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-Oct Habitat: alkaline, sandy. • Chenopod scrub • Playas • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare 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 CDFW
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 52
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

10 16 4 1 2 19

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
26	26

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Presumed Extirpated
50	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

Other States:

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) 3511944, Wasco SW (264C) 3511954, Lost Hills NE (265A) 3511965, Lost Hills NW (265B) 3511966, Delano East (287C)* 3511972, Cairns Corner (310B) 3611922, Waukena (312A) 3611925, Ivanhoe (333B) 3611942, Traver (334B) 3611944, Goshen (334C) 3611934, Visalia (334D) 3611933, Raisin (358C)* 3611958, Kerman (359A) 3612061, Jamesan (359B) 3612062, Helm (359D)* 3612051, Tranquillity (360A) 3612063, Bonita Ranch (380B) 3612082, Gravelly Ford (380C) 3612072, Firebaugh NE (381A) 3612083, Poso Farm (381B) 3612084, Mendota Dam (381D) 3612073, Berenda (400C) 3712012, Plainsburg (401A) 3712023, El Nido (401B) 3712024, Bliss Ranch (401C) 3712014, Chowchilla (401D) 3712013, Sandy Mush (402A) 3712025, Los Banos (403D) 3712017, Arena (422C) 3712036, Hatch (423B)* 3712048, Crows Landing (424A) 3712141, Milpitas (427B) 3712148, Ripon (443B)* 3712162, Altamont (445B) 3712166, Livermore (446A) 3712167, Pennington (561D) 3912137

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. This data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. . Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].

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