Implementing Provisions concerning Plant Protection and the Sale of Alpine Flowers

1. The uprooting, digging up, offering for sale, commercial dispatch, and generally the large-scale picking of the plants protected under Articles 2 and 3 herein is prohibited. The sale of flowers is entirely and absolutely prohibited for everyone on public roads and squares (both within and outside municipalities), in front of railway stations and inns, etc. The prohibition on offering for sale, dispatch, and sale also applies to shops, kiosks, and inns.

1. The following are considered absolutely protected plants with a total prohibition on picking

| German Name | Latin Name |

| --- | --- |

| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia |

| Lily of the Valley | Convallaria majalis |

| Martagon Lily | Lilium martagon |

| Fire Lily | Lilium bulbiferum |

| Yellow Iris | Iris pseudacorus |

| Siberian Iris | Iris sibirica |

| Burnt Orchid | Orchis ustulata |

| Red Helleborine | Cephalanthera rubra |

| Fly Orchid | Ophrys insectifera |

| Bee Orchid | Ophrys apifera |

| Bumblebee Orchid | Ophrys fuciflora |

| Lady's Slipper | Cypripedium calceolus |

| Alpine Columbine | Aquilegia alpina |

| Rock Daphne | Daphne striata |

| Alpine Sea Holly (Edelweiss Thistle) | Eryngium alpinum |

1. The following are considered plants from which only a few specimens (flowers or branches) may be picked

| German Name | Latin Name |

| --- | --- |

| Alpine Aster | Aster alpinus |

| Cyclamen | Cyclamen europaeum |

| Edelweiss | Leontopodium alpinum |

| Rock Auricula | Primula Auricula |

| Burnt Orchid | Nigritella nigra |

| Paradise Lily | Paradisia Liliastrum |

| Pasque Flower | Anemona vernalis |

| Purple Gentian | Gentiana purpurea |

| Mezereon | Daphne Mezereum |

| Silver Thistle | Carlina acaulis |

| Mountain Pink | Dianthus Caryophyllus |

| Stemless Gentian | Gentiana Kochiana and Clusii |

| Holly | Ilex aquifolium |

2. Furthermore, the following plants are federally protected

| German Name | Latin Name |

| --- | --- |

| Tall Larkspur | Delphinium elatum |

| Alpine Poppy | Papaver alpinum |

| Androsace, all species | Androsace, all species |

| Sky Pilot | Eritrichium nanum |

| Edelrauten, all small alpine species | Artemisia, all alpine species |

1. The excavation of the aforementioned plants (Articles 2 and 3) is completely prohibited throughout the entire territory of the canton.

2. The following activities are permitted for the species protected under Articles 2 and 3 above

a) the excavation of individual specimens for scientific or educational purposes

b) the picking of only a few specimens of plants under Article 3 for purely private use

c) the disposal of plants from one’s own property, provided that the sale of such plants is prohibited according to Article 1

1. In the interest of beekeeping and its significance for the pollination of fruit trees, the following are protected: all catkin-bearing trees and shrubs, such as poplars, willows, hazels, during the time of catkin blooming.

1. These Enforcement Provisions come into force immediately and replace the regulations concerning the sale of alpine plants dated June 22, 1964 (Official Gazette Number 26 of June 25, 1964).