**Effective 1/1/06: The importation of the plants listed below are banned by the listed (importation ban) date. The one and three year propagation ban phase-out dates listed are allowed only on plants that have entered the state prior to the listed importation ban date and remain in the channels of trade within the Commonwealth.
NOTE: After the listed “propagation ban” date, the sale, trade, purchase, distribution and related activities for that plant are prohibited.
| Latin Name | Common Name | Importation Ban |
Propagation Ban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer platanoides | Norway maple | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore maple | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Aeginetia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Aegopodium podagraria | Bishop's goutweed; bishop's weed; goutweed | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Ageratina adenophora | Crofton weed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Alectra Thunb. | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic mustard | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Alternanthera sessilis | Sessile joyweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelain-berry; Amur peppervine | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild chervil | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Arthraxon hispidus | Hairy joint grass; jointhead; small carpetgrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Asphodelus fistulosus | Onion weed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Avena sterilis | Animated oat | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Azolla pinnata | Mosquito fern | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Berberis vulgaris | Common barberry; European barberry | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Cabomba caroliniana | Carolina Fanwort; fanwort | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Cardamine impatiens | Bushy rock-cress; narrowleaf bittercress | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Carex kobomugi | Japanese sedge; Asiatic sand sedge | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Carthamus oxyacantha Bieb. | Wild safflower | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Caulerpa taxifolia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet; Asian or Asiatic bittersweet | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Centaurea biebersteinii | Spotted knapweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Chrysopogon aciculatus | Pilipiliula | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Commelina benghalensis | Benghal dayflower | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Crupina vulgaris | Common crupina | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Cuscuta | Dodder | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Cynanchum louiseae | Black Swallow-wort; Louise's swallow-wart; Autumn olive | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Cynanchum rossicum | European swallow-wort; | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Digitaria abyssinica | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Digitaria scalarum | African couch grass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Digitaria velutina | Velvet fingergrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Drymaria arenarioides | Alfombrilla | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Egeria densa | Brazilian waterweed; Brazilian eloda | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Eichhornia azurea | Anchored waterhyacinth | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Emex australis | Three-cornered jack | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Emex spinosa | Devil's thorn | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Hairy willow-herb; Codlins and Cream | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Euonymus alatus | Winged euonymus; Burning Bush | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge; Wolf's Milk | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress spurge | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Festuca filiformis | Hair fescue; fineleaf sheep fescue | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Frangula alnus | European buckthorn; glossy buckthorn | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Galega officinalis | Goatsrue | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Glaucium flavum | Sea or horned poppy; yellow horn poppy | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Glyceria maxima | Tall mannagrass; reed mannagrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant hogweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Hesperis matronalis | Dames Rocket | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Homeria | Cape tulip | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Humulus japonicus | Japanese hops | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrilla; water-thyme; Florida elodea | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Hygrophila polysperma | Miramar weed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Imperata brasiliensis | Brazilian satintail | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ipomoea aquatica | Chinese waterspinach | *Permit required- contact Department | *Permit required- contact Department |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ischaemum rugosum | Murain-grass | 7/1/06 | 1/1/07 |
| Lagarosiphon major | Oxygen weed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leafed pepperweed; tall pepperweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Leptochloa chinensis | Asian sprangletop | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border privet | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Limnophila sessiliflora | Ambulia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lonicera maackii | Amur honeysuckle | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow’s honeysuckle | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian honeysuckle | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lonicera x bella [morrowii x tatarica] |
Bell’s honeysuckle | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lycium ferrocissimum | African boxthorn | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping jenny; moneywort | 7/1/06 | 1/1/09 |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple loosestrife | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Melaleuca quinquenervia | Melaleuca | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Melastoma malabathricum | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese stilt grass; Nepalese browntop | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Mikania cordata | Mile-a-minute | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Mikania micrantha | Mile-a-minute | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Mimosa diplotricha | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Mimosa invisa | Giant sensitive plant | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Mimosa pigra L. | Catclaw mimosa | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Miscanthus sacchariflorus | Plume grass; Amur silvergrass | 7/1/06 | 1/1/07 |
| Monochoria hastata | Monochoria | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Monochoria vaginalis | Pickerel weed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Myosotis scorpioides | Forget-me-not | 7/1/06 | 1/1/07 |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot-feather; water-feather; Brazilian water-milfoil | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Variable water-milfoil; Two-leaved water-milfoil | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian or European water-milfoil; Spike water-milfoil | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Najas minor | Brittle water-nymph; lesser naiad | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Nassella trichotoma | Serrated tussock | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Nymphoides peltata | Yellow floating heart | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Opuntia aurantiaca | Jointed prickly pear | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Orobanche L. | Broomrape | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Oryza longistaminata | Red rice | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Oryza punctata | Red rice | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Oryza rufipogon Griffiths | Red rice | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ottelia alismoides | Duck-lettuce | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Paspalum scrobiculatum | Kodo-millet | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Pennisetum clandestinum | Kikuyugrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Pennisetum macrourum Trin. | African feathergrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. | Kyasuma-grass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Pennisetum polystachyon | Missiongrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed canary-grass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Phellodendron amurense | Amur cork-tree | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Phragmites australis | Common reed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Polygonum cuspidatum | Japanese knotweed; Japanese arrowroot | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Polygonum perfoliatum | Mile-a-minute vine or weed; Asiatic Tearthumb | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Potamogeton crispus | Crisped pondweed; curly pondweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Prosopis pallida | Kiawe | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Prosopis reptans | Tornillo | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Prosopis strombulifera | Argentine screwbean | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Prosopis velutina | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Pueraria montana | Kudzu; Japanese arrowroot | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser celandine; fig buttercup | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping buttercup | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common buckthorn | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black locust | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rorippa amphibia | Water yellowcress; great yellowcress | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rottboellia cochinchinensis | Itchgrass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rubus fruticosus | Wild blackberry complex | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rubus moluccanus | Wild blackberry | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry; Japanese wineberry; wine raspberry | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Saccharum spontaneum | Wild sugarcane | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia | Arrowhead | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Salsola vermiculata | Wormleaf salsola | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Salvinia auriculata | Giant salvinia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Salvinia biloba | Giant salvinia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Salvinia herzogii de la Sota | Giant salvinia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Salvinia molesta | Giant salvinia | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Senecio jacobaea | Tansy ragwort; stinking Willie | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Setaria pallidifusca | Cattail grass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Setaria pumila | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 | |
| Solanum tampicense | Wetland nightshade | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Solanum torvum | Turkeyberry | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Solanum viarum | Tropical soda apple | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Sparganium erectum | Exotic bur-reed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Spermacoce alata | Borreria | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Striga Lour. | Witchweed | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Trapa natans | Water-chestnut | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Tridax procumbens | Coat buttons | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
| Urochloa panicoides | Liverseed grass | 1/1/06 | 1/1/06 |
