Native Plants of North America

Riparian Habitat

Species Typically Exhibiting Vigorous Growth for Weedy Situations

Alnus rubra (Red alder)
Alnus sinuata (Sitka alder)
Lonicera involucrata (Black Twinberry)
Physocarpus capitatus (Pacific ninebark)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
Populus balsamifera v trichocarpa  (Black cottonwood)
Rosa nutkana (Nutka rose)
Rosa pisocarpa (Peafruit rose)
Rubus leucodermis (Black-cap raspberry)
Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)
Salix geyeriana (Geyer willow)
Salix hookeriana (Hooker willow)
Salix lucida v 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)
Symphoricarpos albus (Common snowberry)

Species Requiring Extra Care to Become Established

Either finicky about soil conditions or not tolerant of weed competition

Abies grandis (Grand fir)
Acer circinatum (Vine maple)
Acer glabrum (Douglas maple)
Acer macrophyllum (Big leaf maple)
Amelanchier alnifolia (Serviceberry)
Arctostaphylos columbiana (Hairy manzanita)
Betula glandulosa (Dwarf birch)
Betula papyrifera (Paper birch)
Ceanothus sanguineus (Redstem ceanothus)
Ceanothus velutinus (Mountain balm)
Cornus nuttallii (Pacific dogwood)
Cornus sericea (Red twig dogwood)
Corylus cornuta (Beaked filbert, Hazelnut)
Crataegus columbiana (Columbia hawthorn)
Crataegus douglasii v douglasii (Douglas hawthorn)
Crataegus douglasii v suksdorfii (Black hawthorn)
Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon ash)
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)
Malus fusca (Pacific crabapple)
Myrica californica (Pacific wax myrtle)
Myrica gale (Sweet gale)
Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum)
Philadelphus lewisii (Mock orange)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)
Pinus contorta v contorta (Shore pine)
Populus tremuloides (Aspen)
Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)
Quercus garryana (Garry oak)
Rhamnus purshiana (Cascara)
Ribes bracteosum (Stink currant)
Ribes divaricatum (Black gooseberry)
Ribes lacustre (Swamp black gooseberry)
Ribes sanguineum (Red-flowering currant)
Rosa gymnocarpa (Bald-hip rose)
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
Rubus ursinus (Trailing blackberry)
Sambucus caerulea (Blue elderberry)
Sambucus racemosa (Red elderberry)
Shepherdia canadensis (Russet buffaloberry)
Spiraea betulifolia (Shiny leaf spirea)
Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew)
Thuja plicata (Western red cedar)
Tsuga heterophylla (Western hemlock)
Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen huckleberry)
Vaccinium parvifolium (Red huckleberry)
Viburnum trilobum (High bush cranberry)