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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri
Gardner's sagebrush


 
Scientific Name: Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri
Scientific Name Synonyms: Atriplex nuttallii
English Name: Gardner's sagebrush
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - 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.
Classification Level: Variety
Taxonomy Comments: The name was changed from A. nuttallii to A. gardneri var. gardneri in 2009, to follow FNA. A. nuttallii is treated as a more southern species of Nevada and Utah that does not occur in BC.
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: ATRIGAR1
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (May 2016)
Provincial Status: S2S3 (Apr 2025)
BC List: Blue
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Ecology & Life History
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Grassland/Shrub / Grassland / Unknown
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Disjunct, more common elsewhere: N
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere: N
 
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References and Related Literature
Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp.
Douglas, G.W., G.D. Straley, D. Meidinger, and J. Pojar, eds. 1998. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 2, Dicotyledons (Balsaminaceae through Cucurbitaceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Minist. For. Res. Program. 401pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Atriplex gardneri var. gardneri. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 13, 2026).