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Channel Islands. San Nicolas Island. Nicktown, in sunny soil along road in front of the hotel.

Near eastern boundary of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest along Pasadena Woodmanse Road. Pasadena Terra Cotta Factory Ruins, a ca. 100 year old abandoned structure. Late successional pine barrens forest of Quercus and Pinus spp. Understory of 0.5-1m tall Vac

Wilder Ranch State Park. Trail along coastal bluffs with scrub of Eriogonum, Armeria and Eriophyllum staechadifolium. In cave facing the beach with several fern spp and lush bryophyte cover.

Rocky Mountain National Park, along Highway 34 just below treeline. Along small drainage in Picea dominated forest with Abies, Pinus contorta, P. flexilis and Populus tremuloides. Understory of diverse wildflowers and Ribes.

City of San Jose, Naglee Park district. William Street Park, along bike path following Coyote Creek. Compacted soil among annual grasses.

City of San Jose, Naglee Park district. Residential neighborhood at the intersection of William Street and South 16th Street.

Briones Reservoir in open Quercus agrifolia woodland.

UC Davis Quail Ridge Reserve, ca. 2 miles west of Monticello Dam on Lake Berryessa. Gently sloping open Quercus douglasii woodland with understory of annual grasses. Growing on vertical north facing soil bank formed by a roadcut.

Junge Property, San Simeon St. Park, along coast near the town of San Simeon. Gully leading from coastal terrace to high tide line. On sandy soil in full sun with disturbed vegetation including Distichlis spicata, Juncus spp, annual introduced grasses, Pl

Oil fields west of Taft. Desert scrub of pure Atriplex polycarpa and sparse annual grasses. White, powdery soil.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Bullrush canyon. Open Quercus agrifolia woodland with grassy understory.

ORV road connecting Pozo Summit with Pine Mountain, near The Stairsteps ORV area. Chamise dominated chaparral with Arctostaphylos, Pickeringia and Salvia sonomensis common. Granitic substrate, vegetation sparse with patches of bare soil and marked absence

Glacier Lodge Road west of Big Pine. High desert scrub dominated by Artemisia tridentata, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ericameria spp, Lycium, and Frangula tomentosa.

Owens Valley, along Buttermilk Road several miles west of Bishop. Steep granitic slope with very open Pinus monophylla woodland with scattered Cercocarpus, Eriogonum, and Purshia.

Wells Mills County Park, north of Wells Mills Lake along the Conrad Trail. Pine forest of Pinus echinata and P. rigida with Quercus marylandica, Q. alba and Nyssa. Understory a dense 0.5-1m tall layer of Vaccinium.

Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Torrey Pines. Northeast facing slope with patchy canopy of Pinus torreyana and understory of Nassella and scattered shrubs including Eriophyllum confertiflorum, Arctostaphylos, Lessingia filaginifolia and Mimulus.

White Mountains. Southern edge of McAfee Meadow. Dry alpine vegetation of small bunch grasses, Horkelia and Penstemon growing among small granitic rocks.

White Mountains. Poison Creek. Steep drainage through Bristlecone forest on dolomite. Very sparse understory of perennial grasses and subshrubs.

Channel Islands: San Miguel Island. At top of San Miguel Hill. Low windswept, open scrub of Isocoma menziesii and Carpobrotus chiloensis. Sandy soil topped with calcium carbonate hardpan.

Portola Redwoods State Park. Along trail to Trail Camp. Mixed evergreen forest of Pseudotsuga and Sequoia with understory of Notholithocarpus and Vaccinium.

White Mountains. Lower Wyman Creek. Riparian corridor through open pinyon-juniper woodland. Thickets of Salix and Rosa interspersed with sedges.

Patapsco State Park, along River Road. Riparian forest dominated by Fagus with Carya, Liriodendron and Quercus.

West Branch Park. Disturbed Acer rubrum forest with Quercus and Carya. Understory of introduced herbaceous weeds with ferns and Smilax.

Klamath National Forest, Kangaroo Lake. Coniferous forest dominated by Abies concolor, A. magnifica and Pinus monticola. Open canopy with dense shrub layer of Arctostaphylos spp and Quercus vacciniifolia. Serpentine soil.

Just north of Hwy 166 near eastern border of Los Padres National Forest. South facing slope ecotonal between coastal scrub and annual exotic grassland.

Cambria at intersection of Burton and Rodeo Grounds Rd. Along wooden staircase ascending hillside vegetated by native Monterey Pine forest. Steep north facing slope with open canopy of pines, shrub layer of mixed natives and escaped ornamentals.

