Natural Resources Used in the South Coast Region
Plants
| COMMON NAME | TYPE | SCIENTIFIC NAME | USED FOR | PAGE* |
| Our Lord’s Candle | Cacti and succulents | Yucca whipplei | Cordage; needles; baskets; food | 269 |
| Prickly-pears | Cacti and succulents | Opuntia | Food; needles; pigment | 270 |
| Blue dicks | Herbaceous Plants | Dichelostemma capitatum | Food | 259 |
| Buckwheats | Herbaceous Plants | Eriogonum | Medicine | 259 |
| Canarygrasses | Herbaceous Plants | Phalaris | Food | 259 |
| Cattails | Herbaceous Plants | Typha | Building material; food | 260 |
| Chia | Herbaceous Plants | Salvia columbariae | Food; medicine; currency | 260 |
| Death camas or Star-Lily | Herbaceous Plants | Zigadenus fremontii | Medicine; poison | 260 |
| Dogbane or Indian hemp | Herbaceous Plants | Apocynum cannabinum | Cordage; regalia | 260 |
| Goosefoots | Herbaceous Plants | Chenopodium | Food | 261 |
| Mariposa lilies | Herbaceous Plants | Calochortus | Food | 261 |
| Milkweeds | Herbaceous Plants | Asclepias | Cordage; chewing gum; medicine | 261 |
| Native barley | Herbaceous Plants | Hordeum intercedens | Food | 261 |
| Peppergrasses | Herbaceous Plants | Lepidium | Food; medicine | 261 |
| Red maids | Herbaceous Plants | Calandrinia cillata | Food | 262 |
| Rushes | Herbaceous Plants | Juncus | Baskets; building material; tools | 262 |
| Soap plant | Herbaceous Plants | Chlorogalum pomeridianum | Food; poison; soap; tools; regalia | 262 |
| Tarweeds | Herbaceous Plants | Madia, Hemizonia and Blepharizonia | Food; tools | 262 |
| Toloache or jimson weed | Herbaceous Plants | Datura wrightii | Intoxicant; medicine | 263 |
| Wild cucumber | Herbaceous Plants | Marah macrocarpus | Medicine; pigment | 263 |
| Wild tobaccos | Herbaceous Plants | Nicotiana | Intoxicant; medicine | 263 |
| Yerba mansa or lizard’s tail | Herbaceous Plants | Anemopsis californica | Medicine | 264 |
| Feather boa kelp | Marine Plants | Egregia menziesii | Food | 259 |
| Giant bladder kelp | Marine Plants | Macrocystis pyrifera | Food | 259 |
| Sea-grasses or surf grasses | Marine Plants | Phyllospadix | Building material; cordage; clothing | 259 |
| Black oak | Trees and shrubs | Quercus kelloggii | Food | 267 |
| California bay or laurel | Trees and shrubs | Umbellularia californica | Medicine; deodorant; food | 265 |
| California black walnut | Trees and shrubs | Juglans californica | Food; gaming pieces; baskets | 265 |
| California blackberry | Trees and shrubs | Rubus ursinus | Food; medicine | 265 |
| California coffeeberry | Trees and shrubs | Rhamnus californica | Medicine | 265 |
| California juniper | Trees and shrubs | Juniperus california | Food; fuel; weapons; medicine | 265 |
| California scrub oak | Trees and shrubs | Quercus berberidifloria | Food; weapons; tools | 268 |
| California wild grape | Trees and shrubs | Vitis californica | Food | 266 |
| Coast live oak | Trees and shrubs | Quercus agrifolia | Food; utensils; tools; pigment; fuel; medicine; hair styling | 268 |
| Coast redwood | Trees and shrubs | Sequoia sempervirens | Boats | 266 |
| Coastal sagebrush | Trees and shrubs | Artemisia californica | Medicine; weapons; building material; fuel | 266 |
| Cottonwoods | Trees and shrubs | Populus | Building material; boats; clothing; medicine | 266 |
| Currants and gooseberries | Trees and shrubs | Ribes | Food | 266 |
| Elderberries | Trees and shrubs | Sambucus | Food; raw material; weapons; musical instruments; medicine | 264 |
| Holly-leafed cherry or Islay | Trees and shrubs | Prunus illicifolia | Food | 266 |
| Lemonadeberry | Trees and shrubs | Rhus integrifolia | Food; medicine | 267 |
| Manzanitas | Trees and shrubs | Arctostaphylos | Food | 267 |
| Poison oak | Trees and shrubs | Toxicodendron diversilobum | Medicine | 268 |
| Singleleaf pinyon | Trees and shrubs | Pinus monophylla | Food; weapons; adhesives; chewing gum | 268 |
| Toyon | Trees and shrubs | Heteromeles arbutifolia | Food; weapons; tools; playthings; fuel | 269 |
| Valley oak or white oak | Trees and shrubs | Quercus lobata | Food | 268 |
| Wild rose | Trees and shrubs | Rosa californica | Food; medicine | 269 |
