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Riparian Buffer Native Plant Species Index
*indicates pioneering species recommended for phase 1 planting

Botanical Name Common Name Comments
Acer circinatum Vine Maple Shade tolerant
Excellent soil-binding roots
Forage for browsing animals
Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple Forage for browsing animals when young
Excellent shade producer
*seeds attract small mammals
*Alnus rubra Red Alder Great for regenerating disturbed sites
Rapid growth
*do not plant on stream bank as shallow root system often causes trees to topple, tearing out the banks
*Amelanchier spp. Serviceberry Shade tolerant
Forms extensive thickets
Food source for wide variety of birds
Twigs attractive to browsing animals
*Cornus stolonifera Red Osier Dogwood Shade tolerant
Excellent soil-binding roots
Food for wildlife
Corylus cornuta Hazelnut Shade tolerant
Excellent soil-binding roots
Food for wildlife
Crataegus douglassi Black Hawthorn Excellent soil-binding roots
Well adapted to disturbed sites
Provide food & cover to wildlife, especially birds
May repel browsing animals
Fraxinus latifolia Oregon Ash Seeds and twigs are browsed by animals and birds
Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Oceanspray Shade tolerant
Good soil-binding characteristics
Food for wildlife
Lonicera involucrate Black Twinberry Good soil-binding roots
Provides food for wildlife, especially birds
Mahonia spp. Oregon Grape Shade tolerant
Excellent control of soil erosion
Provides food for wildlife
Physocarpus capitatus Ninebark Shade tolerant
Excellent soil-binding roots
Dense foliage provides wildlife habitat
*Populus trichocarpa Black Cottonwood Great for restoring flood-prone lands
Rapid growth
Provides ideal sites for nesting birds, especially the bald eagle and blue heron in spring
Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry Provides food for wildlife, especially birds
*Rosa nutkana Nootka Rose Excellent soil-binding roots
Forms thickets for wildlife cover
Provides food for wildlife
May repel small or browsing animals
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Shade tolerant
Good soil-binding roots
Quick spreading
Well adapted to eroded or disturbed sites
Provides food for wildlife
Rubus Thimbleberry Good soil-binding roots
Quick spreading
Provides food for wildlife
*Salix spp. Willow Excellent soil-binding roots
Rapid growth
Branches hang over water providing aquatic insects for fish food chain as well as shade for streams
Sambucus cerulea Red Elderberry Provides food for wildlife, especially birds
*Spirea douglassi Hardhack Provides food for birds in the winter
Forms thickets providing cover for wildlife
Easily survives competition from grasses, but is sometimes too aggressive and can out-compete other plantings
*Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Shade tolerant
Good soil-binding characteristics
Provides food for wildlife throughout winter
Vaccinium ovatum Evergreen Huckleberry Shade tolerant
Provides food for wildlife

Phase I Planting Recommendations (for site conditioning)

  • Alnus rubra (20%)
  • Amelanchier spp. (5%)
  • Cornus stolonifera (10%)
  • Populus trichocarpa (40%)
  • Rosa nutkana (2.5%)
  • Salix spp. (15%)
  • Spirea douglassi (2.5%)
  • Symphoricarpos albus (5%)
 
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