Alpine Woodsia (Woodsia alpina) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Alpine Woodsia

French common name:

Woodsie alpine

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Northern Woodsia	Woodsie alpine
2005	Alpine Woodsia	Woodsie alpine
2010	Alpine Cliff Fern	Woodsie alpine
2015	Alpine Woodsia	Woodsie alpine
2020	Alpine Woodsia	Woodsie alpine

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	Woodsia alpina	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2005	Woodsia alpina	Dryopteridaceae	Polypodiales
2010	Woodsia alpina	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales
2015	Woodsia alpina	Woodsiaceae	Polypodiales
2020	Woodsia alpina	Woodsiaceae	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
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Vulnerable
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Northwest Territories
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nunavut
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Unrankable - SU

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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 - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Ontario
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

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

New Brunswick
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Nova Scotia
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

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015
2020

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

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2

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