Burr Ragweed (Ambrosia acanthicarpa) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Burr Ragweed

French common name:

Franserie lampourde

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Flat-spined Burr Ragweed
2010	Bur Ragweed	Franserie lampourde
2015	Burr Ragweed	Franserie lampourde
2020	Burr Ragweed	Franserie lampourde

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Asteranae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Asteraceae	Asterales
2010	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Asteraceae	Asterales
2015	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Asteraceae	Asterales
2020	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Asteraceae	Asterales

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
2005	Imperiled
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3

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

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Saskatchewan
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Manitoba
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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

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

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present