The following is a list of plants considered protected by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources which could be found in the area of north Georgia and which would be ILLEGAL to pick or have in a plant collection. (REMEMBER ALSO: NO PLANT MAY BE PICKED FROM A GEORGIA STATE PARK OR WILDERNESS AREA, ENDANGERED OR NOT!)

MOUNTAIN MAPLE, Acer spicatum -- Georgia Sensitive

PURPLE GIANT HYSSOP, Agastache scrophulariaefolia -- Georgia Sensitive

LITTLE AMPHIANTHUS, Amphianthus pusillus -- Federal Threatened

CAROLINA ANEMONE, Anemone caroliniana -- Georgia Sensitive

ARABIS, Arabis georgiana -- Georgia Threatened

SILKY BINDWEED, Calystegia sericata -- Georgia Sensitive

WILD HYACINTH, Camassia scilloides -- Georgia Sensitive

FORT MT. SEDGE, Carex amplisquama -- Georgia Sensitive

BILTMORE SEDGE, Carex biltmoreana -- Georgia Threatened

SEDGE, Carex brunnescens -- Georgia Sensitive

SEDGE, Carex manhartii -- Georgia Threatened

MISERA SEDGE, Carex misera -- Georgia Threatened

SEDGE, Carex platyphylla -- Georgia Sensitive

PURPLE SEDGE, Carex purpurifera -- Georgia Threatened

SEDGE, Carex roanensis -- Georgia Sensitive

SEDGE, Carex ruthii -- Georgia Sensitive

SEDGE, Carex scabrata -- Georgia Sensitive

SEDGE, Carex woodii -- Georgia Sensitive

AMERICAN CHESTNUT, Castanea dentata -- Georgia Sensitive

INDIAN PAINTBRUSH, Castilleja coccinea -- Georgia Sensitive

GOLDEN SAXIFRAGE, Chrysosplenium americanum -- Georgia Sensitive

YELLOWWOOD, Cladrastis kentukea -- Georgia Sensitive

BLUE BEAD LILY, Clintonia borealis -- Georgia Sensitive

SWEET FERN, Comptonia peregrina -- Georgia Sensitive

SPOTTED CORAL ROOT, Corallorhiza maculata -- Georgia Sensitive

BROADLEAF TICKSEED, Coreopsis latifolia -- Georgia Sensitive

PALE CORYDALIS, Corydalis sempervirens -- Georgia Sensitive

FRASER'S SEDGE, Cymophyllus fraseri -- Georgia Threatened

PINK LADYSLIPPER, Cypripedium acaule -- Georgia Sensitive

YELLOW LADYSLIPPER, Cypripedium calceolus -- Georgia Sensitive

SQUIRREL CORN, Dicentra canadensis -- Georgia Sensitive

BLEEDING HEART, Dicentra eximia -- Georgia Sensitive

LEATHERWOOD, Dirca palustris -- Georgia Sensitive

LOG FERN, Dropteris celsa -- Georgia Sensitive

GOLDIE'S WOOD FERN, Dryopteris goldiana -- Georgia Sensitive

SMOOTH PURPLE CONEFLOWER, Echinacea laevigata -- Federal Endangered

FRINGED GENTIAN, Gentianopsis crinita -- Georgia Threatened

ROCK ROSE, Helianthemum bicknellii -- Georgia Sensitive

SWAMP PINK, Helonias bullata -- Federal Threatened

COW PARSNIP, Heracleum lanatum -- Georgia Sensitive

SNOWY HYDRANGEA, Hydrangea radiata -- Georgia Sensitive

GOLDEN SEAL, Hydrastis canadensis -- Georgia Endangered

LARGELEAF WATERLEAF, Hydrophyllum macrophyllum -- Georgia Sensitive

MOUNTAIN ST. JOHN'S WORT, Hypericum buckleyi -- Georgia Sensitive

BLACK SPORED QUILLWORT, Isoetes melanospora -- Federal Endangered

MAT FORMING QUILLWORT, Isoetes tegetiformans -- Federal Endangered

SMALL WHORLED POGONIA, Isotria medeoloides -- Federal Endangered

LARGE-WHORLED POGONIA, Isotria verticillata -- Georgia Sensitive

BUTTERNUT, Juglans cinerea -- Georgia Sensitive

NAKED-FRUIT RUSH, Juncus gymnocarpus -- Georgia Sensitive

SHEEP-LAUREL, Kalmia angustifolia var. carolina -- Georgia Sensitive

SAND MYRTLE, Leiophyllum buxifolium -- Georgia Sensitive

FALSE PIMPERNEL, Lindernia saxicola -- Georgia Endangered

SOUTHERN TWAYBLADE, Listera australis -- Georgia Sensitive

KIDNEY-LEAVED TWAYBLADE, Listera smallii -- Georgia Sensitive

AMERICAN FLY-HONEYSUCKLE, Lonicera canadensis -- Georgia Sensitive

GROUND PINE, Lycopodium clavatum -- Georgia Sensitive

