 (except native species)
  Porphyra amethystea 1992 Excluded
  Porphyra leucosticta 1992 Excluded
  Porphyra linearis 1992 Excluded
  Porphyra miniata 1992 Excluded
  Porphyra purpurea 1992 Excluded
  Porphyra umbilicalis 1992 Excluded
Japanese Seaweed Sargassum muticum 1981
Wakame Undaria pinnatifida 1992
Red Algae Grateloupia luxurians 2010 Added by variation 609
Ferns
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides 2005 Added by variation 609
2010
Giant Salvinia Salvinia molesta 2005
Flowering Plants
Few-flowered Leek Allium paradoxum 2005
Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana 2005
Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis 2005
Australian Swamp Stonecrop Crassula helmsii 2005
Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes 2005
Shallon Gaultheria shallon 2005
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum 1981
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 2005
Curly Waterweed Lagarosiphon major 2005
Parrot’s-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum 2005
Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes 2005
Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum 1981
2010 Removed by variation 609
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica 2010 Added by variation 609
Giant Knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis 2010 Added by variation 609
Hybrid Knotweed Fallopia japonica x Fallopia sachalinensis 2010 Added by variation 609
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia 2005
Perfoliate Alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum 2010 Added by variation 609
Variegated Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum 2010 Added by variation 609
Yellow Azalea Rhododendron luteum 2010 Added by variation 609
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera 2010 Added by variation 609
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis 2010 Added by variation 609
Cotoneaster, Entire-leaved Cotoneaster integrifolius 2010 Added by variation 609
Cotoneaster, Himalayan Cotoneaster simonsii 2010 Added by variation 609
Cotoneaster, Hollyberry Cotoneaster bullatus 2010 Added by variation 609
Cotoneaster, Small-leaved Cotoneaster microphyllus 2010 Added by variation 609
False Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus inserta 2010 Added by variation 609
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 2010 Added by variation 609
Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis 2010 Added by variation 609
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum 2010 Added by variation 609
Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes 2010 Added by variation 609
Few-flowered Leek Allium paradoxum 2010 Added by variation 609
Montbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 2010 Added by variation 609
Floating Water Primrose Ludwigia peploides 2010 Added by variation 609
Water Primrose Ludwigia grandiflora 2010 Added by variation 609
Water Primrose Ludwigia uruguayensis 2010 Added by variation 609
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum 2010 Added by variation 609
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum x Rhododendron maximum 2010 Added by variation 609
Giant Rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria 2010 Added by variation 609
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa 2010 Added by variation 609
Giant Salvinia Salvinia molesta 2010 Added by variation 609
Purple Dewplant Disphyma crassifolium 2010 Added by variation 609
Fanwort (otherwise known as Carolina Water-Shield) Cabomba caroliniana 2010 Added by variation 609
Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes 2010 Added by variation 609
Parrot’s Feather Myriophyllum aquaticum 2010 Added by variation 609
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 2010 Added by variation 609
Duck Potato Sagittaria latifolia 2010 Added by variation 609
Stonecrop, Australian Swamp (otherwise known as New Zealand Pygmyweed) Crassula helmsii 2010 Added by variation 609
Curly Waterweed Lagarosiphon major 2010 Added by variation 609
Waterweeds All species of the genus Elodea. 2010 Added by variation 609

11 comments

  1. The Schedule 9 list needs to be updated to take into account recent amendments (by means of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010).

  2. UKW says:

    Thanks for pointing that out Tansy – We have updated the Schedule listings

  3. Adam Cheeseman says:

    How much longer before Goat’s-rue Galega officinalis is added please?

  4. Phlorum says:

    It will be interesting to see case law examples come through in relation to some of these newly added invasives. Prolific seeders such as rhododendron and Himalayan balsam are very hard to contain.

  5. Kelly says:

    Could you also add some indication as to whether the species listed above apply to all areas of the UK or only to specific countries. I understand, for example, that false acacia is listed with respect to Scotland only

  6. Potato Head says:

    Cotoneaster and Virginia Creeper added but not Buddleia…does not make sense.

  7. Buddleja aren’t a problem as they are readily out-competed by native species. You don’t see them in a ‘natural’ environment. They might appear invasive because they can temporarily colonise derelict urban and industrial sites. But it is temporary as the sites are either cleared or, after a number of years, the natives can get a hold.

  8. Angela Smith says:

    Spanish Bluebells should be added to this list. They are a danger to our native bluebells as they readily crossbreed. It should be illegal to sell or to plant these pernicious foreigners.

  9. Both Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes are not a threat as neither are hardy. I can guarantee there is not a single one of these plants alive outside in the UK today.

    Can you please tell me why they are on the list?

  10. Harry Brown says:

    I totally agree about the Spanish bluebells.

  11. Julie Stobbs says:

    On last week’s Gardeners Question Time on Radio Four they said that Rosa rugosa was included on Schedule 9 but I can’t see it listed. Perhaps you could clarify the position for me. Thanks.

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