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COSEWIC Status Reports (291 record(s) found.)
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COSEWIC Status Reports
- COSEWIC Status Report - Atlantic Salmon - Inner Bay of Fundy populations - Update (2006)
  
  The anadromous form of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) grows to maturity in the ocean but returns to fresh water to reproduce. The species is naturally structured into genetically differentiated po...
- COSEWIC Status Report - American Columbo (2006)
  
  American columbo (Frasera caroliniensis) is a taprooted perennial herb of the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Plants exist most of their lives as a basal rosette of leaves that may be as large as 40 cm...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Atlantic Salmon Lake Ontario population (2006)
  
  The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) belongs to the family Salmonidae that includes Atlantic and Pacific salmon, trout, charr, grayling and whitefishes. Adult Atlantic salmon that have been out to sea h...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Atlantic Walrus (2006)
  
  Walruses are large gregarious pinnipeds with front flippers that can support them upright, like otariids, hind flippers that are structured and function like phocid seal hind flippers, upper canine te...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Blue Shark, Atlantic and Pacific Populations (2006)
  
  The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is long and slender with distinctive blue coloration on dorsal and lateral surfaces. They are widespread and highly migratory with some evidence of movement between he...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Blue-grey Taildropper slug (2006)
  
  The Blue-grey Taildropper is one of nine described species of taildropper slugs (genus Prophysaon) endemic to western North America. It is a small- to medium-sized slug (up to 45 mm long when extended...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bolander's Quillwort (2006)
  
  Bolander’s quillwort (Isoetes bolanderi) is a small, perennial aquatic plant classified as a fern-ally (pteridophyte); it has pale green, simple quill-like leaves arising from a corm embedded in the l...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Brook Spike-primrose (2006)
  
  Brook spike-primrose (Epilobium torreyi) is an erect, annual herb from a taproot. Its leaves are narrow, toothless or nearly so, and nearly stalkless. The lower leaves are oppositely arranged, and l...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Cherry Birch (2006)
  
  Cherry birch (Betula lenta) is a tree in the birch family (Betulaceae). It has alternate leaves that are simple and toothed. It is distinguished from the other birches by its dark bark breaking into...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Chinook Salmon, Okanagan population (2006)
  
  The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Walbaum) is one of six species of the Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus) native to North America. This report assesses the status of the chinook salmon p...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Coast Microseris (2006)
  
  Coast microseris (Microseris bigelovii) is a small stemless herb of the aster family with narrow, entire to deeply lobed basal leaves and a leafless flowering stalk bearing a single yellow flower head...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Contorted-pod Evening-primrose (2006)
  
  Contorted-pod evening-primrose (Camissonia contorta) is a member of the Evening-primrose family. It is a diminutive, slender herb, up to 40 cm long, arising from a slender taproot. Its stem is wiry,...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dwarf Woolly-heads (2006)
  
  Psilocarphus brevissimus is a prostrate, matted annual herb with a short taproot. The plants are from 8 to 20 cm long. The few leaves are restricted to the stems and are opposite, lance-linear to lanc...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Gaspé Shrew (2006)
  
  Part of the Sorex complex comprising 40-50 Holarctic species, the Gaspé Shrew Sorex gaspensis (French, la Musaraigne de Gaspé) and long-tailed or rock shrew S. dispar (French, la Musaraigne longicaude...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Green-scaled willow (2006)
  
  Green-scaled willow (Salix chlorolepis) is a branched dwarf shrub, typically under 30 cm tall, with erect branchlets. The simple leaves are short-stalked and are initially covered with a whitish-waxy...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Harbour Porpoise (Northwest Atlantic Population) (2006)
  
  Harbour porpoises are among the smallest cetaceans and, in eastern Canada, few individuals exceed 1.7 m in total length. Like all phocoenids, harbour porpoises possess rounded heads that lack an exter...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lake Erie Watersnake (2006)
  
  The Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, is one of two subspecies of the Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon (family Colubridae), found in Canada. Lake Erie Watersnakes range in colour f...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Mapleleaf Mussel, Saskatchewan – Nelson and Great Lakes – Western St. Lawrence Populations (2006)
  
  The Mapleleaf, Quadrula quadrula, (Rafinesque, 1820) is a freshwater bivalve belonging in the family Unionidae. The shell is thick, quadrate in outline and ranges in colour from yellowish green throug...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Fur Seal (2006)
  
  The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus, Linnaeus 1758) is a sexually dimorphic species. Mature males exceed the size of females by an average factor of 3.4-5.4, and are black to reddish brown in ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Nuttall's Cottontail nuttallii subspecies (2006)
  
  Nuttall’s Cottontail is a small rabbit with a total length of 319 mm (263-363) and a body mass of 496 g (342-778). It has a pale brown dorsal pelage, a distinct pale brown nape on the back of the head...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Ord's kangaroo rat (2006)
  
  Ord’s kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ordii Woodhouse 1853), a small, nocturnal rodent, is the only species of Dipodomys that occurs in Canada. It has large hind legs and feet, and mainly orange-brown dorsal ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pacific Water Shrew (2006)
  
  The Pacific water shrew is the largest North American species of Sorex with a total length of 154 mm and a body mass of 10.6 g. The dorsal pelage ranges from dark brown to black; the undersides are da...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rainbow mussel (2006)
  
  The Rainbow mussel, Villosa iris, is a small freshwater mussel (average length in Canada about 55 mm) with a compressed, elongate-elliptical shape. The shell is yellowish, yellowish-green, or brown (i...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rough Agalinis (2006)
  
  Rough agalinis (Agalinis aspera) is a dicotyledonous (having two embryonic leaves) flowering plant that is currently considered a member of the broomrape family (Orobanchaceae). It is a slender annual...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Short-rayed Alkali Aster (2006)
  
  The short-rayed alkali aster, Symphyotrichum frondosum, is a late emergent shoreline species reported primarily from lakeshore habitats in moist drawdown zones of sandy beaches and perimeters of alkal...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Shortfin Mako, Atlantic population (2006)
  
  Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is one of two species in the genus Isurus. In French this species is known as Requin - taupe bleu. Shortfin makos are identified by a pointed snout, a caudal keel, an...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Smooth Goosefoot (2006)
  
  Smooth goosefoot (Chenopodium subglabrum) is a member of the Chenopodiaceae or goosefoot family. It is a shallow-rooted annual with many ascending, branched stems, 2-8 dm tall. Leaves are alternate,...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Southern Flying Squirrel, Atlantic (Nova Scotia) & Great Lakes Plains Populations (2006)
  
  The southern flying squirrel is a small, arboreal squirrel with soft, greyish-brown fur on the back and sides and pure white belly hairs. They are distinguishable from northern flying squirrels (Glauc...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Painted Turtle, Pacific Coast, Intermountain – Rocky Mountain & Prairie/Western Boreal – Canadian Shield Populations (2006)
  
  The Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta, is a small freshwater turtle with a smooth, dark carapace (upper shell) and outstanding red and yellow patterns on its limbs and plastron (ventral shell). There a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - White Shark, Atlantic & Pacific Populations (2006)
  
  The (great) white shark (Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)) is the only living species of this genus. In French it is called ‘grand requin blanc’. It is recognizable in the field by its conspicu...
- COSEWIC Status Report - American Eel (2006)
  
  The American eel, Anguilla rostrata LeSueur 1817, is in the order Anguilliformes, family Anguillidae. Anguilla eels are termed freshwater eels, although some species (including the American eel) are a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Aweme Borer (2006)
  
  The Aweme Borer is a noctuid (cutworm or owlet) moth belonging to a subgroup known as the borers. It was described from two specimens collected in 1905 at Aweme, Manitoba, in or near present-day Spruc...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Burrowing Owl (2006)
  
  Burrowing Owls are small, long-legged predators of the open prairie with a close association with burrowing mammals such as ground squirrels (Spermophilus spp.), badgers (Taxidea taxus), and prairie d...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Carmine Shiner (2006)
  
