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Question: I am 79 years old and learned my botany from my father. I have found in the Northampton MA Lathrop …

• Question

  I am 79 years old and learned my botany from my father. I have found in the Northampton MA Lathrop "rich woods" a trillium that has blotchy leaves; several in a community, and what may be seedlings that do not yet have the three radial leaves. Looking it up in Newcomb, I think it may be T. sessile, but he gives the range as from western New York to Illinois. Is it possible that this is a rare sighting, and needs to be protected? Or did Newcomb err in specifics of its distribution?

  Answer

  Dear Helen, is it possible you can get some images of these plants? If you are able to, I could help you confirm what may be a new record for the New England region (which would be exciting). You can contact me at ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org to discuss further. Thank you for this message and I hope to hear from you.