Allen's Buttercup (Ranunculus allenii) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Allen's Buttercup

French common name:

Renoncule d'Allen

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Allen's Buttercup	Renoncule d'Allen
2010	Allen's Buttercup	Renoncule d'Allen
2015	Allen's Buttercup	Renoncule d'Allen
2020	Allen's Buttercup	Renoncule d'Allen

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Ranunculanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Ranunculus allenii	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales
2010	Ranunculus allenii	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales
2015	Ranunculus allenii	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales
2020	Ranunculus allenii	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales

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	Vulnerable
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - N4
2020	Vulnerable - N3N4

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	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Imperiled - S2

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	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

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