CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae

Common Name:	Coachella Valley milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0FB97
Full Name:	Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. var. coachellae F. Shreve & Wiggins
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASLEC2

Biology
Lifeform: annual / perennial herb Blooming Period: February - May Habitat: • Desert dunes • Sonoran desert scrub (sandy)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (10/06/98) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5T2 T2: Imperiled. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 53
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 9 13 6 1 24

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	42

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
52	0	1

Notes

Protected in part in Coachella Valley Preserve System. Threatened by urbanization, vehicles, road widening, non-native plants, flood control projects, and wind energy development. See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:951-952 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1984-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 40 - 655 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Riverside (RIV)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Indio (064B) 33116F2, Mecca (064D) 33116E1, La Quinta (065A) 33116F3, Seven Palms Valley (082B) 33116H4, Cathedral City (082C) 33116G4, Myoma (082D) 33116G3, Desert Hot Springs (083A) 33116H5, White Water (083B) 33116H6, Palm Springs (083D) 33116G5, Beaumont (084B) 33116H8, Catclaw Flat (104C) 34116A6, Morongo Valley (104D) 34116A5

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

316

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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