An Act Concerning Endangered and Invasive Plant Species
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1143
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Sponsors: DUNLAP, BRYANT, KOFFMAN, PINEAU
Amends: 12 MRSA §544-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1143 
H.P.846 
House of Representatives, March 4,2003 
An Act Concerning Endangered and Invasive Plant Species 
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and 
ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative DUNLAP of Old Town. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRYANT of Oxford and 
17/~ 
frJ.1l/d£~ 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor, McKEE of Wayne, PINEAU of Jay. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 12 MRS A §544-B, sub-§3, as enac ted by PL 1999, c. 556 , 
§13, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §544-B, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. 
Endangered plants. 
The commissioner has the following 
responsibilities related to endangered plants. 
A. 
The commissioner shall recommend a species to be listed 
as endangered or threatened. 
B. 
In recommending a species to be listed as endangered or 
threatened, the commissioner shall: 
(1) 
Make use of the rare plant database of the Natural 
Areas Program, the advice of the Natural Areas Advisory 
Board and the knowledge of botanists in the State; 
(2) 
Consult, 
as appropriate, with federal agencies, 
other 
interested 
state 
agencies, 
other 
states 
or 
provinces having a common interest in the species and 
interested persons and organizations; 
(3) 
Maintain 
a 
list 
of 
all 
species 
that 
the 
Legislature 
has 
designated 
to 
be 
endangered 
or 
threatened, naming each species by both its scientific 
and common name, if any; and 
(4) 
Consider aspects of plant biology that contribute 
to a species' rarity such as: 
(a) Endemism. 
The plant species or subspecies may 
be geographically restricted to the State or areas 
immediately adjacent to the State; 
(b) 
Scarcity. 
A plant species or subspecies may 
be numerically scarce throughout its distribution 
in North America and occur in only a few locations 
in the State; 
(c) 
Special 
habitat. 
A 
plant 
subspecies may require habitat that 
the State; 
( d} 
Limit 
of 
range. 
A 
plS!,nt 
!2YQ!2pgcies in the State may be at thg 
distribution 
or 
disjunct 
from 
g,i!2tribution; and 
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species 
or 
is scarce in 
sp~cies 
or 
gdgg of its 
its 
main 
(e) 
Population decline or vulnerability. 
A plant 
species 
or 
subspecies 
may 
be 
threatened 
or 
seriously declining due to habitat modification or 
destruction or from overcollection for commercial, 
recreational or educational purposes. 
c. 
The Legislature, as sole authority, shall designate a 
species as a state endangered or state threatened species. 
The list of state endangered or state threatened species is 
as follows: 
(1) 
Acalypha yirginica, commonly known as three-seeded 
mercury: 
(2) 
Achillea millefolium var. borealis, commonly known 
as northern yarrow: 
(3) 
Adiantum aleuticum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
aleutian 
maidenhair fern; 
(4) 
Adlumia fungosa, commonly known as Allegheny vine; 
(5) 
Agalinis maritima, 
commonly 
known 
as 
saltmarsh 
false-foxglove; 
(6) 
Agalinis neoscotica, commonly known as Nova Scotia 
false-foxglove; 
(7) 
Agrostis 
mertensii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
boreal 
bentgrassi 
(8) 
Aletris farinosa, commonly known as unicorn root: 
(9) 
Allium canadense, commonly known as wild garlic; 
(10) 
Allium tricoccum, commonly known as wild leek; 
(11) 
Amelanchier 
nantucketensis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Nantucket shadbush; 
(12) 
Amelanchier 
sanguinea var. 
gaspensis, 
commonly 
known as Gaspe shadbush; 
(13) 
Amerorchis rotundifolia, commonly known as small 
round-leaved orchis; 
( 14) 
Anemone multifida, commonly known as cut-leaved 
anemone; 
(15) 
Arabis 
laevigata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
smooth 
rockcress; 
(16) 
Arabis missouriensis, commonly known as Missouri 
rockcress; 
(17) 
Arctostaphylos alpina, commonly known as alpine 
bearberry; 
(18 ) 
Aristida basiramea, commonly known as branching 
needle-grass; 
(19) 
Armoracia lacustris, commonly known as lake-cress; 
(20) 
Arnica lanceolata, commonly known as hairy arnica; 
( 21) 
Artemisia 
campestris 
ssp. 
