Icegrass (Phippsia algida) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Icegrass

French common name:

Phippsie arctique

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Ice Grass	Phippsie arctique
2010	Ice Grass	Phippsie froide
2015	Icegrass	Phippsie arctique
2020	Icegrass	Phippsie arctique

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	Phippsia algida	Poaceae	Cyperales
2010	Phippsia algida	Poaceae	Cyperales
2015	Phippsia algida	Poaceae	Poales
2020	Phippsia algida	Poaceae	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	Notes
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	New information not reflecting genuine change.	More documented occurrences

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Northwest Territories
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nunavut
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Secure - S5

British Columbia
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

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

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	Sensitive - 3
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

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