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Why is lions mane legally protected? It grows all over my backyard in the fall and it is legal to forage in my state/area.
by wil421 4y ago
Why is lions mane legally protected? It grows all over my backyard in the fall and it is legal to forage in my state/area.
- justusthane 4y agoSome quick googling indicates that it’s very rare in the U.K.
- jamiecurle 4y agoYou'd need to ask the woodland trust that question but I get the feeling it's because it is rare thing to see wild in the UK. It could also to be something to do with the Plant Health Act 1967 which is aimed at stopping the spread of <insert thing you're trying to stop>. Inadvertently Introducing new fungal varieties into a woodland may cause damage to the woodland. I don't know for certain though but probably down to a different take on policy approaches to ecology between our two countries.