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