Texas ban list and the proposed "White list" (aka approved list)

I decided to post this as I know there area few of us here in TX, and it took me about 2 hrs to locate this list....

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/aquatic_plants/ineligible_species.phtml

Ineligible Species List

Freshwater Species Species Common Name(s)
Caltha palustris Marsh marigold
Cardamine lyrata Japanese cress, Chinese ivy
Colocasia esculenta Green Taro, Black Magic, Imperial, Violet stemmed, Red, Rhubarb, Tea Cup, etc.
Cryptocoryne becketti Beckett's water trumpet
Cryptocoryne wendtii Green Wendtii, Red Wendtii
Cyperus helferi Philippine java fern, Sedge
Cyperus papyrus Giant papyrus, Egyptian paper
Eriophorum angustifolium Many-spiked cottongrass, Tall cotton grass
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal tea plant, Water snowball
Hesperantha coccinea River lily, Crimson flag, Rain lily, Kaffir lily, Scarlet river lily
Hydrocleys nymphoides Venezuelan water poppy
Hydrocotyle leucocephala Brazilian pennywort
Hydrocotyle novae-zelandiae
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lawn marshpennywort
Hydrotriche hottoniflora Hydrotriche
Hygrophila angustifolia Temple plant
Hygrophila balsamica
Hygrophila corymbosa Starhorn
Hygrophila difformis Wisteria, Water Wisteria
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Hygroryza aristata Asian watergrass
Limnophila indica Indian marshweed, Ambulia
Marsilea drummondii Green water clover
Marsilea hirsuta Dwarf four leaf clover
Marsilea quadrifolia Four leaf clover
Myosotis scorpioides Water forget-me-nots
Nymphoides geminata Yellow snowflake
Nymphoides indica Giant snowflake
Potamogeton gayi
Rotala indica Indian toothcup, Red Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia
Ruellia brittoniana Blue bell, Mexican petunia, Britton's wild petunia
Sagittaria sagittifolia Arrowhead, Chinese arrowhead, Swamp-potato, flecha de agua, Pfeilkraut
Sphagneticola trilobata Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye, Wedelia
Syngonium podophyllum Arrowhead vine, American evergreen, Five fingers
Trapa bicornis Horn nut
Typha laxmannii Graceful cattail, Narrow-leaved European cattail
Typha minima Dwarf cattail

Marine Species

Species Common Name(s)
Acanthus ilicifolius Sea holly mangrove
Caulerpa ashmendii Feather Caulerpa
Caulerpa racemosa Green grape algae, Grape weed
Caulerpa taxifolia Killer alga
Cladophora sericea Graceful green hair
Gracilaria salicornia

Already Prohibited

Species Common Name
Landolita punctata Giant or Dotted Duckweed
Salvinia (all species, including S. molesta)
Eichhornia crassipes Floating Waterhyacinth
Eichhornia azurea Rooted Waterhyacinth
Pistia stratiotes Waterlettuce
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla
Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian Watermilfoil
Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligatorweed
Melaleuca quinquenervia Paperbark
Panicum repens Torpedograss
Ipomoea aquatica Water Spinach, ong choy, rau mong, kangkong
Limnophila sessiflora Ambulia
Monochoria hastata Narrowleaf False Pickerelweed
Monochoria vaginalis Heartshaped False Pickerelweed
Ottelia alismoides Duck-lettuce
Solanum tampicense Wetland Nightshade
Sparganium erectum Exotic Bur-reed
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Peppertree
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife

I also found a "proposed approved" list
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/aquatic_plants/proposed_list.phtml


Proposed List of Approved Exotic Aquatic Plants (aka, "White list")
Note: Plants marked with * were added to the list after the proposed regulations were published in the Texas Register. Other plants may be added as additional risk assessments are completed and reviewed.