  In 1994 and again in 2001, COSEWIC assessed minnows belonging to the rosyface shiner species complex, including those in Manitoba, as rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus). In 2001, the Manitoba populat...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Cryptic Paw (2006)
  
  Nephroma occultum is a rare lichen, endemic to Western North America. It is strongly associated with humid old growth forests and is characterized by a yellowish, greenish, or bluish-grey upper surfac...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Deepwater Sculpin Great Lakes-Western St. Lawrence populations & Western populations (2006)
  
  The deepwater sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii, is a lake-dwelling sculpin in North America. Much confusion and misinformation exists due to the lack of recognition of differences between three clos...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern Persius Duskywing (2006)
  
  The Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) is a small, dark butterfly with four tiny white spots on the forewings. It is in the group of butterflies known as skippers in the subfamily Pyrginae, within th...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth (2006)
  
  The Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth is a small moth with a wingspan of 11 21 mm. The body of the moth is covered with white scales. The forewings are usually entirely white, but can have up to 18 smal...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Ghost Antler (2006)
  
  Pseudevernia cladonia is a chalky white to pale grey tree-inhabiting macrolichen with evenly bifurcating, narrow lobes. Although the lobes are flattened in cross-section, and have a channeled, black-m...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Gold-edged Gem (2006)
  
  The Gold-edged Gem is a small (has a 16-20 mm wingspan), day-flying, noctuid (cutworm or owlet) moth in the subfamily Heliothinae (Flower Moths). These moths have greenish-brown and maroon, or mostly ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Golden-winged Warbler (2006)
  
  The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera Linnaeus, Paruline à ailes dorées) is a small (9-11 g) wood warbler. Both sexes are grey with yellow wing patches and crown; males have black masks an...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Half-moon Hairstreak (2006)
  
  The Half-moon Hairstreak, named after its type locality at Half-Moon Ranch in Wyoming, is a small drab hairstreak butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The adult butterflies are brown or blackish brown ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Ivory Gull (2006)
  
  The Ivory Gull is a medium-sized gull, approximately 10% larger and longer-winged than the Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). It is distinctive at all ages, but is particularly striking in i...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Louisiana Waterthrush (2006)
  
  The Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla, is a relatively large, drab, thrush-like member of the Wood Warbler family (Parulidae). Males and females are identical in external appearance. The upper ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - McCown's Longspur (2006)
  
  The McCown’s Longspur (Calcarius mccownii) is a sparrow-sized bird with a thick bill and a distinctive inverted black “T” pattern on its white tail. No subspecies are recognized....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Non-pollinating Yucca Moth (2006)
  
  Non-pollinating Yucca Moths are small white moths of the family Prodoxidae. They have a wingspan of 22.5-35.0 mm, and are most easily identified by their larger size compared to other yucca moths. T...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Saw-whet Owl brooksi subspecies (2006)
  
  The brooksi subspecies of Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), sometimes called the Haida Gwaii Saw-whet Owl, is endemic to the Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands archipelago off the northwest ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Red-shouldered Hawk (2006)
  
  The Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus, is a medium-sized hawk that can be distinguished by its reddish-brown shoulder patches, notched outer four primaries and less than half-feathered tarsus. Its ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - River Redhorse (2006)
  
  The river redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) is one of seven species of the genus Moxostoma in Canada. It is similar in appearance to the shorthead redhorse (M. macrolepidotum) and greater redhorse (M. v...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rusty Blackbird (2006)
  
  The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is a medium-sized passerine with a slightly rounded tail that is as long as its wings. Both sexes have pale yellow eyes and a black, slightly curved bill. Du...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Seaside Centipede Lichen (2006)
  
  Heterodermia sitchensis Goward & Noble is a pale greyish, leafy, basally attached lichen belonging in the Physciaceae. It can be recognized by the presence of marginal cilia and tiny urn-like structur...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Sonora Skipper (2006)
  
  The Sonora Skipper is a butterfly of the skipper family Hesperiidae. Adults have a wingspan of 25 to 30 mm. The upper side of the wings is a combination of rusty orange and brown with blackish wing bo...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Speckled Dace (2006)
  
  Canadian speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus) differ from American populations by having higher scale counts and lacking barbels. Many subspecies are recognized in the United States with many of these...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies (2006)
  
  Three subspecies of Vesper Sparrows breed in Canada. The Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies, Pooecetes gramineus affinis, is the rarest subspecies, with a disjunct population and a restricted range. Th...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Goshawk laingi subspecies (2005)
  
  The Northern Goshawk laingi subspecies (Accipiter gentilis laingi) is a subspecies of the Northern Goshawk (A. gentilis) that occurs only on the Pacific coast of North America. It is resident from so...
- COSEWIC Status Report - "Eastslope" sculpin (2005)
  
  The "Eastslope" sculpin is a small freshwater sculpin found in Canada only in the St. Mary and Milk River systems of Alberta, and perhaps the Flathead River of British Columbia. The taxonomy of this f...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Alkaline Wing-nerved Moss (2005)
  
  Pterygoneurum kozlovii is one of four species of Pterygoneurum in North America. It is a rather inconspicuous moss that forms small to medium sized patches on soil along alkaline wetlands in dry envi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - American Chestnut (2005)
  
  American chestnut is a member of the beech family. It is the only species of chestnut native to Canada. It has elongate leaves tapered at both ends and large teeth along the margins. Flowers are ar...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Ancient Murrelet (2005)
  
  The Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus, is a seabird in the Alcidae, or auk family. It is most closely related to the Japanese Murrelet, S. wumizusume, but also to two other birds in North A...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Baikal Sedge (2005)
  
  Baikal sedge, Carex sabulosa, is a tufted perennial plant with long rhizomes. The stems are 15-35 cm long, weak, arching, with mature fruiting heads often touching the ground. The 1-3.5 mm wide leaves...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Banded Cord-moss (2005)
  
  Entosthodon fascicularis belongs to the moss family Funariaceae, characterized by small species with a great degree of vegetative similarity. There are twelve species of Entosthodon in North America,...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bering Cisco (2005)
  
  The Bering cisco is troutlike, having an elongate silvery body and terminal jaws. Adults may attain fork lengths of up to 48 cm; however, the average (fork) length of migrating fish in the Yukon River...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Black Redhorse (2005)
  
  The black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) is one of seven redhorse species in the genus Moxostoma of the sucker family Catostomidae found in Canada. It can be distinguished from the other redhorse spec...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Blanding's Turtle (2005)
  
  The Blanding's Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, is a medium-sized freshwater turtle largely confined to the Great Lakes Basin. In addition to lakes, it inhabits both permanent and temporary ponds, stream...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bowhead whales (2005)
  
  Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) (Linnaeus 1758) are large baleen whales of the family Balaenidae. The body is predominantly black with white (nonpigmented) regions on the chin, eyelids, flipper in...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Branched Phacelia (2005)
  
  Branched phacelia (Phacelia ramosissima) is a member of a genus of about 150 species, occurring mostly in western North America and Mexico. Eight of these species occur in British Columbia and 11 in C...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Cliff Paintbrush (2005)
  
  Cliff paintbrush (Castilleja rupicola) is a perennial herb that grows up to 20 cm tall. The alternate leaves usually have 3 to 5 linear, spreading lobes. The inflorescence consists of a dense terminal...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Copper Redhorse (2005)
  
  The copper redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi) is one of seven species of the genus Moxostoma (family Catostomidae) occurring in Canada. Its discovery has been attributed to Vianney Legendre in 1942 (Legendr...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dense spike-primrose (2005)
  
  Epilobium densiflorum is a densely white-hairy annual herb arising from a taproot. Its leaves are essentially stalkless and alternate varying from elongate lance-shaped to ovate-lanceolate within the ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dense-flowered lupine (2005)
  
  Lupinus densiflorus is an annual species, 20-30 cm tall. It has palmately compound leaves that occur at the base of the plants and alternately along the stem but tend to cluster near the top. The le...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dwarf Lake Iris (2005)
  
  Dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) is a small iris reaching a height of about 10 cm with broadly linear, curved leaves. Flowers are showy, 3-5 cm wide, usually blue. The plant spreads vegetatively by r...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern and Western Yellow-bellied Racers (2005)
  
  The Racer, Coluber constrictor, is the only species in the genus, Coluber, Family Colubridae, in North America. Three subspecies have been documented in Canada; the Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Colu...
- COSEWIC Status Report - False Rue-anemone (2005)
  
  False rue-anemone is a spring-flowering herbaceous perennial. The flowers are small and delicate, with 5 white petal-like sepals, surrounding a cluster of stamens with yellow anthers. The species gro...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Fin Whale (2005)
  
  Southern and northern hemisphere fin whales are considered subspecies based on slight morphological differences and suspected reproductive isolation: B. p. physalus in the northern hemisphere and B. p...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Frosted Glass-whiskers (2005)
  
  Frosted glass-whiskers (Sclerophora peronella) belongs to a group of lichenized fungi known, colloquially, as calicioid or "stubble" lichens because of their tiny stalked spore-bearing structures. The...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Grand Coulee Owl-clover (2005)
  
  Grand Coulee owl-clover (Orthocarpus barbatus) is a member of the broomrape family (Orthocarpaceae) and one of nine members of the genus Orthocarpus, of which five species occur in British Columbia an...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Grass Pickerel (2005)
  
  Grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus is a subspecies of Esox americanus redfin pickerel, family Esocidae. A small form, it is usually less than 30 cm in length, otherwise with features typical ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Green Sturgeon (2005)
  
  The green sturgeon (A. medirostris) is easily distinguished from other families of fish by a combination of features including four barbels in front of a subterminal mouth, five rows of bony scutes, a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Hill's Pondweed (2005)
  
  Hill's pondweed (Potamogeton hillii) is an entirely submerged pondweed, 30-60 cm long with narrow, linear, bristle-tipped leaves 2-6 cm long and 1-2.5 mm wide. Fruit is brown, up to 4 mm long, and bor...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Hill's Thistle (2005)
  
  Hill's thistle is a short (25 to 60 cm tall) perennial thistle with a deep, hollowed, clustered root system. The leafy stems are soft, ridged, and either sparsely hairy or with woolly hairs; with 1 o...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Houghton's Goldenrod (2005)
  
  Houghton's goldenrod (Solidago houghtonii) is about 30-60 cm high with slender reddish hairless stems, basal rosettes, linear leaves, and a flat-topped inflorescence consisting of 5 to 30 yellow flowe...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Kiyi (2005)
  
  The kiyi is one of 10 cisco species found in Canada, one of seven cisco species found in the Great Lakes, and one of six cisco species identified as endemic to the Great Lakes. The kiyi can be disting...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lake Whitefish (2005)
  
  Lake whitefish are elongate in form, the greatest body depth occurring at the front of dorsal fin. The mouth is inferior, being distinctly overhung by the snout. Overall colour is silvery and fins a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Macoun's Meadowfoam (2005)
  
  Macoun's meadowfoam (Limnanthes macounii) is an annual species whose reclining stems with upturned tips arise from a fibrous root system. Its alternate leaves are pinnately divided. The inconspicuous ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Narwhal (2005)
  
  Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are medium-sized toothed whales that lack a dorsal fin. They are about 1.60 m long at birth (80 kg). Males can grow to 5.40 m (~1935 kg) and females to 4.94 m (~1552 kg)...
- COSEWIC Status Report - North Pacific Right Whale (2005)
  
  The taxonomic status of right whales (genus Eubalaena) worldwide has been the subject of mild controversy for over 20 years. In 2000, the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee, afte...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Red-legged Frog (2005)
  
  The Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora) is one of six species of ranid or "true" frogs (family Ranidae) native to western North America. Two subspecies are recognized: the Northern Red-legged Frog (R. a. au...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rusty Cord-moss (2005)
  
  Entosthodon rubiginosus belongs to the moss family Funariaceae, characterized by small species with a great degree of vegetative similarity. There are twelve species of Entosthodon in North America, ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Showy Phlox (2005)
  
  Only a single subspecies of showy phlox, Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis, is known from Canada. The species is therefore referred to simply as Phlox speciosa throughout the report. It is a perennial...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Striped Bass (2005)
  
  The striped bass, Morone saxatilis, is a species typical of eastern North American estuaries and coastal waters. It is anadromous, i.e., spawning, incubation and early larval development occur in fre...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Swamp Rose-mallow (2005)
  
  Hibiscus moscheutos is a robust perennial of the mallow family (Malvaceae) growing to two metres in height with up to eight showy blooms found in the axils of the upper leaves. The large hollyhock-li...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Mountain Holly Fern (2005)
  
  Polystichum scopulinum is an evergreen, perennial, tufted fern arising from a short, stout rhizome. The ascending leaves (fronds) are 10-50 cm long, 3-7 cm wide and 1 pinnate. The 20-40 leaflets (pinn...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Ottoe Skipper (2005)
  
  The Ottoe Skipper is a member of the family Hesperiidae, the Skippers. Skippers differ from other butterflies by having a hook on the end of their clubbed antennae. They are members of the order Lep...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Prototype Quillwort (2005)
  
  Prototype quillwort (Isoetes prototypus), a perennial aquatic fern ally, consists of a clump of straight, brittle quill-like leaves that arise from a bilobed (rarely trilobed) corm. The leaves are sw...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pygmy Pocket Moss (2005)
  
  Fissidens exilis (pygmy pocket moss) is a minute, brown- or dark-green moss of the family Fissidentaceae-a group characterized by a "pocket" in the lower portion of each leaf, enfolding the stem. F. ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Shortnose Cisco (2005)
  
  The shortnose cisco was one of 10 cisco species found in Canada, one of seven cisco species found in the Great Lakes, and one of six cisco species identified as endemic to the Great Lakes. The shortno...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Shortnose Sturgeon (2005)
  
  Taxonomy--Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Acipenseridae, Genus: Acipenser, Species: brevirostrum. Common names-shortnose sturgeon, shortnosed sturgeon and little sturgeon and e...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spalding's Campion (2005)
  
  Silene spaldingii is a perennial herb growing from a simple or branched stem base. The erect stems are glandular and hairy, with four to seven pairs of leaves. The inflorescence consists of several to...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spotted Gar (2005)
  
  The spotted gar is a member of the family Lepisosteidae and is one of two gar species found in Canada. In comparison to the other gar species, longnose gar, the spotted gar has a shorter, wider snout ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spotted Sucker (2005)
  
  A medium-sized catostomid (sucker) averaging between 230 and 380 mm in length. The dorsal surface is brown to dark green, the sides silver to bronze and the ventral surface white and silvery. Spotte...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Verna's Flower Moth (2005)
  
  Verna's Flower Moth is a small, day-active, owlet moth. The forewings are contrastingly marked with olive-brown and maroon on a white background. The hindwings are black and white, giving the moth an...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Warmouth (2005)
  
  The warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) is a member of the family Centrarchidae and is one of eight sunfish species found in Canada. It can be distinguished from the other sunfishes (Lepomis sp.) found in the ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - White Flower Moth (2005)
  
  The White Flower Moth is a relatively small, white owlet moth with a restricted Canadian distribution. The owlet moths, in the family Noctuidae, have a worldwide distribution. They are an incredibly s...
- COSEWIC Status Report - White Meconella (2005)
  
  Meconella oregana (white meconella) is a member of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) and the only species of the genus Meconella in Canada. It is a small annual herb, 2-16 cm tall with a slender taproot...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Williamson's Sapsucker (2005)
  
  The Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, is a medium-sized woodpecker. Unique among woodpeckers, the male (mostly black and white) and the female (mostly black and brown) exhibit strikingl...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Winter skate (2005)
  
  Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata Mitchill 1815), also known as the big or eyed skate, are recognized by a flattened disc shape, greatly enlarged wing-like fins, and long tail. The upper surface is usu...
- COSEWIC Status Report - New Jersey Rush (2004)
  
