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Schedule 8

Protected plants (including those added in 1998)
Protection for wild plants afforded by the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981

Common Name		Scientific Name
Least	Adder's Tongue	Ophioglossum lusitanicum
Small	Alison	Alyssum alyssoides
	Blackwort	Southbya nigrella
	Bluebell	Hyacinthoides non-scripta (Sections 13(2a+2b) - "sale" only)
Bedstraw	Broomrape	Orobanche caryophyllacea
Oxtongue	Broomrape	Orobanche loricata
Thistle	Broomrape	Orobanche reticulata
Lundy	Cabbage	Rhynchosinapis wrightii
Wood	Calamint	Calamintha sylvatica
Snow	Caloplaca	Caloplaca nivalis
Tree	Catapyrenium	Catapyrenium psoromoides
Alpine	Catchfly	Lychnis alpina
Laurer's	Catillaria	Catellaria laureri
Slender	Centaury	Centaurium tenuiflorum
Rock	Cinquefoil	Potentilla rupestris
Meadow	Clary	Salvia pratensis
Triangular	Club-rush	Scirpus triquetrus
Purple	Colt's-foot	Homogyne alpina
Wild	Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster integerrimus
Slender	Cottongrass	Eriophorum gracile
Field	Cow-wheat	Melampyrum arvense
Sand	Crocus	Romulea columnae
Lizard	Crystalwort	Riccia bifurca
Broad-leaved	Cudweed	Filago pyramidata
Jersey	Cudweed	Gnaphalium luteoalbum
Red-tipped	Cudweed	Filago lutescens
	Cut-grass	Leersia oryzoides
	Diapensia	Diapensia lapponica
Shore	Dock	Rumex rupestris: also a European Protected Species
Marsh	Earwort	Jamesoniella undulifolia
Field	Eryngo	Eryngium campestre
Dickie's Bladder	Fern	Cystopteris dickieana
Killarney	Fern	Trichomanes speciosum: also a European Protected Species
Norfolk	Flapwort	Leiocolea rutheana
Alpine	Fleabane	Erigeron borealis
Small	Fleabane	Pulicaria vulgaris
South Stack	Fleawort	Tephroseris integrifolia (ssp maritima)
Pointed	Frostwort	Gymnomitrion apiculatum
Hedgehog Fungus	Fungi	Hericium erinaceum
Oak Polypore	Fungi	Buglossoporus pulvinus
Royal Bolete	Fungi	Boletus regius
Sandy Stilt Puffball	Fungi	Battarraea phalloides
Brown	Galingale	Cyperus fuscus
Alpine	Gentian	Gentiana nivalis
Dune	Gentian	Gentianella uliginosa
Early	Gentian	Gentianella anglica: also a European Protected Species
Fringed	Gentian	Gentianella ciliata
Spring	Gentian	Gentiana verna
Cut-leaved	Gentian	Teucrium botrys
Water	Germander	Teucrium scordium
Wild	Gladiolus	Gladiolus illyricus
Stinking	Goosefoot	Chenopodium vulvaria
	Grass-poly	Lythrum hyssopifolia
Blunt-leaved	Grimmia	Grimmia unicolor
Elm	Gyalecta	Gyalecta ulmi
Sickle-leaved	Hare's-ear	Bupleurum falcatum
Small	Hare's-ear	Bupleurum baldense
Stinking	Hawk's-beard	Crepis foetida
Northroe	Hawkweed	Hieracium northroense
Shetland	Hawkweed	Hieracium zetlandicum
Weak-leaved	Hawkweed	Hieracium attenuatifolium
Blue	Heath	Phyllodoce caerulea
Red	Helleborine	Cephalanthera rubra
Young's	Helleborine	Epipactis youngiana
Branched	Horsetail	Equisetum ramosissimum
Perennial	Knawel	Scleranthus perennis
Sea	Knotgrass	Polygonum maritimum
	Lady's-slipper	Cypripedium calceolus: also a European Protected Species
Churchyard	Lecanactis	Lecanactis hemisphaerica
Tarn	Lecanora	Lecanora archariana
Copper	Lecidea	Lecidea inops
Round-headed	Leek	Allium sphaerocephalon
Least	Lettuce	Lactuca saligna
Alpine Sulphur-tresses	Lichen	Alectoria ochroleuca
Arctic Kidney	Lichen	Nephroma arcticum
Ciliate Strap	Lichen	Heterodermia leucomelos
Convoluted Cladonia	Lichen	Cladonia convoluta
Upright Mountain Cladonia	Lichen	Cladonia stricta
Coralloid Rosette	Lichen	Heterodermia propagulifera
Ear-loped Dog	Lichen	Peltigera lepidophora
Forked Hair	Lichen	Bryoria furcellata
Goblin Lights	Lichen	Catolechia wahlenbergii
Golden Hair	Lichen	Teloschistes flavicans
New Forest Beech	-lichen	Enterographa elaborata
Orange Fruited Elm	Lichen	Caloplaca luteoalba
River Jelly	Lichen	Collema dichotomum
Scaly Breck	Lichen	Squamarina lentigera
Stary Breck	Lichen	Buellia asterella
Snowdon	Lily	Lloydia serotina