borealis, 
commonly 
known as Canadian wormwood; 
(22) 
Asarum canadense, commonly known as wild ginger; 
(23) 
Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly 
(24) 
Asplenium platyneuron, 
commonly known as ebony 
spleenwort; 
(25) 
Asplenium rhizophyllum, commonly known as walking 
fern; 
(26) 
Asplenium tr ichomanes-ramosum, commonly known as 
green spleenwort: 
(27) 
Aster divaricatus, commonly known as white wood 
aster; 
(28) 
Aster patens, commonly known as late purple aster; 
(29) 
Aster schreberi, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Schreber's 
aster; 
(30) 
Astragalus 
alpinus, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
milk-vetch: 
(31) 
Astragalus eucosmus, 
commonly known as elegant 
milk-vetch; 
(32) 
Astragalus robbinsii, commonly known as Robbin's 
milk-vetch; 
(33) 
Aureolaria 
pedicularia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
fern-leaved false foxglove; 
(34) 
Baptisia tinctoria, commonly known as wild indigo; 
(35 ) 
Barbarea orthoceras, commonly known as Amer ican 
winter-cress; 
(36) 
Bartonia paniculata, commonly known as screwstem: 
(37) 
Betula glandulosa, commonly known as tundra dwarf 
birch; 
(38 ) 
Betula x minor, 
commonly known as dwarf white 
birch; 
(39) 
Betula pumila, commonly known as swamP birch; 
(40) 
Bidens 
eatonii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Eaton's 
bur-marigold: 
( 41) 
Bidens 
hyperborea, 
commonly 
known 
as 
estuary 
bur-marigold; 
(42) 
Bolboschoenus x novae-angliae, commonly known as 
marsh bulrush: 
(43) 
Botrychium lunaria, commonly known as moonwort; 
(44) 
Bromus kalmii, commonly known as wild chess: 
(45) 
Bromus pubescens, 
commonly known as hairy wood 
brome-grass; 
(46) 
Calamagrostis cinnoides, commonly known as small 
reed-grass; 
(47) 
Calamagrostis 
pickeringii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
pickering's reed bent-grass; 
(48) 
Calamagrostis stricta ssp. 
inexpansa, 
commonly 
known as New England northern reed grass: 
(49) 
Calamagrostis 
stricta 
ssp. 
stricta, 
commonly 
known as neglected reed-grass; 
(50) 
Calystegia spithamaea, commonly known as upright 
bindweed; 
(51) 
Cardamine bellidifolia, commonly known as alpine 
bitter-cress; 
(52) 
Cardamine 
concatenata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
cut-leaved toothwort; 
( 53) 
Cardamine 
longH, 
commonly 
known 
as 
long's 
bitter-cress; 
(54) 
Cardamine 
x 
maxima, 
commonly 
known 
as 
large 
toothwort; 
(55) 
Carex adusta, commonly known as swarthy sedge; 
(56) 
Carex 
alopecoidea, 
commonly 
known 
as 
foxtail 
sedge; 
(57) 
Carex atherodes, commonly known as awned sedge; 
(58) 
Carex atratiformis, commonly known as Black sedge; 
(59) 
Carex backii, commonly known as Back's sedge; 
(60) 
Carex baileyi, commonly known as Bailey's sedge; 
( 61) 
Carex bicknellii, 
commonly known as Bicknell's 
sedge; 
(62) 
Carex 
bigelowii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Bigelow's 
sedge; 
(63) 
Carex bushii, commonly known as Bush's sedge; 
(64) 
Carex capillaris, 
commonly 
known 
as 
capillary 
sedge; 
(65) 
Carex crawei, commonly known as Crawe's sedge; 
(66) 
Carex eburnea, commonly known as ebony sedge; 
(67) 
Carex garberi, commonly known as Garber's sedge; 
(68) 
Carex grisea, commonly known as narrowleaf sedge; 
(69) 
Carex gynocrates, commonly known as northern bog 
sedge; 
(70) 
Carex 
laevivaginata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
smooth-sheathed sedge; 
(71) 
Carex laxiculmis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
spreading 
sedge; 
(72) 
Carex livida, commonly known as livid sedge; 
(73) 
Carex 
macloviana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Falkland 
Island sedge; 
iL4) 
Carex muehlenbergii, commonly known as Muhlenberg 
sedge; 
(75) 
Carex norvegica, commonly known as intermediate 
sedge; 
(76) 
Carex oronensis, commonly known as Orono sedge; 
(77) 
Carex 
polymorpha, 
commonly 
known 
as 
variable 
sedge; 
(78) 
Carex prairea, commonly known as prairie sedge; 
(79) 
Carex 
praticola, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern 
meadow sedge; 
(80) 
Carex rariflora, commonly known as loose-flowered 
sedge; 
(81) 
Carex recta, commonly known as salt-marsh sedge; 
(82) 
Carex saxatilis, commonly known as russett sedge; 
(83) 
Carex scirpoidea, commonly known as bulrush sedge; 
(84) 
Carex siccata, commonly known as dry land sedge; 
(85) 
Carex silicea, commonly known as sea-beach sedge; 
(86) 
Carex sparganioides, commonly known as bur-reed 
sedge; 
(87) 
Carex sprengelii, commonly known as long-beaked 
sedge; 
(88) 
Carex x stenolepis, commonly known as Maine sedge; 
(89) 
Carex sterilis, commonly known as dioecious sedge; 
