Eastern lilaeopsis (Lilaeopsis chinensis) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10

Existing Protection or Other Status Designations

It has been designated as of Special Concern in 1987 by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, but receives no legal protection. It is considered critically imperilled (S1) by the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, and is known or thought to be at risk by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. Nationally, although known from only Nova Scotia, it is given the conservation rank of N2 (NatureServe Explorer 2001). It receives no specific protection under the Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act or under any other provincial legislation.

Globally, it is considered to be very common and demonstrably secure, given the rank of G5 (NatureServe Explorer 2001). It is reported from all states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, but has been given conservation subnational ranks in only eight states. It is considered very rare (S2) in Maine, New Hampshire and New York, rare (S3) in Connecticut and North Carolina, common (S4) in New Jersey and very common (S5) in Delaware (NatureServe Explorer 2001); it has not been reported from Rhode Island since 1900, and is given the rank of SH (Enser 2002). It is designated of Special Concern in Connecticut and Threatened in New York (Young 2001, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 2002).

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