Freshwater Species, Species Common Name(s)
Acorus calamus Green sweetflag, Variegated Acorus
Acorus gramineus Japanese sweet flag, Grass leaf sweet flag
Acrostichum danaeifolium, Giant leather fern
Aeschynomene fluitans, Floating pea vine, Giant sensitive plant
Alocasia plumbae, Metallic taro, Plumbae, Elephant ear
Alternanthera ficoidea, Cherry hedge, Bronze hedge, Joseph's coat, Sanguinarea
Alternanthera reineckii, Telanthera, Red hygrophila, Scarlet hygro
Ammannia gracilis, Red-stem, Delicate Ammannia
Anubias afzelii Congensis, Afzelli
[b]Anubias barteri, Barteri, Coffefolia, Nana
Anubias congensis, Congensis
Anubias gigantea
Anubias gillettii, Arrow-head anubias
Anubias gracilis
Anubias hastifolia
Anubias heterophylla, Congo anubias
Anubias minima
Anubias pynaertii
Aponogeton boivinianus, Boivinianus
Aponogeton capuronii , Capuron's Aponogeton
Aponogeton crispus , Ruffled wavy-edged sword plant, Crinkled Aponogeton
Aponogeton distachyos, Water Hawthorne bulbs
Aponogeton longiplumulosus
Aponogeton madagascariensis, Madagascar lace plant
Aponogeton natans , Floating lace plant, Drifting swordplant
Aponogeton rigidifolius, Rigidleaf laceplant
Aponogeton stachysporus
Aponogeton ulvaceus
Aponogeton undulatus
Bacopa australis
Bacopa lanigera , Hairy water hyssop
Bacopa myriophylloides, Brazilian Bacopa, Fine leaf water hyssop, South American Bacopa
Barclaya longifolia , Orchid lily
Baumea rubiginosa , Soft twig rush, Golden swords
Blyxa auberti, Roundfruit blyxa
Blyxa japonica , Bamboo plant
Bolbitis heteroclita , El Nino fern, Asian water fern
Bolbitis heudelotii , African water fern, Creeping fern, Congo fern
Butomus umbellatus , Flowering rush
Cabomba aquatica Green Cabomba, Yellow Cabomba
Cabomba furcata Red Cabomba
Carex laxiculmis Spreading sedge
Carex muskingumensis Palm sedge, Muskingum sedge
Carex nigra Smooth black sedge, Black flowering sedge
Ceratophyllum submersum Soft hornwort
Chamaedorea elegans Parlor palm
Cladophora aegagropila Moss balls
Colocasia affinis Elephant ear
Colocasia gigantea Giant elephant ear
Crinum calamistratum African onion plant, Cameroon crinum
Crinum hardyii Hardy swamplily
Crinum natans Floating crinum
Crinum oliganthum West Indies mini, Dwarf bog lily
Crinum procerum Queen Emma's purple Crinum
Crinum thaianum Onion plant
Cryptocoryne affinis Prolific cryptocoryne
Cryptocoryne albida Albida crypt
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Cryptocoryne lingua
Cryptocoryne longicauda
Cryptocoryne lucens May be a natural hybird
Cryptocoryne moehlmannii Moehlmannii crypt
Cryptocoryne nurii Nuri crypt
Cryptocoryne parva Tiny cryptocoryne, Dwarf cryptocoryne
Cryptocoryne petchii Micro crypt
Cryptocoryne pontederifolia
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis Retro crypt
Cryptocoryne spiralis Spiral water trumpet
Cryptocoryne striolata*
Cryptocoryne tonkinesis*
Cryptocoryne undulata Broadleaf watertrumpet, Undulated crypt
Cryptocoryne usteriana*
Cryptocoryne villosa*
Cryptocoryne walkeri C. lutea
Cyperus percamentus Dwarf Mexican papyrus
Dionea muscipula Venus flytrap
Dracaena fragrans Corn plant, Chinese money tree, Cornstalk Dracaena
Dracaena sanderiana* Green and white sandy, Lucky bamboo, Ribbon plant
Echinodorus amazonicus Amazon sword
Echinodorus aschersonianus Ascherons sword plant
Echinodorus bleheri Amazon sword
Echinodorus bolivianus Bolivian burhead
Echinodorus grandiflorus* Grandiflorus
Echinodorus grisebachii
Echinodorus horizontalis Honduran sword plant
Echinodorus palaefolius Mexican sword plant
Echinodorus portoalegrensis Porto Alegre sword
Echinodorus schlueteri
Echinodorus uruguayensis Uruguayensis sword
Egeria najas Light geren Anacharis
Eleocharis tuberosa Chinese water chestnut rush
Equisetum giganteum Giant horsetail
Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Horsetail
Eriocaulon cinerrum Hatpins, Ashy pipewort
Euryale ferox Gorgon, Prickly waterlily
Fontinalis antipyretica Antifever fontinalis moss
Glossostigma elatinoides Glosso, Mud mat
Gunnera perpensa* River pumpkin
Hemianthus callitrichoides Dwarf baby tears
Hemianthus micranthemoides Baby tears
Hemigraphis exotica Purple waffle
Hemigraphis repanda Dragon flame
Heteranthera zosterifolia* Indian stargrass
Hibiscus acetosella African rosemallow, Water hybiscus, Red night blooming
Hibiscus coccineus Red water Hibiscus
Hottonia palustris Water violet, Featherfoil
