2.įirst discovered in the 1800s, the purple coneflower grows only in the cedar glades of Middle Tennessee. The move, announced Wednesday, will become official on Sept. The Tennessee purple coneflower is only the fifth plant ever to be removed from the list owing to a recovery. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to take it off its Threatened and Endangered Species list. But it was believed to be extinct before a botanist found a sample in the 1960s.įifty years after it was brought back from extinction, a Southern flower has taken another step toward survival, as the U.S. Switzerland will, in general, utilize existing DUS reports provided by any member of the Union.The Tennessee purple coneflower, a wild Echinacea plant, was first discovered in the late 1800s. In deciding whether such test reports are wholly sufficient for the Australian examination of the variety, the Authority refers to the relevant sections of the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act (1994).Ĭanada will accept foreign DUS test reports from any UPOV member for horticulture and ornamental varieties (except Solanum species), in lieu of conducting the trials in Canada. South Africa will provide copies of all its DUS test reports to other UPOV members.Īustralia generally accepts DUS reports from UPOV members for any taxon except Solanum tuberosum L. (providing) indicates that the authority specified in the utilizing column will, in general, utilize existing DUS reports provided by any member of the Union.Īustralia will provide copies of all its DUS test reports to other UPOV members.

(utilizing) indicates that the authority specified in providing column will, in general, provide existing DUS reports to any member of the Union. (European Union (Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO))) In cases where a DUS test report is not available from a member of the Union, the Office of Plant Variety Protection will request an appropriate authority or testing of a member of the Union to perform a DUS test on its behalf. (Switzerland): DUS tests are not conducted in Switzerland.

in the case of a species: the genus or family is covered by an agreement).Īuthorities Receiving Examination Reports ( ): Genus or species covered by agreement for a taxon of a higher rank to which it belongs (e.g. in the receiving column indicates that the authority specified in the offering column offers to carry out examinations for any interested member of the Union.Įntries between ^ ^ indicate experience at the level of a lower botanical rank (for example in the case of a genus: there is experience at the level of one the species in the genus). Authorities which have granted variety protection: please refer to the UPOV-ROM Plant Variety DatabaseĪgreements for Cooperation in DUS ExaminationĮntries in parenthesis indicate experience at the level of a higher botanical rank (for example in the case of a species: there is experience at the level of the genus to which it belongs).Agreements for Cooperation in DUS Examination.African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)Ĭhina - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)Įuropean Union (Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO))Įntries between ^ ^ indicate Test Guidelines that cover a lower botanical rank (for example in the case of a genus: there are Test Guidelines at the level of one of the species in the genus).Ĭooperation in DUS Examination (key to abbreviations)