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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
| =#000080> Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Wetland Indicator Status
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Habitat Type
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Wetland
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Riparian
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Upland Forest
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Forest Slope
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Thicket
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Grass
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Rocky
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Abies grandis
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grand fir
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FACU-
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X
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X
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X
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Acer circinatum
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vine maple
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FAC-
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Acer macrophyllum
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big-leaf maple
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FACU
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X
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X
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X
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Alnus rubra
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red alder
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FAC
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Amelanchier alnifolia
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western serviceberry
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FACU
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Arbutus menziesii
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madrone
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X
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X
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Cornus nuttallii
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western flowering dogwood
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X
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X
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Crataegus douglasii
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black hawthorn
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FAC
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X
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X
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Fraxinus latifolia
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Oregon ash
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FACW
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X
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X
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Malus fusca
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Pacific crabapple
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FACW
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Pinus ponderosa
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valley ponderosa pine
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FACU-
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X
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X
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X
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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa
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black cottonwood
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FAC
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X
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X
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Prunus emarginata
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bitter cherry
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FACU
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Prunus virginiana
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common chokecherry
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FACU
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X
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X
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i
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X
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Wetland Indicator Status |
Wetland
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Riparian
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Upland Forest
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Forest Slope
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Thicket
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Grass
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Rocky
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Pseudotsuga menziesii
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Douglas-fir
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FACU
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X
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X
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X
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Pyrus (see Malus)
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Quercus garryana
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Oregon white oak
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Rhamnus purshiana
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cascara
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FAC-
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X
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X
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X
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Salix geyeriana
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Geyer willow
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FACW+
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X
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X
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Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
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Pacific willow
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FACW+
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X
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X
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Salix piperi
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piper willow
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FACW
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X
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X
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Salix scouleriana
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scouler willow
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FAC
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X
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X
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X
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Salix sessilifolia
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soft-leaved willow
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FACW
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X
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X
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Salix sitchensis
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Sitka willow
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FACW
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X
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X
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Taxus brevifolia
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Pacific yew
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NI
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X
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X
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X
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Thuja plicata
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western red cedar
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FAC
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Tsuga heterophylla
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western hemlock
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FACU-
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X
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X
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X
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