(90) 
Carex 
tenuiflora, 
commonly 
known 
as 
sparse-flowered sedge; 
(91) 
Carex 
x trichina, 
commonly 
known as hair-like 
sedge: 
(92) 
Carex typhina, commonly known as cat-tail sedge; 
(93) 
Carex vaginata, commonly known as sheathed sedge: 
(94) 
Carex vestita, commonly known as clothed sedge: 
(95) 
Carex wiegandii, commonly known as Wiegand sedge: 
(26} 
Cgrya cordiformi Q, 
cQmmonly known as bitternut 
hickory: 
( 27} 
CgQtgnga 
dgntata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
American 
~heQtnut: 
(98) 
Castilleja coccinea, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Indian 
pgintbrush; 
(99) 
Castilleja septentrionalis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern painted cup: 
(100) 
Ceanothus 
americanus, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Ngw 
JgrQgy tea; 
(101) 
Cgnchrus 
longispinus, 
commonly 
known 
as 
long-spined sandbur: 
(102} 
CergtQQhyllum 
echinatum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
prickly hornwort: 
(103} 
Chamggcyparis 
thyoides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Atlgntic whitg-cedgr; 
(104} 
Chenopodium 
berlandieri, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Bosc's goosefoot: 
(l05} 
ChenoQodium 
humile, 
commonly 
known 
as 
coast-blite goosefoot; 
(106} 
Chenopodium 
rubrum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
cQast,-bli te goosefoot: 
(107} 
Chimaphila maculata, 
commonly known as QPQtted 
wintgrgrgen: 
(l08} 
Clematis occidentalis, commonly knQwn as purple 
clgmgtis; 
(lOg) 
Clethra 
alnifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
sweet 
pepper-bush; 
( 110) 
Corallorhiza 
odontorhiza, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Autumn coral-root; 
(Ill) 
Cornus 
florida, 
commonly 
known 
as 
flowering 
dogwood; 
(112) 
Crassula aquatica, commonly known as pygmyweedj 
(113) 
Cryptogramma stelleri, commonly known as slender 
cliffbrake; 
(114) 
Cryptotaenia canadensis, commonly known as wild 
chervil; 
(115) 
Cynoglossum 
virginianum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern wild comfrey; 
(116) 
Cyperus aristatus, commonly known as awned sedge; 
(117) 
Cyperus 
erythrorhizos, 
commonly 
known 
as 
red-root flatsedge; 
(118) 
Cyperus houghtonii, commonly known as Houghton's 
umbrella-sedge; 
(119) 
Cypripedium 
arietinum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
ram's-head lady's-slipperj 
(120) 
Cypripedium reginae, 
commonly 
known 
as 
showy 
lady's-slipper; 
(121) 
Descurainia 
incana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Richardson's tansy-mustard; 
(122) 
Diapensia lapponica, commonly known as Lapland 
diapensia; 
(123 ) 
Dicentra 
canadensis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
squirrel-corn; 
(124) 
Diphasiastrum x sabinifolium, commonly known as 
ground-fir; 
(25) 
Diphasiastrum 
sitchense, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Alaskan clubmoss; 
(126) 
Draba 
arabisans, 
commonly 
known 
as 
rock 
whitlow-grass; 
(127) 
Draba cana, commonly known as lance-leaved drabaj 
( 128) 
Drosera 
anglica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
English 
sundew; 
(129) 
Drosera 
linearis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
slender-leaved sundew; 
(130 ) 
Dryopteris filix-mas, 
commonly 
known 
as 
male 
(131) 
Dryopteris fragrans, commonly known as fragrant 
cliff wood-fern; 
(132) 
Dryopteris go1diana, commonly known as Goldie's 
wood-fernj 
(133) 
Eleocharis 
engelmannii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Engelmann's spikerushj 
(134) 
Eleocharis 
quinqueflora, 
commonly 
known 
as 
few-flowered spikerush; 
(135) 
Eleocharis rostellata, commonly known as beaked 
spikerushj 
( 136) 
Eleocharis 
tuberculosa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
long-tubercled spike-rush; 
(137) 
Elymus hystrix, 
commonly known as bottlebrush 
grass; 
(138) 
Epilobium anagallidifolium, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine willow-herb: 
(139) 
Epilobium 
hornemanii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Hornemann's willow-herbj 
(140) 
Equisetum 
variegatum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
variegated horsetail; 
{141} 
Eragrostis capillaris, 
commonly 
knQwn as tiny 
lQve-grass; 
(142) 
Eragrostis hypnoides, 
commonly 
known 
as teal 
love grass; 
(143) 
Erigeron 
hyssopifolius, 
commonly 
known 
as 
hyssop-leaved fleabane: 
(144) 
Er iocaulon parker i, commonly known as Parker's 
pipewort: 
(145) 
Eupatorium dubium, 
commonly 
known 
as eastern 
joe-pye weed: 
(146) 
Eupatorium fistulosum, commonly known as hollow 
joe-pye weed: 
(147) 
Eupatorium 
perfoliatum 
var. 
