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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
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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
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X
Wetland Indicator Status
Wetland
Riparian
Upland Forest
Forest Slope
Thicket
Grass
Rocky
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 sessilifoli a
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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