Scientific Collection and Commercial Use of Native Plant Species

The scientific collection and commercial harvest and use of native species is in some cases regulated. This page provides links to all the information required to undertake these activities legally.

• Native plant species listed as endangered, vulnerable or rare under the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. In this case a permit is required regardless of the land tenure (current list of species protected).
• Any native plant species listed on the regulations of the Nature Conservation Act 2002. In this case the permit is required for all land tenures, unless stated otherwise in the regulations.
• Any native plant species from public lands managed by the State Government.
• Any native plant species from Private Sanctuaries and Private Nature Reserves which have been declared under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, if you are not the owner of that land.

• Information Sheet for Permits, Authorities and Other Licences required to 'Take' Native Flora in Tasmania

• Guidelines for Permit Applications for the 'Taking' of Native Flora

• Permit Application Form for the 'Taking' of Native Flora - Microsoft Word Version [173 KB/3 pages]
• Permit Application Form for the 'Taking' of Native Flora - Adobe Acrobat PDF Version [33 KB/3 pages]

For information on equivalent permits that cover Commonwealth areas in Tasmania, see the Commonwealth Government Department of Environment and Heritage web site for Listed Species Permits

• Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
• Antarctic and Subantarctic
• Import and Export of Wildlife (Non-Commercial)

• Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Commercial Permits
• Collection of Marine Species
• Regulation of the Harvest of Tree Ferns
• Tree Fern Management Plan
• Import and Export of Wildlife (Commercial)

Scientific Name	Common Name
Agastachys odorate	Fragrant candlebush
Anopterus glandulosus	Native laurel Notesheet
Banksia marginata	Silver banksia
Bellendena montana	Mountain rocket
Blechnum nudum	Fishbone waterfern
Blechnum wattsi	Hard waterfern
Cenarrhenes nitida	Native plum Notesheet
Dicksonia antarctica	Tree fern Notesheet FPA Technical Notesheet No. 5 - Identification and management of treeferns
Gahnia grandis	Cutting grass
Gleichenia dicarpa	Pouched coralfern
Gleichenia microphylla	Scrambling coralfern
Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus	Buttongrass
Lomatia tinctori	Guitarplant
Microsorum pustulatum	Kangaroo fern Notesheet
Nothofagus cunninghamii	Myrtle beech Notesheet
Polystichum proliferum	Mother shield fern Notesheet
Rumohra adiantiformis	Leathery shieldfern
Sphagnum moss (S. cristatum, S. australe, & S. subsecundum)	Sphagnum Moss
Sticherus tener	Silky fanfern
Sticherus urceolatus	Umbrella fanfern
Tasmannia lanceolata	Mountain pepper
Telopea truncata	Tasmanian waratah
Xanthorrhoea australis	Southern grasstree National Grass Tree Harvest Guidelines

Further Information

This page - http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/PWOD-7PN4Z3?open - was last published on 3 November 2009 by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Questions concerning its content can be sent to NatureConservation Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6233 6556.

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