colpophilum, 
commonly known as estuary boneset: 
(148) 
Eupatorium 
rotundifolium, 
commonly 
known 
as 
hairy boneset: 
(l49) 
Euphrasia disjuncta, commonly known as disjunct 
eyebright: 
(150) 
Euphrasia oakesii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Oake's 
eyebright: 
(151) 
Euthamia 
tenuifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
narrow-leaved goldenrod: 
(152) 
Festuca prolifera, commonly known as Arctic red 
~cue: 
(153) 
Fimbristylis autumnalis, commonly known as dwarf 
bulrush: 
(154) 
Galearis spectabilis, 
commonly known as showy 
orchis: 
(155) 
Galium brevipes, 
commonly 
known 
as 
limestone 
swamp bedstraw: 
(156) 
Galium kamtschaticum, 
commonly known as boreal 
bedstraw; 
(157) 
Galium 
labradoricum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
bog 
bedstraw; 
(158 ) 
Galium obtusum, 
commonly known as blunt-leaved 
bedstraw; 
(159) 
Gamochaeta purpurea, 
commonly known as purple 
cudweed: 
(160) 
Gentiana 
rubricau1is, 
commonly 
known 
as 
red-stemmed gentian: 
(161) 
Gentianella amarella, commonly known as northern 
gentian: 
(162) 
Gentianella 
guinguefolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
stiff gentian: 
(163) 
Geocaulon lividum, 
commonly known as northern 
commandra: 
(164) 
Glyceria 
acutiflora, 
commonly 
known 
as 
sharp-scaled manna-grass: 
(165) 
Goodyera oblongifolia, commonly known as giant 
rattlesnake-plantain: 
(166) 
Hackelia deflexa, 
commonly 
known 
as northern 
stickseed; 
(167) 
Harrimanella hypnoides, 
commonly known as moss 
bell-heather: 
(168 ) 
Hedysarum 
alpinum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
sweet-broom; 
(169) 
Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, commonly known as 
sharp-lobed hepatica: 
(170) 
Hieracium gronovii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
hairy 
hawkweed: 
(171) 
Hieracium 
robinsonii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Robinson's hawkweed: 
(172) 
Hieracium venosum, commonly known as rattlesnake 
hawkweed: 
(173 ) 
Hierochloe 
alpina, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
sweet-grass: 
(174) 
Hippuris 
vulgaris, 
commonly 
known 
as 
common 
mare's-tail: 
(175) 
Hottonia inflata, commonly known as featherfoil: 
(176) 
Houstonia 
longifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
long-leaved bluet: 
(177) 
Huperzia 
appa1achiana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Appalachian fir-clubmoss: 
( 17 8) 
Hu,perzia 
selago, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
c1ubmoss: 
(179) 
Hypericum ascyron, commonly known as great St. 
