Species Details

Atriplex depressa

brittlescale

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Classification

Scientific Name: Atriplex depressa Jeps.
Common Name: brittlescale
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE042L0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ATDE3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-08-25

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Oct
Elevation: 1 - 320 meters 5 - 1050 feet
General Habitat: Chenopod scrub Meadows and seeps Playas Valley and foothill grassland Vernal pools
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Alkaline Clay

Notes

Notes: Threatened by development, grazing, and trampling. Closely related to A. minuscula and A. parishii; a synonym of the latter in A California Flora (1959) by P. Munz. See Pittonia 2:304 (1892) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					60
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	18	5	1	1	30

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	42
Recent <=20 Years	18

Presence:
Presumed Extant	59
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Colusa (COL), Contra Costa (CCA), Fresno (FRE), Glenn (GLE), Kings (KNG), Merced (MER), Solano (SOL), Tulare (TUL), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Allensworth (3511974), Altamont (3712166), Antioch South (3712187), Arbuckle (3912211), Byron Hot Springs (3712176), Colusa (3912221), Davis (3812156), Denverton (3812128), Dozier (3812137), Elmira (3812138), Grays Bend (3812166), Guijarral Hills (3612022), Helm (3612051), Jamesan (3612062), Laton (3611946)*, Livermore (3712167), Logandale (3912242), Manor Slough (3912223), Milpitas (3712148), Monson (3611943), Moulton Weir (3912231), Sausalito School (3511982), Sites (3912233), Stevinson (3712037), Stonyford (3912245), Tranquillity (3612063), Traver (3611944)*, Visalia (3611933), Willows (3912252)*

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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