Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

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:

Canada Cinquefoil

French common name:

Potentille du Canada

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Canada Cinquefoil	Potentille du Canada
2010	Canada Cinquefoil	Potentille du Canada
2015	Canada Cinquefoil	Potentille du Canada
2020	Canada Cinquefoil	Potentille du Canada

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	Potentilla canadensis	Rosaceae	Rosales
2010	Potentilla canadensis	Rosaceae	Rosales
2015	Potentilla canadensis	Rosaceae	Rosales
2020	Potentilla canadensis	Rosaceae	Rosales

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	Unrankable
2010	Imperiled	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2015	Imperiled
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - N2N3
2020	Imperiled - N2N3

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	Undetermined - 5
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2?
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Quebec
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Nova Scotia
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

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

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