Quill Spikerush (Eleocharis nitida) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Quill Spikerush

French common name:

Éléocharide brillante

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Quill Spike-rush	Éléocharide brillante
2010	Quill Spikerush	Éléocharide brillante
2015	Quill Spikerush	Éléocharide brillante
2020	Quill Spikerush	Éléocharide brillante

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

Lilianae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Eleocharis nitida	Cyperaceae	Cyperales
2010	Eleocharis nitida	Cyperaceae	Cyperales
2015	Eleocharis nitida	Cyperaceae	Poales
2020	Eleocharis nitida	Cyperaceae	Poales

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	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3N4

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	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Alberta
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

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

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

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

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

Nova Scotia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Prince Edward Island
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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