Taxon Report
Atriplex minuscula Standl.lesser saltscale |
 © 2000 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D. |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Atriplex minuscula Standl. |
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Common Name: |
lesser saltscale |
| Family: | Chenopodiaceae |
| Element Code: | PDCHE042M0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | ATMI3 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb |
| Blooming Period: May-Oct | May-Oct |
| Elevation: | 15-200 (50-655) |
| General Habitats: | Chenopod scrub, Playas, Valley and foothill grassland |
| Microhabitat: | Alkaline, Sandy |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 52 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 10 |
| Good (B) | 16 |
| Fair (C) | 4 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 2 |
| Unknown (U) | 19 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Alameda (ALA), Butte (BUT), Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), Madera (MAD), Merced (MER), Stanislaus (STA)*, Tulare (TUL) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Allensworth (3511974), Altamont (3712166), Arena (3712036), Berenda (3712012), Bliss Ranch (3712014), Bonita Ranch (3612082), Burris Park (3611945), Buttonwillow (3511944), Byron Hot Springs (3712176), Cairns Corner (3611922), Chowchilla (3712013), Crows Landing (3712141), El Nido (3712024), Firebaugh NE (3612083), Goshen (3611934), Gravelly Ford (3612072), Ivanhoe (3611942), Jamesan (3612062), Kerman (3612061), Le Grand (3712022), Livermore (3712167), Los Banos (3712017), Lost Hills NE (3511965), Mendota Dam (3612073), Milpitas (3712148), Pennington (3912137), Pixley (3511983), Plainsburg (3712023), Poso Farm (3612084), Raisin (3611958)*, Ripon (3712162)*, San Luis Ranch (3712027), Sandy Mush (3712025), Tranquillity (3612063), Traver (3611944), Wasco NW (3511964), Wasco SW (3511954), Waukena (3611925) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 11 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 25 | 48 % | |
| Development | 12 | 23% |
| Agriculture | 8 | 15% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 5 | 9% |
| Grazing | 4 | 7% |
| Improper burning regime | 1 | 1% |
| Landfill | 1 | 1% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 1 | 1% |
| Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime | 1 | 1% |
| Dam/Inundation | 1 | 1% |
| Disking | 1 | 1% |
| Erosion/runoff | 1 | 1% |
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. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 January 2025].