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Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. White's Landing, on bluffs at south end of the beach. Open scrub of Opuntia sp, Artemisia californica, Polypodium, Pellaea, Dudleya and Selaginella.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Between Rancho Escondido and Fern Canyon. Chaparral along low ridgeline dominated by Quercus pacifica and Rhus integrifolia with Opuntia and Artemisia californica. Patchy with open areas covered by either annual gra

Trail along North Fork of Big Pine Creek above Big Pine Creek Campgrounds. Between Third Lake and Second Lake in subalpine forest of Pinus contorta with understory of Salix, Chrysolepis and Ledum.

Irish Hills, off Perfumo Canyon Road. Along Bog Thistle Trail, ca. 50m along trail from trailhead at first hairpin turn in the trail. Quercus agrifolia woodland along north facing slope. Understory of Heteromeles, Mimulus, Toxicodendron and Ceanothus cune

White Mountains. Lower Wyman Creek. Narrow portion of Wyman canyon with massive north facing granitic rock walls dominated by Heuchera rubescens.

Elk Valley, Sx Rivers National Forest. Sparse, serpentine-influenced coniferous forest with open canopy of Calocedrus decurrens, Picea breweriana, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus spp and Abies spp. Patchy shrub layer of Arctosaphylos and Quercus.

Santa Rita Road. Narrow Canyon with dense canopy of Quercus agrifolia, Umbellularia and Platanus. Cascading stream through eroded sandstone.

Mackerricher State Park, along coast several miles north of Fort Bragg. Campground south of lake Cleone. Pinus muricata and Pinus contorta forest with Lithocarpus and Myrica.

Along La Porte Rd. between Rackerby and Bangor. Foothill woodland dominated by Quercus douglasii with Q. wislizeni and Pinus sabiniana occasional. Understory of annual grasses.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Along trail from Prisoner's Harbor to Pelican Bay. Large drainage dominated by Pinus muricata and Quercus agrifolia. Shrub layer of Arctostaphylos insularis, Hazardia detonsa and Adenostoma fasciculatum, with understory

White Mountains. Cottonwood Basin, in the vicinity of Granite Meadow. Edge of subalpine meadow with grasses, rushes and Artemisia. Surrounding slopes are large granitic outcrops supporting Bristlecone pine and Limber pine.

Outskirts of the city of Iringa. Open drought-deciduous shrub community with occasional large candelabra Euphorbias on gentle slopes with massive granitic boulders. Community open with a grassy understory. Coarse mineral soil.

Great Wass Island Preserve. Coastal Picea forest with understory of Ledum, Vaccinium, Kalmia, Rhododendron and other Ericaceous spp. Pinus banksiana common in rocky areas. Sphagnum bogs interspersed with conifer forest.

White Mountains, in alpine meadow complex above north fork of McAfee Creek. Sedges dominant with Ivesia, Pedicularis, Primula and other forbs.

Mineral King Road between Hwy 198 and bridge over the Kaweah River, ca. three air miles northeast of Three Rivers. Diverse foothill woodland dominated by Quercus spp, Aesculus and Pinus sabiniana. Diverse shrub layer of Ceanothus, Arctostaphylos, Adenosto

Cavedale Rd., off Hwy 12 between Sonoma and Santa Rosa.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Sequoia sempervirens forest with Arbutus menziesii, Notholithocarpus densiflorus and Pseudotsuga menziesii. Understory of Polystichum, Symphoricarpos and Vaccinium.

Santa Monica Mountains along Hwy 23 near Lake Eleanor. North facing slope with grassland interspersed with chaparral of Adenostoma, Ceanothus cuneatus, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Frangula californica and Salvia leucophylla, with scattered Quercus lobata.

Cerro Alto campground off Hwy 41. Trail heading southeast from parking lot at the back of the campground. Chaparral/riparian oak woodland ecotone. Chaparral is Chamise, Salvia mellifera, Ceanothus spp. Woodland has Rhamnus spp, C. oliganthus, Heteromeles

New York Mountains, Caruthers Canyon. Woodland of Quercus, Yucca, and Pinyon Pine, with Garrya, Ephedra. Granitic substrate with patches of limestone.

Henry Coe State Park, in lower Braen Canyon. Steep slope with Quercus douglasii woodland. Understory of annual grasses, Achillea and tarweeds with an open shrub layer of Lonicera subspicata, Toxicodendron.

California Polytechnic State University Land. Stenner Creek Rd. at crossing of Stenner Creek east of Railroad trestle. North facing serpentine slope of Quercus agrifolia and Q. durata woodland. Heteromeles arbutifolia, Rhamnus californica and Umbellularia

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.

Hwy 1 south just south of Santo Tomas. North facing slope with Quercus agrifolia, Heteromeles, Prunus ilicifolia & Keckiella cordifolia.

White Mountains. Chiatovitch Creek, along north fork. Subalpine meadow surrounded by Limber pine forest with Artemisia and Cercocarpus. Meadow dominated by rushes with Salix thickets along streamlets.

