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Native Plant List

typecommon namelatin nameexposuremoistureheightavail.ease
Treebigleaf mapleAcer macrophyllumsun - shadedry - moist100MH
Treebitter cherryPrunus emarginatasun - part shadedry - moist30MM
Treeblack cottonwood Populus balsamiferasun - part shademoist - wet160MH
Treeblack hawthornCrataegus douglasii sun - part shademoist - wet30MM
TreecascaraRhamnus purshianasun - shadedry - wet30MM
TreeDouglas' MapleAcer glabrumsun - part shademoist30MH
TreeDouglas-firPseudotsuga menziesiisun - part shadedry - moist250MH
Treegrand firAbies grandissun - shadedry - moist250HM
TreeHookers willow Salix hookerianasunmoist - wet20LH
Treemadrone; madronaArbutus menziesiisun - part shadedry90ML
TreeOregon ashFraxinus latifoliasun - part shademoist - wet70MM
TreeOregon white oak; Garry oakQuercus garryanasun - part shadedry75LM
TreePacific crabappleMalus fuscasun - part shademoist - wet40LM
TreePacific dogwood Cornus nuttalliipart shadedry - moist60ML
TreePacific willowSalix lasiandrasun - part shademoist - wet40MH
Treepaper birchBetula papyriferasun - part shademoist90MM
Treequaking aspenPopulus tremuloidessunmoist - wet60MH
Treered alderAlnus rubrasun - part shadedry - wet120MH
Treeshore pinePinus contorta var. contortasun - part shadedry - wet50MH
TreeSitka sprucePicea sitchensissun - part shademoist - wet200MM
TreeSitka willowSalix sitchensissun - part shademoist - wet30MH
Treeslide alderAlnus viridissun - part shademoist30LM
Treevine mapleAcer circinatumpart shade - shadedry - moist25HH
TreeWestern hemlockTsuga heterophyllapart shade - shademoist - wet225MM
TreeWestern redcedar Thuja plicatapart shade - shademoist - wet200HM
TreeWestern white pinePinus monticolasun - part shadedry - moist130LL
TreeyewTaxus brevifoliapart shade - shadedry - moist40ML
Shrubbald hip rose Rosa gymnocarpasun - shadedry - wet4MH
Shrubbeaked hazelnutCorylus cornuta var. californicasun - shadedry - moist20MM
Shrubblack cap raspberryRubus leucodermissun - shadedry - wet7LH
Shrubblack gooseberryRibes lacustresun - shademoist - wet5MM
Shrubblue elderberrySambucus caeruleasun - part shadedry - moist15MM
Shrubbog laurelKalmia microphyllasun - part shadewet3MM
Shrubbog rosemaryAndromeda polifoliasun - part shadewet1.5MM
Shrubdevil's clubOplopanax horridussun - shademoist - wet9MM
Shrubevergreen huckleberryVaccinium ovatumpart shade - shadedry - moist6HM
Shrubhairy manzanitaArctostaphylos columbianasundry15LL
Shrubhighbush cranberry; mooseberryViburnum edulesun - part shademoist - wet12LM
Shrubhybrid manzanita Arctostaphylos X. mediasundry3LL
Shrubindian plum; osoberryOemlaria cerasiformispart shade - shadedry - moist15MM
Shrublow Oregon grapeMahonia nervosapart shade - shadedry - moist3HM
Shrubmock orangePhiladelphus lewisiisun - part shadedry - moist9MH
Shrubnootka roseRosa nutkanasun - part shademoist - wet10MH
ShruboceansprayHolodiscus discolorsun - shadedry - moist15MH
ShrubOregon boxpaxistima myrsinitespart shade - shadedry - moist3LM
ShrubPacific ninebarkPhysocarpus capitatussun - shademoist - wet13MH
ShrubPacific rhododendronRhododendron macrophyllumpart shade - shadedry - moist25MM
ShrubPacific wax myrtleMyrica californicasun - part shadedry - moist15MH
Shrubred elderberrySambucus racemosasun - shadedry - moist15MH
