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Question: I recently found a single Lilium philadelphicum in North Chatham, NH. I am wondering about the conservation status of this …

• Question

  I recently found a single Lilium philadelphicum in North Chatham, NH. I am wondering about the conservation status of this plant. I believe it is rare or extirpated in some of its more southern range. I will withhold the exact location for now. Thank you

  Answer

  Dear springfielddocs, Lilium philadelphicum is not rare in NH, but an uncommon species over some of the state and occasional in other regions. Lilies, like orchids, do draw a following, but are less specific about many natural history parameters, which allows them to grow in a wider variety of settings than some orchid species. If you believe these plants might be threatened by an unscrupulous collector, then it is certainly best to withhold the location. Great find and thank you for contacting me about it.