Mountain Firmoss (Huperzia appalachiana) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Mountain Firmoss

French common name:

Lycopode des Appalaches

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Mountain Firmoss	Lycopode des Appalaches
2010	Mountain Firmoss	Lycopode des Appalaches
2015	Mountain Firmoss	Lycopode des Appalaches
2020	Mountain Firmoss	Lycopode des Appalaches

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	Huperzia appalachiana	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2010	Huperzia appressa	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2015	Huperzia appressa	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiales
2020	Huperzia appressa	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	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	Undetermined - 5
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Ontario
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2?
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Secure - S5?
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Nova Scotia
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

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

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

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

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

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