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Atriplex corrugata

S. Wats.

Mat Saltbush

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132769

Element CodePDCHE040D0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusAtriplex

Other Common Names

mat saltbush (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-06-13

Change Date1991-10-25

Edition Date1991-06-13

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Probably a G5 species, but need confirmatory evidence on the extant and status of populations.

Range Extent Comments

n.w. New Mexico (1 co.), Arizona, w. Utah, Colorado, Wyoming.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Saline, usually fine-textured substrates derived from shales, 1200-2200 m (Welsh et al, 1987).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.	Manti-Lasal National Forest	59,034

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.