| Willows | Trees and shrubs | Salix | Building material; boats; musical instruments; tools; clothing; baskets; medicine | 269 |
| Wormwoods or mugworts | Trees and shrubs | Artemisia | Medicine | 261 |
Animals
| COMMON NAME | TYPE | SCIENTIFIC NAME | USED FOR | PAGE* |
| Rainbow trout | Anadromous Fishes | Oncorynchus mykiss, formerly salmo gairdneri | Food | 274 |
| Aphids | Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates | Aphidoidea | Sweetener | 272 |
| Caterpillars | Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates | Lepidoptera | Food | 272 |
| Grasshoppers | Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates | Caelifera | Food | 272 |
| Yellowjacket larvae | Insects and other terrestrial invertebrates | Vespula and dolichovespula | Food | 295 |
| Cormorants | Marine birds and waterbirds | Phalacrocorax | Food | 274 |
| Ducks | Marine birds and waterbirds | Anatidae | Food | 274 |
| Gulls | Marine birds and waterbirds | Larus | Food | 274 |
| Pelicans | Marine birds and waterbirds | Pelecanus | Food | 274 |
| Dolphins and porpoises | Marine mammals | Delphinidae | Not given | 276 |
| Gray whale | Marine mammals | Eschrichtius robustus | Food; tools; building material | 276 |
| Harbor seal | Marine mammals | Phoca vitulina | Food | 276 |
| Sea lions and seals | Marine mammals | Otariidae and Phocidae | Food | 275 |
| Sea otter | Marine mammals | Enhydra lutris | Food | 276 |
| Bat ray | Nearshore Fishes | Myliobatus californica | Food | 273 |
| Blacksmith | Nearshore Fishes | Chromis punctipinnis | Food | 273 |
| Cabezon | Nearshore Fishes | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | Food | 273 |
| California sheephead | Nearshore Fishes | Semicossyphus pulcher | Food | 273 |
| Kelp bass | Nearshore Fishes | Paralabrax clathratus | Food | 273 |
| Rockfishes | Nearshore Fishes | Sebastes | Food | 273 |
| Senorita | Nearshore Fishes | Oxyjulis californica | Food | 273 |
| Surfperches | Nearshore Fishes | Embiotocidae | Food | 273 |
| Anchovies | Pelagic fishes | Engraulididae | Food | 273 |
| Chub mackerel | Pelagic fishes | Scomber japonicus | Food | 273 |
| Leopard shark | Pelagic fishes | Triakis semifasciata | Food | 273 |
| Pacific angel shark | Pelagic fishes | Squatina californica | Food | 273 |
| Pacific barracuda | Pelagic fishes | Sphyraena argentea | Food | 273 |
| Pacific bonito | Pelagic fishes | Sarda chilensis | Food | 273 |
| Pacific sardine | Pelagic fishes | Sardinops sagax | Food | 273 |
| Shovelnose guitarfish | Pelagic fishes | Rhinobatos productus | Food | 273 |
| Soupfin shark | Pelagic fishes | Galeorhinus galeus | Food | 273 |
| Swordfish | Pelagic fishes | Xiphias gladius | Food; regalia | 273 |
| Yellowtail | Pelagic fishes | Seriola lalandi | Food | 273 |
| Abalones | Shellfish | Haliotis | Food; regalia; inlays; tools; utensils | 270 |
| Bean clam | Shellfish | Donax gouldii | Food | 270 |
| Littleneck clam or rock cockle | Shellfish | Leukoma staminea | Food | 271 |
| Mussels | Shellfish | Mytilus californianus and trossulus | Food; tools; regalia | 271 |
| Olive snail | Shellfish | Callianax biplicata | Currency; regalia | 271 |
| Pismo clam | Shellfish | Tivela stultorum | Food; currency; regalis | 271 |
| Thick scallop | Shellfish | Argopecten ventricosus | Food | 271 |
| Venus clams or hardshell cockles | Shellfish | Chione | Food | 271 |
| California quail | Terrestrial birds | Callipepla californica | Food | 275 |
| Raptors | Terrestrial birds | Falconiformes | Regalia | 275 |
| Black-tailed deer or mule deer | Terrestrial mammals | Odocoileus hemionus columbianus | Food | 277 |
| Squirrels | Terrestrial mammals | Sciuridae | Food | 276 |
| Woodrats | Terrestrial mammals | Neotoma | Food | 277 |
Minerals
| COMMON NAME | TYPE | SCIENTIFIC NAME | USED FOR | PAGE* |
| Asphaltum or bitumen | Rocks and minerals | Asphaltum | Caulk; adhesives | 277 |
| Steatite or soapstone | Rocks and minerals | Steatite | Sculpture; utensils; tobacco pipes | 277 |
*Page refers to LP2009 (Kent Lightfoot and Otis Parrish, California Indians and Their Environment. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2009.)