Native Plants of North America

Well-Drained Sites

Some species are more finicky about proper soil conditions and sunlight levels to grow optimally in well drained sites.

Abies grandis (Grand fir)
Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
Acer glabrum (Douglas maple)
Acer macrophyllum (Big leaf maple)
Alnus sinuata (Sitka alder)
Amelanchier alnifolia (Serviceberry)
Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy manzanita)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinickinick)
Betula papyrifera (Paper birch)
Ceanothus sanguineus (Redstem ceanothus)
Ceanothus velutinus (Mountain balm)
Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood)
Corylus cornuta (Beaked filbert)
Gaultheria shallon (Salal)
Holodiscus discolor (Ocean spray)
Lonicera ciliosa (Orange honeysuckle)
Lonicera hispidula (Hairy honeysuckle)
Mahonia aquifolium (Tall Oregon grape)
Mahonia nervosa (Cascade Oregon grape)
Myrica californica (Pacific wax myrtle)
Philadelphus lewisii (Mock orange)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
Pinus contorta v contorta (Shore pine)
Populus balsamifera v trichocarpa (Black cottonwood)
Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)
Prunus virginiana (Choke cherry)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)
Quercus garryana (Garry oak)
Ribes sanguineum (Red-flowering currant)
Rosa gymnocarpa (Bald-hip rose)
Rosa nutkana (Nutka rose)
Rubus leucodermis (Black-cap raspberry)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
Rubus ursinus (Trailing blackberry)
Salix scouleriana (Scouler willow)
Salix sitchensis (Sitka willow)
Sambucus caerulea (Blue elderberry)
Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
Shepherdia canadensis (Russet buffaloberry)
Spiraea betulifolia (Shiny leaf spirea)
Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
Tsuga heterophylla (Western hemlock)
Vaccinium ovatum - organic soil (Evergreen huckleberry)
Vaccinium parvifolium - organic soil (Red huckleberry)

Sites Moist (not necessarily flooded) All Year

Betula glandulosa (Dwarf birch)
Cornus sericea (Red twig dogwood)
Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash)
Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry)
Malus fusca (Pacific crabapple)
Myrica gale (Sweet gale)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
Pinus contorta var. contorta (Shore pine)
Populus balsamifera var. trichocarpa (Black cottonwood)
Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
Rhamnus purshiana (Cascara)
Ribes bracteosum (Stink currant)
Ribes divaricatum (Black gooseberry)
Ribes lacustre (Swamp black gooseberry)
Rosa pisocarpa (Peafruit rose)
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
Salix fluviatilis (Columbia willow)
Salix hookeriana (Hooker willow)
Salix lucida var. lasiandra (Pacific willow)
Salix piperi (Piper willow)
Salix rigida (Heartleaf willow)
Salix sessilifolia (Soft leaved willow)
Salix sitchensis (Sitka willow)
Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
Spiraea douglasii (Douglas spirea, hardhack)
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
Viburnum trilobum (High bush cranberry)

Winter-Wet (not nceessarily flooded) & Summer-Dry Sites

Acer macrophyllum (Big leaf maple)
Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
Alnus rubra (Red alder)
Alnus sinuata (Sitka alder)
Betula papyrifera (Paper birch)
Cornus sericea (Red twig dogwood)
Corylus cornuta (Beaked filbert)
Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii (Douglas hawthorn)
Crataegus douglasii var. suksdorfii (Black hawthorn)
Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash)
Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry)
Mahonia nervosa (Cascade Oregon grape)
Malus fusca (Pacific crabapple)
Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum)
Physocarpus capitatus (Pacific ninebark)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
Pinus contorta var. contorta (Shore pine)
Populus balsamifera var. trichocarpa (Black cottonwood)
Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)
Prunus virginiana (Choke cherry)
Rhamnus purshiana (Cascara)
Ribes bracteosum (Stink currant)
Ribes divaricatum (Black gooseberry)
Ribes lacustre (Swamp black gooseberry)
Rosa nutkana (Nutka rose)
Rosa pisocarpa (Peafruit rose)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
Salix fluviatilis (Columbia willow)
Salix geyeriana (Geyer willow)
Salix hookeriana (Hooker willow)
Salix lucida var. lasiandra (Pacific willow)
Salix piperi (Piper willow)
Salix rigida (Heartleaf willow)
Salix scouleriana (Scouler willow)
Salix sessilifolia (Soft leaved willow)
Salix sitchensis (Sitka willow)
Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
Spiraea douglasii (Douglas spirea, hardhack)
Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
Viburnum trilobum (High bush cranberry)