MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 10, 2022
The state has added 30 species to the list of plants that will be illegal to sell in Maine as of January 2024, joining the 33 plants that became illegal to sell more than three years ago. The plants are banned for sale because they are invasive, meaning they spread aggressively and crowd out native species. Another 30 plants were added to a “species watch list.” The spread of this second group species will be monitored until, some five years from now, the Terrestrial Invasive Plant Stakeholder Committee begins considering anew which new plants to add to the banned list. ~ Tom Atwell