NATIVE PLANT LIST -
Western Oregon and Western Washington
This
is a "starter" list of native plants
for western Oregon and western Washington. It
is intended for residential or commercial landscapers
who want to create attractive and varied native
landscapes.
Deciduous:
Vine Maple
Big Leaf Maple
Alder (Red)
Pacific Madrone
Paper Birch
Black Hawthorne
Pacific Dogwood
Oregon Ash
Crab Apple
Indian Plum
Aspen (Quaking)
Black Cottonwood
Bitter Cherry
Oregon White Oak
Cascara
Pacific Willow
Evergreen:
Grand Fir
Noble Fir
Sitka Spruce
Ponderosa Pine
Douglas Fir
Giant Sequoia
Western Redcedar
Western Hemlock
Attractive fall colors. Shade, ornmntl, undrstry.
Yellow fall color. Excellent shade.
Good along streams for erosion control, shade.
Reddish bark, shiny leaves, white flowers.
Peeling white bark. Yellow fall color.
Low-growing. Berries for birds. Erosion control.
White flowers, pink-red berries.
Gray/brown bark, olive green leaves.
Small green to red fruit, yellow/red fall color.
Blooms Jan, Feb. White flowers, purple plums.
Food source for deer & other mammals.
Nesting for large birds. Fast-growing.
White flowers, conspicuous red seeds.
Only native OR oak. Wide spreading branches.
Silver grey bark. Berries attract birds.
Yellow bark, good along streams and ponds.
Scaled, colored bark. Vanilla fragrance.
OR state tree. Can live over 1000 years.
Gray-green foliage and reddish brown bark.
Great for wildlife cover, restoration, ornamental.
Vine Maple
Serviceberry
Hairy Manzanita
Kinnikinnick
Tall Oregon Grape
Snowbrush
Red-osier dogwood
Western Hazelnut
Salal
Ocean Spray
Western Honeysuckle
Twinberry
Creeping Oregon Grape
Indian Plum
Mock Orange
Pacific Ninebark
Bald-hip rose
Wood rose
Cascara buckthorn
Red Flowering Currant
Nootka rose
Salmonberry
Red Elderberry
Western Spirea
Snowberry
Black Huckleberry
Evergreen Huckleberry
Red Huckleberry
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Red fruit attracts birds. Imprtnt browse for deer.
Dark green leaves, red edible berries.
Red stem, white flowers, white berries.
Lustrous leaves. Spreads where other shrbs fail.
Creamy white flowers. Riparian restoration.
Holly-like leaves, dark blue edible berries.
Aromatic white flowers attract bees & butterflies.
Clusters of white flowers, maple-like leaves.
Large, pink flowers. Attracts birds, mammals.
Beautiful. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds.
Forms dense thickets. Yellow/red edible fruits.
Fast-growing. White flowers, red berries.
Leggy. Pink/purple flowers in July. Ornamental.
Attractive foliage. Waxy berries through winter.
Soft foliage,
drooping red to yellow flowers.
Magenta to lavender flowers on singular stalk.
Lance-shaped leaves, white nodding flower.
Bright orange flowers with red or purple spots.
Nitrogen fixer. Blue to violet pea-like flowers.
Yellow to pink flowers. Good for rock gardens.
Yellow flowers on short stalks. Spreads easily.
1. While the plants listed above are native to and
appropriate for their indicated regions, please
recognize that, in some instances, human development
alters the characteristics of a site such that it
may be advisable to use plants from a neighboring
region. For example, plantings in urban and suburban
areas may receive reflected heat from streets, sidewalks
and/or walls or be in media that receives less moisture
than normal (e.g., next to a paved area –
the pavement blocks rain from entering soil). Accordingly,
using plants from a neighboring region that support
higher temperatures and/or drier conditions may
be more appropriate.
2. While a plant is native to a region, that does
not mean that it will grow everywhere in that region.
The characteristics of any site will typically vary
from place to place and some plants may do better
than others at various places within a site. In
other words, a little experimentation might be required.
3. The above list is a starter list. Though adequate
for most residential and commercial landscapes,
there are many more native plants and should you
want to consider them, please inquire at a listed
nursery, community
service organization, reference
book or other resources.
CREDITS:
1. East Multnomah SWCD 2006 Native Plant Descriptions
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
2701 NW Vaughn St. Suite 450, Portland, OR 97210
