CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Atriplex minuscula

Common Name:	lesser saltscale
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCHE042M0
Full Name:	Atriplex minuscula Standl.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ATMI3

2000 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb Blooming Period: May - October Habitat: alkaline, sandy. • Chenopod scrub • Playas • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously 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: 37
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 11 3 0 2 16

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
21	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
35	0	2

Notes

Historical occurrences extirpated by agriculture. Possibly threatened by solar energy development. Closely related to A. depressa and A. parishii; a synonym of the latter in A California Flora (1959) by P. Munz. See North American Flora 21:51 (1916) 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: 2012-02-14

Location

Elevation: 15 - 200 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Butte (BUT), Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Madera (MAD), Merced (MER), Stanislaus (STA) *, Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Buttonwillow (241B) 35119D4, Wasco SW (264C) 35119E4, Lost Hills NE (265A) 35119F5, Lost Hills NW (265B) 35119F6, Delano East (287C)* 35119G2, Cairns Corner (310B) 36119B2, Waukena (312A) 36119B5, Ivanhoe (333B) 36119D2, Traver (334B) 36119D4, Goshen (334C) 36119C4, Visalia (334D) 36119C3, Raisin (358C)* 36119E8, Kerman (359A) 36120F1, Jamesan (359B) 36120F2, Helm (359D)* 36120E1, Tranquillity (360A) 36120F3, Bonita Ranch (380B) 36120H2, Gravelly Ford (380C) 36120G2, Firebaugh NE (381A) 36120H3, Poso Farm (381B) 36120H4, Mendota Dam (381D) 36120G3, Berenda (400C) 37120A2, Plainsburg (401A) 37120B3, El Nido (401B) 37120B4, Bliss Ranch (401C) 37120A4, Chowchilla (401D) 37120A3, Sandy Mush (402A) 37120B5, Los Banos (403D) 37120A7, Arena (422C) 37120C6, Hatch (423B)* 37120D8, Crows Landing (424A) 37121D1, Milpitas (427B) 37121D8, Ripon (443B)* 37121F2, Altamont (445B) 37121F6, Livermore (446A) 37121F7, Pennington (561D) 39121C7

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

1133

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

Suggested Citation
CNPS, Rare Plant Program. . Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].

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