Illegal Aquatic Plant Species in Vermont Vermont law prohibits the movement, sale, and/or distribution of these 15 aquatic species. For species marked with an *, their possession and/or cultivation is also illegal. Scientific Name Common Names P E fanwort, green cabomba, Carolina fanwort, Carolina water-shield, fish- D e n Gray i *Cabomba caroliniana a grass, Washington-grass, Washington plant M Brazilian elodea, giant or leafy elodea, waterweed, anacharis, anacharis densa, anacharis canadensis gigantea, elodea canadensis gigantea, *Egeria densa Planch. Brazilian or South American waterweed, oxygen weed, common, giant, or VTDEC densa waterweed, egeria *Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla, Florida elodea, oxygen weed, water thyme, waterweed, star (L.f. Royle) vine, oxygen plant VTDEC VTDEC Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. European frogbit, common frogbit, water poppy, kilpukka, floating frogbit East Indian hygrophila, dwarf hygrophila, ceylon, hygro, Indian water *Hygrophila polysperma star, Indian swampweed, Miramar weed, green hygro, oriental ludwigia, (Roxb.) T. Anderson hygrophila, tropic sun, sunset hygro, roseanvig er l s parrot(‘s) feather, Brazilian milfoil, parrot feather watermilfoil, thread-of-life, es *Myriophyllum aquaticum r water-feather, green foxtail, golden myriophyllum, foxtail, myriophyllum rry D (Vell.) Verdc. e K proserpinacoides, myriophyllum brasiliense, myriophyllum aquatica *Myriophyllum heterophyllum variable-leaved watermilfoil, two-leaf watermilfoil, variable watermilfoil, red Michx. myrio, myriophyllum sp., myriophyllum pinnatum, green or red foxtail VTDEC Myriophyllum spicatum L. Eurasian watermilfoil, spike(d) watermilfoil, foxtail, myriophyllum sp., milfoil VTDEC f hof c l Yellow floating heart, asaza, entire marshwort, floating heart, fringed Nymphoides peltata a M rk (Gmel) Ktze. a water lily, water fringe, water snowflake M e d i u g D I d e e L. w Potamogeton crispus Curly leaf pondweed, curly pondweed, curled pondweed, crispus h c e T A V *Salvinia auriculata Aublet s i r r Giant or common salvinia, butterfly fern, Koi kandy, water fern, o N *Salvinia herzogii de la Sota a c c (aquarium) water moss, water velvet, Karibaweed, salvinia, floating e b *Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch. e R moss, water spangles, Africal payal or pyle *Salvinia biloba Radii Trapa natans L. Water chestnut, European water chestnut, water caltrope VTDEC If you have any of these aquatic plants Water Quality Division DO NOT dump them into any waterbody! Plant Pathology and Entomology Section 103 South Main St. 10 N Dispose of them by freezing or drying 103 South Main St. Waterbury, VT 05671-0408 before putting them in the trash. Waterbury, VT 05671-0101 (802) 241-3777 (802) 244-4510 www.vtwaterquality.org D:/Quarantine Rule Projects/Plant Trade Industry 04 Work/Prohibited list.doc www.vermontagriculture.com/CAPS/index.html.