John's-wort: 
(180) 
Hypoxis hirsuta, commonly known as yellow star 
grass: 
(181) 
Ilex glabra, commonly known as ink-berry: 
(182) 
Ilex 
1aevigata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
smooth 
winterberry holly; 
(183) 
Impatiens 
pallida, 
commonly 
known 
as 
pale 
jewel-weed: 
(184 ) 
Iris prismatica, commonly known as slender blue 
(185) 
Isoetes acadiensis, 
commonly known as Acadian 
guillwort: 
(186 ) 
Isoetes prototypus, commonly known as prototype 
guillwort: 
{ 187} 
Isoetes 
riparia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
shore 
guillwort; 
{l88 } 
Isotria medeoloides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
small 
whorled pogonia; 
{l89 } 
Isotria verticillata, 
commQnly known as large 
whorled pogonia: 
{l90} 
Iva frutescens, commonly known as mar~h-elder, 
{ 191} 
Juncus 
alpinoarticulatus , 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine rush: 
{192} 
Juncus dudleyi, commonly known as Dudley's rush: 
{193} 
Juncus secundus, commonly known as secund rush: 
{194} 
Juncus stygius, commonly known as moor rush; 
(195) 
Juncus subti1is, commonly known as slender rush; 
(196) 
Juncus torreyi, commonly known as Torrey's rush: 
(197) 
Juncus vaseyi, commonly known as Vasey rush; 
(198 ) 
Kalmia 
latifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
mountain-laurel; 
(199) 
Krigia 
virginica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
dwarf 
dandelion; 
(200) 
Lechea tenuifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
slender 
pinweed; 
( 201) 
Lespedeza 
hirta, 
commonly 
known 
as 
hairy 
bush-clover; 
( 202) 
Lespedeza 
x 
nuttallii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Nuttall's bush-clover; 
(203) 
Liatris scariosa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern 
blazing star; 
(204) 
Lilaeopsis 
chinensis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
lilaeopsis; 
(205) 
Limosella australis, commonly known as mudwort; 
(206) 
Lindera benzoin, commonly known as spicebush; 
(207) 
Lindernia dubia var. anagallidea, commonly known 
as slender false pimpernel: 
(208) 
Lipocarpha micrantha, 
commonly 
known as dwarf 
bulrush; 
(209) 
Listera aur iculata, commonly known as aur icled 
twayblade; 
(210) 
Littorella uniflora, commonly known as American 
shore-grass; 
(211) 
Lobelia siphilitica, 
commonly 
known 
as great 
blue lobelia; 
(212) 
Loiseleuria procumbens, commonly known as alpine 
azalea; 
(213) 
Lomatogonium rotatum, 
commonly 
known as marsh 
felwort: 
(214) 
Lonicera dioica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
mountain 
honeysuckle; 
(215) 
Lonicera oblongifolia, commonly known as swamp 
fly-honeysuckle; 
(216) 
Lonicera sempervirens, commonly known as trumpet 
honeysuckle; 
(217) 
Lupinus perennis, commonly known as wild lupine; 
(218) 
Luzula 
confusa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern 
wood-rush; 
(219) 
Luzula 
spicata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
spiked 
wood-rush; 
(220) 
Lycopodiella 
appressa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Southern bog clubmoss: 
( 221) 
Malaxis monophyllos, 
commonly 
known 
as white 
adder's-mouth; 
(222) 
Mikania scandens, 
commonly 
known 
as 
climbing 
hempweed; 
(223) 
Mimulus ringens var. colpophilus, commonly known 
as estuary monkeyflower; 
(224) 
Minuartia 
glabra, 
commonly 
known 
as 
smooth 
sandwort; 
(225) 
Minuartia 
groenlandica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
mountain sandwort; 
(226) 
Minuartia 
rubella, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Arctic 
sandwort; 
(227) 
Montia fontana, commonly known as blinks; 
(228) 
Muhlenbergia 
richardsonis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
soft-leaf muhly: 
(229) 
Muhlenbergia sobolifera, commonly known as cliff 
muhly; 
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(230) 
Naj as gracillima, commonly known as thread-like 
naiad; 
( 231) 
Naj as guadal upens is, commonly known as Southe rn 
naiad; 
(232) 
Nuphar 
advena, 
commonly 
known 
as 
yellow 
pond-lily; 
(233) 
Nymphae a 
1eibergii, 
commQn1y 
knQwn 
g~ 
pygmy 
water-lily; 
(234} 
Oma1otheca 
supina, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
cudweed; 
(235) 
Omalotheca sylvatica, commonly known as woodland 
cudweed; 
(236) 
Ophioglossum pusillum, commonly known as adder's 
tongue fern; 
(237} 
OryzQPsis canadensis, commonly known as Canada 
mountgin-ricegrass; 
(238) 
Osmorhiza berteroi, commonly known as mountain 
sweet-cicely; 
(239} 
Oxytropis campestris, commonly known as St. John 
oxytrope; 
(240} 
Panax quinquefolius, commonly known as American 
ginseng; 
( 241) 
Parietaria 
pensylvanica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Pennsylvania pellitory; 
(242} 
Parnassia 
glauca, 
commonly 
known 
as 
grass-of-parnassus; 
(243} 
Paronychia 
argyrocoma, 
commonly 
known 
as 
sil verling; 
(244} 
Pedicularis 
furbishiae, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Furbish's lousewort; 
(245} 
Persicaria vivipara, 
commonly 
known as alpine 
bistort; 
(246) 
Phegopteris 
hexagonoptera, 
commonly 
known 
as 
broad beech fern; 
.. 
