Taxon Report

Atriplex coronata Wats. var. coronata

crownscale

Print Report


© 1994 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

  Classification

Scientific Name:
Atriplex coronata Wats. var. coronata
Common Name:
crownscale
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Element Code: PDCHE040C3
USDA Plants Symbol: ATCOC
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Oct Mar-Oct
Elevation: 1-590 (5-1935)
General Habitats: Chenopod scrub, Valley and foothill grassland, Vernal pools
Microhabitat: Alkaline, Clay (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0
California Endemic:  True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Contra Costa (CCA), Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), Merced (MER), Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Solano (SOL), Stanislaus (STA), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Allensworth (3511974), Altamont (3712166), Antioch North (3812117), Antioch South (3712187), Brentwood (3712186), Byron Hot Springs (3712176), California Valley (3512031), Cholame (3512063), Cholame Valley (3512073), Clifton Court Forebay (3712175), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Cuyama (3411985), Delano West (3511973), Denverton (3812128), Domengine Ranch (3612033), East Elk Hills (3511934), Elkhorn Hills (3511915), Guijarral Hills (3612022), Gustine (3712038), Hacienda Ranch (3511975), Holland Canyon (3512052), Kettleman Plain (3512081), Laguna Seca Ranch (3612077), Livermore (3712167), Lokern (3511945), Lost Hills (3511956), Lost Hills NE (3511965), Mouth of Kern (3511923), New Cuyama (3411986), Orchard Peak (3512062), Ortigalita Peak NW (3612088), Painted Rock (3511927), Reward (3511936), Ripon (3712162), Sawtooth Ridge (3512061), Semitropic (3511955), Simmler (3511938), Stevinson (3712037), Taft (3511924), Tumey Hills (3612056), Tupman (3511933), Turner Ranch (3712026), Vernalis (3712163), Vine Hill (3812211), Wasco NW (3511964), Wells Ranch (3511916), Woodward Island (3712185)

Notes

Does plant occur in SJQ Co.? Similar to A. cordulata and A. vallicola. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9:114 (1874) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 3 January 2025].