Near the town of Strawberry at bridge over the south fork of the Stanislaus River along Hwy 108. Montane mixed coniferous forest with granite boulders along river.

Little Lake Rd about 4 air miles east of Mendocino. Narrow Alnus dominated riparian corridor through dense second growth Sequoia sempervirens forest. Corylus and Sambucus common, with dense cover of Polystichum.

Plaine de Palmistas. Native scrub vegetation of scattered shrubs including Pandanus, Erica, Hypericum and Cyathea, with a dense, continuous understory of Dicranopteris, Juncus and Cyperaceae.

Temblor Range, along Hwy 58. North-facing slope with Quercus douglasii and Juniperus californicus. Understory of Ericameria linearifolia and annual grasses. Steep slope with rock shale-derived soil.

Cerro San Luis (Madonna Mtn.), a dacite hill along outskirts of San Luis Obispo. M Trail. Steep east facing slope with mosaic of Salvia dominated coastal scrub and Quercus agrifolia woodland with understory of ferns, Lonicera and Symphoricarpos.

Collection from Santa Cruz county for Jan 2006 Jepson Workshop on Bryophytes

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Canyon on east slope of Orizaba mountain. Narrow canyon below perennial seep with small travertine deposits, dominated by Quercus pacifica, Rhus integrifolia and Heteromeles arbutifolia. Surrounding vegetation of co

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Canada del Puerto between Prisoner's Harbor and UC Field Station. North facing slope with Quercus agrifolia woodland and understory of Prunus, Toxicodendron, Symphoricarpos. Isothecium cristatum dominant over trunks and

Cypress Mtn Rd., on east side of Santa Lucia axis. Mixed evergreen forest dominated by Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia with Arbutus menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Q. kelloggii and Pinus sabiniana. In ravine with rocks and soil covered with pleurocarps a

Klau Mine Rd. near intersection with Adelaide Rd. Quercus agrifolia woodland with occasional Q. kelloggii, Q. lobata and Pinus sabiniana. Canopy patchy, understory of Rhamnus spp, Heteromeles, Toxicodendron etc with sunny areas dominated by mostly native

Mount Abraham, in subalpine spruce forest near summit. Understory with carpets of mosses, with Dutchman's Pipe and scattered blueberries.

North slope of Mt. Pinos, along Enchanted Trail. Forest of Abies concolor, Pinus ponderosa and Quercus chrysolepis. Open understory of Lonicera and Ceanothus integerrimus.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Between 4th of July Cove and Cherry Cove. Coastal scrub dominated by Artemisia californica and Opuntia littoralis with occasional Rhus integrifolia. Exotic annual grasses common.

Channel Islands: San Clemente Island. Upper Twin Dams canyon. Steep south facing slope dominated by Artemisia californica, Eriogonum giganteum and Lotus argophyllus. Opuntia littoralis, Pellaea andromedifolia and Pentagramma triangularis common in grassy

Mackerricher State Park, along coast several miles north of Fort Bragg. Trail along north side of lake Cleone. Alnus dominated riparian forest with Myrica and Rhamnus common. Bordered by Pinus contorta and Pinus muricata forest.

Along trail from South Lake to Long Lake. Subalpine forest of Pinus contorta and Populus tremuloides. Open understory of Symphoricarpos and Ribes.

Gunpowder Falls State Park, along the Gunpowder River between Bunker Hill Road and Interstate 83. Riparian piedmont forest with diverse canopy including Acer, Quercus, Prunus, Carya, Platanus and Juglans.

White Mountains. South Fork of McAfee Creek. Alpine wet meadow along streamlets running over granitic boulders. Graminoids dominant with scattered Primula.

Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Just west of Mockinbird Hill entrance. North facing canyon slope with Oak-Bay woodland. Understory of Toxicodendron, Pentagramma, Adiantum, Dryopteris.

Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Torrey Pines. Upper slopes of large drainage through Pinus torreyana woodland, just below ridgeline. Pinus patchy, with canopy of mostly arborescent Quercus pacifica. Native grasses, sedges, Mimulus and Arctostaphylos i

San Luis Creek, 100m upstream of San Luis Bay Drive, east of Avila.

Caliente Range, at Semper spring. Semidesert scrub, Chrysothamnus nauseosus dominant with Ephedra californica, Atriplex polycarpa and Eriogonum spp all com. Juniperus californicus and Yucca whipplei occ.

Los Berros Canyon, along Upper Los Berros Canyon Rd., southeast of Arroyo Grande. In steep walled canyon covered in Quercus agrifolia woodlands. Riparian corridor includes Platanus racemosa, Salix spp, Cornus sericea. North facing understory dominated by

White Mountains. Along Hwy 168 between Westgard pass and Big Pine. Desert scrub dominated by Atriplex spp with Ephedra, Encelia, Eriogonum and Tetradymia. Sandstone substrate.

For̻t Bebour. La Mare au Thym. Open, shrubby community dominated by species of Ericaceae and Asteraceae. Understory of grasses, sedges, Hypnum, Polytrichum and a prostrate Erica sp.