Lindenberg's	Liverwort	Adelanthus lindenbergianus
Leafy	Liverwort	Petallophyllum ralfsi
Rough	Marsh-mallow	Althaea hirsuta
Creeping	Marshwort	Apium repens
Cambridge	Milk-parsley	Selinum carvifolia
	Moss	Drepanocladius vernicosus
Alpine Copper	Moss	Mielichoferia mielichoferi
Anomodon, Long-leaved	Moss	Anomodon longifolius
Baltic Bog	Moss	Sphagnum balticum
Blue Dew	Moss	Saelania glaucescens
Blunt-leaved Bristle	Moss	Orthotrichum obtusifolium
Bright Green Cave	Moss	Cyclodictyon laetevirens
Cordate Beard	Moss	Barbula cordata
Cornish Path	Moss	Ditrichum cornubicum
Derbyshire Feather	Moss	Thamnobryum angustifolium
Dune Thread	Moss	Bryum mamillatum
Flamingo	Moss	Desmatodon cernuus
Glaucous Beard	Moss	Barbula glauca
Green Shield	Moss	Buxbaumia viridis
Hair Silk	Moss	Plagiothecium piliferum
Knothole	Moss	Zygodon forsteri
Large Yellow Feather	Moss	Scorpidium turgescens
Millimetre	Moss	Micromitrium tenerum
Multifruited River	Moss	Cryphaea lamyana
Nowell's Limestone	Moss	Zygodon gracilis
Polar Feather-moss	Moss	Hygrohypnum polare
Rigid Apple	Moss	Bartramia stricta
Round-leaved Feather	Moss	Rhyncostegium rotundifolium
Scleicher's Thread	Moss	Bryum schleicheri
Threadmoss, Long-leaved	Moss	Bryum neodamense
Triangular Pygmy	Moss	Acaulon triquetum
Vaucher's Feather	Moss	Hypnum vaucheri
Welsh	Moss	Limosella austeralis
Holly-leaved	Naiad	Najas marina
Slender	Naiad	Najas flexilis: also a European Protected Species
Stalked	Orache	Halimione pedunculata
Early Spider	Orchid	Ophrys sphegodes
Fen	Orchid	Liparis loeselii: also a European Protected Species
Ghost	Orchid	Epipogium aphyllum
Lapland Marsh	Orchid	Dactylorhiza lapponica
Late Spider	Orchid	Ophrys fuciflora
Lizard	Orchid	Himantoglossum hircinum
Military	Orchid	Orchis militaris
Monkey	Orchid	Orchis simia
Caledonia	Panneria	Panneria ignobilis
New Forest	Panneria	Parmelia minarum
Oil Stain	Parmentaria	Parmentaria chilensis
Plymouth	Pear	Pyrus cordata
Perfoliate	Penny-cress	Thlapsi perfoliatum
	Pennyroyal	Mentha pulegium
Alpine Moss	Pertusaria	Pertusaria bryontha
Southern Grey	Physcia	Physcia tribacioides
	Pigmyweed	Crassula aquatica
Ground	Pine	Ajuga chamaepitys
Cheddar	Pink	Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Childing	Pink	Petroraghia nanteuilii
Deptford	Pink	Dianthus armeria (In England and Wales only)
Floating-leaved Water	Plantain	Luronium natans: also a European Protected Species
Ragged	Pseudo Cyphellaria	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata
Rusty Alpine	Psora	Psora rubiformis
Fen	Ragwort	Senecio paludosus
Martin's	Ramping fumitory	Fumaria martinii
Spiked	Rampion	Phyteuma spicatum
Small	Restharrow	Ononis reclinata
Alpine	Rock-cress	Arabis alpina
Bristol	Rock-cress	Arabis stricta
Western	Rustwort	Marsupella profunda
Norwegian	Sandwort	Arenaria norvegica
Teesdale	Sandwort	Minuartia stricta
Drooping	Saxifrage	Saxifraga cernua
Yellow Marsh	Saxifrage	Saxifraga hirculus: also a European Protected Species
Tufted	Saxifrage	Saxifraga cespitosa
Serpentine	Solenopsora	Solenopsora liparina
Whorled	Soloman's-seal	Polygonatum verticillatum
Alpine	Sow-thistle	Cicerbita alpina
Adder's-tongue	Spearwort	Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
Fingered	Speedwell	Veronica triphyllos
Spiked	Speedwell	Veronica spicata
Dwarf	Spike Rush	Eleocharis parvula
Early	Star-of-Bethlehem	Gagea bohemica
	Starfruit	Damasonium alisma
Foxtail	Stonewort	Lamprothamnium papulosum
Bearded	Stonewort	Chara canescens
	Strapwort	Corrigiola litoralis
	Turpswort	Geocalyx graveolens
Fen	Violet	Viola persicifolia
	Viper's-grass	Scorzonera humilis
Ribbon-leaved	Water-plantain	Alisma gramineum
Starved	Wood-sedge	Carex depauperata
Alpine	Woodsia	Woodsia alpina
Oblong	Woodsia	Woodsia ilvenis
Field	Wormwood	Artemisia campestris
Downy	Woundwort	Stachys germanica
Limestone	Woundwort	Stachys alpina
Greater	Yellow-rattle	Rhinanthus serotinus