Conservation Program - Critical Habitat Campaign

San Jacinto Valley crownscale - Atriplex coronata var. notatior (Endangered)

Location: In 1998, 11 population centers were known, primarily associated with the San Jacinto River and Old Salt Creek tributary drainages in the San Jacinto, Perris, Menifee and Elsinore Valleys of western Riverside County CA.

Threats: Flood control, change in flooding regime, agriculture, urbanization, off-road vehicles, biosolid dumping and pipeline construction.

• Photo (JPEG, 1.3 MB)
• Final Critical Habitat (PDF, 207 kb)
• Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Critical Habitat (PDF, 811 kb)
• CNPS/Center Comments on DCH Economic Analysis (PDF, 167 kb)
• San Jacinto Valley Crownscale Draft CH (PDF, 273 kb)
• Final CNPS-CBD comments on DCH-Atcono (PDF, 140 kb)