Hydrolea corymbosa Skyflower
Hymenocallis caribaea* Caribbean spiderlily
Hymenocallis speciosa Green-tinge spiderlily
Iris ensata Japanese iris
Iris laevigata Rabbitear iris
Iris tectorum Wall iris, Japanese roof iris
Iris versicolor Harlequin blue flag, Larger blue flag, Northern blue flag
Isoetes lacustris
Juncus glaucus Common Rush, Blue Rush, Juncus glauca
Juncus inflexus European meadow rush
Juncus spiralis Corkscrew Juncus
Lagenandra thwaitesii Silver edged sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis Micro sword
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Giant micro sword, Lilaeopsis, etc
Lilaeopsis mauritiana Narrow leaf micro sword
Limnophila aromatica Rice paddy herb
Lindernia rotundifolia* Baby tears
Ludwigia inclinata
Ludwigia ovalis
Ludwigia sedioides Mosaic plant
Marsilea mutica Variegated clover
Mentha aquatica Aquatic mint
Menyanthes trifoliata Bog bean
Microsorium pteropus Java fern, Narrow leaf Java fern
Monosolenium terenum
Montrichardia linifera Aninga, Mokko-mokko, Moko-moko
Myriophyllum mattogrossense Brazil milfoil, Matogrosso milfoil
Myriophyllum papillosum* Common watermilfoil
Myriophyllum quitense* Andean watermilfoil
Myriophyllum simulans Milfoil, Myrio filigree, Frill foxtail
Najas gracillima Thread-like naiad, Waternymph
Nelumbo nucifera East Indian lotus, Oriental lotus
Neptunia aquatica Sensitive plant
Nesaea crassicaulis
Nesaea pedicellata Golden, Orange African hygro
Nuphar japonica Japanese spatterdock, Cape Fear MD spatterdock
Nymphaea alba White waterlily, White lotus, Nenufar blanco
Nymphaea amazonum Amazon waterlily
Nymphaea atrans
Nymphaea belophylla
Nymphaea caerulea Egyptian lotus
Nymphaea candida Dwarf white waterlily
Nymphaea capensis Cape blue waterlily
Nymphaea carpentariae
Nymphaea colorata Blue pigmy
Nymphaea conardii Roundleaf waterlily
Nymphaea divaricata
Nymphaea elleniae
Nymphaea gardneriana
Nymphaea georginae
Nymphaea gigantea Giant waterlily, Austrailian waterlily
Nymphaea glandulifera Sleeping beauty waterlily
Nymphaea gracillis
Nymphaea guineensis
Nymphaea hastifolia
Nymphaea heudelotii
Nymphaea immutabilis
Nymphaea jamesoniana Jameson's waterlily, James' waterlily
Nymphaea lasiophylla
Nymphaea leibergii Dwarf waterlily, Leiberg's waterlily
Nymphaea lingulata
Nymphaea lotus Egyptian white waterlily, White lotus, White waterlily, Tiger lotus, Red tiger lotus
Nymphaea macrosperma
Nymphaea micrantha
Nymphaea minuta
Nymphaea nouchali Red and blue waterlily
Nymphaea novogranatensis
Nymphaea ondinea
Nymphaea ovalifolia
Nymphaea oxypetala
Nymphaea petersiana
Nymphaea potamophila
Nymphaea prolifera
Nymphaea pubescens Hairy waterlily
Nymphaea pulchella
Nymphaea pygmaea
Nymphaea rubra India red waterlily
Nymphaea rudgeana Rudge's waterlily
Nymphaea stuhlmannii
Nymphaea sulphurea
Nymphaea tenerinervia
Nymphaea tetragona Pygmy waterlily
Nymphaea thermarum Pygmy Rwandan waterlily
Nymphaea togoensis
Nymphaea violacea
Nymphoides aurantiaca Also known as N. hydrocharioides
Nymphoides cristata White variegated snowflake
Oenanthe javanica Japanese parsley, Korean sunrise, Variegated water celery
Oryza sativa Rice, including Red Rice
Physostegia leptophylla Florida crypt, Obedient plant
Pilea cadierei Aluminum plant, Watermelon plant
Pontederia dilatata Royal blue pickerel
Ranunculus flammula Miniature spearwort, Lesser spearwort, Greater creeping spearwort, English
water buttercup
Ranunculus rivularis Feather leaf Ranunculus, Small river buttercup, Waoriki
Regnellidium diphyllum Two leaf water clover
Riccia fluitans Crystalwort
Rotala macrandra Giant red Rotala
Rotala wallichii
Rumex sanguineus Redvein dock
Sagittaria filiformis Threadleaf arrowhead, Narrow-leaf arrowhead
Sagittaria isoeitformis Quillwort arrowhead
Sagittaria subulata Dwarf Sagittaria
Sarracenia rubra Sweet pitcherplant
Saururus chinensis Chinese lizard's tail
Scirpus albescens White rush
Spathiphyllum tasson Brazil sword
Thalia geniculata Red stemmed Thalia
Typhonodorum lindleyana Via, Water banana
Vallisneria nana Eelgrass, ribbonweed
Vesicularia dubyana Java moss
Victoria amazonica Amazon waterlily
Victoria cruziana Santa Cruz waterlily, Irupe
Villarsia reniformis Yellow marsh flower
Xanthosoma atrovirens Mickey Mouse taro
Zephyranthes candida Dwarf onion plant, Pink zephyr lily
Zephyranthes grandiflora Rain lily, Pink rain lily, Pink storm lily, rosepink zephyr lily

