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ODFW Recommended Riparian Area Plant Species

ODFW Recommended Riparian Area Plant Species

Two trees with roots connecting underground, surrounded by bushes and grass.

 

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