CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Atriplex gardneri var. falcata

Common Name:	falcate saltbush
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCHE040J0
Full Name:	Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. falcata (Jones) Welsh
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ATFA

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: often alkaline. • Chenopod scrub • Great Basin scrub

Rarity Status

Rare Plant Rank: 2.2
Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common 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: G4Q
G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.
(There are taxonomic questions associated with this name)

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 1 0 0 8

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	5

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes
Possibly threatened by grazing and pipeline construction. See Contributions to Western Botany 11:19 (1903) for original description, and Great Basin Naturalist 44(2):191 (1984) for revised nomenclature. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1200 - 1700 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Idaho, !MT, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Poleta Canyon (413D) 37118C3, Wendel (620C) 40120C2, Shaffer Mtn. (621A) 40120D3, Standish (621C) 40120C4, Five Springs (638C) 40120E2, Karlo (639D) 40120E3, Gallatin Peak (640C) 40120E6, Tunnison Mtn. (640D) 40120E5, Shields Creek (691A) 41120D3, Rattlesnake Butte (692B) 41120D6, Canby (693A) 41120D7, Payne Peak (708D) 41120E3

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

1831

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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