Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Southern Maidenhair Fern

French common name:

Adiante cheveux-de-Vénus

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Southern Maidenhair-Fern	Adiante cheveux-de-vénus
2005	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiante cheveux-de-Vénus
2010	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiante cheveux-de-Vénus
2015	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiante cheveux-de-Vénus
2020	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Adiante cheveux-de-Vénus

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	Adiantum capillus-veneris	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales
2005	Adiantum capillus-veneris	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales
2010	Adiantum capillus-veneris	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales
2015	Adiantum capillus-veneris	Pteridaceae	Polypodiales
2020	Adiantum capillus-veneris	Pteridaceae	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	Critically Imperiled
2005	Critically Imperiled
2010	Critically Imperiled
2015	Critically Imperiled
2020	Critically Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1
2020	Critically Imperiled - N1

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	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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	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