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Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Water Canyon. Steep walled, rocky canyon with walls supporting outcrop vegetation dominated by Epilobium canum, Mimulus sp, Dudleya greenei, Eriogonum arborescens and Nassella sp.

South shore of Clearlake between Kelseyville and Lower Lake on Soda Bay Drive. Backyard of house 10m from lakeshore.

Price Canyon, between San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande. West Ormonde Road at intersection with Price Canyon Road. Riparian corridor with Salix lasiolepis and S. laevigata with Platanus, and Juglans californica. Understory of mixed natives and exotics. Gr

UC Davis Quail Ridge Reserve, ca. 2 miles west of Monticello Dam on Lake Berryessa. Quercus wislizeni and Umbellularia californica woodland with grassy understory on a steep northeast facing slope. Surrounding slopes with open Q. douglasii woodland. Growi

Shaver lake, Edison campground. Montane mixed coniferous forest.

McKinley Redwood Grove.

Los Osos Oaks State Park, southeast of Morro Bay. Quercus agrifolia woodland on stabilized sand dunes.

Private ranch off Paseo de Vaca Rd, South of San Luis Obispo and just northwest of Indian Knob. N facing hillside in Oak wooodland with well developed understory of shrubs and forbs.

Tunk Stream, across Hwy 182 from Tunk Lake. Cedar swamp dominated by Thuja and Tsuga with Betula and Acer. Osmunda and other ferns abundant in understory.

Nacimiento-Ferguson Rd about 4 miles from Hwy 1 at albino redwood. Deep canyon dominated by Sequoia with Lithocarpus and Umbellularia.

Cerro San Luis Mtn, near San Luis Obispo

Near Burney

Angeles National Forest, San Gabriel Mountains. Along road from Hwy 2 to Mt. Wilson observatory. North facing granitic slope. Open forest of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Quercus chrysolepis, Calocedrus decurrens and Pinus coulteri. Understory dominated by Cerc

Shoreline of Winnisquam Lake. Forest of Tsuga, Betula and Quercus with Acer and Fagus. Understory sparse, with occasional Lycopodium. Along seasonal drainage.

Along Hwy 33 at Potrero John Trailhead. Northeast facing slope along intermittent creek through chaparral of Cercocarpus, Arctostaphylos, Ceanothus leucodermis, Prunus ilicifolia and Eriogonum fasciculatum with Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Quercus chrysolepis,

Dangermond Preserve, near railroad through coastal terrace. Annual grassland in gully with Artemisia californica, Baccharis pilularis and Mimulus aurantiacus.

Green Mountain National Forest, along Forest Road 100, northwest of Hancock. Forest of Maple, Birch, Hemlock, Spruce and Beech. Understory open, with shrubs, ferns and lycophytes.

Hillsborough River State Park. Hardwood and palmetto forest. Dense canopy of large oaks covered in resurrection fern and Tillandsia. Subcanopy of Carpinus and smaller palmettos. White sand soil with limestone outcrops along river.

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, along ridgeline parallel to and west of Alum Rock Falls Road. Old stand of Umbellularia within oak savanna along ridge. Densely shaded, with scattered Toxicodendron in understory.

UC Berkeley Angelo Reserve, in cobble bed along Eel River just upstream from confluence with Scully creek. Full sun.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Along the road to Twin Rocks, ca. 0.2mi N of Echo Lake. Old, well developed Quercus pacifica chaparral (3-5m tall) with an understory of annual grasses.

UC Berkeley Angelo Reserve, along Elder creek. Open stand of Oregon oak with understory of festuca.

Santa Monica Mountains, ca. 2km south of Hidden Valley. Echo Cliffs rock climbing area off Mishe Mokwa trail. Narrow canyon with Umbellularia and Platanus with seasonal water. Vertical shaded walls of volcanic tuff.

Channel Islands: San Nicolas Island. Northeast side of the island, on lower terrace. Dense stand of Leptosyne with Deinandra, Atriplex and Dudleya.

Calvert Cliffs State Park, along Blue Trail. Coastal forest of Quercus, Pinus and Liquidambar with dense understory dominated by Ilex and Kalmia. Soil derived from ancient sand dunes.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Ridgeline forming southern rim of Silver Canyon. Large grove of Quercus pacifica along upper North facing slope. Dense canopy with understory of annual grasses.

