Pennsylvania Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Part I - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources › Subpart D - Resource Conservation › Chapter 45 - CONSERVATION OF PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE WILD PLANTS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 45.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Act
-The Wild Resource Conservation Act
						(32
						P. S. §§
												5301-5314).
Export
-The transfer of plants, or parts
						thereof, across state lines for profit.
Ginseng
-The plant species identified as
Panax quinquefolius
L.
Naturally occurring
-Plant species whose
						natural range occurs in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Endangered
-A classification
						of plant species which are in danger of extinction throughout most or all of
						their natural range within this Commonwealth, if critical habitat is not
						maintained or if the species is greatly exploited by man. This classification
						also includes populations of plant species that have been classified as
						Pennsylvania Extirpated, but which subsequently are found to exist in this
						Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Extirpated
-A classification
						of plant species believed by the Department to be extinct within this
						Commonwealth. The plants may or may not exist outside this Commonwealth. If
						plant species classified as Pennsylvania Extirpated are found to exist, the
						species automatically will be considered to be classified as Pennsylvania
						Endangered.
Pennsylvania Rare
-A classification of
						plant species which are uncommon within this Commonwealth because they may be
						found in restricted geographic areas or in low numbers throughout this
						Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Threatened
-A classification
						of plant species which may become endangered throughout most or all of their
						natural range within this Commonwealth, if critical habitat is not maintained
						to prevent their further decline in this Commonwealth, or if the species is
						greatly exploited by man.
Pennsylvania Vulnerable
-A classification
						of plant species which are in danger of population decline within this
						Commonwealth because of their beauty, economic value, use as a cultivar or
						other factors which indicate that persons may seek to remove these species from
						their native habitats.
Special Concern Population
-A
						classification that is composed of colonies, groups or single individuals of a
						plant species that the Department has determined to be a unique occurrence
						deserving protection. Among the factors that may be used to classify a plant
						population within this category are the existence of unusual geographic
						locations, unisexual populations or extraordinarily diverse plant
						populations.
Tentatively Undetermined
-A
						classification of plant species which are believed to be in danger of
						population decline, but which cannot presently be included within another
						classification due to taxonomic uncertainties, limited evidence within
						historical records or insufficient data.
Wild plants
-Naturally occurring native
						flora, except those commonly considered an agricultural commodity, including
						green and nongreen species or subspecies, variety or a part, product, seed or
						progeny thereof.
The provisions of this §
													45.2 amended under section 7 of
						  the Wild Resource Conservation Act (32 P.S. §
														5307); and sections 305(a)(9) and 313(g) of
						  the Conservation and Natural Resources Act (71 P.S. §§
														1340.305(a)(9) and
						  1340.313(g)).