Species Details

Atriplex gardneri var. falcata

falcate saltbush

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Scientific Name:
Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. falcata (Jones) Welsh
Common Name:
falcate saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Element Code: PDCHE040J0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug
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Elevation:
1200 - 1700 meters
3935 - 5580 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chenopod scrub
  • Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Alkaline (often)
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.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 4 44 %
THREAT LIST:
Other 4 44%
Grazing 1 11%
Total Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 1 0 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 8
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 9
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Canby (4112047), Karlo (4012053), Poleta Canyon (3711833), Rattlesnake Butte (4112046), Shaffer Mtn. (4012043)
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.
Presumed Extant
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