Upswept Moonwort (Botrychium ascendens) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Upswept Moonwort

French common name:

Botryche ascendant

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Upward-Lobed Moonwort
2005	Upswept Moonwort
2010	Upswept Moonwort	Botryche ascendant
2015	Upswept Moonwort	Botryche ascendant
2020	Upswept Moonwort	Botryche ascendant

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Polypodiophytina

Class

Polypodiopsida

Subclass

Ophioglossidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Botrychium ascendens	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2005	Botrychium ascendens	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2010	Botrychium ascendens	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2015	Botrychium ascendens	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2020	Botrychium ascendens	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2020	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	New information not reflecting genuine change.	More documented occurrences

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Not Assessed - 6
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Alberta
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Saskatchewan
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present