Rattlesnake Fern (Botrychium virginianum) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Rattlesnake Fern

French common name:

Botryche de Virginie

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Rattlesnake Fern	Botryche de Virginie
2005	Rattlesnake Fern	Botryche de Virginie
2010	Rattlesnake Fern	Botryche de Virginie
2015	Rattlesnake Fern	Botryche de Virginie
2020	Rattlesnake Fern	Botryche de Virginie

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 virginianum	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2005	Botrychium virginianum	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2010	Botrychium virginianum	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2015	Botrypus virginianus	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossales
2020	Botrypus virginianus	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	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

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

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

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Prince Edward Island
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

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

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

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

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