Nodding Trillium

Ecology & Conservation

Proximity Score

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Native Status

✅ Outaouais ✅ Ottawa ✅ QC ✅ ON

Closest Direction

Local

CEC Eco-Regions

5 – Northern Forests, 5.2 – Mixed Wood Shield, 5.2.3 – Algonquin/Southern Laurentians

Rarity Notes

Secure in both Ontario (S5) and Quebec (S5). Globally ranked G5 (Secure) by NatureServe with IUCN status LC (Least Concern). Not listed under SARA or COSEWIC. Uncommon in the City of Ottawa per Brunton (2005).

S22 G5, N5; S26 not SARA listed; S62 Uncommon in Ottawa

Rarity Ranks

QC S5 – Secure, ON S5 – Secure

Migration

Stable

Ecological Context

Occupies moist to mesic forest understory in rich deciduous, mixed, and coniferous woods. Typical associates include Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus nigra, and Larix laricina. Found in swamp margins, boggy woods, and rich bottomlands, often on organic or peaty soils. In the Ottawa-Gatineau region, occurs in mixed deciduous-coniferous forests on moist substrates.

S7 habitats and associates; S6 rich deciduous to mixed forests; S4 damp peaty conifer woods; S48 specimens from Maniwaki in Fraxinus-Acer-Ulmus woods

Edibility & Foraging

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✅ Edible   

Foraging Notes

Young, unfolding leaves can be cooked in boiling salted water for ten minutes and served as greens. Berries and roots are reported as low toxicity if eaten. Not a commonly consumed species.

S4 Edible Parts and Warning

Seed Source

• OWSL