Atriplex coulteri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Atriplex coulteri (Moq.) D. Dietr.

Coulter's saltbush

Atriplex coulteri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~342 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: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

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

Alternate Names:


JEF	Obione coulteri

Information about Atriplex coulteri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ATCO5) 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: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[explorer.natureserve.org] Limited Range: Occurs in California on Anacapa Island, San Clemente Island, Santa Catalina Island, Santa Cruz Island, San Miquel Island, and Santa Rosa Island, and in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. Also occurs in Baja California, Mexico (Skinner, 1997). (link added by Mary Ann Machi) [explorer.natureserve.org] Threats: Primarily threatened by development but also threatened by feral herbivores, ORVs, trampling, recreation, erosion, and weeds. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).