  New Jersey Rush is a rhizomatous, perennial herb, 40 - 70 cm tall. The elongate leaves are narrowly cylindrical and have internal cross-walls (septa). The branched inflorescence bears clusters of non-...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Beluga Whale (2004)
  
  The beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, is a medium-sized toothed whale, which becomes completely white when it reaches sexual maturity around seven years of age. Adult males attain a length of 4.5 meters...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bog Bird's-foot Trefoil (2004)
  
  Lotus pinnatus (bog bird's-foot trefoil) is a low-growing, multi-stemmed perennial herb with compound, pinnate leaves. The pea-like, yellow and cream-coloured flowers are borne at the end of a long st...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Columbian Carpet Moss (2004)
  
  Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum, the Columbian carpet moss, is one of four species of Bryoerythrophyllum in North America. It is a small, often red-brown moss that grows in small clumps or compact tur...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dwarf Sandwort (2004)
  
  Dwarf sandwort (Minuartia pusilla) is a member of the Pink or Caryophyllaceae family. It is an annual herb with a weak taproot. The plant is 2-5 cm tall with solitary or few erect stems that are simpl...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern Lilaeopsis (2004)
  
  Lilaeopsis chinensis (Eastern Lilaeopsis) is a small maritime plant in the Apiaceae (parsley family). The plant may be identified by its dark linear leaf-like structures that arise from a thin rhizome...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Flooded Jellyskin (2004)
  
  Leptogium rivulare (the Flooded Jellyskin) is a small foliose lichen characterized by blue-grey lobes with a smooth, unwrinkled surface, abundant small brown discs with thin, even margins, which are t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Fringed Bat (2004)
  
  The largest (mean forearm length= 42.3 mm, mean body mass 7.1 g) Myotis species in Canada, the Fringed Bat (Myotis thysanodes) has pale brown dorsal fur, blackish wing and tail membranes, and long bla...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Grey Whale (2004)
  
  The grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a medium to large (11-15 m) baleen whale of dark grey colour. Grey whales lack a dorsal fin. The baleen plates are short and cream to pale yellow. Two to four...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Gulf of St. Lawrence aster (2004)
  
  Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster, Symphyotrichum laurentianum (synonym: Aster laurentianus), is a halophytic, herbaceous annual that occurs in coastal habitats in New Brunswick (NB), Prince Edward Island (P...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Loggerhead Shrike (2004)
  
  English name: Loggerhead Shrike excubitorides subspecies, French name: Pie-grièche migratrice de la sous-espèce excubitorides Scientific name: Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Swainson). The ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Peary caribou (2004)
  
  The normal range of Peary caribou is entirely within the Arctic Archipelago, except for a population on the Boothia Peninsula. Some individuals from the Boothia Peninsula winter as far south as the Ha...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pink Sand-verbena (2004)
  
  Pink sand-verbena, Abronia umbellata, is a member of a genus of 25 species of western North America. Two species occur in British Columbia and three in Canada. Abronia umbellata is represented by a si...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pink-footed Shearwater (2004)
  
  The Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopus Coues, 1864 is a stocky and rather broad-winged seabird. In flight individuals appear heavy, with laboured wingbeats. The plumage is a combination of gr...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Plains Bison (2004)
  
  Plains bison, Bison bison bison Linnaeus 1758, are one of two subspecies of Bison bison, along with Bison bison athabascae Rhoads 1897, the wood bison....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Porbeagle Shark (2004)
  
  The porbeagle (Lamna nasus) is a large cold-temperate coastal and oceanic shark in the Family Lamnidae. Porbeagle reach a maximum size around 300 cm (Compagno 2001). Porbeagle have heavy spindle-sha...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Prairie Skink (2004)
  
  The Prairie Skink (Scincidae: Eumeces septentrionalis) is a terrestrial lizard ranging from 25 mm (on hatching) to 85 mm snout-vent length (SVL) (maximum adult size). Prairie Skinks are brown with 4 ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Red Crossbill (2004)
  
  The Red Crossbill percna subspecies is a medium sized finch found primarily in conifer forests. Like other crossbills, it has crossed mandibles that allow the bird to pry open conifer cone scales to ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rosy owl-clover (2004)
  
  Rosy owl-clover (Orthocarpus bracteosus) is a small, annual herb. Its leaves are alternate and unstalked. The tube-shaped rose-purple flowers are grouped in a dense terminal spike among prominent br...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Round pigtoe (2004)
  
  The Round Pigtoe, Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) is a medium to large freshwater mussel (maximum length in Canada ~130 mm) that is usually somewhat rectangular in shape. The shell is relative...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Small-mouthed Salamander (2004)
  
  In this update of the 1991 status report for the Small-mouthed Salamander, we bring together all available data that relate to the distribution of Ambystoma texanum on Pelee Island: the only Canadian ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spotted Bat (2004)
  
  The Spotted Bat, Euderma maculatum, belongs to the Order Chiroptera, Family Vespertilionidae, tribe Plecotini. The genus is monotypic; no subspecies are recognized for the species. A combination of je...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spotted Turtle (2004)
  
  The Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) is a relatively small freshwater turtle, with adult shell length typically less than 13cm. The species is recognized by its black shell overlaid with an irregular...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Stoloniferous Pussytoes (2004)
  
  Antennaria flagellaris was first recorded in the literature in Canada in 1998. Antennaria flagellaris is a stoloniferous, short-lived perennial from a fibrous root. The stolons are up to 10 cm long wh...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Twisted oak moss (2004)
  
  Syntrichia laevipila is a very small, acrocarpous moss that grows in clumps on exposed tree bark. It is a member of the genus Syntrichia, characterized by generally coarse plants, with, usually, enti...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Victorin's Gentian (2004)
  
  Victorin's gentian (Gentianopsis procera ssp. macounii var. victorinii) is an annual or biennial plant of the family Gentianaceae. It has undergone several taxonomic changes since it was described by...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Victorin's Water-hemlock (2004)
  
  Victorin's water-hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. victorinii) is a perennial plant of the parsnip family (Apiaceae). The taxon has undergone few taxonomic changes since it was described by Fernald. Boiv...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Rattlesnake (2004)
  
  The Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) is the most venomous snake found in British Columbia. The species has a triangular head that is noticeably wider than the stout body. Adults range from 85...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Yellow Lampmussel (2004)
  
  The Yellow Lampmussel, Lampsilis cariosa (Say, 1817) is a bivalve mollusc up to 110 mm in length and almost oval in outline when viewed from the side. The exterior surface is glossy, bright yellow or...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dromedary Jumping-slug (2003)
  
  Jumping-slugs (genus Hemphillia) are a small group of arionid slugs endemic to western North America (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Arionidae). Of the 7 recognized species, 3 occur in Canada (Dromedary...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spoon-leaved Moss (2003)
  
  Bryoandersonia illecebra is a distinctively robust, shiny, julaceous (smoothly cylindric, like a rat's tail) moss (Division Bryophyta, subdivision Musci, order Hypnales). The genus Bryoandersonia is ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Coastal Scouler's Catchfly (2003)
  
  Silene scouleri ssp. grandis (coastal Scouler's catchfly) is an erect, perennial forb growing in clumps from a taproot and a generally branched caudex. The plants have a rosette of basal leaves and p...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Cusk (2003)
  
  Brosme Brosme (Ascanius 1772) is the only member of its genus and is one of about 20 species of cod-like fishes (Gadidae) listed for the east coast of Canada. It is commonly referred to as cusk. The ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Humpback Whale (2003)
  
  Humpback whales are one of the larger cetaceans, typically reaching lengths of about 13 m for males and 14 m for females. Humpbacks are easily recognizable, with their dark dorsal colouration, large s...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Kellogg's Rush (2003)
  
  Juncus kelloggii Engelm. is a small annual herb of the rush family (Juncaceae) that grows 0.40-4 cm tall from a short fibrous root....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Townsend's Mole (2003)
  
