Alpine Lady Fern (Athyrium distentifolium) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Alpine Lady Fern

French common name:

Athyrie alpestre

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Alpine Lady Fern
2005	Alpine Lady Fern	Athyrie alpestre
2010	Alpine Lady Fern	Athyrie alpestre
2015	Alpine Lady Fern	Athyrie alpestre
2020	Alpine Lady Fern	Athyrie alpestre

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Polypodiophytina

Class

Polypodiopsida

Subclass

Polypodiidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Athyrium distentifolium	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2005	Athyrium alpestre	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2010	Athyrium alpestre	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales
2015	Athyrium distentifolium	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales
2020	Athyrium distentifolium	Athyriaceae	Polypodiales

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	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

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

Alberta
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S1S3
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

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