Reservoir Canyon, just beyond trailhead.

Upper Pennington Creek. Ecotone of Umbellularia californica & Quercus agrifolia riparian corridor with serpentine chaparral dominated by Ceanothus cuneatus and Adenostoma fasciculatum. North facing slope.

Cirque de Cilaos. GRR1-GRR2 Trail ascending cirque wall toward Piton Neige from road 241D between towns of Cilaos and Bras-Sec. Sclerophyllous forest with dense 4‰ÛÒ5 m tall canopy. Usnea, Hymenophyllaceae and epiphytic bryophytes abundant.

Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Water Canyon. Riparian corridor with patchy, open canopy of Heteromeles arbutifolia and Salix lasiolepis. Typha sp abundant. Open understory of Artemisia californica, Toxicodendron and Baccharis pilularis. Sandy soil.

Michaux State Forest, near intersection of Quarry Gap Road with Locust Gap Road. Tsuga canadensis forest along stream with Nyssa, Acer, Liriodendron and Quercus spp. Understory of Dense Rhododendron thickets with Hamamelis.

Santa Teresa County Park, Mine Trail below intersection with Bernal Road. North facing slope in matrix of coastal scrub, annual grassland and Quercus agrifolia stands.

Soldiers Delight Natural Area on Deer Park Road. Serpentine Trail at crossing of Chimney Branch Creek. Serpentine grassland with scattered Quercus stellata and Q. marylandica. Patches of Pinus virginiana and Smilax common in places.

Foothills of the Inyo Mts. along Waucoba Road south of intersection with Hwy 168. Rock outcrops along roadside with Ericameria, Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Ephedra.

Hi Mountain road, east of Lopez Lake. East facing hillside, ecotonal Quercus agrifolia woodland, Quercus douglasii woodland, chaparral and coastal scrub.

Suey Canyon Road, several miles north of Hwy 166. Dense Quercus agrifolia woodland with understory of Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toxicodendron, Amorpha and Rhamnus californica. East facing sunny roadcut, on soil.

San Simeon State Park. Riparian area surrounding San Simeon Creek, near rivermouth. Salix dominant with occ. Platanus and Alnus rhombifolia.

San Luis Range, along See Canyon Rd., along ascent out of See Canyon ca. 5 miles from San Luis Bay Dr. Open area within otherwise dense Quercus agrifolia woodland with understory of Arctostaphylos. On decomposing white shale roadcut.

Terrapin Beach Park on Kent Island. Coastal forest immediately behind salt marsh. Diverse forest dominated by Liquidambar and Quercus phellos with Acer rubrum, Liriodendron, Morus and Diospyros. Understory of patchy shrubs and Phragmites.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Bulrush Canyon. Quercus pacifica woodland with Ceanothus arboreus, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Toxicodendron diversilobum and Baccharis pilularis.

Channel Islands: San Clemente Island. Vicinity of the shrike pens. Open coastal scrub of Baccharis pilularis, Rhus integrifolia and Opuntia with Calystegia and annual grasses.

Takoma Park. Sligo Creek Trail at Park Valley Road Bridge. Narrow strip of native deciduous forest through urban area. Fagus, Carya, Acer and other trees forming dense canopy.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Large canyon east of Pelican Bay. Woodland composed of Quercus tomentella, Q. agrifolia and Pinus muricata. Understory of several shrub spp and Venegasia, Dryopteris and Pteridium.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Steep slope above Pelican Bay. Pinus muricata forest with understory of Arctostaphylos insularis, Comarostaphylis diversifolia, Quercus pacifica and Mimulus flemingii.

Channel Islands: East Anacapa Island. Along main trail near campground. Coreopsis gigantea and Grindelia sp dominant, with annual grasses and Mesembryanthemum common.

El Camino Real at intersection with Santa Rita Creek Road, North of Santa Margarita. Growing in creek bed on sandstone.

Mackerricher State Park, along coast several miles north of Fort Bragg. In Inglenook fen dune complex just south of Ten Mile River. Active sand dunes dominated by Artemisia, Ambrosia and Camissonia with swales dominated by Juncus with occasional woody veg

Hwy 41, about 12 miles east of Atascadero. Quercus douglasii woodland with grass understory.

East Ormonde Road, just north of intersection with Noyes Road; northeast of Arroyo Grande. On sunny, flat concrete along road.

White Mountains. Wyman Canyon below Royal Gorge and above Sentinel Rock. Riparian corridor of Salix and Rosa thickets through open Pinus monophylla woodland.