Mingan Moonwort (Botrychium minganense) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Mingan Moonwort

French common name:

Botryche de Mingan

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Mingan's Moonwort	Botryche de Minganie
2005	Mingan Moonwort	Botryche de Mingan
2010	Mingan Moonwort	Botryche de Mingan
2015	Mingan Moonwort	Botryche de Mingan
2020	Mingan Moonwort	Botryche de Mingan

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 minganense	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2005	Botrychium minganense	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2010	Botrychium minganense	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2015	Botrychium minganense	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2020	Botrychium minganense	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	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Quebec
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

New Brunswick
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015
2020

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

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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