Davidsonville, along Kings Retreat Drive, in rural area with homes on large lots interspersed with fragments of deciduous forest.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. East end of Canada del Puerto. Large canyon with riparian vegetation of Populus and Salix. Surrounding vegetation of Quercus agrifolia woodland.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. West End Road west of Emerald Bay. Quercus pacifica chaparral with Rhus integrifolia, Opuntia littoralis, Heteromeles arbutifolia, and Rhamnus pirifolia.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Along road to Willows Anchorage. Riparian corridor dominated by Salix lasiolepis and S. laevigata with Baccharis salicifolia and B. pilularis common. Equisetum laevigatum, Epipactus giganteum and Mimulus cardinalis comm

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Steep north facing slope below ridgeline conecting Mt. Orizaba and Mt. Banning. Open oak woodland dominated by Quercus tomentella and Q. pacifica. Open shrub layer of Comarostaphylos diversifolia and Rhus integrifol

Channel Islands: Santa Rosa Island. Upper Cherry Canyon. Large drainage with patchy canopy of Quercus tomentella, Q. agrifolia and Prunus ilicifolia ssp lyonii. Understory of grasses, sedges, ferns and scattered Baccharis pilularis.

Hi Mountain road below Hi Mountain lookout. Mixed chaparral with scattered Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia californica. Growing on North facing gray rock outcrop along road.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Sierra Blanca Ridge, in saddle along ridgeline between pine groves, on west facing slope ca. 30m below ridgeline. Open, low scrub with scattered Pinus muricata. Thin, poor soil over whitish conglomerate rock outcrops. P

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.

Channel Islands: Santa Cruz Island. Sierra Blanca Ridge, along ridgeline. Open Pinus muricata forest with open understory of Baccharis pilularis, Mimulus aurantiacus sspp, Epilobium canum, Lessingia sp and Dendromecon harfordii. Annual grasses abundant.

Highway 168 in the White Mts. between Big Pine Westgard Pass, above the narrows. Northeast facing slope with open Pinyon Juniper woodland over granitic substrate. Sparse understory of Penstemon, Artemisia tridentata and Ericameria nauseosa.

Mount Hamilton Road (Hwy 130) between Lick Observatory and Isabel Creek. North facing slope with Quercus chrysolepis and occasional Pinus ponderosa, P. coulteri and Umbellularia. Open understory of grasses and Toxicodendron.

Wind Wolves Preserve. Along Salt Creek. Steep sout-facing slope with dry scrub of Artemisia tridentata, Hesperoyucca and grasses. Underlying geology a complex of sandstone, granitics, and conglomerate sedementary rocks.

Medicine Bow National Forest near Vedauwoo Campground. Open, low-statured forest with granitic spires. Pinus ponderosa and Populus tremuloides dominant with Pinus flexilis. Open, low-growing shrub layer of Arctostaphylos, Juniperus communis, Artemisia tri

Roosevelt National Forest, along Highway 34 at Sleepy Hollow Park. North facing slope with granitic outcrops along a small river. Mixed forest of Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga, Picea and Abies. Diverse shrub layer including Acer, Alnus and Ribes.

Channel Islands: Santa Catalina Island. Mount Orizaba, large rock outcrops just northwest of summit in grassland with Opuntia and Malosma.

Coronado Natl. Forest, in the Chiracaua Mtns along the Middle fork of Cave Creek. Fairly open Oak, Pine, Juniper assemblage.

Sierra Madre Mountains, Los Padres National Forest, along Sierra Madre Road between Hwy 166 and Bates Canyon Road. Open mosaic of Blue Oak woodland and grassland with Eriogonum fasciculatum. Adenostoma sparsifolium and other chaparral shrubs scattered. Co

Sligo Creek, just west of Colesville Road. Riparian corridor through urban area. Corridor dominated by Fagus, Betula, Fraxinus, Quercus and Liriodendron.

Michaux State Forest, along Quarry Gap Road off Highway 233 north of Highway 30. Small creek through Tsuga canadensis forest. Along creek, canopy spp. Include Acer rubrum, Liriodendron, Betula and Pinus echinata. Understory composed of Rhododendron macrop

White Mountains. South Fork of McAfee Creek. Small waterfall running through alpine wet meadow dominated by graminoids and Primula.

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

White Mountains. Lower Wyman Creek, near confluence with Crooked Creek. Riparian corridor through high desert scrub of Artemisia and Ericameria. Salix and Betula thickets interspersed with sedges. Flat area between two falls with slow-moving ankle-deep wa

White Mountains. Lower Cottonwood Creek. Riparian corridor through open Pinyon Pine woodland over granitic substrate. Thickets of Salix and Betula along rushing stream.