Atriplex gardneri var. falcata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. var. falcata (M. E. Jones) S. L. Welsh

Salt sage, Sickle saltbush

2021 Sarah Tona

2013 Trent M. Draper

Atriplex gardneri var. falcata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~15 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Atriplex gardneri
Genus:	Atriplex
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex falcata
JEF	Atriplex nuttallii var. falcata
PLANTS	Atriplex falcata

Information about Atriplex gardneri var. falcata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATFA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).