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Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Little Harbor Rd just north of Little Harbor. North facing slope with an open Quercus pacifica chaparral including Opuntia littoralis, Rhus integrifolia and Artemisia californica. Open areas dominated by Nassella sp

Channel Islands. San Nicolas Island. Dirt track from central ridgeline down to the south-central side of the island. Caliche soils with open, dry scurb of Isocoma, Opuntia and Dichelostemma.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Daytona Beach. Open, dry scrub of Lomatium, Astragalus, Lycium, Isocoma and Acmispon. Well developed crusts.

Henry Coe State Park, along Jim Donnelly Trail. Massive rock outcrop in open blue oak woodland.

Transverse Range just east of I-5 south of Intersection of I-5 and Hwy 138. Small stand of Joshua trees with understory of Artemisia tridentata, Ericameria nauseosa, Adenostoma, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Eridodictyum crassifolium and Sambucus. Coarse granit

Mount Madonna County Park. Sprig Trail. Mixed evergreen forest. Steep north facing slope with Quercus agrifolia, Q. parvula, Umbellularia, Acer and Sequoia. Understory of ferns and shrubs.

Channel Islands. San Nicolas Island. South end, in Tower Canyon, northwest of the pier. Steep, barren canyon with bluish clay soil. Eriogonum, Isocoma, Leptosyne and Astragalus scattered along canyon bottom.

Channel Islands: San Clemente Island. China Point, at south-western tip of the island. Low scrub along coast composed of Lycium californicum, Opuntia spp, Cylindropuntia prolifera, Bergerocactus emoryi, Atriplex spp, Acmispon argophyllus and Deinandra cle

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Near gravel borrow pit. Riparian corridor of Quercus pacifica, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Artemisia californica, Rhus integrifolia and Opuntia littoralis. Surrounding vegetation is mostly Artemisia dominated scrub. Fl

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, at intersection of Nutmeg Trail and Red Mountain Trail. Near intersection of highway 9 and highway 35. North facing slope with mixed evergreen forest of Pseudotsuga, Umbellularia, Acer, Arbutus and Quercus. Clearing within

Channel Islands: San Clemente Island. Near pond several hundered meters northwest of the Shore Bombardment Area gate. Annual grassland with bare clay patches dominated by Lasthenia sp, Plantago erecta and Crassula sp. Crustose and foliose lichens abundant

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. Bottom of steep canyon north of Middle Road and above Turtle Pond. Open woodland of Quercus kelloggii, Aesculus, Q. lobata and Umbellularia. Scattered shrubs including Toxicodendron, Frangula, Symphoricarpos and Artemisia. Understo

Joseph Grant Park, near Grant Lake. Open Quercus lobata savannah on steep slope. Understory of Bromus and mixed native and non-native forbs.

Northern Ruby Mountains at meadow draining into Smith lake. Scattered Limber pine and Whitebark pine along margins. Meadow of herbaceous spp and willows.

White Mountains. Crooked Creek. North facing slope with granitic outcrops. Open Bristlecone and Limber Pine forest with sparse understory of Artemisia and Ribes.

White Mountains. South Fork of Cottonwood Creek near McCloud Camp. Cercocarpus dominated shrub community with Artemisia, Ephedra, Eriogonum, Holodiscus and Symphoricarpos growing among large granitic boulders.

White Mountains. Lower Crooked Creek, near confluence with Wyman Creek. Narrow riparian corridor of Salix and Betula around rushing stream through high desert scrub. Granitic substrate.

Channel Islands: San Miguel Island. Near Cabrillo Monument. Dense stand of Coreopsis gigantea with an understory of Lupinus albifrons, Dudleya greenei, Isocoma menziesii and Eriogonum grande. Sandy stabilized dune soil.

White Mountains. Lower Cottonwood Creek. Steep northeast facing slope of granitic boulders with open Pinus monophylla woodland and understory of Artemisia, Ericameria, Purshia, Ephedra and Ribes.

White Mountains. Lower Cottonwood Creek in day use area off Canyon Rd. Riparian corridor of Populus fremontii with thickets of Salix and Amelanchier.

Montana de Oro St Park

Trail along south rim of Cirque de Salazie from G̨te de Belouve to G̨te de Piton Niege. Erica dominated heath of 3-4m tall shrubs. Stoebe, Cordalyne, Cyathea and arborescent Blechnum occasional. Understory dominated by mosses, especially Dicranoloma

Along Hicks Road at pullout overlooking Guadalupe Reservoir. Large Northeast facing rock outcrops along roadcut. Surrounding vegetation includes Baccharis, Artemisia and Quercus douglasii.

Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Upper Water Canyon. Side drainage through a south facing slope with almost pure stand of Artemisia californica. Drainage dominated by Quercus pacifica with an understory of Baccharis pilularis.

Hi Mountain road at northernmost crossing of Trout Creek. In seasonal creek bed. Dense Quercus agrifolia riparian woodland in steep canyon. With Platanus racemosa and understory of Toxicodendron and Rhamnus californica.

