Schedule 8 Plants which are Protected
England, Wales and Scotland
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| F1Adder’s-tongue, Least | Ophioglossum lusitanicum |
| Alison, Small | Alyssum alyssoides |
| F2Anomodon, Long-leaved | Anomodon longifolius |
| Beech-lichen, New Forest | Enterographa elaborata |
| F3Blackwort | Southbya nigrella |
| Bluebell (in respect of section 13(2) only) | Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
| Bolete, Royal | Boletus regius |
| Broomrape, Bedstraw | Orobanche caryophyllacea |
| Broomrape, Oxtongue | Orobanche loricata |
| Broomrape, Thistle | Orobanche reticulata |
| Cabbage, Lundy | Rhynchosinapis wrightii |
| Calamint, Wood | Calamintha sylvatica |
| Caloplaca, Snow | Caloplaca nivalis |
| Catapyrenium, Tree | Catapyrenium psoromoides |
| Catchfly, Alpine | Lychnis alpina |
| Catillaria, Laurer’s | Catellaria laurei |
| Centaury, Slender | Centaurium tenuiflorum |
| Cinquefoil, Rock | Potentilla rupestris |
| Cladonia, Convoluted | Cladonia convoluta |
| Cladonia, Upright Mountain | Cladonia stricta |
| Clary, Meadow | Salvia pratensis |
| Club-rush, Triangular | Scirpus triquetrus |
| Colt’s-foot, Purple | Homogyne alpina |
| Cotoneaster, Wild | Cotoneaster integerrimus |
| Cottongrass, Slender | Eriophorum gracile |
| Cow-wheat, Field | Melampyrum arvense |
| Crocus, Sand | Romulea columnae |
| Crystalwort, Lizard | Riccia bifurca |
| Cudweed, Broad-leaved | Filago pryamidata |
| Cudweed, Jersey | Gnaphalium luteoalbum |
| Cudweed, Red-tipped | Filago lutescens |
| Cut-grass | Leersia oryzoides |
| Deptford Pink (in respect of England and Wales only) | Dianthus armeria |
| Diapensia | Diapensia lapponica |
| Earwort, Marsh | Jamesoniella undulifolia |
| Eryngo, Field | Eryngium campestre |
| Feather-moss, Polar | Hygrohypnum polare |
| Fern, Dickie’s Bladder | Cystopteris dickieana |
| Flapwort, Norfolk | Leiocolea rutheana |
| Fleabane, Alpine | Erigeron borealis |
| Fleabane, Small | Pulicaria vulgaris |
| Frostwort, Pointed | Gymnomitrion apiculatum |
| Fungus, Hedgehog | Hericium erinaceum |
| Galingale, Brown | Cyperus fuscus |
| Gentian, Alpine | Gentiana nivalis |
| Gentian, Dune | Gentianella uliginosa |
| Gentian, Fringed | Gentianella ciliata |
| Gentian, Spring | Gentiana verna |
| Germander, Cut-leaved | Teucrium botrys |
| Germander, Water | Teucrium scordium |
| Gladiolus, Wild | Gladiolus illyricus |
| Goblin Lights | Catolechia wahlenbergii |
| Goosefoot, Stinking | Chenopodium vulvaria |
| Grass-poly | Lythrum hyssopifolia |
| Grimmia, Blunt-leaved | Grimmia unicolor |
| Gyalecta, Elm | Gyalecta ulmi |
| Hare’s-ear, Sickle-leaved | Bupleurum falcatum |
| Hare’s-ear, Small | Bupleurum baldense |
| Hawk’s-beard, Stinking | Crepis foetida |
| Hawkweed, Northroe | Hieracium northroense |
| Hawkweed, Shetland | Hieracium zetlandicum |
| Hawkweed, Weak-leaved | Hieracium attenuatifolium |
| Heath, Blue | Phyllodoce caerulea |
| Helleborine, Red | Cephalanthera rubra |
| Horsetail, Branched | Equisetum ramosissimum |
| Hound’s-tongue, Green | Cynoglossum germanicum |
| Knawel, Perennial | Scleranthus perennis |
| Knotgrass, Sea | Polygonum maritimum |
| F10. . . | . . . |
| . . . | . . . |
| Lecanora, Tarn | Lecanora archariana |
| Lecidea, Copper | Lecidea inops |
| Leek, Round-headed | Allium sphaerocephalon |
| Lettuce, Least | Lactuca saligna |
| Lichen, Arctic Kidney | Nephroma arcticum |
| Lichen, Ciliate Strap | Heterodermia leucomelos |
| Lichen, Coralloid Rosette | Heterodermia propagulifera |
| Lichen, Ear-lobed Dog | Peltigera lepidophora |
| Lichen, Forked Hair | Bryoria furcellata |
| Lichen, Golden Hair | Teloschistes flavicans |
| Lichen, Orange Fruited Elm | Caloplaca luteoalba |
| Lichen, River Jelly | Collema dichotomum |
| Lichen, Scaly Breck | Squamarina lentigera |
| Lichen, Stary Breck | Buellia asterella |
| Lily, Snowdon | Lloydia serotina |
| Liverwort | Petallophyllum ralfsi |
| Liverwort, Lindenberg’s Leafy | Adelanthus lindenbergianus |
| Marsh-mallow, Rough | Althaea hirsuta |
| Milk-parsley, Cambridge | Selinum carvifolia |
| Moss | Drepanocladius vernicosus |
| Moss, Alpine Copper | Mielichoferia mielichoferi |
| Moss, Baltic Bog | Sphagnum balticum |
| Moss, Blue Dew | Saelania glaucescens |
| Moss, Blunt-leaved Bristle | Orthotrichum obtusifolium |
| Moss, Bright Green Cave | Cyclodictyon laetevirens |
| Moss, Cordate Beard | Barbula cordata |
| Moss, Cornish Path | Ditrichum cornubicum |
| Moss, Derbyshire Feather | Thamnobryum angustifolium |
| Moss, Flamingo | Desmatodon cernuus |
| Moss, Glaucous Beard | Barbula glauca |
| Moss, Green Shield | Buxbaumia viridis |