(247) 
Phleum 
alpinum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
mountain 
timothy; 
(248) 
Phryma leptostachya, commonly known as lopseed; 
(249) 
Phyllodoce caerulea, commonly known as mountain 
heath; 
(250) 
Physalis 
pruinosa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
hairy 
ground-cherry; 
(251) 
Pinguicula vulgaris, 
commonly known as common 
butterwort; 
(252) 
Platanthera flava, commonly known as pale green 
orchis; 
(253} 
Platanthera 
leucophaea, 
commQnly 
knQwn 
as 
prairie white-fringed orchid; 
(254} 
Platanus 
occidentalis, 
commQnly 
known 
as 
sycamore; 
(255} 
Poa 
fernaldiana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
wavy 
bluegrass; 
(256} 
Poa glauca, commonly known as white bluegrass; 
(257} 
Podostemum 
ceratophyllum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
threadfoot; 
(258} 
PolemQnium 
vanbruntiae, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Jacob's ladder; 
(259} 
Polygala 
cruciata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
marsh 
milkwort; 
(260} 
Polygala 
senega, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Seneca 
snakeroot; 
(261} 
Polygonum douglas ii, commonly knQwn as Douglas' 
knotweed; 
(262) 
POlygonum 
tenue, 
commonly 
known 
as 
slender 
knotweed; 
(263} 
Potamogeton 
confervoides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alga-like pondweed; 
Page l6-LR0167(1) 
(264) 
Potamogeton friesii, 
commonly known as Fries' 
pondweed; 
(265) 
Potamogeton pulcher, commonly known as spotted 
pondweed; 
(266) 
Potamogeton strictifolius, 
commonly 
known 
as 
straight-leaved pondweed: 
(267) 
Potomogeton vaseyi, 
commonly known as Vasey's 
pondweed; 
(268) 
Prenanthes boottii, 
commonly known as Boott' s 
rattlesnake root; 
(269) 
Prenanthes x mainensis, commonly known as Maine 
rattlesnake root: 
(270) 
Prenanthes 
nana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
dwarf 
rattlesnake root: 
(271) 
Prenanthes racemosa, commonly known as glaucous 
rattlesnake root: 
(272) 
Primula 
laurentiana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
bird's-eye primrose; 
(273) 
Primula 
mistassinica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Mistassini primrose; 
(274) 
Proserpinaca 
pectinata, 
commonly 
known 
as 
comb-leaved mermaid-weed: 
(275) 
Prunus maritima, commonly known as beach plum; 
(276) 
Pseudognaphalium 
helleri, 
commonly 
known 
as 
small rabbit tobacco; 
(277) 
Pycnanthemum muticum, 
commonly known as blunt 
mountain-mint; 
( 278) 
Pyrola 
asarifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
pink 
wintergreen; 
( 279) 
Pyrola 
minor, 
commonly 
known 
as 
lesser 
wintergreen: 
(280) 
Quercus bicolor, commonly known as swamp white 
(281) 
Quercus coccinea, commonly known as scarlet oak; 
(282) 
Quercus montana, commonly known as chestnut oak; 
( 283 ) 
Ranuncul us 
ambigens, 
commonly 
known 
as 
water-plantain spearwort; 
(284) 
Ranunculus fascicularis, commonly known as early 
crowfoot: 
(285) 
Ranunculus gmelinii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
small 
yellow water crowfoot; 
(286) 
Ranunculus lapponicus, commonly known as Lapland 
buttercup: 
(287) 
Rhododendron 
lapponicum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Lapland rosebay: 
(288) 
Rhododendron maximum, 
commonly known as great 
rhododendron: 
(289) 
Rhododendron viscosum, commonly known as clammy 
azalea: 
(290) 
Rhynchospora 
capillacea, 
commonly 
known 
as 
horned beak-rush; 
(291) 
Rhynchospora 
macrostachya, 
commonly 
known 
as 
tall beak-rush: 
(292) 
Rosa 
blanda 
var. 
