Plants of the lost coast

Exploring native plants along one of California’s most remote coastlines

Spanish Flat. Lost Coast, California

A natural history based field guide to the native flora of California’s longest stretch of undeveloped coastline, including the Mattole River Watershed, Bear River Watershed, and the coastal tributaries in the King Range.


place & plants



→ Color Photography

More than 600 color photographs of many different parts and phases of each species

→ Plants

Includes 370 species and 89 families of native vascular plant species

→ Phylogenetic trees

Color-coded phylogenetic trees makes the joy of plant systematics as easy as clicking a mouse.

→ Details

We cover as much detail as possible, including etymology, biogeography, ethnobotany, propagation, identification and more!

Home on the Ridge

Robert (Otter) M. Anderson IV and Veronica M. Yates live in the Northern King Range, along a small coastal tributary to the Pacific Ocean near Petrolia, CA.