California Supplemental Exam UPDATED Questions And Correct Answers

California Supplemental Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
Major CA native genera - CORRECT ANSWERS Arctostaphylos

Ceanothus

Salvia (native and nonnative)



Arctostaphylos common cultivars - CORRECT ANSWERS 'Dr. Hurd' - tree form

'Howard McMinn' - large shrub

edmundsii - coastal environments, need more water

'Emerald Carpet' - groundcover



Ceanothus common cultivars - CORRECT ANSWERS 'Ray Hartman' - tree form

arboreus - tree form

gloriosus - coastal

thrysiflorus - groundcover



Salvia common cultivars - CORRECT ANSWERS clevelandii - chaparral sage, can take hot dry
slopes

sonomensis - creeping sage, groundcover

spathacea - course textured, coastal conditions

gregii (nn) - finer textured

leucantha (nn) - mexican sage, tough, long flowering season



Omernik Classification system - CORRECT ANSWERS Maintained by USGS and EPA, provides 4
levels of detail (level 1 broadest, level 4 most detailed)



USDA Plant Hardiness Map - CORRECT ANSWERS 11 zones for continental US, only takes
lowest annual temp. into account

, CIMIS/WUCOLS - CORRECT ANSWERS North Central Coastal, Central Valley, South Coastal,
South Inland, High and Intermediate Desert, Low Desert



WUCOLS North-Central Coastal - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zones 14, 15, 16, 17

CIMIS zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8

Napa, SJ, Salinas, SF, Slo



WUCOLS Central Valley - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zones 8, 9, 14

CIMIS zones 12, 14, 15, 16

Bakersfield, Chico, Fresno, Modesto, Sac



WUCOLS South Coastal - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zones 22, 23, 24

CIMIS zones 1, 2, 4, 6

Irvine, LA, SB, Ventura



WUCOLS South Inland - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zones 18, 19, 20, 21

CIMIS zone 9

Pasadena, Riverside, San Bernardino



WUCOLS High and Intermediate Desert - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zone 11

CIMIS zones 14, 17

Barstow, Bishop, Lancaster



WUCOLS Low Desert - CORRECT ANSWERS Sunset zone 13

CIMIS zone 18

Death Valley, Palm Springs