Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Male Fern

French common name:

Dryoptère fougère-mâle

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Male Fern	Fougère mâle
2005	Male Fern	Fougère mâle
2010	Male Fern	Dryoptère fougère mâle
2015	Male Fern	Dryoptère fougère-mâle
2020	Male Fern	Dryoptère fougère-mâle

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 filix-mas	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2005	Dryopteris filix-mas	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2010	Dryopteris filix-mas	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2015	Dryopteris filix-mas	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2020	Dryopteris filix-mas	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	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	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	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
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

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	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	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
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	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

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

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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