Smooth goosefoot (Chenopodium subglabrum) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10

Existing Protection or Other Status Designations

No specific legal status is accorded smooth goosefoot in any part of Canada. All three provinces where this species occurs have endangered species legislation; however, Alberta’s Wildlife Act currently does not include protection for plants; protective regulations for plants under this Act are being developed.

Chenopodium subglabrum is considered rare nationally (Argus and Pryer, 1990) and rare in all three prairie provinces (Packer and Bradley 1984, Maher et al. 1979, White and Johnson 1980).

The NatureServe ranks are Global G3G4, Canada N2, Alberta S1, Saskatchewan S2, and Manitoba S1. The United States ranks are: Montana S1, North Dakota S1, Nebraska S3 and Wyoming S3 (NatureServe 2005). In the remainder of the states where it occurs it has either not been ranked (e.g. Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington) or is considered unrankable due to a lack of information (e.g. Michigan) (NatureServe 2005). Ayensu and DeFilipps (1978) did not list it as endangered or threatened on any of their state listings.

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