Common Plant and Animal List

© 1998 Fort Ross Interpretive Association (Fort Ross Conservancy)
ISBN # 1-56540-355-X

More information could be found here: The California Native Plant Society (Dorothy King Young Chapter)

MAMMALS

• black bear Ursus americanus
• black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus
• bobcat Lynx rufus
• brush rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani
• coastal black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus
• coyote Canis latrans
• feral pig, from wild boar Sus scrofa
• field mouse (vole) Microtus californicus
• gray fox Urocyon cineroargenteus
• mole Scapanus orarius
• Mountain lion (puma) Felis concolor
• pocket gopher Thomomys bottae
• raccoon Procyon lotor
• ring-tailed cat Bassariscus astutus
• skunk, striped Mephitis mephitis
• spotted (civet cat) Spilogale putorius

BIRDS

• American (common) egret Casmerodius albus
• black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus
• blackbird, Brewer’s Euphagus cyanocephalus
• brown towhee Pipilo fuscus
• California quail Callipepla californica
• common raven Corvus corax
• gold finch (wild canary) Carduelis tristis
• golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• great blue heron Ardea herodias
• house finch (linnet) Carpodacus mexicanus
• hummingbird, Allen’s Selasphorus sasin
• hummingbird, Anna’s Calypte anna
• junco, Oregon Junco hyemalis var.
• kestrel (sparrow hawk) Falco sparverius
• northern harrier (marsh hawk) Circus cyaneus
• owls, great horned Bubo virginianus & others
• pigmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
• red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
• red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
• robin Turdus migratorius
• sparrow, white-crowned (weaver finch) Zonotrichia leucophrys & others
• Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri
• swallow, barn Hirundo rustica, & others
• turkey vulture Cathartes aura

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

• alligator lizard Gerrhonotus multicarinatus
• fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis & others
• garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
• gopher snake Pituophis melanoleucus
• rubber boa Charina bottae
• tree frog, Hyla sp.

INSECTS & ARTHROPODS

• beach fly
• bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii
• European earwig Forficula auricularia
• ground nesting wasp Vespula sp.
• monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus
• sowbug Armadillidium vulgare & others
• tick, Western black-legged Ixodes pacificus & others
• MARINE MAMMALS
• Blue & fin whales Balaenoptera musculus, B. physalus
• California sea lion Zalophus californianus
• elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris
• Gray whale Eschrictus robustus
• harbor seal Phoca vitulina
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Orca whale Orcinus orca
• porpoise, harbor Phocoena phocoena
• porpoise, Dall’s Phocoenoides dalli
• Steller sea lion Eumotopias jubatus

FISHES

• cabezon Scorpaenichthyus marmoratus
• kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus
• lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
• rainbow seaperch Hypsurus caryi
• rockfish Sebastes sp.
• salmon, chinook & coho Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, O. kisutch
• MARINE INVERTEBRATES
• Anemone (giant green) Anthopleura xanthogrammica
• California mussel Mytilus californianus
• gum boot chiton Cryptochiton stelleri & others
• limpets, Collisella sp. & others
• red abalone Haliotis rufescens
• sea stars Pisaster ochraceous & others
• sea urchin, purple Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
• commercial S. franciscanus

FORMER INHABITANTS

• California condor Gymnogyps californianus
• sea otter Enhydra lutris

SEA BIRDS

• black oyster catcher Haematopus bachmani
• black Brant Branta bernicla
• brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Canada goose Branta canadensis
• common murre Uria aalge
• double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
• gulls, Western Larus occidentalis & others
• loon Gavia sp.
• osprey Pandion haliaetus
• pigeon guillemot Cepphus columba
• scoter Melanitta sp.
• surfbird Aphrizia vergata

MARINE PLANTS

• bull kelp Nereocystis lutkeana
• feather boa kelp Egregia menziesii
• iridescent seaweed Iridaea acordata
• pink coralline alga Lithothamnium pacificum
• sea palm Postelsia palmaeformis
• FLOWERS & SHRUBS
• adder’s tongue Scoliopus bigelovii
• azalea, Western Rhododendron occidentale
• bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
• California poppy Eschscholzia californica
• California blackberry Rubus ursinus
• ceanothus, Pt. Reyes Ceanothus gloriosus & others
• columbine Aquilegia formosa
• coyote bush Baccharis pilularis
• Douglas iris Iris douglasiana
• hairy manzanita Arcostaphylos columbiana
• Himalaya blackberry Rubus discolor
• huckleberry, blue & red Vaccinium ovatum, V. parvifolium
• Indian paintbrush Castilleja wightii
• lupine, bush & coastal Lupinus arboreus, L. littoralis
• orange monkey flower Mimulus aurantiacus
• orchid Calypso bulbosa
• poison oak Taxicodendron diversilolum
• redwood sorrel Oxalis oregana
• salal Gaultheria shallon
• salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
• thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus
• trillium Trillium ovata
• wax myrtle Myrica californica

TREES

• Bishop pine Pinus muricata
• broad-leafed maple Acer macrophylum
• buckeye Aesculus californica
• California nutmeg Torreya californica
• California bay Umbellaria californica
• coastal redwood Sequoia sempervirens
• Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
• Grand fir Abies grandis
• oak, live & canyon Quercus wizlizenii, Q. chrysolepis
• Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
• red alder Alnus rubra
• silk tassel tree, Garrya elliptica
• tan oak Lithocarpus densiflorus
• willow Salix sp.

MUSHROOMS

• Boletus edulis, Amanita muscaria & many others

DOMESTIC SPECIES

A Few Call Garden Plants

• Buddleia Buddleia sp.
• Calla Lily Zanthedeschia aethiopica
• Datura (red/orange) Brugmansia sanguinea; white B. candida
• Fremontia Sterculiaceae fremontia
• Fuchsia Fuchsia sp.
• Mexican sage Salvia Leucantha
• Naked Lady Amaryllis belladonna
• Pride of Madera Echium fastuosum
• Princess flower Tibouchina urvilleana
• Rose of Castile (pink mission rose) Rosa damascena bifera

Trees Around The Grounds

• Blue gum eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus
• Monterey cypress Cupressus macrocarpa

Varieties In The Old Russian Orchard

• Apples: Black Gilliflower, Pippin, Gravenstein, Red Baldwin
• Pears, Plums, Olives & Bitter Cherries