ROCK CLUBMOSS, Lycopodium porophilum -- Georgia Sensitive

FIR CLUBMOSS, Lycopodium selago -- Georgia Sensitive

GROUND CEDAR, Lycopodium tristachyum -- Georgia Sensitive

CLIMBING FERN, Lygodium palmatum -- Georgia Sensitive

FRASER LOOSESTRIFE, Lysimachia fraseri -- Georgia Sensitive

BROADLEAF BUNCHFLOWER, Melanthium hybridum -- Georgia Sensitive

VIRGINIA BLUEBELL, Mertensia virginica -- Georgia Sensitive

INDIAN OLIVE, Nestronia umbellula -- Georgia Threatened

GINSENG, Panax quinquefolium -- Georgia Sensitive

DWARF GINSENG, Panax trifolium -- Georgia Sensitive

SILVER NAIL WORT, Paronychia argyrocoma -- Georgia Sensitive

SWAMP LOUSEWORT, Pedicularis lanceolata -- Georgia Sensitive

PHLOX, Phlox amplifolia -- Georgia Sensitive

LARGE PURPLE FRINGED ORCHID, Platanthera grandiflora -- Georgia Sensitive

MONKEYFACE ORCHID, Platanthera integrilabia -- Georgia Threatened

FRINGELESS PURPLE ORCHID, Platanthera peramoena -- Georgia Sensitive

SMALL PURPLE FRINGED ORCHID, Platanthera psycodes -- Georgia Sensitive

THREE-TOOTH CINQUEFOIL, Potentilla tridentata -- Georgia Endangered

FIRE CHERRY or PIN CHERRY, Prunus pensylvanica -- Georgia Sensitive

CHOKE CHERRY, Prunus virginiana -- Georgia Sensitive

VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN MINT, Pycnanthemum virginianum -- Georgia Sensitive

OGLETHORPE OAK, Quercus oglethorpensis -- Georgia Threatened

MICHAUX'S SUMAC, Rhus michauxii -- Federal Endangered

STAGHORN SUMAC, Rhus typhina -- Georgia Sensitive

DWARF PALMETTO, Sabal minor -- Georgia Sensitive

ROSE GENTIAN, Sabatia capitata -- Georgia Sensitive

RED ELDERBERRY, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens -- Georgia Sensitive

CANADA BURNET, Sanguisorba canadensis -- Georgia Threatened

GREEN PITCHER PLANT, Sarracenia oreophila -- Federal Endangered

NORTHERN PITCHER PLANT, Sarracenia purpurea -- Georgia Endangered

CLIMBING MAGNOLIA, Schisandra glabra -- Georgia Threatened

TUFTED CLUB RUSH, Scirpus cespitosus -- Georgia Sensitive

LARGE FLOWERED SKULLCAP, Scutellaria montana -- Federal Endangered

BOTTOMLAND SKULLCAP, Scutellaria nervosa -- Georgia Sensitive

OCMULGEE SKULLCAP, Scutellaria ocmulgee -- Georgia Threatened

PIEDMONT RAGWORT, Senecio millefolium -- Georgia Threatened

OCONEE BELLS, Shortia galacifolia -- Georgia Endangered

OVATE CATCHFLY, Silene ovata -- Georgia Sensitive

AMERICAN MOUNTAIN ASH, Sorbus americana -- Georgia Sensitive

HARDHACK, Spiraea tomentosa -- Georgia Sensitive

OVAL LADIES' TRESSES, Spiranthes ovalis -- Georgia Sensitive

ROSY TWISTED STALK, Streptopus roseus -- Georgia Sensitive

DWARF FILMY FERN, Trichomanes petersii -- Georgia Sensitive

STARFLOWER, Trientalis borealis -- Georgia Endangered

PALE YELLOW TRILLIUM, Trillium discolor -- Georgia Sensitive

PERSISTENT TRILLIUM, Trillium persistens -- Federal Endangered

RELICT TRILLIUM, Trillium reliquum -- Federal Endangered

UNMARKED PAINTED TRILLIUM, Trillium undulatum forma enotatum -- Ga. Sensitive

HORSE GENTIAN, Triosteum aurantiacum -- Georgia Sensitive

CAROLINA HEMLOCK, Tsuga caroliniana -- Georgia Sensitive

BEARBERRY, Vaccinium erythrocarpum -- Georgia Sensitive

HAIRY BLUEBERRY, Vaccinium hirsutum -- Georgia Sensitive

AMERICAN FALSE HELLEBORE, Veratrum viride -- Georgia Sensitive

WITCH HOBBLE, Viburnum lantanoides -- Georgia Sensitive

AMERICAN DOG VIOLET, Viola conspersa -- Georgia Sensitive

PIEDMONT BARREN STRAWBERRY, Waldsteinia lobata -- Georgia Threatened

TURKEYBEARD, Xerophyllum asphodeloides -- Georgia Sensitive

TENNESSEE YELLOW-EYED GRASS, Xyris tennesseensis -- Federal Endangered