CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Atriplex coulteri

Common Name:	Coulter's saltbush
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCHE040E0
Full Name:	Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ATCO5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: March - October Habitat: alkaline or clay. • Coastal bluff scrub • Coastal dunes • Coastal scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 75
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 1 0 2 2 70

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
49	26

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
73	1	1

Notes
Few recent sightings. Reports from Riverside Co. are likely misidentified. Threatened by development, and probably by feral herbivores. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 3 - 460 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Baja California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Anacarpa Island (ANA), Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Santa Barbara (SBA), San Bernardino (SBD), San Clemente Island (SCM), Santa Catalina Island (SCT), Santa Cruz Island (SCZ), San Diego (SDG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Miguel Island (SMI), Santa Rosa Island (SRO), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Otay Mesa (010C) 32116E8, National City (011A) 32117F1, Point Loma (011B) 32117F2, Imperial Beach (011D) 32117E1, Poway (022A) 32117H1, La Jolla (022C) 32117G2, Mesa Grande (034A) 33116B7, San Pasqual (034C) 33116A8, Rancho Santa Fe (035C) 33117A2, Oceanside (036B) 33117B4, Encinitas (036D) 33117A3, Palomar Observatory (049D) 33116C7, Las Pulgas Canyon (051C) 33117C4, San Clemente (052A) 33117D5, Dana Point (052B) 33117D6, San Onofre Bluff (052D) 33117C5, San Juan Capistrano (070C) 33117E6, Canada Gobernadora (070D) 33117E5, Tustin (071A) 33117F7, Newport Beach (071B) 33117F8, Laguna Beach (071D) 33117E7, Prado Dam (087B) 33117H6, Long Beach (089C) 33118G2, Malibu Beach (112C) 34118A6, Point Dume (113D) 34118A7, Ventura (141D) 34119C3, Carpinteria (142A) 34119D5, Santa Barbara (142B) 34119D6, Goleta (143A) 34119D7, Point Conception (145B) 34120D4, Lompoc Hills (170C) 34120E4, Port San Luis (222A) 35120B7, Anacapa Island (ANAC) 33119H3, San Clemente Island Central (SCMC) 32118G4, San Clemente Island North (SCMN) 32118H5, San Clemente Island South (SCMS) 32118G3, Santa Catalina East (SCTE) 33118C3, Santa Catalina North (SCTN) 33118D4, Santa Catalina South (SCTS) 33118C4, Santa Catalina West (SCTW) 33118D5, Santa Cruz Island A (SCZA) 33119H7, Santa Cruz Island B (SCZB) 33119H6, Santa Cruz Island C (SCZC) 33119H5, Santa Cruz Island D (SCZD) 33119H4, San Miguel Island East (SMIE) 33120H3, Santa Rosa Island East (SROE) 33119H8, Santa Rosa Island North (SRON) 33120H1, Santa Rosa Island West (SROW) 33120H2

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1131

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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