Species Details

Atriplex minuscula

lesser saltscale

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Classification

Scientific Name: Atriplex minuscula Standl.
Common Name: lesser saltscale
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Element Code:	PDCHE042M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ATMI3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct
Elevation: 15 - 200 meters 50 - 655 feet
General Habitat: Chenopod scrub Playas Valley and foothill grassland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Alkaline Sandy

Notes

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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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					52
A	B	C	D	X	U
10	16	4	1	2	19

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	33
Recent <=20 Years	19

Presence:
Presumed Extant	50
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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), Ortigalita Peak NW (3612088), 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)

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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