Purple Cudweed (Gamochaeta purpurea) 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:

Purple Cudweed

French common name:

Cotonnière pourprée

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Spoon-leaved Purple Everlasting
2010	Purple Cudweed	Cotonnière pourprée
2015	Purple Cudweed	Cotonnière pourprée
2020	Purple Cudweed	Cotonnière pourprée

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	Gamochaeta purpurea	Asteraceae	Asterales
2010	Gamochaeta purpurea	Asteraceae	Asterales
2015	Gamochaeta purpurea	Asteraceae	Asterales
2020	Gamochaeta purpurea	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	Critically Imperiled
2010	Presumed Extirpated	Increased level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2015	Presumed Extirpated
2020	Presumed Extirpated

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - NX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - NX

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	Exotic - 7
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

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

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

Ontario
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Presumed Extirpated - SX
2020	Presumed Extirpated - SX

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