glabra, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern rose; 
(293) 
Rubus arenicola, commonly known as sand-dwelling 
dewberry; 
(294) 
Sagittaria calycina, 
commonly 
known as spongy 
arrow-head; 
(295) 
Sagittaria 
rigida, 
commonly 
known 
as 
stiff 
arrow-head; 
(296) 
Salicornia bigelovii, 
commonly known as dwarf 
glasswort: 
(297) 
Salicornia maritima, commonly known as Samphire 
(298) 
Salix 
arctophila, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Arctic 
willow; 
(299) 
Salix argyrocarpa, commonly known as sil verleaf 
willow; 
(300) 
Salix candida, commonly known as hoary willow; 
(301) 
Salix herbacea, commonly known as dwarf willow; 
(302) 
Salix interior, commonly known as sandbar willow; 
(303 ) 
willow; 
(304) 
willow; 
(305) 
willow: 
Salix myricoides, 
commonly known as blue-leaf 
Salix planifolia, commonly known as tea-leaved 
Salix uva-ursi, 
commonly 
known 
as 
bearberry 
(306) 
Samo1us 
valerandi, 
commonly 
known 
as 
water 
pimpernel; 
(307) 
Sanguisorba canadensis, commonly known as Canada 
burnet: 
(308) 
Sassafras albidum, commonly known as sassafras; 
(309) 
Saxifraga foliolosa, 
commonly 
known 
as 
star 
saxifrage; 
(310) 
Saxifraga paniculata, commonly known as livelong 
saxifrage; 
(311) 
Saxifraga pensylvanica, commonly known as swamp 
saxifrage; 
(312) 
Schoenoplectus x steinmetzii, commonly known as 
Steinmetz's bulrush; 
(313) 
Scirpus longii, commonly known as Long's bulrush; 
(314) 
Scirpus pendulus, 
commonly 
known as pendulous 
bulrush; 
(315) 
Scrophularia 
marilandica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
carpenter's square: 
(316) 
Scutellaria parvula, commonly known as Leonard's 
skullcap; 
.. 
( 317) 
Selaginella apoda, 
commonly known as creeping 
spike-mossj 
(318) 
Selaginella selaginoides, commonly known as low 
spike-mossj 
( 319) 
Sericocarpus 
asteroides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
white-topped asterj 
(320) 
Shepherdia canadensis, commonly known as Canada 
buffaloberryj 
(321) 
Silene acaulis, commonly known as moss campionj 
( 322) 
Sisyrinchium 
mucronatum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Michaux's blue-eyed-grass: 
(323 } 
Solidago 
alti~~ima, 
CQmmonly 
knQwn 
a~ tall 
goldenrodj 
(324} 
Solidago 
x 
calcicQla, 
commQnly 
known as rock 
gQldenrodj 
(325} 
SQlidago 
multiradiata, 
cQmmQnly 
knQwn 
as 
Cutler's goldenrodj 
(326} 
Solidago ulmifolia, commonly known as elm leaved 
goldenrodj 
(327) 
Sorghastrum nutans. 
commonly 
known as 
Indian 
grassj 
(328} 
Sphenopholis obtusata, commonly known as prairie 
wedge-grass: 
(329} 
Spiraea 
septentrionalis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern meadow-sweetj 
(330} 
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, commonly known 
as southern slender ladies' tressesj 
(33l} 
Spiranthes 
lucida, 
commonly 
known 
as 
shining 
ladies'-tressesj 
(332} 
Sporobolus 
asper, 
commonly 
known 
as 
longleaf 
dropseedj 
(333} 
Sporobolus neglectus, 
commonly known as small 
dropseedj 
(334) 
Stuckenia 
filiformis 
var. 
alpinus, 
commonly 
known as northern slender pondweed: 
(335) 
Stuckenia filiformis var. occidentalis, commonly 
known as slender pondweed; 
(336) 
Suaeda 
calceoliformis, 
commonly 
known 
as 
American sea-blite; 
( 337 ) 
Suaeda mar i t ima ssp. 
r i chi i , 
commonly known as 
Rich's sea-blite; 
(338 ) 
Subularia aguatica, 
commonly 
known 
as 
water 
awlwort: 
(339) 
Symphyotrichum anticostensis, commonly known as 
anticosti aster; 
(340) 
Symphyotrichum 
subulatum, 
commonly 
known 
as 
small salt-marsh aster; 
( 341) 
Tanacetum bipinnatum, 
commonly known as Huron 
tansy; 
(342 ) 
Thalictrum 
thalictroides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
rue-anemone; 
(343) 
Thalictrum venulosum, commonly known as boundary 
meadow-rue; 
(344) 
Trichophorum 
clintonii, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Clinton's bulrush; 
(345) 
Triglochin gaspense, 
commonly 
known 
as 
Gaspe 
arrow-grass; 
(346) 
Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as large 
white-trillium; 
(347) 
Trimorpha 
acris, 
commonly 
known 
as 
bitter 
fleabane; 
(348) 
Triosteum aurantiacum, 
commonly known as wild 
coffee; 
(349) 
Triphora 
trianthophora, 
commonly 
known 
as 
nodding pogonia; 
(350) 
Trisetum melicoides, 
commonly known as purple 
false-oats; 
.. 
