Taxon Details

Atriplex cordulata var. erecticaulis

Earlimart orache

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Taxon Summary:

Atriplex cordulata var. erecticaulis, commonly known as Earlimart orache, is a annual herb in the Chenopodiaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 40 to 100 meters. Atriplex cordulata var. erecticaulis is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Atriplex cordulata Jeps. var. erecticaulis (Stutz et al.) S.L. Welsh
Common Name: Earlimart orache
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE042V0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Atriplex erecticaulis
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Aug-Sep(Nov)

Elevation:
40 - 100 meters
130 - 330 feet

General Habitats:

Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by development and non-native plants. Not in TJM (1993). See Madroño 44(1):89 (1997) for original description.
Threats: Threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by development.
Taxonomy: Not in TJM (1993)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	14	61 %
Agriculture	5	21%
Other	3	13%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	13%
Disking	3	13%
Development	2	8%
Non-native plant impacts	2	8%
Erosion/runoff	1	4%
Grazing	1	4%
Landfill	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					23
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	6	3	2	7	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	13
Recent <=20 Years	10

Presence:
Presumed Extant	16
Possibly Extirpated	4
Presumed Extirpated	3

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Allensworth (3511974), Alpaugh (3511984), Buttonwillow (3511944), Cairns Corner (3611922), Delano East (3511972), Delano West (3511973), Ivanhoe (3611942), Jamesan (3612062), McFarland (3511962), Pixley (3511983), Pond (3511963), Sausalito School (3511982), Semitropic (3511955), Traver (3611944), Wasco NW (3511964), Waukena (3611925)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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