Christmas green act

Revised 05/28/08

Plants protected under the Michigan Christmas Greens and Wildflower Protection Law (1943, 1962)
Public Act 182 (1962)

The Christmas Greens and Wildflower Protection Act protects attractive plants from overzealous collectors and commercial exploitation, to prevent these plants from becoming rare. This law prohibits collection of the plants listed below on someone's land without their permission. If these plants occur on your land, you may do as you wish with them, except if they are also on the endangered species list.

The Endangered Species Act protects species which have already reached rarity status and require special recovery programs. Some species are covered under both acts.

Family	Name
Celastraceae	Celastrus scandens, Climbing bittersweet
Cornaceae	Cornus florida, Flowering dogwood
Ericaceae	Ilex verticillata, Michigan holly Nemopanthus mucronata, Mountain holly Chimaphila umbellata, Prince's pine Epigea repens, Trailing arbutus
Gentianiaceae	All species of gentians
Liliaceae	All species of Trilliums **Trillium cernuum, Nodding trillium Trillium erectum, Stinking Benjamin Trillium flexipies, trillium Trillium grandiflorum, Large-flowered trillium** Trillium nivale, Snow trillium Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources Trillium recurvatum, Prairie trillium Wisconsin Plant of the Week - WDNR Trillium sessile, Sessile trillium Trillium undulatum, Painted trillium Trillium viride, trillium
Lycopodiaceae	All species of club-mosses
Nelumbonaceae	Nelumbo lutea, American lotus
Ophioglossaceae	Ohpioglossum vulgatum, Adder's tongue
Orchidaceae	All species of orchids Orchids of Wisconsin
Violaceae	Viola pedata, Bird's foot violet

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Plants protected under the Michigan Christmas Greens and Wildflower Protection Law (1943, 1962) Public Act 182 (1962)

Plants protected under the Michigan Christmas Greens and Wildflower Protection Law (1943, 1962)
Public Act 182 (1962)