Plants
Fennel
Fennel is a tall, yellow flowering perennial plant native to the Mediterranean. This hardy plant has become common elsewhere in the world, liking coastal soils.
Foxglove
Foxglove is a flowering shrub most commonly purple, pink, white or yellow. They contain an antiarrhythmic agent that is an ingredient in heart medicine.
Giant Green Anemone
The Giant Green Anemone is a large plant-like creature of the fmaily Actiniidae that inhabits the intertidal zone of the Pacific Ocean and grows to be 8 inches.
Giant Sequoia
Sequoia gigantea: the Sierra redwood known for its great size and stature. It is generally known as the oldest and largest of all living trees.
Ice Plant
Ice Plant, Carpobrotus edulis, is in the Stone Plant family. It is a carpet-like succulent that forms thick blankets wherever conditions are right.
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush, or Applegate's Paintbrush (Castillaeja applegatei), is a red, five-petaled, two-lipped, sprout like flower on coastal headlands in spring.
Japanese Maple
Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) come in a wide variety. Japanese maples are, or course, native to Japan, in addition to Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.
Lichen
Lichens are not choosy about where they grow. You can find them on rocks, trees, fences, headstones, rain forests, deserts, and many other places.Madrone Tree
The Madronos have smooth red branches and thin, scaly bark that continually peels off. The Pacific Coast variety grows from Vancouver Island to the Coast Range.