  There are six species of moles in Canada. The two found in British Columbia are townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) and the coast mole (S. orarius), both restricted to the Lower Mainland. ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - North Atlantic Right Whale (2003)
  
  The taxonomic status of right whales (genus Eubalaena) worldwide has been the subject of mild controversy for over 20 years. In 2000, the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee, afte...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Sei Whale (2003)
  
  The sei (pronounced "say") whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is the third largest member of the Balaenopteridae family, after the blue (B. musculus) and fin (B. physalus) whales. The name is an anglicizat...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Sockeye Salmon (2003)
  
  Sockeye salmon is one of seven species of the genus Oncorhynchus native to North America. In the ocean, adults have a slender, streamlined, silvery body and grow to an average of 3 kg. They undergo a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Sockeye salmon (2003)
  
  Cultus sockeye are one of the most intensively studied salmon populations in the world. Research on spawner abundance, lake characteristics and juvenile production began with scientists at the Pacifi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bigmouth shiner (2003)
  
  The bigmouth shiner has a distinctive body form, being slender, relatively flat-bellied and more hump-backed than other Notropis. The eyes appear to focus upward in fish greater than 1.5 cm total len...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Branched bartonia (2003)
  
  Branched bartonia (Bartonia paniculata ssp. paniculata) is an annual herb 1 to 4 dm tall with a green or purple angled and occasionally twining stem. Due to its common habit of growing deeply nestled ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Butternut (2003)
  
  Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a small to medium-sized tree of the walnut family that seldom exceeds 30 metres in height. In deeper soils it commonly has a central taproot and numerous widespread late...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dakota Skipper (2003)
  
  The Dakota Skipper, Hesperia dacotae, is a member of the family Hesperidae (Skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (Branded Skippers), and the Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths). No subspecies are r...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Dwarf hackberry (2003)
  
  Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia) is a small tree or shrub of the Elm family with stiff, often divaricately branched twigs and grey bark. Its leaves are variably toothed along the terminal part of t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Fourhorn sculpin (2003)
  
  First described by Linnaeus in 1758, the fourhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus quadricornis, has been subjected to various changes in nomenclature. It has been referred to as Cottus, Oncocottus, Myoxocepha...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Harbour porpoise (Pacific Ocean population) (2003)
  
  The harbour porpoise is one of the smallest cetacean species, born at 80-90 cm and only occasionally reaching lengths of close to 2 m. In general, harbour porpoises are dark grey to black on the dorsa...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Horned Lark (2003)
  
  The Horned Lark strigata subspecies (Eremophila alpestris strigata) is the rarest subspecies of Horned Lark in Canada. It is a small, brown, yellow, and white bird with a distinctive black facial mask...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Keen's long-eared bat (2003)
  
  Keen's long-eared bat Myotis keenii (Merriam, 1895) is one of 6 morphologically very similar long-eared Myotis bats found in North America. Taxonomically, it is placed in the evotis group along with ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Bobwhite (2003)
  
  The Northern Bobwhite, Colinus virginianus, (French name: Colin de Virginie) is a member of the New World quail family Odonotophoridae. It is a small, grouse-like bird; males have a black necklace, w...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Porsild's bryum (2003)
  
  Although this species is currently placed in the genus Mielichhoferia, interpretations of recent molecular data suggested a closer relationship with members of the genus Bryum for this species. Pendi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Poweshiek skipperling (2003)
  
  The Poweshiek skipperling is a member of the Family Hesperiidae, the skippers, and the Order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. No subspecies are recognized for this species. Adults of the Powe...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel (2003)
  
  The freshwater mussel Gonidea angulata, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel, was described by Lea in 1839. The shell is up to 125 mm long, 65 mm high, 40 mm wide, and with shell wall up...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Rubber Boa (2003)
  
  The Rubber Boa, Charina bottae, is a small (75 cm) member of the family Boidae and the only boid in Canada. There are two subspecies of Rubber Boa, the Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae bottae) and...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Sand-verbena Moth (2003)
  
  The Sand-verbena Moth (Copablepharon fuscum) is a noctuid moth. It was described in 1996 from specimens collected near Sidney, B.C. and Whidbey Island, Washington. Although the species was recently de...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Short-tailed Albatross (2003)
  
  The Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus (Pallas 1769), formerly Diomedea albatrus, is a large-bodied seabird with long narrow wings adapted for soaring just above the water surface. Adults ar...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Slender collomia (2003)
  
  Collomia tenella is an ascending to spreading, freely branched, annual, taprooted herb up to 15 cm tall. The leaves are alternate, linear, entire, 1-5 cm long and 1.5 mm wide. Flowers are single or in...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Small-flowered Tonella (2003)
  
  Tonella tenella (small-flowered tonella; Figwort family) is a slender, ascending to sprawling, annual herb from a delicate taproot. The smooth, often branched stems are 5-25 cm tall with opposite leav...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Steller Sea Lion (2003)
  
  The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776) is the largest member of the family otariidae (Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia). Steller sea lions exhibit significant sexual dimorphism. ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - White sturgeon (2003)
  
  The white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, is the largest freshwater fish in Canada, sometimes exceeding 6 m in length. Sturgeon have rows of large bony plates, called scutes, along the back and sid...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Atlantic Cod (2003)
  
  Cod in the inshore and offshore waters of Labrador and northeastern Newfoundland, including Grand Bank, having declined 97% since the early 1970s and more than 99% since the early 1960s, are now at hi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Climbing Prairie Rose (2003)
  
  Climbing prairie rose (Rosa setigera) is an arching/climbing shrub in the rose family. Flowering plants have trifoliate leaves and large attractive pink flowers that occur from late June to mid-July....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid (2003)
  
  The Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid (Platanthera leucophaea) is a tall orchid with alternate lanceolate leaves and a spike of 10-40 creamy-white flowers, each with a prominent fringed petal and a long ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Howell's Triteleia (2003)
  
  Howell's triteleia, Triteleia howellii (S. Wats.) Greene, is a member of a genus of 14 species in the Liliaceae in North America. Three species occur in British Columbia and Canada. Triteleia howellii...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lemmon's Holly Fern (2003)
  
  Polystichum lemmonii is an evergreen, perennial, tufted fern arising from a short, stout rhizome. The decumbent to ascending fronds are 10-40 cm long, 3-7 cm wide and 2-pinnate. The 20-35 pinnae on ea...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Mormon Metalmark (2003)
  
  The Mormon Metalmark, Apodemia mormo (Felder and Felder, 1859) is the only species in the family Riodinidae that occurs in Canada. It is a small butterfly with a wingspan of 25 to 35 mm. The species ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pighead Prickleback (2003)
  
  This marine fish is a member of the family Stichaeidae. It has a slender, eel-like body with numerous dorsal rays extending along the full length of its back. It is distinguished from other stichaeid...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Shortjaw Cisco (2003)
  
  The shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus) is a widespread species in the salmonid subfamily, Coregoninae. Originally described from Lake Superior at Duluth, Minnesota by Jordan and Evermann in 1909, ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Banded Killifish (2003)
  
  The Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur 1817) is a member of the family Fundulidae (Nelson 1994). This species is one of only two members of the Fundulus genus found in Newfoundland, the oth...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Cerulean Warbler (2003)
  
  The Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea Wilson, Paruline azurée) is a small (8-10g) wood-warbler....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Kidneyshell (2003)
  
  The Kidneyshell, Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque 1820), is a medium to large freshwater mussel (maximum length in Canada ~120 mm) that is easily recognized by its elongate, yellow-brown shell w...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Round Hickorynut (2003)
  
  The round hickorynut, Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820), is a small freshwater mussel (maximum length in Canada ~ 60 mm) that is easily distinguished from other Canadian species by its almost per...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Warty Jumping-slug (2003)
  
  The warty jumping-slug, Hemphillia glandulosa Bland & W.G. Binney, 1875, is one of seven described species of jumping-slugs. The genus, a member of the gastropod family Arionidae, is endemic to wester...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Wolverine (2003)
  