Shrubred huckleberryVaccinium parvifoliumpart shade - shadedry - moist10ML
Shrubred stem ceanothusCeanothus sanguineumsundry10MM
Shrubred-flowering currantRibes sanguineumsun - part shadedry - moist6HM
Shrubred-osier dogwoodCornus sericeasun - shademoist - wet15HH
ShrubsalalGaultheria shallonpart shade - shadedry - moist5HM
ShrubsalmonberryRubus spectabilissun - shademoist - wet10MH
Shrubserviceberry; juneberryAmelanchier alnifoliasun - shadedry - moist20HH
ShrubsnowberrySymphoricarpos albussun - shadedry - moist5MH
Shrubsnowbrush; sticky laurelCeanothus velutinussundry10LL
Shrubspiraea; hardhackSpiraea douglasiisun - part shademoist - wet12MH
Shrubstink currantRibes bracteosumsun - shademoist - wet5LM
Shrubsubalpine spireaSpiraea densiflorasun - part shademoist - wet5MM
Shrubswamp rose; clustered wild roseRosa pisocarpasun - shademoist - wet6LH
Shrubsweet galeMyrica galesun - part shademoist - wet4.5LM
Shrubtall Oregon grapeMahonia aquifoliumsun - shadedry - wet8HH
ShrubthimbleberryRubus parviflorussun - shadedry - moist8MM
ShrubtwinberryLonicera involucratasun - shademoist - wet9LH
Shrubwhite spirea; shiny-leaved spireaSpirea betulifolia var. lucidasun - part shadedry - moist2LH
Groundcoverbeach strawberry Fragaria chiloensissun - part shadedry1HH
Groundcoverbleeding heartDicentra formosapart shade - shadedry - moist1.5HH
Groundcoverblue-eyed grassSisyrinchium idahoensissun - part shademoist - wet2LH
Groundcoverbracken fernPteridium aquilinumsun - shadedry - moist5LH
Groundcoverbroad-leaved stonecrop Sedum spathulifoliumsundry0.5MH
GroundcoverbunchberryCornus unalaschkensispart shade - shademoist - wet1HL
Groundcovercamas, commonCamassia quamashsun - part shadedry - moist1MM
Groundcovercamas, greatCamassia leichtliniisun - part shademoist2LM
GroundcoverCascade penstemonPenstemon serrulatussun - part shadedry - moist3LM
Groundcoverchocolate lilyfritillaria lanceolatasun - part shadedry - moist3LM
Groundcovercoastal gumweedGrindelia strictasundry - moist3MM
Groundcovercolumbia lewisiaLewisia columbianasun - part shadedry0.5LM
Groundcovercommon harebellCampanula rotundifoliasun - part shadedry - moist2LH
GroundcoverCooley's hedge nettleStachys cooleyaesun - part shademoist - wet6MM
Groundcovercow-parsnipHeracleum lanatumsun - shademoist - wet8LM
Groundcoverdeer fernBlechnum spicantpart shade - shadedry - wet2HM
GroundcoverDouglas asterAster subspicatussun - part shadedry - moist3LH
Groundcoveredible thistleCirsium edulesun - part shadedry - moist5LM
Groundcoverfalse lily-of-the-valleyMaianthemum dilatatumsun - shademoist - wet1MH
Groundcoverfalse Solomon's-sealSmilacina racemosapart shade - shademoist3MM
Groundcoverfarewell-to-springClarkia amoenasun - part shadedry - moist3HH
Groundcoverfireweed Epilobium augustifoliumsun - part shadedry - moist6LH
Groundcoverfoam flowerTiarella trifoliatapart shade - shademoist1LM
GroundcoverfringecupTellima grandiflorapart shade - shademoist1LM
Groundcovergoat's beardAruncus sylvestersun - part shademoist - wet5HM
Groundcovergolden eyed grassSisyrinchium californicumsun - part shademoist - wet1.5LM
GroundcovergoldenrodSolidago canadensissun - part shadedry - moist4LH
Groundcovergraceful cinquefoilPotentilla gracilissunmoist2LM
GroundcoverHendersons checker mallow Sidalcea hendersoniisunmoist - wet5MM
Groundcoverinside-out flowerVancouveria hexandrapart shade - shaded