Re: Chicago Bans Invasive Plants

**K* P* <k*@gmail.com>**

You can be fined for merely possessing one of the plants on the list? Could
anyone tell me how to easily *dis*possess oneself of garlic mustard or
Japanese knotweed? I've been working on it for several years . . . that's
why these plants are invasive.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:22 PM, jo ellen meyers sharp <
hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Here's what I have from a few months back w/links. Plants listed at bottom.
>
> http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=125281&print=1
>
>
> Chicago bans 14 plants to protect local flora
> by
> <http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/authorprofile.aspx?id=117677>Charles
> Berret
> April 08, 2009
> The City of Chicago Tuesday banned 14 plants as "invasive species"
> that threaten native plant life.
>
> The Chicago Department of Environment will now prosecute sellers and
> hobbyists alike who import, sell or possess oriental bittersweet,
> Japanese hops and princess trees, among others. Privet, a common
> shrub that can be found even in Grant Park, also made the list.
>
> These 14 plants will join the list of restricted flora and fauna
> established in Chicago's Invasive Species Regulations of May 2007.
>
> Businesses caught selling invasive species in Chicago face a fine of
> between $1000 and $5000, while a private grower can be charged
> between $100 and $500.
>
>
> (c) Section 11-4-3000(f)
> Water chestnut (Trapa natans)
> Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa)
> Greater spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
> Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
> Parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)
> Hydrilla or water thyme (Hydrilla verticillata)
> Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
> Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
> Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
> European frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)
> Flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)
>
> (d) Section 11-4-3000(f) - includes any of the following, unless a
> person provides written evidence, such as a scientific publication,
> to demonstrate that the horticultural selection of the plant has been
> proven by the scientific community to be functionally sterile.
>
> Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)
> Porcelainberry vine (Ampelopsis brevipendiculata)
> Wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
> Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
> Japanese hops (Humulus japonicus)
> Lyme grass (Leymus aernarius)
> Privet (Ligustrum)
> Amur silver grass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
> Princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
> Amur corktree (Phellodendron amurense)
> Japanese corktree (Phellodendron japonica)
> Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
> Sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
> Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
>
> --
> Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
>

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