(351) 
Ulmus rubra, commonly known as slippery elm: 
(352) 
Utricularia resupinata, commonly known as small 
purple bladderwort; 
(353 ) 
Vaccinium boreale, 
commonly 
known 
as 
alpine 
blueberry: 
(354) 
Vahlodea 
atropurpurea, 
commonly 
known 
as 
mountain hairgrass; 
(355 ) 
valeriana uliginosa, 
commonly 
known 
as marsh 
valerian: 
(356 ) 
Verbena urticifolia, 
commonly 
known 
as white 
vervain; 
(357) 
Veronica wormskjoldiL commonly known as alpine 
speedwell: 
(358) 
Viburnum edule, commonly known as squashberry; 
(359) 
Viola 
brittoniana, 
commonly 
known 
as 
coast 
violet; 
(360 ) 
Viola canadensis, commonly known as tall white 
violet; 
(361) 
Viola 
novae-angliae, 
commonly 
known 
as 
New 
England violet: 
(362 ) 
Viola palmata, commonly known as palmate-leaved 
violet; 
(363) 
Viola palustris, commonly known as alpine marsh 
violet; 
(364) 
Vitis aestivalis, commonly known as summer grape; 
(365) 
Waldsteinia 
fragarioides, 
commonly 
known 
as 
barren-strawberry; 
(366) 
Wolffia columbiana, 
commonly known as Columbia 
water-meal 
(367) 
Woodsia 
alpina, 
commonly 
known 
as 
northern 
woodsia; 
(368) 
Woodsia 
glabella, 
commonly 
known 
as 
smooth 
woodsia; 
(369 ) 
Woodsia obtusa, 
commonly known as blunt-lobed 
woodsia; 
(370) 
Woodwardia areolata, 
commonly known as netted 
chain-fern; 
( 371) 
Xyris sma1liana, commonly known as yellow-eyed 
grass; 
(372) 
Zannichellia palustris, commonly known as horned 
pondweed; and 
(373) 
Zosterella 
dubia, 
commonly 
known 
as 
water 
stargrass. 
D. 
Prior to recommending an addition, deletion or other 
change to the endangered and threatened species listed in 
subsection 3-A, the commissioner shall provide for public 
notice and public hearings on that proposed recommendation 
in accordance with the provisions of Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2. 
E. 
The Legislature may not amend the list of endangered o~ 
threatened 
species 
in 
subsection 
3-A 
except 
upon 
the 
recommendation of the commissioner. 
Sec. 2. 12 MRS A §544-B, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. 
Exotic invasive aquatic or terrestrial plants. 
The 
commissioner shall establish and maintain a register of exotic 
invasive aguatic and terrestrial plants that are commercially 
available 
in the State. 
As 
used 
in this 
section, 
"exotic 
invasive 
aguatic 
or terrestrial plant" 
means 
an 
aguatic 
or 
terrestrial 
nonindigenous 
species 
that 
threatens 
or 
could 
threaten the diversity or 
abundance 
of 
native 
species, 
the 
ecological 
stability 
of 
infested 
waters 
or 
commercial, 
agricultural. aguacultural or recreational activity dependent on 
such waters. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRS A §7806, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, 
§5, is amended to read: 
§7806. 
Lake and River Protection Fund 
The Lake and River Protection Fund, 
is created within 
fund 
must 
be 
section as 
nonlapsing 
~the !.!fund," 
fund. 
The 
referred to in 
the department 
administered 
by 
this 
as a 
the 
,. 
... 
• 
commissioner. 
The fund is funded from fees collected for lake 
and river protection stickers issued under section 7794-B and 
from other funds accepted for those purposes by the commissioner 
or allocated or appropriated by the Legislature. 
Money in the 
fund 
may 
be 
used for 
enforcing laws 
pertaining to 
invasive 
aquatic plants, inspecting watercraft for invasive aquatic plant 
materials, 
educational 
and 
informational efforts 
targeted at 
invasive aquatic plant prevention, 
eradication and management 
activities aBeL the production and distribution of lake and river 
protection 
stickers 
required 
under 
section 
7794-B 
and 
for 
educational efforts regarding the potential dangers of exotic 
invasive aquatic or terrestrial plants. 
SUMMARY 
This bill puts the official threatened and endangered plant 
list 
in 
statute 
and 
provides 
that 
the 
Legislature, 
upon 
recommendation 
of 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Conservation, 
shall 
designate a species as a state endangered or state threatened 
species. 
The bill also requires the commissioner to establish 
and 
maintain 
a 
register 
of 
exotic 
invasive 
aquatic 
and 
terrestrial plants that are commercially available in the State. 
Finally, the bill proposes to use funds from the collection of 
fees for lake and river protection stickers to educate the public 
regarding the dangers of exotic invasive aquatic and terrestrial 
plants .