ODFW Recommended Riparian Area Plant Species

Canopy Trees, Understory Trees, and Shrubs

Solar Preference Key

Pt Sh – Part Shade
S/Pt Sh – Sun and/or Part Shade

Canopy Trees:

Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Height: 90 ft
Habitat: Riparian
Moisture: Medium/Wet
Light: Sun/Part Shade

Red Alder (Alnus rubra)
Height: 50 ft
Habitat: Riparian
Moisture: Medium/Wet
Light: Sun/Part Shade

Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
Height: 70 ft
Habitat: Dry (required)
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
Height: 90 ft
Habitat: Wet/Dry
Moisture: Wet/Dry
Light: Full Sun

Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
Height: 40 ft
Habitat: Wet/Dry
Moisture: Wet/Dry
Light: Full Sun

Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Height: 150 ft
Habitat: Woodland/Dry
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana)
Height: 40 ft
Habitat: Woodland/Dry
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)
Height: 70 ft
Habitat: Woodland/Dry
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
Height: 100 ft
Habitat: Woodland/Dry
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Jeffery Pine*(Pinus jeffreyi)
Height: 150 ft
Habitat: Woodland/Dry
Moisture: Dry
Light: Full Sun

*Note: Best in serpentine soils

 Understory Trees:

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
Height: 25 ft
Habitat: Riparian / Medium Moisture
Light: Part Shade

Douglas Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii)
Height: 25 ft
Habitat: Moist
Light: Full Sun

Black Hawthorn (Crataegus suksdorfi)
Height: 20 ft
Habitat: Moist
Light: Full Sun

Bitter Cherry (Prunus emarginata)
Height: 30 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Medium Moisture
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Height: 20 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Dry / Wet
Light: Full Sun

Crabapple (Pyrus fusca)
Height: 25 ft
Habitat: Wet
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana)
Height: 30 ft
Habitat: Woodland
Light: Sun / Shade

Willow (Salix boothii)
Height: 20 ft
Habitat: Moist
Light: Full Sun

Pacific Willow (Salix lasiandra)
Height: 30 ft
Habitat: Moist
Light: Full Sun

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana)
Height: 20 ft
Habitat: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Shrubs:

Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Height: 20 ft
Habitat: Dry
Light: Full Sun

Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
Height: 10 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Full Sun

Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
Height: 8 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Full Sun

Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus)
Height: 10 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Full Sun

Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)
Height: 8 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Full Sun

Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
Height: 15 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Full Sun

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Height: 15 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Medium Moisture
Light: Part Shade

Redtwig Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Height: 12 ft
Habitat: Riparian / Medium Moisture
Light: Full Sun

Western Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta californica)
Height: 15 ft
Habitat: Medium Moisture
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Fremont's Silktassel (Garrya fremontii)
Height: 14 ft
Habitat: Exposed / Dry
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor)
Height: 15 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Dry
Light: Part Shade

Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Height: 10 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Medium Moisture
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Height: 3 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Dry
Light: Sun / Part Shade

Longleaf Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa)
Height: 0.5 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Dry
Light: Shade

Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)
Height: 3 ft
Habitat: Woodland / Dry
Light: Sun / Part Shade