Plant

Under the Lacey Act, any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seeds, parts or products thereof, and including trees from either natural or planted forest stands.

EXCLUSIONS under the Lacey Act

 The terms “plant” and “plants” exclude—

 (A) common cultivars, except trees, and common food crops (including roots, seeds, parts, or products thereof) (see 7 CFR 357.2);

 (B) a scientific specimen of plant genetic material (including roots, seeds, germplasm, parts, or products thereof) that is to be used only for laboratory or field research; and

 (C) any plant that is to remain planted or to be planted or replanted.

EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICATION OF EXCLUSIONS

 The exclusions made above do not apply if the plant is listed—

 (A) in an appendix to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249);

 (B) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or

 (C) pursuant to any State law that provides for the conservation of species that are indigenous to the State and are threatened with extinction. (16 U.S.C. 3372)