Hi Mountain road, along Salt Creek. At second creek crossing after National Forest boundary. Riparian corridor of seasonal creek dominated by Quercus agrifolia with Platanus racemosa common. Understory of Toxicodendron, annual grasses, and occasional shru

Sanborn County Park, near Saratoga. Near Trailhead from Sanborn Rd. near intersection with Hwy 9. Riparian corridor through mixed evergreen forest of Sequoia, Pseudotsuga, Acer, Umbellularia, Notholithocarpus. Understory of Aralia and several fern spp alo

Hood River, along pullout on Interstate 84. Large basalt outcrops with canopy of Quercus garryana. Shrub layer of Toxicodendron. Outcrops with dense carpets of mosses with desiccation-tolerant ferns.

Wind Wolves Preserve. Vicinity of Camino Viejo Trailhead. Large northeast facing sandstone outcrop in Quercus douglasii savannah with Ribes quercetorum and Artemisia tridentata.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Canyon on north side below Mt. Diablo. Northeast facing slope above large canyon. Annual grassland with scattered Hazardia detonsa and Eriogonum arborescens and occasional Baccharis pilularis and Lotus dendroideus.

San Simeon Crk Rd., at paved low water crossing. Riparian on serpentine. Platanus, Salix breweri, Heteromeles, Brickelia, Yucca

Patuxent Research Refuge. Fire Road trail in south section near visitor's center. Quercus, Pinus and Fagus forest with understory of occasional Ilex. Dominants include Q. falcata, Q. alba, P. taeda and P. echinata.

White's Bar picnic area, Hwy 299 about 2 miles south of Big Bar. Sunny Riparian area dominated by Sandbar willow.

South of La Porte, about two miles from La Porte Rd. along the road to Sly Creek Dam. Mixed forest of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus sp, Calocedrus decurrens and a thick, diverse shrub layer. Shady.

Junge Property, San Simeon St. Park, along coast near the town of San Simeon. Large drainage cutting through coastal prairie. Scirpus pungens and Potentilla anserina dominant. Growing on north facing slope of drainage in full sun with Distichlis spicata,

Temblor Range overlooking Carrizo Plain at Wallace Creek. Arid Nassella dominated grassland with Bromus tectorum. Scattered Ericameria linearifolia and Atriplex polycarpa along dry drainage slopes.

Hwy 166, 24.8mi east of Hwy 101. North facing conglomerate cliff. Surrounding is open oak woodland, Q. douglasii and Q. agrifolia. Arctostaphylos glauca, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Toxicodendron common. Artemisia claifornica and Eriogonum fasciculatum common in

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area, in Azalea Canyon. Narrow canyon with Quercus agrifolia and Arbutus dominant, Platanus racemosa and Pinus coulteri occasional. Understory of Rubus parviflorus, Toxicodendron, Cornus and ferns.

Santa Monia Mountains, northwest edge, south of Camarillo. Rocky outcrops of Conejo Volcanics in grassy coastal scrub of Malosma, Leptosyne and Acmispon.

Along Hwy 33 between Hwy 166 and Pine Mountain Summit. Open Juniper woodland with Eriogonum fasciculatum. Granitic soil with soil crusts along seasonal drainage.

Pennington Creek biological preserve.

Little Sur River, at Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp. Riparian corridor through Redwood forest. Alnus rhombifolia dominant, with Nothocarpus and an understory of Woodwardia, Maianthemum and Equisetum.

Inyo National Forest, along shore of Gilbert Lake on the trail from Onion Valley to Kearsarge Pass. Open woodland along lakeshore of Pinus contorta and P. balfouriana with dense Salix thickets interspersed with mats of sedges and herbs.

Henry Coe State Park, in lower Braen Canyon. Along dry (seasonal) creekbed with open riparian corridor of Platanus racemosa, Baccharis salicifolius, Toxicodendron, Rhamnus crocea, Lonicera subspicata and grasses.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, along road from Big Lake to Alum Rock Falls Road. East facing slope in annual grassland with Ranunculus, Eremalche, and other native forbs.

North of Rock Ranch, off Hwy 166 ca. 26 miles east of junction with Hwy 101. Riparian corridor through mosaic of chamise chaparral, Salvia leucophylla scrub, exotic annual grassland. Quercus agrifolia dominant, Platanus racemosa and Baccharis salicifolia

Bob Kerr Nature trail Southwest of Cambria, from trailhead near intersection of Trenton and Amherst st. Native Pinus radiata forest with subcanopy of Quercus agrifolia and Heteromeles arbutifolia. Diverse understory of mostly sedges and rushes.

Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility (PG&E) property, in the San Luis Range. Bishop Pine forest above Coon Creek, northwest facing slope. Understory of Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Vaccinium ovatum, Arctostaphylos sp. And Adenostoma fasciculatum. Substrate w

Henry Coe State Park, downslope from Ponderosa Trail, near Coe Headquarters enterance. Northeast facing slope with open woodland of Pinus ponderosa, Quercus chrysolepis, Arbutus menziesii and Umbellularia californica. Understory of mixed native and non-na

Angeles National Forest. San Gabriel Mts, along Hwy 2 north of Charleton Flats. Mixed evergreen forest dominated by Pinus coulteri and Quercus chrysolepis. Mostly dense canopy with understory of Arctostaphylos sp., Cercocarpus betuloides and Hesperoyucca