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Re:Noxious Weeds
If Hygrophila polysperma and Limnophila sessiliflora are noxious weeds and
you need a permit to transport them, how come I see them in pet stores all
the time?
Ryan Duff
Pottstown, Pa.
>noxious weeds, which may not be imported or moved interstate
> without a federal noxious weed permit.
> Congress recently passed the Plant Protection Act, which increased the
> penalties for knowing violations (such as moving a federal noxious
>weed
> without a permit.) Civil penalties range from $1,000 to $250,000 per
> violation.
> You could perform a valuable service by discouraging visitors to your
> website from purchasing federal noxious weeds. The complete list of
> aquatic plants on the federal noxious weed list are :
>
> Azolla pinnata (Azollaceae) (mosquito fern, water velvet)
> Caulerpa taxifolia (Caulerpaceae)(Mediterranean clone of caulerpa)
> Eichhornia azurea (Ponterderiaceae) (anchored waterhyacinth)
> Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) (hydrilla)
*> Hygrophila polysperma (Acanthaceae) (Miramar weed)
> Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) (Chinese waterspinach)
> Lagarosiphon major (Hydrocharitaceae) (Oxygen weed)
*> Limnophila sessiliflora (Scrophulariaceae) (ambulia)
> Melaleuca quinquenervia (Myrtaceae) (melaleuca)
> Monochoria hastata (Pontederiaceae) (monochoria)
> Monochoria vaginalis (Pontederiaceae) (pickerel weed)
> Ottelia alismoides (Hydrocharitaceae) (duck-lettuce)
*> Sagittaria sagittifolia (Alismataceae) (arrowhead)
*> Salvinia spp. (Salviniaceae) (giant salvinias)
> Solanum tampicense (Solanaceae)(wetland nightshade)
> Sparganium erectum (Sparganiaceae) (exotic bur-reed)
> We appreciate your help in spreading the word about prohibited aquatic
> species.
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