Boreal Moonwort

Botrychium boreale

Species code GS000008

General Status in Canada

Not Present


The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

Common Names


English common name:

French common name:

YearEnglish common name French common name
2000Boreal Moonwort
2005Boreal Moonwort
2010Northern MoonwortBotryche boréal
2015Northern MoonwortBotryche boréal

Scientific Names


Higher Classification:

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2000Botrychium borealeOphioglossaceaeOphioglossales
2005Botrychium borealeOphioglossaceaeOphioglossales
2010Botrychium borealeOphioglossaceaeOphioglossales
2015Botrychium boreale

Priority Score


This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks


YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2000Imperiled
2005Imperiled
2010UnrankableChanged from or to ranks U, NR, NA.Improved knowledge of the species.
2015Deleted species.Improved knowledge of the species.All specimens re-identified to Botrychium pinnatum

Original Ranks:


Canada
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005May Be At Risk - 2
2010Undetermined - 5
2015Not Present
Yukon
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Northwest Territories
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Nunavut
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
British Columbia
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005May Be At Risk - 2
2010Undetermined - 5
2015Not Present
Alberta
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005Undetermined - 5
2010Undetermined - 5
2015Not Present
Saskatchewan
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Manitoba
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Ontario
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Quebec
2000Not Present
2005May Be At Risk - 2
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
New Brunswick
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Nova Scotia
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Prince Edward Island
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Newfoundland and Labrador
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015
Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015Not Present
Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015Not Present
Pacific Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present