Blood Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Blood Milkwort

French common name:

Polygale sanguin

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Blood-red Milkwort	Polygala sanguin
2010	Blood Milkwort	Polygale sanguin
2015	Blood Milkwort	Polygale sanguin
2020	Blood Milkwort	Polygale sanguin

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

Rosanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Polygala sanguinea	Polygalaceae	Polygalales
2010	Polygala sanguinea	Polygalaceae	Polygalales
2015	Polygala sanguinea	Polygalaceae	Fabales
2020	Polygala sanguinea	Polygalaceae	Fabales

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	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N3N4
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	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3

New Brunswick
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nova Scotia
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Prince Edward Island
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

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