| Moss, Hair Silk | Plagiothecium piliferum |
| Moss, Knothole | Zygodon forsteri |
| Moss Large Yellow Feather | Scorpidium turgescens |
| Moss, Millimetre | Micromitrium tenerum |
| Moss, Multifruited River | Cryphaea lamyana |
| Moss, Nowell’s Limestone | Zygodon gracilis |
| Moss, Rigid Apple | Bartramia stricta |
| Moss, Round-leaved Feather | Rhynocostegium rotundifolium |
| Moss, Schleicher’s Thread | Bryum schleicheri |
| Moss, Triangular Pygmy | { Acaulon triquetrum |
| Moss, Vaucher’s Feather | Hypnum vaucheri |
| Mudwort, Welsh | Limosella australis |
| Naiad, Holly-leaved | Najas marina |
| Orache, Stalked | Halimione pedunculata |
| Orchid, Early Spider | Ophryas sphegodes |
| Orchid, Ghost | Epipogium aphyllum |
| Orchid, Lapland Marsh | Dactylorhiza lapponica |
| Orchid, Late Spider | Ophrys fuciflora |
| Orchid, Lizard | Himantoglossum hircinum |
| Orchid, Military | Orchis militaris |
| Orchid, Monkey | Orchis simia |
| Pannaria, Caledonia | Pannaria ignobilis |
| Parmelia, New Forest | Parmelia minarum |
| Parmentaria, Oil Stain | Parmentaria chilensis |
| Pear, Plymouth | Pyrus cordata |
| Penny-cress, Perfoliate | Thlaspi perfoliatum |
| Pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium |
| Pertusaria, Alpine Moss | Pertusaria bryontha |
| Physcia, Southern Grey | Physcia tribacioides |
| Pigmyweed | Crassula aquatica |
| Pine, Ground | Ajuga chamaepitys |
| Pink, Cheddar | Dianthus gratianopolitanus |
| Pink, Childling | Petroraghia nanteuilii |
| Polypore, Oak | Buglossoporus pulvinus |
| Pseudocyphellaria, Ragged | Pseudocyphellaria lacerata |
| Psora, Rusty Alpine | Psora rubiformis |
| Puffball, Sandy Stilt | Battarraea phalloides |
| Ragwort, Fen | Senecio paludosus |
| Ramping-fumitory, Martin’s | Fumaria martinii |
| Rampion, Spiked | Phyteuma spicatum |
| Restharrow, Small | Ononis reclinata |
| Rock-cress, Alpine | Arabis alpina |
| Rock-cress, Bristol | Arabis stricta |
| F15Rock Nail | Calicium corynellum |
| Rustworth, Western | Marsupella profunda |
| Sandwort, Norwegian | Arenaria norvegica |
| Sandwort, Teesdale | Minuartia stricta |
| Saxifrage, Drooping | Saxifraga cernua |
| | |
| Saxifrage, Tufted | Saxifraga cespitosa |
| Solenopsora, Serpentine | Solenopsora liparina |
| Solomon’s-seal, Whorled | Polygonatum verticillatum |
| Sow-thistle, Alpine | Cicerbita alpina |
| Spearwort, Adder’s-tongue | Ranunculus ophioglossifolius |
| Speedwell, Fingered | Veronica triphyllos |
| Speedwell, Spiked | Veronica spicata |
| . . . | . . . |
| Spike-rush, Dwarf | Eleocharis parvula |
| Stack Fleawort, South | Tephroseris integrifolia (ssp maritima) |
| Star-of-Bethlehem, Early | Gagea bohemica |
| Starfruit | Damasonium alisma |
| Stonewort, Bearded | Chara canescens |
| Stonewort, Foxtail | Lamprothamnium papulosum |
| Strapwort | Corrigiola litoralis |
| Sulphur-tresses, Alpine | Alectoria ochroleuca |
| Tree Lungwort (in respect of section 13(2) only) | Lobaria pulmonaria |
| Turpswort | Geocalyx graveolens |
| Violet, Fen | Viola persicifolia |
| Viper’s-grass | Scorzonera humilis |
| Water-plantain, Ribbon leaved | Alisma gramineum |
| Wood-sedge, Starved | Carex depauperata |
| Woodsia, Alpine | Woodsia alpina |
| Woodsia, Oblong | Woodsia ilvensis |
| Wormwood, Field | Artemisia campestris |
| Woundwort, Downy | Stachys germanica |
| Woundwort, Limestone | Stachys alpina |
| Yellow-rattle, Greater | Rhinanthus serotinus |
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Entry in Sch. 8 added by S.I. 1988/288, art. 3
- F2
Entries in Sch. 8 added (16.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/878, art. 3
- F3
Entries in Sch. 8 added (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(1)
- F4
Sch. 8: entries removed (S.) (15.2.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/80), reg. 29
- F5
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(a)
- F6
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(b)
- F7
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(c)
- F8
Entries in Sch. 8 omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2015), arts. 1(b), 3(3), Sch. 4
- F9
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(d)
- F10
Entries in Sch. 8 removed (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(2)
- F11
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(e)
- F12
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(f)
- F13
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(g)
- F14
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(h)
- F15
Entries in Sch. 8 inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2015), arts. 1(b), 3(2) ,Sch. 3
- F16
Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(i)