Atriplex coronata
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Atriplex coronata is a species of saltbush known by the common name crownscale. It is endemic to California.
Distribution
The halophyte plant grows in areas of saline and alkaline soils in the Central Valley and nearby slopes of the Inner California Coast Ranges in Central California; and the South Coast region of Southern California.
Description
Atriplex coronata is an annual herb producing stiff erect or leaning straw-colored stems up to about 30 centimeters tall. The gray scaly leaves are one or two centimeters long.
The flowers are generally oval shaped. The seeds are just over a millimeter long.
=Varieties=
There are two or three varieties of this species. They include:
- Atriplex coronata var. notatior — San Jacinto Valley crownscale, limited to the San Jacinto River valley in western Riverside County. It is as an endangered species since being listed on the federal level in 1998.[http://www.fws.gov/Carlsbad/TEspecies/Documents/SJVC/SJVCrownscale_facts.pdf FWS: San Jacinto Valley Crownscale]
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3084,3089,3100 Jepson Manual Treatment - Atriplex coronata]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ATCO3 USDA Plants Profile: Atriplex coronata]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415550 Flora of North America]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Atriplex+coronata+var.+notatior Atriplex coronata - Photo gallery]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Flora of Riverside County, California
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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