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Hwy 168 3 mi S of Alder Springs at large turnout. Montane mixed confierous forest.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Near intersection of Webb Canyon Trail and New Almaden Trail. Ecotone of Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia woodland with annual grassland and coastal scrub of Artemisia, Baccharis and Mimulus.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Webb Canyon Trail. Open Quercus douglasii woodland with Umbellularia and Aesculus. Understory of annual grasses.

El Yunque National Forest. Big Trees trail through mid elevation hardwood and palm forest. Deep shade.

Laguna Mountain BLM Management Area. Laguna Mountain Trail, ca. 1.5 miles from trailhead along Coalinga Rd. Seasonal drainage through serpentine chaparral dominated by Quercus durata, Ceanothus cuneatus and Adenostoma fasciculatum with Fremontodendron.

Binghamton University Nature Preserve, south Binghamton. South side of campus off College Enterance Rd. Marsh area surrounded by Oak- Hemlock forest.

Portola Redwoods State Park, along entrance road near entrance kiosk. Steep, shaded roadcut through evergreen forest of Sequoia, Pseudotsuga, Notholithocarpus and Quercus.

Hwy 46 just west of intersection with Old Creek Rd. Driveway of 10095 on east facing side of Quercus lobata trunk in Q. agrifolia dominated woodland.

Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains. Along Hwy 2 near Camp Valcrest. Mixed coniferous forest with Pinus coulteri, P. jeffreyi, P. lambertiana, Calocedrus decurrens, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Quercus chrysolepis. Shady drainage with dense understo

Wasatch Mountains southwest of Salt Lake City. Montane meadow area above Snowbird ski lodge. Nearby woody spp include Fir, Blue Spruce and willows.

Dangermond Preserve, along creek behind Jalama Ranch. Drainage dominated by Quercus agrifolia with understory of Toxicodendron and Salvia spathacea.

Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility (PG&E) property. Mouth of Crowbar Canyon in steep north facing coastal scrub dominated by Baccharis pilularis, Toxicodendron, Artemisia californica and Rhamnus spp. Silicious shale substrate.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. South corner of Reserve along west fork just above confluence of the three major streams on the reserve. Steep, shaded canyon with canopy of Quercus chrysolepis and Platanus. Canopy gap dominated by Rubus, Lonicera and Toxicodendro

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. First N facing rock outcrop after 1st turnout. Vertical shale in shade of Arctostaphylos, Pinus attenuata, Dendromecon.

East slope of Caliente Range above Carrizo Plain. Above Selby Campground in Juniper and Quercus johntuckeri scrub with Arctostaphylos glauca and Salvia leucophylla. Substrate sedimentary.

Cypress Mtn Rd., near intersection of road and ridgeline. Mixed evergreen forest of Umbellularia, Quercus agrifolia, Acer macrophyllum and Arbutus.

Portola Redwoods State Park, along Coyote Ridge Trail near junction with Iverson Trail. Evergreen forest of Sequoia, Pseudotsuga, Quercus and Notholithocarpus.

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Downslope of the NE side of Torrey Pines road and uphill from Penasquitoas Creek. Accessed from Flintkote Avenue.

Located in Mojave National Preserve off of County Road 20913, Pachelko Spring, Clark Mountains.

Relief Reservoir Project Area

Dangermond Preserve, along Jalama Road. Canyon in Quercus agrifolia woodland with Arctostaphylos, Adenostoma, Lonicera, Rubus, Toxicodendron and ferns.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Northeast side of the island, along north facing escarpment. Very mesic slope with Leptosyne, Isocoma, Calystegia and Dudleya. Many native forbs, ferns and grasses.

Oak View Rd., off Hwy 46 west of Paso Robles. Quercus agrifolia woodland on rolling hills. Q. lobata occasional, understory shrub layer well developed, few herbs or grasses except disturbed or sunny areas.

Chimeneas Ranch in the mountains southwest of Soda Lake. Carrizo Canyon in semidesert scrub composed of Ericameria linearifolia, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Gutierrizia californica, Epilobium canum, Ephedra sp. and other subshrubs and grasses. North facing sl

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Prisoner's Harbor. Coastal bluffs Dominated by Quercus agrifolia and Coreopsis giganteum.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Ridge above White's Landing. Sunny, grassy area within Quercus dominated chaparral. Plantago and Dodecatheon dominant in grassy area.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Salta Verde Ridge Road, just west of crossing over Bulrush Canyon Creek. Quercus pacifica chaparral on mesic north facing slope. Understory of Adenostoma fasciculatum, Salvia mellifera, Rhus integrifolia, Opunita sp

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Central Valley between Portezuela and Centinela. North facing rock outcrop in Quercus pacifica chaparral with Rhamnus, Heteromeles and Artemisia californica.