Marine Species

Species Common Name(s)
Acrostichum aureum* Leather fern - brackish water
Caulerpa paspaloides Razor algae
Chara canescens Bearded stonewort
Cymopolia barbata
Dictyota divaricata
Entromorpha compressa
Gracilaria mammilaris
Gymnogongrus griffithsiae
Halimeda opuntia Brittle-disc seaweed, Prostrate sea cactus, Watercress alga
Penicillus lamourouxii Shaving brush plant
Udotea conglutinata*

If anyone can add to this, that would be great! I think if we can get a thread for each state (and maybe have their own section) and everyone in that state can help to keep i up to date, that would be awesome!

looks around right, lots of people have been sending in stuff to dr. chilton.

now my Dad has some of those plants and live fish.... how will they even catch you?

Petersmonkey wrote:

how will they even catch you?

thats the biggest part of the debate right now.... I spoke with a reporter who did a story on it on Sunday (he was with the Star-Telegram in Ft Worth) and he said it would be near impossible... but also that right now Sen. Hagar is beginning to back off from supporting it as things have been added to it and it is going in a direction he is not liking (not to mention his office has been flooded with calls in opposition to it).

I know for here in Bexar County, the DA is starting to use facebook as a tool to catch people doing different crimes (drugs, animal abuse, thefts, ect), so I could also see them using it to catch people with prohibited plants/animals.

lol, yea, the way I see it, I know I will not be releasing my fish or plants into the San Antonio river, or any other location other than another one of my tanks, so I am not to worried about it, lol.

I found out after I found this list, that I have a plant that is on there, lol

you get your stuff gone fast.. I dont' know how they would check the homes but I heard they can get search warrents. and each plant will be $500.00

What a waste of tax payer dollars...I understand if they catch you dumping it into a water way you get a fine, but if you have it in your home that is a shame.

guy 1 "Man jails are getting overcrowded they just busted everyone at petsmart patco and wal-mart for having illegal plants."

guy2 "Wow man that must have been a huge drug bust to catch all of them"

guy1 "nah man they had no drugs just a few crypts"

and we need a fight the power smiley

it's on hold senor hager stopped it, and it trying to come up with a more reasonable list.. can also read about it on facebook under texas don't ban my plants.

plantedtankdude wrote:

it's on hold senor hager stopped it, and it trying to come up with a more reasonable list.. can also read about it on facebook under texas don't ban my plants.

Thanksfor the update, and I will start following that on FB!