  Wolverines are a medium-sized carnivore and the largest terrestrial member of the weasel family in North America, appearing more like small bears than weasels. A single subspecies of wolverine ranges...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Enos Lake Stickleback Species Pair (2002)
  
  Sticklebacks in Enos Lake independently evolved into limnetic and benthic populations. Populations in four other lakes near Georgia Strait similarly possess limnetic/benthic species pairs. Those in ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Silver Hair Moss (2002)
  
  Fabronia pusilla, the silver hair moss, is a tiny, creeping moss characterized by small leaves that are bordered by cilia-like and often multi-cellular teeth along the margins. Long, clear awns, or l...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Screech-owl (2002)
  
  The Western Screech-owl, Otus kennicottii, is a small, grey-brown owl with streaked plumage and 'ear tufts'. Its appearance is very similar to the Eastern Screech-owl, which was considered conspecifi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bocaccio (2002)
  
  Bocaccio is one of over 35 species of rockfish found in marine waters off British Columbia (B.C.). It is distinguished from other rockfish (Sebastes spp.) by its large jaw. It ranges in colour from ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Salish Sucker (2002)
  
  The Salish sucker (Catostomus sp.) has yet to be scientifically named as a species. Genetic and morphological data indicate it is distinct from the longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), the specie...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Small-flowered Lipocarpha (2002)
  
  Lipocarpha micrantha is a small annual sedge. Mature plants have stems and leaves up to 10cm long and 0.5mm wide. The flowers are inconspicuous in heads 2-6mm long....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Stinkpot (2002)
  
  The stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) is a small, aquatic freshwater turtle from the family Kinosternidae. Its brown-black carapace rarely exceeds 13 cm in length and its plastron is small and yellowi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bering Wolffish (2002)
  
  Wolffishes of the family Anarhichadidae are large, elongate fishes characterized by large, protruding canine teeth and the lack of pelvic fins. The anal and dorsal fins are elongate and nearly join t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Channel Darter (2002)
  
  The channel darter, Percina copelandi (Jordan, 1877), is a small benthic percid (subfamily Etheostomatinae). The official French common name is the fouille-roche gris, although dard gris was used in ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Common Hoptree (2002)
  
  Common hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) is a small tree in the rue family (Rutaceae). It has alternate trifoliate leaves which are aromatic; flowers occurs in early summer; they are borne in terminal clus...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Forked Three-awned Grass (2002)
  
  This tufted, wiry-stemmed annual grass grows erect to 30 to 60 cm. It has very narrow leaves (1 mm wide), and terminal fruiting clusters 5-10 cm long that feature long bristly awns. The glumes (lowe...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Incurved Grizzled Moss (2002)
  
  Ptychomitrium incurvum (Schwägr.) Spruce, a small (2-6 mm high) moss species, grows in yellow-brown to blackish-green tufts on rocky substrates. It was originally described by C.F. Schwägrichen in 18...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lake Winnipeg Physa (2002)
  
  The shell of Physa sp. is thin, inflated, generally less than 11 mm long, with a depressed spire and dull surface. The shell width:length ratio exceeds 0.70, and the aperture:shell length ratio is gre...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Margined Streamside Moss (2002)
  
  Scouleria marginata is a relatively large, acrocarpous moss in the moss family Scouleriaceae. Only one other species of Scouleria is found in North America, Scouleria aquatica. It has a broader rang...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Oregon Forestsnail (2002)
  
  The Oregon Forestsnail ("Escargot-forestier de Townsend"), Allogona townsendiana (I. Lea, 1838), is a member of the family Polygyridae, a large and diverse group of land snails endemic to North Americ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pugnose Shiner (2002)
  
  The Pugnose Shiner (Notropis anogenus Forbes, 1885) is a small silvery minnow with a dark lateral band extending from the tail forward onto the snout. Its mouth is very small and upturned. Females rea...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Streambank Lupine (2002)
  
  Lupinus rivularis Dougl. ex. Lindl. (streambank lupine) is a particularly beautiful species of lupine that stands between 4 and 6 dm. It has an erect habit and lovely lavender flowers that bloom from...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder (2002)
  
  Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium vanbruntiae) is an herbaceous perennial of the Polemoniaceae. The stems are upright, 40 to 140 cm tall. The leaves are composed of 7 to 21 ovate to oblong leafle...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Spiderwort (2002)
  
  Western spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth), a perennial species, is a member of the Commelinaceae (spiderwort family). Only one other geographically separate species of this genus ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - White Wood Aster (2002)
  
  Eurybia divaricata is a fall-flowering herbaceous perennial. Deeply serrated upper leaves and narrowly heart-shaped lower leaves characterize this species. Flat-topped clusters of small flower heads a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bird's-foot Violet (2002)
  
  Bird's-foot violet is a stemless herb with leaves and flowering stalks arising directly from an erect, non-stoloniferous rhizome. The leaves are primarily three-parted with the divisions being further...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Blue Whale (2002)
  
  The blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758) is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth with a maximum reported length of 33.6m (110ft) although the longest scientifically validated ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Boreal Felt Lichen (2002)
  
  Species Information Boreal felt lichen (Erioderma pedicellatum) is a globally threatened, conspicuous foliose cyanolichen belonging to the Pannariaceae. It is the only boreal counterpart of a mainly t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Coho Salmon (2002)
  
  Coho salmon is one of seven species of the genus Oncorhynchus native to North America. Adult coho usually weigh from 2 - 5 kg (45 - 70 cm in length) and only rarely exceed 9 kg. Most coho spend thei...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern Ribbonsnake (2002)
  
  In Canada, the Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) is represented by a single subspecies, the Northern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis). The Northern Ribbonsnake has three yell...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Gophersnake (2002)
  
  The Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer) is a large (up to 2000 mm total length), yellow or cream snake, with dark spots and a dark line across the face, from the eye to the jaw. Three subspecies are re...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Grey Fox (2002)
  
  The grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, is similar to the red fox, but with a number of unique characteristics. Most noticeably, the grey fox's fur is a grizzled grey colour, with cinnamon-coloured re...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lakeside Daisy (2002)
  
  Hymenoxys herbacea (E.L. Greene) Cusick, Asteraceae, is a small, perennial plant that consists of one or more low-lying rosettes (up to 10 cm in height). The mature leaves are dark green, moderately h...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Margined Madtom (2002)
  
  The margined madtom, Noturus insignis (Richardson 1836), is a small ictalurid (family Ictaluridae). The official French name is chat-fou liséré, although chat-fou livré is used in older literature. T...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Massasauga (2002)
  
  The Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), family Viperidae, is Ontario's only extant venomous snake. It is a relatively small-sized rattlesnake (average adult size ca. 76 cm total length) with a thick b...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Map Turtle (2002)
  
  The Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) is a sexually dimorphic, highly aquatic turtle. The carapace is olive to brownish in colour with a reticulate pattern of light yellow lines that fade as...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pacific Pond Turtle (2002)
  
  The Pacific pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) is one of four species in the genus Clemmys, Family Emydidae. This species is further subdivided into a northern and southern subspecies: C.m. marmorata, t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pacific Sardine (2002)
  
  The Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax) resides seasonally in Canadian waters. It migrates northward from California in the spring to the rich feeding grounds off Vancouver Island and returns south in t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Small-flowered Sand-verbena (2002)
  
  Small-flowered sand-verbena Tripterocalyx micranthus (Torr.) Hook. is an annual species and a member of the four o'clock family (Nyctaginaceae). It is a much-branched plant, 2-5 dm high with trailing...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spiny Softshell Turtle (2002)
  
  The softshell is a medium to large-sized freshwater turtle. Males can reach a carapace length of up to 21.6 cm. Females can reach up to 54.0 cm, weigh as much as 11.7 kg and are, on average, more t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Tuberous Indian-plantain (2002)
  
  Tuberous Indian-plantain is a perennial member of the aster family. It has long-stalked, mainly basal, leaves that resemble those of common plantain. The central flowering stalk can reach to 1.8 m an...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Skink (2002)
  