White Mountains. Chiatovitch Creek, in large meadow complex along middle fork just above confluence with the north fork. Large Juncus-dominated meadow with rivulets supporting patches of Salix, Ribes, Rosa and Betula. Surrounding slopes are ecotonal betwe

Stanislaus National Forest, along spur road from Highway 108 near Bald Mountain. Open montane forest of Pinus ponderosa, Calocedrus and Quercus kelloggii. Dense shrub layer of Arctostaphylos patula, Ceanothus integerrimus, Quercus vaccinifolia and Garrya

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Upper Bulrush Canyon, just below Valley of the Moons. Open Quercus pacifica woodland along road. Understory of Heteromeles, Toxicodendron, Baccharis pilularis, Opuntia, Artemisia, Phalaris and annual grasses.

Trail to Piton Pl. des Foug̬res. Near parking lot for trailhead. Along seasonal stream with dense forest canopy providing deep shade. Hymenophyllaceae and other ferns abundant in understory.

Caldera rim of Piton de la Foumaise at les Pas de Bellecombe. Along the rim on trail from visitor's center to the caldera floor. High elevation heath dominated by 0.5-2m tall shrubs of Erica, Stoebe and others. Open, with sparse understory over bare soil

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Along road heading north from Centinela. Windswept horizontal rock outcrops along ridgetop in scrub dominated by Artemisia californica, Eriogonum arborescens and Selaginella.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Hooker Canyon above La Cascada. Riparian corridor dominated by Salix lasiolepis and Typha sp. Mimulus cardinalis and Epilobium sp common. Surrounding hillsides of Quercus pacifica chaparral and Eriogonum arborescens scr

Old Highway 30 between Mosier and Rowena. Rocky basalt slope with woodland of Quercus garryana and Pinus ponderosa. Open shrub layer of Toxicodendron and Amelanchier. Lomatium, Wyethia and Viccia abundant among grasses.

Old Highway 30 between Mosier and Rowena. Rocky basalt slope with woodland of Quercus garryana, Pinus ponderosa and Acer macrophyllum.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Along road about 0.5mi north of Black Jack Mountain. Well developed Quercus pacifica stand with a closed canopy about 5m high. Sparse shrub layer of Rhus integrifolia and Toxicodendron diversilobum, and understory o

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Ridgeline along Los Sauces Road. Pinus muricata forest with open canopy. Understory dominated by Arctostaphylos insularis, Quercus pacifica, Ceanothus arboreus, Heteromeles arbutifolia and Mimulus aurantiacus sspp. Herb

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Mouth of Los Sauces Creek. Coastal bluff scrub dominated by Isocoma menziesii, Eriogonum grande and Atriplex spp. Ranunculus californicus and Astragalus sp common.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Sierra Blanca Ridge, along west-facing slope several meters below ridgeline. Pinus muricata forest with very open understory of Arctostaphylos spp, Eriogonum grande and Baccharis pilularis. Herb layer of scattered sedge

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Central valley, along road at first river crossing west of large Eucalyptus groves. Sunny north facing rock outcrop dominated by Sellaginella and Dudleya, with Artemisia californica and Eriogonum giganteum.

Druids hiking area off Hwy 168 in the eastern Sierra foothills west of Bishop. Upland desert scrub dominated by Ericameria, Ephedra, Eriogonum, Coleogyne and Encelia with granitic boulders.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Near intersection of Owens Road and East Navfac Road above Anchor Point. Very steep north facing Stipa grassland with Lomatium and Dudleya.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Fern Canyon above Beach Road. Leptosyne scrub with Pentagramma, Pellaea and Dichelostemma.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Mesa above Fern Canyon above hairpin in Beach Road. Open scrub of Leptosyne with Lasthenia and Trifolium in understory.

Located at Pacheco State Park between parking lot and picnic tables.

White Mountains, near summit of White Mtn. Talus slope above treeline with a few widely scattered cushion plants.

Northeast Chorro valley on private ranch off San Bernardo Creek Rd. Quercus agrifolia woodland on North facing slope, understory of Mimulus aurantiacus, Salvia mellifera and Toxicodendron.

Outside Corning along Wisconsin Road at creek crossing near intersection of Wisconsin Road and Pennsylvania Ave. Riparian corridor through olive and pistacio orchards. Quercus lobata dominant with Cephalanthus and Toxicodendron.