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Atriplex gardneri

(Moq.) D. Dietr.

Gardner's Saltbush

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149112

Element CodePDCHE040M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusAtriplex

Synonyms

Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri

Other Common Names

Arroche de Gardner (FR) Gardner's Orache (EN) Gardner's saltbush (EN) Moundscale (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

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1990-03-19

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNR	Yes
Alberta	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	S5	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Gmt Area H	Custer National Forest	1,335

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Fork	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	13,238
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

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.