APPENDIX A.
NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE OREGON COAST RANGE
This appendix consists of three tables. Table A.1 is a list of native bearing trees, shrubs, and other understory vascular plants noted by General Land Office surveyors (see Appendix D). Table A.2 is a list of native food plants used by precontact Indian families. Table A.3 is a list of native animals used for food.
Table A.1 Native trees, shrubs, and vines.
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Bearing Trees |
Latin Name |
Surveyor Notes |
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Alder (Red) |
Alnus rubra |
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Ash (Oregon) |
Fraxinus latifolia |
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Cherry, Wild |
Prunus emarginata |
"Cherry" |
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Chinquapin |
Chrysolepis chrysophylla |
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Chittam |
Rhamnus purshiana |
Cascara buckthorn |
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(Cottonwood, Black) |
Populus balsamifera |
"Balm" (of Gilead) |
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Crabapple (Wild) |
Pyrus fusca |
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Dogwood |
Cornus nuttalli |
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(Douglas-fir) |
Pseudotsuga menziesii |
"Fir" |
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(Fir, "True") |
Abies, spp. |
"Spruce"? |
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(Fir, Grand) |
Abies grandis |
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(Fir, Noble) |
Abies nobilis |
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Fir, White |
Abies concolor |
(?) |
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Hemlock (Western) |
Tsuga heterophylla |
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(Madrone) |
Arbutus menziesii |
" Mountain Balm"? |
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Maple (Bigleaf) |
Acer macrophyllum |
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Myrtle |
Myrica californica |
(?) |
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Oak (White) |
Quercas garryanna |
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(Redcedar) |
Thuja plicata |
"Cedar" |
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Spruce (Sitka) |
Picea sitchensis |
True fir? |
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Willow |
Salix, spp. |
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Yew |
Taxus brevifolia |
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Other Plants |
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Arrowwood |
Holodiscus discolor |
Ocean spray |
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Blackberry (Wild) |
Rubus ursinus |
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(Brackenfern) |
Pteridium aquilinum |
"Fern" |
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Camas |
Camassia, spp. |
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(Chokecherry) |
Prunus virginiana |
"Cherry" |
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DevilŐs ("War") Club |
Oplopanax horridum |
"Devil's Walking Stick" |
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Ferns |
Polystichum, spp. |
And others |
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Gooseberry |
Ribes divaricatum |
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Grasses |
Poaceae, spp. |
And others |
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Hazel |
Corylus cornuta |
Filbert |
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Huckleberry |
Vaccinium, spp. |
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Laurel |
Kalmia occidentalist (?) |
Madrone? |
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Lilac |
Ceanothus, spp. (?) |
Buckbrush? |
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Oregon Grape |
Berberis aquifolium |
"Wild grape" |
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Pea (Wild, "Indian") |
Vicia americana |
Also Lathyrus, spp. |
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Raspberry (Wild) |
Rubus leucodermis |
Blackcap |
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Rhododendron (Western) |
Rhododendron macrophyllum |
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Salal |
Gaultheria shallon |
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Salmonberry |
Rubus spectabilis |
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Strawberry (Wild) |
Fragaria, spp. |
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Thimbleberry |
Rubus parviflorus |
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Vine Maple |
Acer circinatum |
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Food Type |
Food Name |
Fire |
Latin Name |
Reference |
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Berries |
Blackberry |
XX |
Rubus ursinus |
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Black cap |
XX |
Rubus leucodermis |
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Elderberry |
XX |
Sambus spp. |
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Gooseberry |
XX |
Ribes divaricatum |
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Huckleberry |
XX |
Vaccinium, spp. |
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Kinnikinik |
XX |
Arctostaphylos |
Jensen 2000 |
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Oregon Grape |
XX |
Berberis aquifolium |
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Salal |
XX |
Gaultheria shallon |
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Salmonberry |
XX |
Rubus spectabilis |
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Strawberry |
XX |
Fragaria, spp. |
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Thimbleberry |
XX |
Rubus parviflorus |
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Bulbs |
Camas |
XX |
Camassia, spp. |
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Lily, Chocolate |
XX |
Fritillaria lanceolata |
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Lily, Tiger |
XX |
Lilium columbianum |
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Onion |
XX |
Allium, spp. |
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Wapato |
X |
Sagittaria latifolia |
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Fruits |
Crabapple |
X |
Pyrus fusca |
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Cranberries |
X |
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Cherry, Wild |
XX |
Prunus emarginata |
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Chokecherry |
XX |
Prunus virginiana |
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Indian plum |
XX |
Oemleria cerasiformis |
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Manzanita |
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Rosehips |
XX |
Rosa spp. |
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Grains |
Grass seed |
XX |
Poaceae, spp. |
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Indian peas |
XX |
Vicia Americana |
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Sunflower |
XX |
Wyethia angustifolia ? |
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Tarweed |
XX |
Madia, spp. |
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Vetch |
XX |
Vicia spp. |
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Greens |
Dock |
XX |
Rumex occidentalis |
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Miner's Lettuce |
XX |
Claytonia spp. |
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Nettles |
XX |
Urtica dioica |
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Seaweed |
X |
Porphyra spp. |
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Sweet Clover |
X |
Trifolium spp. |
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Mushrooms |
Chicken-in-the-woods |
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Laetiporus sulphureaus |
Arora 1991 |
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Matsutake |
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Tricholoma spp. |
Arora 1991 |
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Morrels |
XX |
Morchella spp. |
Arora 1991 |
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Puffballs |
XX |
Calvatia spp |
Arora 1991 |
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Shaggy Manes |
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Coprinus comatus |
Arora 1991 |
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Nuts |
Acorns |
XX |
Quercas garryanna |
Wilkes 1845 |
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Filberts |
XX |
Corylus cornuta |
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Myrtle nuts |
XX |
Myrica californica |
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Pine nuts |
X |
Pinus, spp. |
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Roots |
Brackenfern |
XX |
Pteridium aquilinum |
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Mountain carrot |
XX |
Lomatum spp. |
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Yampah |
XX |
Perideridia gairdneri |
|
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Stalks |
Cat-tail |
X |
Typha latifolia |
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Fiddleheads |
XX |
Polystichum, spp. |
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Skunk cabbage |
X |
Lysichiton americanum |
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Thistle (Edible) |
XX |
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Table A.3 Native food animals.
Food Type |
Food Name |
Fire |
Latin Name |
Crustaceans |
Crabs, Dungeness |
O |
Cancer magister |
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Crawdads |
X |
Astacus pacifastacus |
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Shrimp |
O |
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Fish |
Eels, Lamprey |
X |
Lampetra tridentate |
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Eulachon |
O |
Thaleichthys pacificus |
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Flounder |
X |
Platichthys spp. |
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Herring, Pacific |
O |
Clupea harengus |
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Halibut |
X |
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Perch |
O |
Rhacochilus/Embiotoca |
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Rockfish |
O |
Sebastes spp. |
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Salmon, Chinook |
X |