Atriplex tularensis Calflora

Taxon Report

Atriplex tularensis Coville

Bakersfield smallscale, Tulare saltbush

Atriplex tularensis is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1A (presumed extinct).

State of California status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~14 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Atriplex cordulata var. tularensis
JEF	Obione tularensis

Information about Atriplex tularensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATTU) 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: 1A 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: 12/19/2024).