Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Northern Pitcher Plant

French common name:

Sarracénie pourpre

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Northern Pitcher Plant	Sarracénie pourpre
2010	Northern Pitcher Plant	Sarracénie pourpre
2015	Northern Pitcher Plant	Sarracénie pourpre
2020	Northern Pitcher Plant	Sarracénie pourpre

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	Sarracenia purpurea	Sarraceniaceae	Nepenthales
2010	Sarracenia purpurea	Sarraceniaceae	Nepenthales
2015	Sarracenia purpurea	Sarraceniaceae	Ericales
2020	Sarracenia purpurea	Sarraceniaceae	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	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	Sensitive - 3
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nunavut
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Imperiled - S2

British Columbia
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Alberta
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

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

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

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	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

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

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

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

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

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