American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) 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:

American Beech

French common name:

Hêtre à grandes feuilles

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	American Beech	Hêtre à grandes feuilles
2010	American Beech	Hêtre à grandes feuilles
2015	American Beech	Hêtre à grandes feuilles
2020	American Beech	Hêtre à grandes feuilles

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Rosanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Fagus grandifolia	Fagaceae	Fabales
2010	Fagus grandifolia	Fagaceae	Fagales
2015	Fagus grandifolia	Fagaceae	Fagales
2020	Fagus grandifolia	Fagaceae	Fagales

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	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Apparently Secure	Increased level of risk.	Genuine change in status.	Major ongoing threat from Beech Bark Disease, but still large populations persisting with disease

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

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	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

New Brunswick
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Nova Scotia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Prince Edward Island
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

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