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Shell creek at crossing of Hwy 58, Foothill woodland.

Hwy 58 through Calf Canyon. Riparian dom by Salix lasiolepis, Salix laeviagata, Populus fremontii. Riparian corridor through Chamise chaparral, Coast live oak woodland mosaic. Very little running water (ca. 1m wide).

Hyw 166, 17.9mi east of Hwy 101. General area is Southern coastal scrub. Artemisia californica dominant with Salvia leucophylla and Eriogonum fasciculatum. Open scrub, low growing often with grassy patches. Slopes steep with Quercus agrifolia and Q. dougl

Hwy 58. 3yr old burned chamise chaparral. In running water in S. facing seasonal drainage.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Randol Trail. Mosaic of annual grassland and oak woodland.

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.

Transverse Range, in Los Padres National Forest ca. 2 air miles west of Interstate 5, along Buck Creek Road at crossing of Piru Creek. Desert scrub of Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ericameria nauseosa, Ephedra viridens and Eriodictyon crassifolium, with scatter

Sierra Azul Open Space, along trail from Bald Mtn. to Mt. Umunhum. Along seasonal creek with canopy of Umbellularia, subcanopy of Cornus, Salix, Baccharis and Rubus.

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area, along Cathedral Rocks Trail. Ridgeline Quercus chrysolepis woodland with understory of Heteromeles, Arctostaphylos and Ceanothus.

White Mountains, in grove of Pinus contorta above Cabin Creek. Dry slope, with no understory except scattered bunchgrasses.

Near intersection of See Canyon Rd and Pippin Lane.

See Canyon Rd, ca. 3mi North of Avila Rd where See Canyon Rd parallels creek. E facing roadcut. Sunny on chalky rock with Holodiscus, Rubus, Vicia, Annual grasses with Q agrifolia overstory.

See Canyon Rd at mailboxes for 3335-3365

Intersection of See Canyon Rd and Black Walnut St. E facing roadcut on bleached white clay soil. Partial sun, too steep for veg.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. Turtle Pond, along Middle Road. North facing roadcut through open Quercus lobata savanna.

Hwy 58. Juniper woodland with Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ericameria linearifolia, Atriplex polycarpa understory.

Carrizo Plains. Saltbush scrub dom by Allenrolfea occidentalis and Atriplex spinifera. White, salty alkali soil.

Shell creek. (shell creek rd off Hwy 58). On Quercus douglasii trunk in open foothill woodland.

Trailhead into National Forest Land, just west of intersection of Hwy 166 and eastern National Forest boundary. Adenostoma fasciculatum dominated chaparral with occasional Arctostaphylos glauca and Adenostoma sparsifolium and scattered Quercus douglasii.

Los Padres Natl. Forest, just north of Rock Ranch enterance off Hwy 166. Shady, protected canyon dominated by Platanus racemosa and Quercus agrifolia. Prunus illicifolia, Q. douglasii, Q. wizlisenii var. frutescens and Rhamnus illicifolia all common. Unde

Cal Poly Campus, Enterance to the canyon, before the locked gate. NE side of Redgum trunk. Full sun.

Southeast Carrizo Plains along Elkhorn Grade Rd. Southwestern slopes of the Temblor Range on isolated granitic outcrops.

Portola Redwoods State Park, along Iverson Trail between Tiptoe Falls and Iverson Cabin. Redwood forest with open understory of scattered young Tanoak and Vaccinium.

White Mountains, in Trail Canyon. Along small stream through Pinus monophylla woodland with Artemisia. Riparian vegetation of thickets of Betula, Salix and Rosa.

White Mountains, in Trail Canyon. Along small stream through Pinus monophylla woodland with Artemisia. Riparian vegetation of Betula, Salix and Rosa.

Crocker Canyon Road along ridge of Temblor range. Heavily grazed arid grassland with occasional Ephedra, Ericameria linearifolia and Gutierrezia californica. Isolated granitic outcrops scattered throughout grassland.

Cal Poly Campus, Lawn between Inner Perimeter Rd and Bldg 22. Bare flat soil under Liquidambar

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. On east-facing roadcut, on powdery clay soil in full sun.

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. Just after private road that heads north into oak woodland. N facing vertical rock outcrop, part shade, Q agrifolia with Mimulus aurantiacus, Bromus diandrus

Cuesta Ridge east of Hwy 101. Bare soil from roadcut. W facing full shade

G19 county road west of Paso Robles, 5 miles west of Hwy 101. On soil roadcut with exotic grasses in rolling hills with blue oak woodlands.

Point Lobos State Park, along Carmelo Meadow Trail between Granite Point Trail and Lace Lichen Trail. Monterey Pine forest understory of annual grasses, Toxicodendron, Ceanothus and Rubus.

Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Long Lake, south of Hwy 168. Subalpine forest of Lodgepole and Whitebark Pine along lake shore with Kalmia, Penstemon and Salix among granitic outcrops.

White Mountains. Along White Mountain Road at base of Sheep Mountain. Alpine meadow dominated by Eleocharis and Juncus.

Sumit of Mt Diablo, near visitor's center.

Orestimba Wilderness, Henry Coe State Park, near Rooster Comb. Open Blue Oak woodland with understory of annual grasses.

Orestimba Wilderness, Henry Coe State Park, near Rooster Comb. Chaparral slope with Adenostoma and Eriodictyon.

White Mountains. North fork of Cottonwood Creek, above Granite Meadows. Cascading stream through meadow within subalpine forest of Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine. Granitic substrate.

Joaquin Miller Park, in Redwood Bowl picnic area. Stand of very old ornamental trees along ridgeline within mixed evergreen woodland with Coast Live Oak and Coast Redwood.

Sierra Azul Open Space, in Bald Mtn. parking lot along road to Mt. Umunhum. Disturbed gravelly soil. Surrounding vegetation a matrix of chaparral and Umbellularia woodland.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. Spur road heading down from High Road toward Arroyo Honda. Open savanna of Quercus kelloggii, Q. douglasii and Q. lobata.

Abundant by stream, Wawona Meadow, vicinity of Wawona, alt 4200ft., Mariposa Co. California.

Moist ground by water, Merced Canyon below Arch Rock just within Park boundary, alt. ca 2900ft., Mariposa Co., California.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. Along Steep Road along south edge of Reserve, at turnout adjacent to small riparian corridor dominated by Umbellularia with Toxicodendron, Ribes and Symphoricarpos.

Abundant locally, apparently all sterile; submerged in shallow water, also in depp watery mud; margin of Siesta Lake, near new Tioja Road, vicinty of White Wolf; alt. ca. 8150ft.

Attached to rocks under surface of clear flowing stream; Converse Basin altitude 600ft, Sierra Nevada, Fresno County, California.

West slope of Mt. Gibbs, alt. c. 10,800 ft. on ground by spring. Capsules almost globose.

Huckleberry Regional Preserve. Mesic Coast Live Oak woodland with CA bay. Understory dominated by ferns.

Along Hwy 9 above Saratoga, at intersection with Heather Heights Road. Mixed evergreen woodland with Douglas-Fir, Madrone, Tanoak and Coast Live Oak.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park, along Randol Trail near Cape Horn Pass. Anacolia and Polypodium dominated rock wall associated with old quarry. Mosaic of coast live oak woodland and coastal scrub.