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Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area, along Cathedral Rocks Trail. Chaparral of Adenostoma, Ceanothus cuneatus, Arctostaphylos, Salvia and Mimulus. Granitic substrate.

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area, in Azalea Canyon. Narrow canyon with Quercus chrysolepis and Arbutus. Open understory of Pentagramma, Lonicera and Dryopteris.

Along Hwy 108 near Sonora Pass. Lodgepole pine woodland with Ribes spp along a small creek with willow thickets.

White Mountains, Chiatovitch Flats. Large metamorphic outcrops with Chamaebatiaria and Ribes, emerging from Artemisia-dominated flats.

Los Padres National Forest, near Hwy 58. Bare clay soil in small Quercus douglasii savannah surrounded by Adenostoma fasciculatum chaparral.

Los Padres Natl. Forest northwest of Mt. Pinos, along Noroeste Rd. Pinyon Pine woodland with Abies concolor, Pinus jefferyi and Quercus chrysolepis. Open understory of Lonicera and Eriogonum.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. South corner of Reserve along west fork just above confluence of the three major streams on the reserve. Small shelf along streamside, dominated by native forbs.

Near Lopez lake, between dam and park enterance, on recently graded white shale. Colonizing with annual weeds. Full sun.

California Polytechnic State University Campus, San Luis Obispo. Stenner Creek Bridge on Highland Ave. On crack in concrete, full shade

East slope of Temblor Range along Crocker Canyon Road. Steep north facing slope with desert scrub dominated by Ericameria linearifolia and Eriogonum fasciculatum with Ephedra sp. snd Atriplex sp. Very open, with understory of annual grasses and Erodium ci

Temblor Range, along Hwy 58 ca. 500m west of Kern County line. Arid steep north-facing slope with open scrub dominated by Isomeris arborea and Ericameria linearifolia, understory of annual grasses. Coarse rocky soil.

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. Oak woodland, no shrubs due to recent fire.

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. Roadcut, vertical dark clay with shale chunks. Full shade of Q agrifolia, W facing

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. Q agrifolia woodland on Q agrifolia trunk

Crest of Prefumo Cyn/See Cyn Rd, E of developed area in Ceanothus chaparral. Splash zone of seasonal drainage in serpentine.

Big Basin State Park, Fall Creek section. Along Fall Creek in Redwood forest with Alnus, Aralia and fern spp. Vertical seep draining into creek.

University of California's Rancho Marino Reserve south of Cambria. In vicinity of north pond. Fairly dense Pinus radiata woodland on gently north facing slope. Quercus agrifolia common along with Rhamnus californica and Heteromeles arbutifolia. Understory

Outskirts of Tucson, along trail behind Starr Pass Resort. Sonoran desert with Saguaro, Ocotillo, Mesquite, Jojoba.

White Mountains. Big Prospector Meadow. Dry alpine meadow dominated by Eleocharis and Juncus within scrub of Artemisia.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. North facing slope near center of the reserve. Woodland of Quercus kelloggii and Umbellularia. Diverse understory of native forbs.

Sierra Azul Open Space, along trail from Bald Mtn. to Mt. Umunhum at intersection with Barrow Road Trail. Sunny opening in mosaic of Umbellularia woodland and chaparral of Quercus berberidifolia, Frangula californica, Mimulus, Eriodictyon and Lepechinia.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. East end road between East Mountain and road to the Botanic Garden. Along ridgeline in chaparral of Salvia mellifera, Rhus integrifolia, Ceanothus megacarpus and Opuntia sp.

Sierra Azul Open Space, along trail from Bald Mtn. to Mt. Umunhum. Open woodland of Quercus chrysolepis and Umbellularia with Arctostaphylos glauca, Lepechinia, Toxicodendron and Nassella.

Green Mountain National Forest, along Hwy 125. Forest of Birch, Cottonwood, Spruce, Hemlock and Maple.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, at Windmill Flats. Seasonal wetland with Eleocharis and weedy semi-aquatic herbs surrounded by a thicket of Baccharis and weedy annuals.

North of Rock Ranch, off Hwy 166 ca. 26 miles east of junction with Hwy 101. In seasonal drainage through open Quercus agrifolia and Q. douglasii woodland with understory of chamise, Ceanothus cuneatus and other chaparral shrubs. Dense understory of annua

Rancho Cañada Del Oro Open Space Preserve. Mayfair Ranch Trail, along switchbacks near trailhead. Mesic Quercus agrifolia woodland with understory of ferns, Arctostaphylos glauca and native grasses.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. Oak savanna in front of steward's housing. Open Quercus lobata woodland with understory of mostly invasive grasses and forbs.

Dangermond Preserve, along Jalama Road. Ridgeline with La Purisima Manzanita chaparral with with Adenostoma.

Plumas National Forest, Buck's Lake Wilderness, Gold Lake from Gold Lake Trail.

Democratic Dam

Anzo Borrego Desert State Park, Palm Canyon Trail. South fork of loop trail near creek.

BLM Ridgecrest, accessed via Short Canyon Trailhead, less than one mile up the trail.

South side of Bowman Lake rd along drainange feeding into South Yuba River, located just South of South Yuba River Bridge. Tahoe Nation Forest.

Lassen National Forest, Yellow Creek Valley, Humbug Fen (F2), near Yellow Creek Campsite and Longville, CA.

Approached from Madera Canyon Rd, along Old Baldy Trail, Coronado National Forest.

Angeles National Forest. San Gabriel Mts, along Hwy 2 near Winston Peak. Open Pinus jeffreyi forest with Quercus chrysolepis and Calocedrus decurrens. Open understory of scattered shrubs.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Along the road to Twin Rocks, ca. 0.2mi N of Echo Lake. Red clay bald within old, well developed Quercus pacifica chaparral with an understory of annual grasses. Soil covered with lichen dominated soil crust.

UC Berkeley Angelo Reserve near the Whitehouse.

UC Berkeley Angelo Reserve, near summit of Black Oak Mtn. Mixed evergreen forest.

Orestimba Wilderness, Henry Coe State Park. Along Long Ridge Road north of Mustang Peak. Open grassy foothill woodland of Pinus sabiniana and Quercus douglasii with Heteromeles, Malacothamnus and Aesculus.

Anzo Borrego Desert State Park, Palm Canyon Trail near oasis.

Located off of Redwood Highway across the road from Tan Oak Park below turnout in Rattlesnake Creek.

Located near Humboldt State Park off of Avenue of Giants.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Just east of Howland's Landing. North facing scurb of Rhus integrifolia, Malosma laurina, Xylococcus, and Adenostoma fasciculatum.

Howarth Park in east Santa Rosa. Open mixed oak woodland with Umbellularia and shrub layer of Arctostaphylos ceanothus and other spp.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Ridgeline east of Divide Road. Annual grassland with Lessingia filaginifolia occasional.

Santa Teresa County Park, Laurel Canyon Nature trail.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Mesa between airfield and Nicktown. Leptosyne scrub with Atriplex, Achillea and Acmispon with Claytonia and annual grasses.

Located on the perimeter of Natural Bridges State Beach along rocky shore.