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Updated Species Lists
February 2nd, 2021

Species lists have been updated and posted to our species list page. Ranking updates are a result of the 2020 program on the General Status of Species in Canada.

Summary of Vascular Plant Tracking List Changes:

Several updates and additions have been made to the Saskatchewan Vascular Plant List. Four new taxa were added to the provincial list as a result of a comprehensive cross-reference with the Flora of North America. Three other taxa were newly discovered in Saskatchewan in 2020, and two others were confirmed.

Scientific Name S Rank (2021) Tracked? New Species for Sask. List Notes
Agrostis exarata S3S4 Yes No Newly tracked
Carex sterilis S1S2 Yes No Newly tracked
Cuscuta umbrosa S3 Yes No Newly tracked
Elymus curvatus S3S4 Yes No Newly tracked
Polypodium virginianum S3 Yes No Newly tracked
Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides S3 Yes No Newly tracked
Humulus lupulus var. neomexicanus S3 Yes No Newly tracked
Botrychium lunaria S4 No No No longer tracked
Carex trisperma var. trisperma S4 No No No longer tracked
Rhododendron tomentosum S4 No No No longer tracked
Sceptridium multifidum S4 No No No longer tracked
Utricularia minor S4 No No No longer tracked
Asplenium viride S1 Yes Yes Found in 2020
Pseudognaphalium macounii SNR No Yes Reported by Flora of North America (2006)
Callitriche stenoptera SNR No Yes Reported by Flora of North America (2019)
Botrychium tenebrosum SNR Yes Yes Found in 2020
Orobanche corymbosa ssp. mutabilis SNR Yes Yes Confirmed in 2020
Primula frigida SNR Yes Yes Reported by Flora of North America (2009)
Gymnocarpium robertianum SNR Yes Yes Found in 2020
Veronica catenata SNR No Yes Reported by Flora of North America (2019)
Bidens tripartita S1 Yes Yes Confirmed in 2020

Summary of Vertebrate Species Tracking List Changes:

Scientific Name Common Name S Rank (2021) Tracked? Notes
Acanthis hornemanni Hoary Redpoll SUB,S5N,S5M Yes Tracked
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper SUB,SUM Yes Tracked
Geothlypis tolmiei MacGillivray's Warbler SUB,SUM Yes Tracked
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird SUB,SUM Yes Tracked
Oporornis agilis Connecticut Warbler S4B,S4M No Removed from tracking list
Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeak SUB Yes Tracked
Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis S4B,S4M No Removed from tracking list
Spizelloides arborea American Tree Sparrow S1B,S5M Yes Tracked
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs S4B,S4M Yes Tracked, COSEWIC Listed in 2020
Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper SUB,SUM Yes Tracked

Information in each species list report is current only to the date at which it was published, and this date can be found on each report. As we are frequently updating information in our system, it is advised that you check the SKCDC species lists page for the latest report prior to starting your project.

For more information on how species lists are created, view our page on generating species lists. For descriptions of species conservation rank meanings, see our ranking methodology page.

 

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