Comments on: Is Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum) Becoming More Rare in 91��Ƭ��?

By: Susanne T. Lorbeer

Susanne T. Lorbeer — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:09:41 +0000

I have seen a population of Trillium cernuum within Bear Swamp State Forest. The most recent time I saw it there was last Spring (2010). I estimate that there are more than 100 individual plants at this location. It is off trail, but near a trail, and probably safe from being run over by skiers.

By: Kenneth Hull

Kenneth Hull — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:19:46 +0000

I found nodding trilliums in Nelson Swamp 5/27/09.

By: Jackie Donnelly

Jackie Donnelly — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:55:42 +0000

The first Nodding Trillium I ever found was at Orra Phelps Nature Preserve, about 5 years ago. I haven’t found it there since, though.

By: nyflora

nyflora — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:57:00 +0000

The one dot on this map from Saratoga County was a collection made by Ora Phelps in 1926 from “Saratoga Springs.”

By: Jackie Donnelly

Jackie Donnelly — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:12:17 +0000

I used to find Nodding Trillium growing abundantly along Bog Meadow Trail near Saratoga Springs, but one summer all the leaves got mowed down and it now struggles to come back, with just a couple blooming last year. I don’t understand the compulsion to mow trails wide enough for a semi to pass through. They got the Rattlesnake Plantain too, just as it was about to bloom. I’ve contacted the caretakers of this trail, and together we’ve marked off the sensitive sites that the mowers must avoid.

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