  The western skink (Eumeces skiltonianus) is a medium-sized lizard with smooth, shiny scales, a pointed head, and short legs characteristic of skinks. Four longitudinal, light-coloured stripes extend f...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Wild Hyacinth (2002)
  
  Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) is a showy, spring flowering bulbous plant of the Lily family. It has star shaped flowers that are pale blue to white on a flowering stalk up to 70cm high and basa...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Woodland Caribou (2002)
  
  Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are medium-sized (100-250 kg) members of the deer family. The taxonomy (classification) and systematics (evolutionary history) of caribou in Canada are unc...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Yucca Moth (2002)
  
  Yucca Moths (Tegeticula yuccasella) are small white moths with a wingspan of 18 27.5 mm. They are most easily identified by their presence within Yucca flowers. The different closely related species...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Grizzly Bear (2002)
  
  Grizzly bears share the typical ursid body form, and are large, muscular, and robust. In contrast to American black bears, grizzlies have a prominent shoulder hump, concave facial profile, and long f...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Milksnake (2002)
  
  The Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum, is one of six species of kingsnake found in North America. The Eastern Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum, is one of 25 subspecies of Milksnake reco...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Western Toad (2002)
  
  The western toad (Bufo boreas) has an extensive range throughout western North America, including southern areas of the Yukon Territory, most of British Columbia, and western Alberta. It is one of onl...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Blue Racer (2002)
  
  The blue racer is one of Ontario's largest snakes at 90 cm to 152 cm snout to vent length (SVL). They often have dull grey to brilliant blue lateral scales, creamy white ventral scales, and pale brow...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Long-billed Curlew (2002)
  
  The Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) is a large brown sandpiper with a distinctive down-curved bill and cinnamon wing linings. Canadian birds are of the subspecies N.a. parvus....
- COSEWIC Status Report - Puget Oregonian Snail (2002)
  
  The Puget oregonian snail is a member of the family Polygyridae, a large and diverse group of land snails endemic to North America. The shell of adults is 18-25 mm in diameter, pale yellowish to brown...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis in Canada (2001)
  
  Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) is a medium-sized (26-28 cm) woodpecker with a greenish black head, back, wings, and tail, and a distinctive pinkish red belly. It has a dark red face patch and ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) in Canada (2001)
  
  The average size of the Western Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) is approximately 76 mm in length with a maximum length of 125 mm. The body is elongate, moderately compressed laterally and has ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) in Canada (2001)
  
  The Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) resembles a week-old chicken. Its minute size, buffy plumage with black and white markings, very short tail, light eyebrow, and small bill are reminiscent ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus in Canada (2001)
  
  The Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) is a small (55 60 g), insectivorous, secondary cavity-nesting bird that breeds in dry, old Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea in Canada (2001)
  
  Since the first status report of 1979, several studies in the Arctic have provided additional information on the status of the Ivory Gull in Canada. In addition to the known active Canadian colonies o...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) in Canada (2001)
  
  The Least Bittern is strictly associated with freshwater marsh habitats that have experienced tremendous losses during the past century. In 1988, when first designated by COSEWIC, most observers felt...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata) in Canada (2001)
  
  The Night Snake is a small snake with dark grey or brown blotches on a light grey or brown back, and a yellowish or white belly. While it is technically venomous, it is a member of the family of “har...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Ermine haidarum subspecies Mustela erminea haidarum in Canada (2001)
  
  The Queen Charlotte Islands (QCI) ermine (Mustela erminea haidarum) is a subspecies of the short-tailed weasel , Mustela erminea. Anatomical differences from other subspecies have led some investigat...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Northern Wolffish (Anarhichas denticulatus) in Canada (2001)
  
  Wolffish are characterised by the prominent, canine-like teeth in the front of the jaws, the elongate body, and the lack of pelvic fins. The northern wolffish, Anarhichas denticulatus, is a large, be...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Spotted Wolffish (Anarhichas minor) in Canada (2001)
  
  Wolffish are characterised by the prominent, canine-like teeth in the front of the jaws, the elongate body, and the lack of pelvic fins. The spotted wolffish, Anarhichas minor, is a large, bottom-dwe...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the White Prairie Gentian (Gentiana alba) in Canada (2001)
  
  The white prairie gentian can grow to a height of 90 cm but generally flops onto adjacent vegetation. Plants produce up to a dozen or more stems with fleshy, yellowish-green, opposite leaves surmount...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Leatherback Turtle (2001)
  
  The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is a large marine turtle; specimens can grow up to 2 m long and have an average weight of 500 kg. The leatherback's carapace is not covered by scales, bu...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Lyall's Mariposa Lily (2001)
  
  Calochortus lyallii is a perennial, bulbiferous lily. Important diagnostic features include petals white to purplish, ciliate fringed, and with crescent shaped glands and erect capsules...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Tall Bugbane (2001)
  
  Cimicifuga elata (Tall Bugbane) is a perennial, large-leafed understorey plant that stands 1 to 2 m tall. Stems are branched above and leaves are bi-ternate with 9 to 17, cordate to ovate, often palm...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Thread-leaved Sundew (2001)
  
  Thread-leaved sundew is a small, rare carnivorous wildflower that only grows in bogs. It produces up to 15 purplish flowers with yellow centers on the elongate, leafless flowering stalk that often for...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) in Canada (2000)
  
  A small thrasher (slightly smaller than an American Robin) with, when compared to other thrashers, a relatively short bill and tail. Drab greyish-brown above with grey-brown stripes below; face appea...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) in Canada (2000)
  
  Adult Whooping Cranes have pure white plumage with black primaries with black and red facial markings. The long legs and large bill are black or grayish-black. Immature birds have a combination of g...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Cultus Pygmy Sculpin (Cottus sp.) in Canada (2000)
  
  The Cultus Pygmy Sculpin (Cottus sp.) is a limnetic population of minute cottids that has apparently evolved from Cottus aleuticus and appear to be endemic to the deep waters of Cultus Lake in the Fra...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) in Canada (2000)
  
  Prairie dogs occur in a small area of Canada, at the northern edge of the species’ range, and are geographically isolated beyond the typical dispersal distance of southern conspecifics. Therefore, th...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) in Canada (2000)
  
  This small songbird is olive coloured on the back and bright yellow on the face and under sides. The male has a black hood and throat, while retaining a bright yellow mask and forehead. The eye appear...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the King Rail (Rallus elegans) in Canada (2000)
  
  The King Rail is a compact bird with a short tail, and short rounded wings. The legs are moderately long, and the beak is long and slightly decurved. The body is laterally compressed to help in moving...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Atlantic Wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) in Canada (2000)
  
  Wolffish are characterized by the prominent, canine-like teeth in the front of the jaws, the elongate body, and the lack of pelvic fins. The Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus, is a large, bottom-dw...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Greater Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus in Canada Phaios subspecies (2000)
  
  Sage Grouse, commonly known as Sage Hens or Sage Chickens have the scientific name (Centrocercus urophasianus) which means "Spiny Tailed Pheasant.” This name comes from the long pointed tail which is...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Lake Utopia Dwarf Smelt Osmerus sp. in Canada (2000)
  
  Lake Utopia, southwestern New Brunswick, contains phenotypically and genetically distinct populations of smelt, genus Osmerus. One form, “Dwarf Smelt”, matures at between 100 to 120 mm total length wh...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Aurora Trout Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis in Canada (2000)
  
  The Aurora Trout is a subspecies of the Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchill 1815) that is endemic to two small lakes (Whitepine and Whirligig) located about 110 km north of Sudbury, Ontario. ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido in Canada (2000)
  
  A status report on Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Canada was prepared in 1978 (Saskatchewan Department of Tourism and Renewable Resources). The 1978 report noted a decline in...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) in Canada (2000)
  
  The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) in Canada is found exclusively in the extreme south of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Although common and widespread in arid and semi-arid regions of the ...
- COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada (2000)
  
  Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) once ranged across the north Pacific from the central Pacific coast of Baja California, to northern Japan. An intensive fur hunt in the 18th and 19th centuries extirpated ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Black-footed Ferret (2000)
  
