Northern Ground-cedar (Diphasiastrum complanatum) 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:

Northern Ground-cedar

French common name:

Lycopode aplati

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Northern Clubmoss	Lycopode aplati
2010	Northern Clubmoss	Lycopode aplati
2015	Northern Ground-cedar	Lycopode aplati
2020	Northern Ground-cedar	Lycopode aplati

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Lycopodiophytina

Class

Lycopodiopsida

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Diphasiastrum complanatum	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2010	Diphasiastrum complanatum	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2015	Diphasiastrum complanatum	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2020	Diphasiastrum complanatum	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales

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	Secure

Original Ranks:

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

Yukon
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4?
2020	Apparently Secure - S4?

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

British Columbia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Not Assessed - 6
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Ontario
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

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

Prince Edward Island
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

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