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Correspondingly, is it illegal to pick wildflowers in Oregon?
See Oregon Revised States section 564.020(2); “It shall be unlawful for any person in this state to willfully or negligently cut, dig up, trim, pick, remove, mutilate or in any manner injure or mar any plant, flower, shrub, bush, fruit or other vegetation growing upon the right of way of any public highway within this
Also Know, what happens if you pick a Trillium?
Trillium is the flower no one should pick. WHILE TRILLIUM are beautiful to look at they are also extremely fragile, and picking them seriously injures the plant by preventing the leaf-like bracts from producing food for the next year, often effectively killing the plant and ensuring none will grow in its place.
If you own property where they grow, you may transplant them, but first make sure you know which species they are and are not protected. A State permit is required to collect or transplant protected species. Yes, you can grow the rarer species of trillium if you obtain them from a nursery.