  The black-footed ferret is restricted to the central portion of North America. In the United States, it is thought to occur from Montana and North Dakota, south through to Arizona, Northern Mexico, Te...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Morrison Creek Lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni) in Canada (2000)
  
  Lampreys (Petromyzonidae) are a successful group of vertebrates that have survived for close to 350 million years and have had a conservative evolution. The reason for their evolutionary success is n...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Nooksack Dace (Rhinichthys sp.) in Canada (2000)
  
  The Nooksack Dace is a small (up to about 105 mm in standard length) cyprinid fish widely distributed in the clear, relatively rapid rivers and streams of western Washington and southwestern B.C. It i...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Bashful Bulrush (Trichophorum planifolium) in Canada (2000)
  
  Bashful Bulrush (Trichophorum planifolium = Scirpus verecundus) is a member of the sedge family. It forms small clumps of short, erect, grass-like leaves. In the spring, each clump produces from seve...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Gravel Chub (Erimystax x-punctatus) in Canada (2000)
  
  The gravel chub, Hybopsis x-punctata, is extirpated in Canada. It had previously been reported only from the Thames River drainage of southern Ontario at the northeastern fringe of its North American ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Mountain Plover (2000)
  
  The Mountain Plover resembles a small Killdeer in shape but has less striking plumage. Upper parts are buff-grey and under parts are whitish washed with buff. Breeding adults have black and white pa...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Oregon Spotted Frog (2000)
  
  The Oregon spotted frog, Rana pretiosa, is brown to reddish brown with black halos spread over its head and back. Adults have a mottled belly and yellow to salmon colour wash. Egg masses are laid comm...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Athabasca Thrift (1999)
  
  Athabasca thrift is a perennial herb with a taproot and a branched woody base from which arise one to several rosettes of flat linear leaves. An erect flowering stem, to 25 cm in height, develops from...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Willowleaf Aster (1999)
  
  Willowleaf aster is an herbaceous, rhizomatous, upright perennial with a relatively smooth and waxy stem growing to 1.5 m tall. The upper stem leaves are generally narrow, linear, with a few small tee...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Polar Bear (1999)
  
  The polar bear was designated by COSEWIC as Not at Risk in 1986; it was uplisted to Vulnerable in 1991 on the basis of a report that was completed in 1998. This is the second update status report on t...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) in Canada (1999)
  
  The Canadian population of Roseate Terns was estimated at 101-125 pairs between 1982-1985, which constituted 3% of the northeastern population (~3100 pairs). While the number of Roseate Terns in Canad...
- COSEWIC Status Report - American Ginseng (1999)
  
  American ginseng, also known as ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), is a long-lived perennial herb 20 to 70 cm tall. It is composed of an elongated tap-root, bearing a spindly rhizome and an aerial stem...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Crooked-stem Aster (1999)
  
  Herbaceous perennials from elongated rhizomes. Stems ascending to erect, 2 9 dm, sharply bent at nodes especially above. Lower stem leaves oblanceolate, margins sharply serrate, deciduous by flowering...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Kirtland 's Warbler (1999)
  
  The Kirtland's Warbler is a globally endangered species breeding in young jack pine regeneration mainly confined to six counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It apparently formerly bred in Onta...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Spotted Owl (1999)
  
  The Northern Spotted Owl breeds in the coastal mountains and eastern and western slopes of the Cascade Mountain Range from northern California through Oregon and Washington to southwestern British Col...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Pitcher's Thistle (1999)
  
  Pitcher's Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) is a perennial herb that bears 2-125 creamy-white flowering heads at the top of a slender white woolly stalk that reaches a height of about 1 m. The leaves are gre...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Queen Snake (1999)
  
  The queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is a slender, moderately sized, semi-aquatic snake. Its dorsal ground colour is brownish olive with three narrow black stripes running longitudinally down the mi...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Red-legged Frog (1999)
  
  The Red-legged Frog, Rana aurora, is found in extreme south-western British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California. This relatively large, secretive frog is associated with streams, po...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Slender Bush-Clover (1999)
  
  Slender bush-clover (Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britt.) is a perennial herb, generally less than 1 m tall, with one to several erect, hairy, stems that sometimes branch near the top of the plant. The le...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spring Salamander (1999)
  
  The spring salamander, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Caudata, Plethodontidae) reaches its northern limit of distribution in Canada. It is represented here by the subspecies called the northern spring sa...
- COSEWIC Status Report on the Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) in Canada (1999)
  
  Although Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) records can be traced back to 1881, much remains to be learned about this species due to its historic classification as a subspecies of the Gray-cheeked...
- COSEWIC Update Status Report on the Shumard Oak (Quercus shummardii) in Canada (1999)
  
  Shumard Oak is a large tree with massive limbs and an open, wide-spreading canopy. Older specimens have a heavily buttressed trunk that is covered with dark grey furrowed bark. The bark of younger lim...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Great Plains Toad (1999)
  
  The Great Plains toad, Bufo cognatus, is a widely-distributed species in western North America. In Canada, it is restricted to south-eastern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, and extreme south-western M...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Leopard Frog (1998)
  
  Declines in Rana pipiens populations were first noticed in the early 1970s. Prior to that, this medium-sized frog was widespread and locally common to very abundant across its range, which comprised m...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Madtom (1998)
  
  The Northern Madtom is one of 25 species in the genus Noturus of the bullhead catfish family Ictaluridae. Only one specimen was known from Canada at the time the original status report was written; t...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Bluehearts (1998)
  
  Bluehearts is a perennial ranging in height from 40 to 80 cm; plants are usually unbranched, have hairy stems and sessile, opposite leaves. A flowering spike of deep purple, stalkless flowers is prod...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (1998)
  
  Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) is a low, spreading, succulent cactus with jointed, roundish but flattened green stems. Leaves are generally absent but the stems are sparsely covered with clus...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Hairy Prairie-clover (1998)
  
  Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Spreng. var. villosa, or hairy prairie-clover, is a member of the Fabaceae or Pea Family. It is a perennial with a woody taproot and caudex. Stems are ascending or decumbent, 3...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Hoary Mountain-mint (1998)
  
  Hoary Mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) is a conspicuous, hairy, and fragrant member of the mint family that grows to one metre in height. The plant has broad, opposite, toothed leaves that occur a...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Small Whorled Pogonia (1998)
  
  Small Whorled Pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) is a small orchid with a single whorl of five to six leaves at the top of the stem. The leaves may be overtopped by one or rarely two yellowish-green flower...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Southern Maidenhair Fern (1998)
  
  Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) is a delicate fern spreading by a thin branched rhizome covered with slender, small, brown scales. Leaves arise scattered along the rhizome and are...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Spotted Wintergreen (1998)
  
  Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata) is a low, evergreen herb or half-shrub that spreads by creeping rhizomes to form sparse patches. Each stem is 10-25 cm high and consists of a whorl of thick, ...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Swift Fox (1998)
  
  The swift fox began to decline as native grasslands were converted to agricultural lands in the late 1800s. Loss of habitat combined with predation, competition (primarily from coyotes and golden eag...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Vancouver Island Marmot (1997)
  
  The Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), like other members of the genus, is fossorial, herbivorous and hibernates during winter. M. vancouverensis differs from other species in karyotyp...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Northern Bottlenose Whale (1996)
  
  The status of the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), a beaked whale (family Ziphiidae) of the North Atlantic, was assessed for COSEWIC by Reeves et al. (1993), and no listing was given...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Seaside Birds-foot Lotus (1996)
  
  Lotus formosissimus (seaside birds-foot lotus) is a sprawling, multi-stemmed perennial herb, 20-50 cm long, with compound, pinnate leaves. The pink and yellow pealike flowers are arranged in umbels s...
- COSEWIC Status Report - Carmine Shiner and Rosyface Shiner (1994)
  
  The Manitoba population of rosyface shiner referred to throughout this status report has since been recognized as a different species, the carmine shiner (Notropis percobromus). The eastern population...