California plant quiz.
1. Which of these names do not apply to this plant?
_x_a. Fredrecia
__b. Zauschneria
__c. Epilobium
__d. California fuchsia
__e. Hummingbird trumpet
2. Which of these plants is native to California?
__ a.
Autumn sage,
Salvia greggii
__ b. California Pepper Tree,
Schinus
molle
__ c. Santa Barbara Daisy,
Erigeron
karvinskianus
_x_ d. Oregon Oak,
Quercus garryana
__ e. California grass,
Brachiaria
mutica
3. Which native plant is in more California Counties?
__ a. Blue Flax,
Linum
lewisii var. lewisii (17)
__ b. California buckwheat,
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum (18)
_x_ c. Blue eyed grass,
Sisyrinchium
bellum (49)
__ d. California Bay,
Umbellularia
californica (46)
__ e. Coast Live Oak,
Quercus
agrifolia,(33)
4. Which is the widest ranging oak?
__ a. Coast Live Oak,
Quercus
agrifolia,(33)
_x_ b. Canyon Oak, Quercus chrysolepis (53)
__ c. Interior Live oak, Quercus wislizeni (50)
__ d. Blue Oak,
Quercus douglasii (45)
__ e. Garry's oak, Quercus garryana (37)
5. Which native plant(s) rely on hummingbirds for
pollination
_x_ a. Monkey Flower,
Diplacus or
Mimulus
_x_ b. Red Catchfly,
Silene laciniata angustifolia
_x_ c. Manzanita,
Arctostaphylos
_x_ d. Currants,
Ribes
__ e. Buckwheats,
Eriogonium
6. Which plant doesn't have hairy in one of it's common names
__ a.
Heuchera pilosissima,
Hairy Alum Root
__ b.
Chrysopsis villosa
echioides, Hairy Golden-aster
__ c.
Arctostaphylos columbiana,
Hairy Manzanita
_x_ d.
Ceanothus tomentosus,
Woolly Leaf Mtn. Lilac
__ e.
Sarcostemma hirtellum,
Hairy milkweed
7. Which plant cannot grow on coastal bluffs?
__ a.
Isomeris arboreus,
Bladderpod
__ b.
Salvia spathacea,
Hummingbird Sage.
_x_ c.
Catalina Ironwood, Lyonothamnus
floribundus* the salt burns it right up
__ d.
Baccharis pilularis,
Coyote Bush
__ e.
Lupinus arboreus, Tree
Lupine
8. Which plant is not used as food by the California Quail.
__ a.
Quercus agrifolia,
Coast live Oak
__ b.
Ceanothus, California
Lilac
_x_ c.
Baccharis, Coyote Bush*
__ d.
Salvia clevelandii,
Cleveland Sage
__ e.
Lotus scoparius, Deer
Weed
9. How deep can a Valley oak, Quercus lobata draw water up from?
__ a. 200 feet
__ b. 120 feet
_x_ c. 80 feet*
__ d. 50 feet
__ e. 30 feet
10. Which tree can be the biggest?
_x_ a. Valley Oak,
Quercus lobata
138-150 feet
__ b. California Bay,
Umbellularia
californica 80 feet
__ c. California Sycamore,
Platanus
racemosa 100 feet
__ d. Monterey Pine,
Pinus radiata
100 feet
__ e. Fremont Cottonwood, Populus fremontii 100 feet
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