Week 2 Invasives

Question 1

Answer 1

Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus; tree-of-heaven

Simaroubaceae

Habitat: widely but discontinuously distributed in California. Abundant along the coast and in the Sierra foothills, primarily in wastelands and disturbed, semi-natural habitats. It also occurs in riparian areas and other naturally disturbed habitats throughout California’s mid-lower elevations, below 6,600 feet.

Native to: eastern China

Question 3

Answer 3

Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus; tree-of-heaven

Simaroubaceae

Habitat: widely but discontinuously distributed in California. Abundant along the coast and in the Sierra foothills, primarily in wastelands and disturbed, semi-natural habitats. It also occurs in riparian areas and other naturally disturbed habitats throughout California’s mid-lower elevations, below 6,600 feet.

Native to: eastern China