USA illegal orchid list?
Hi everyone,
This is a question for the members that are much more well-versed in the orchid legality status in the USA than I. Is there a listing or guidelines to distinguish what species orchids (especially Paphs and Phrags) that are not legal to import to the USA or trade within the States? As I understand it, the CITES Appendix-I plants can be imported with CITES permits, but if they are artificially propagated plants in flask they don't need a special permit from USDA/USFWS? (apart from the regular orchid import permit of P-587) And then if flasks were imported with certificates, etc, can they be freely traded/sold within the US?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
-Bill
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