Clinton's Wood Fern (Dryopteris clintoniana) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Clinton's Wood Fern

French common name:

Dryoptère de Clinton

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Clinton's Wood Fern	Dryoptère de Clinton
2005	Clinton's Wood Fern	Dryoptère de Clinton
2010	Clinton's Wood Fern	Dryoptère de Clinton
2015	Clinton's Wood Fern	Dryoptère de Clinton
2020	Clinton's Wood Fern	Dryoptère de Clinton

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	Dryopteris clintoniana	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2005	Dryopteris clintoniana	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2010	Dryopteris clintoniana	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2015	Dryopteris clintoniana	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2020	Dryopteris clintoniana	Dryopteridaceae	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	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

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	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

Quebec
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

New Brunswick
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

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 Present
2005	Not Present
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