河南卢氏县农民在田间地头发现野草,收工回家时顺便采摘,被当地森林警察发现,移送司法机关提起公诉。经司法鉴定机构认定,犯罪嫌疑人采摘的“野草”属于国家重点保护植物——蕙兰,因而其行为构成非法采伐国家重点保护植物罪,判处有期徒刑3年,并处罚金3000元。这一事件引起社会广泛讨论。不过就是采了路边野草,怎么竟招来牢狱之灾?是公众对法律认识不够还是法律宣传不到位? Lushi County, Henan Province, found grass in the fields, picked up the way home when picking, by the local forest police found, transferred to the judiciary for prosecution. Judicial identification agencies found that the “wild grass” picked by the suspects belonged to Cymbidium, a national key protected plant, and thus constituted a crime of illegally harvesting plants under State protection and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 yuan. This incident caused widespread social discussions. However, it is the roadside weeds, how it strikes a prison? Is the public not enough understanding of the law or legal advocacy is not in place?