Bakersfield smallscale (Atriplex tularensis) is a very rare species of saltbush endemic to Kern County. Only a few individual plants were known at Kern Lake, a dry ephemeral lake bed with alkali soils. But these plants may be another species, and Bakersfield smallscale may be extinct. 

Bakersfield smallscale is an erect, reddish-green or grayish annual herb. The leaves are very small and oval to lance-shaped. Leaves and stem branches are white, scaly, and tough. The male and female flowers are small, hard clusters. The female flowers have bracts that end in a sharp point. The plant is a likely host to moths and butterflies, such as the Western pygmy blue. 

Bakersfield smallscale is listed as endangered on the state level. Agriculture has caused habitat degradation, making conditions too dry for this plant to reproduce successfully.