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Native Plant List 
 

The Native Plants section is a listing of native plants historically found in the City of Salem. The list divides the plants into three groups: trees and arborescent (tree-like) shrubs, shrubs and ground covers. For each group, the list includes the scientific (Latin) name of a species, its common name, its wetland indicator status, and its associated habitat type. The habitat types are: wetland, riparian, forest, forested slopes, thicket, grass and rocky.

Trees and Arborescent Shrubs
 

Scientific Name

Common Name

Wetland Indicator Status

Habitat Type

Wetland

Riparian

Upland Forest

Forest Slope

Thicket

Grass

Rocky

Abies grandis

grand fir

FACU-

X

X

X

Acer circinatum

vine maple

FAC-

X

X

X

X

Acer macrophyllum

big-leaf maple

FACU

X

X

X

Alnus rubra

red alder

FAC

X

X

X

X

Amelanchier alnifolia

western serviceberry

FACU

X

X

X

X

Arbutus menziesii

madrone

X

X

Cornus nuttallii

western flowering dogwood

X

X

Crataegus douglasii

black hawthorn

FAC

X

X

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon ash

FACW

X

X

Malus fusca

Pacific crabapple

FACW

X

X

X

X

Pinus ponderosa

valley ponderosa pine

FACU-

X

X

X

Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

black cottonwood

FAC

X

X

Prunus emarginata

bitter cherry

FACU

X

X

X

X

Prunus virginiana

common chokecherry

FACU

X

X

X

X

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas-fir

FACU

X

X

X

Pyrus (see Malus)

Quercus garryana

Oregon white oak

X

X

X

X

Rhamnus purshiana

cascara

FAC-

X

X

X

Salix geyeriana

Geyer willow

FACW+

X

X

Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra

Pacific willow

FACW+

X

X

Salix piperi

piper willow

FACW

X

X

Salix scouleriana

scouler willow

FAC

X

X

X

Salix sessilifolia

soft-leaved willow

FACW

X

X

Salix sitchensis

Sitka willow

FACW

X

X

Taxus brevifolia

Pacific yew

NI

X

X

X

Thuja plicata

western red cedar

FAC

X

X

X

X

Tsuga heterophylla

western hemlock

FACU-

X

X

X



   
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