Prairie Moonwort (Botrychium campestre) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Prairie Moonwort

French common name:

Botryche des champs

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Prairie Dunewort	Botryche champêtre
2005	Prairie Moonwort	Botryche champêtre
2010	Prairie Moonwort	Botryche des champs
2015	Prairie Moonwort	Botryche des champs
2020	Prairie Moonwort	Botryche des champs

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 campestre	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2005	Botrychium campestre	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2010	Botrychium campestre	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2015	Botrychium campestre	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2020	Botrychium campestre	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
2000	Imperiled
2005	Imperiled
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
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	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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	Imperiled - S2
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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

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	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

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 Assessed - 6
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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