Taxon Report

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. falcata (Jones) Welsh

falcate saltbush

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Classification


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:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	1200-1700 (3935-5580)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat:	Alkaline (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G4T4Q
State Rank:	S2S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	8

Location


California Endemic: False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	44 %
Other	4	44%
Grazing	1	11%

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:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 2 January 2025].