Purple Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce caerulea) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Purple Mountain Heather

French common name:

Phyllodoce bleue

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Purple Mountain Heather	Phyllodoce bleue
2010	Blue Mountain Heather	Phyllodoce bleue
2015	Purple Mountain Heather	Phyllodoce bleue
2020	Purple Mountain Heather	Phyllodoce bleue

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	Phyllodoce caerulea	Ericaceae	Ericales
2010	Phyllodoce caerulea	Ericaceae	Ericales
2015	Phyllodoce caerulea	Ericaceae	Ericales
2020	Phyllodoce caerulea	Ericaceae	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
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

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

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

Northwest Territories
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Nunavut
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

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

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

Nova Scotia
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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