Nyphaea spp

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Bulbs / Tubers
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Consignments are to be free from foreign matter or debris, prohibited plants, noxious weed seeds, and living organisms such as parasitic plants, pathogens, insects, snails and mites.

Material found to be co-mingled with prohibited or infested material will be subject to the same action as the prohibited or infested material (ie: re-export, destruction, etc)

The exporter /importer is responsible for ensuring that plant material imported into the USA complies with all applicable requirements stated in Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 319.37

All consignments must be bare rooted

For plants produced in the land - Endorsement 2975 applies.
Land/soil refers to the loose surface of the earth in which plants, trees, and shrubs grow, in most cases consisting of disintegrated rock with an admixture of organic material and soluble salts.
For plants grown in a variety of growing media, that is free from soil - Endorsement 2548 applies.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2975)
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The plant was grown on land or in substrate which has been microscopically inspected by the national plant protection organization of the country in which it was grown within 12 months preceding issuance of the certificate and found free from potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The plant has been grown within a secure environment in a production area that is free of potato cyst nematodes, in a soilless growing medium or invitro and has never been grown in soil nor come in contact with soil.

NPPO clarification dated 6 September 2013
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026