Conservation Program - Critical Habitat Campaign

Coachella valley milk-vetch - Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Endangered)

Location: Loose wind-blown or alluvial sands on dunes or flats in the Coachella Valley area of the Sonoran Desert, near Palm Springs CA, Riverside County.

Threats: Urban sprawl in the Coachella Valley which directly destroys lands on which they occur or reduces the source and transport of blow sands that maintain its habitats. Roads and off-road vehicle use.

• Photo (JPEG, 1.1 MB)
• Draft Economic Analysis (PDF, 2 MB)
• Final CNPS-CBD comments on DCH October 2005 (PDF, 141k)
• Final CNPS-CBD comments on DCH Februrary 2005 (PDF, 141k)
• Draft Critical Habitat (PDF, 471k)