CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Atriplex depressa

Common Name:	brittlescale
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCHE042L0
Full Name:	Atriplex depressa Jeps.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ATDE3

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: April - October Habitat: alkaline, clay. • Chenopod scrub • Meadows and seeps • Playas • Valley and foothill grassland • Vernal pools

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: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2Q G2: Imperiled. (There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 59
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

6 17 7 1 0 28

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
23	36

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
59	0	0

Notes
Threatened by development, grazing, and trampling. Closely related to A. minuscula and A. parishii; a synonym of the latter in A California Flora (1959) by P. Munz. See Pittonia 2:304 (1892) for original description. 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: 1 - 320 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Colusa (COL), Fresno (FRE), Glenn (GLE), Kern (KRN), Merced (MER), Solano (SOL), Stanislaus (STA), Tulare (TUL), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Allensworth (288C) 35119G4, Guijarral Hills (314B) 36120B2, Traver (334B)* 36119D4, Visalia (334D) 36119C3, Laton (335B)* 36119D6, Jamesan (359B) 36120F2, Helm (359D) 36120E1, Tranquillity (360A) 36120F3, El Nido (401B)* 37120B4, San Luis Ranch (403A) 37120B7, Los Banos (403D) 37120A7, Stevinson (423D) 37120C7, Milpitas (427B) 37121D8, Altamont (445B) 37121F6, Livermore (446A) 37121F7, Byron Hot Springs (463C) 37121G6, Clifton Court Forebay (463D) 37121G5, Antioch South (464A) 37121H7, Denverton (481B) 38121B8, Antioch North (481D) 38121A7, Elmira (498C) 38121C8, Dozier (498D) 38121C7, Grays Bend (513B) 38121F6, Davis (513C) 38121E6, Colusa (546A) 39122B1, Arbuckle (546D) 39122A1, Manor Slough (547A) 39122B3, Logandale (562B) 39122D2, Moulton Weir (562D) 39122C1, Sites (563D) 39122C3, Stonyford (564A) 39122D5, Willows (578C)* 39122E2

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

1132

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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