Coastal Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Coastal Sweet Pepperbush

French common name:

Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Sweet Pepperbush	Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne
2010	Coastal Sweet Pepperbush	Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne
2015	Coastal Sweet Pepperbush	Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne
2020	Coastal Sweet Pepperbush	Clèthre à feuilles d'aulne

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	Clethra alnifolia	Clethraceae	Ericales
2010	Clethra alnifolia	Clethraceae	Ericales
2015	Clethra alnifolia	Clethraceae	Ericales
2020	Clethra alnifolia	Clethraceae	Ericales

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	Vulnerable
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Critically Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.	Assessed by COSEWIC in May 2014 as threatened
2020	Imperiled	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1
2020	Imperiled - N2

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	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	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	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Imperiled - S2

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