Habitat-Friendly Plants
This is an inventory of plants that have been found in Brier's parks and natural areas. Boost your wildlife habitat by adding native plants like these!
Native Trees - Deciduous
| Vine Maple Acer circinatum Ideal for: Birds, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Big Leaf Maple Acer macrophyllum Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes |
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| Red Alder Alnus rubra Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges, Planned wildlife snags |
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| Paper Birch Betula papyrifera Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Natural landscapes, Wetland edges, Planned wildlife snags |
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| Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Near tall trees |
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| Douglas Hawthorn Crataegus douglasii Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Oregon Ash Fraxinus latifolia Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Wetland edges |
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| Pacific Crabapple Malus fusca Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Wetland edges |
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| Black Cottonwood Populus balsamifera var. tricocarpa Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges, Planned wildlife snags |
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| Bitter Cherry Prunus emarginata var. mollis Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Cascara Rhamnus purshiana Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Natural landscapes, Woodland gardens, Wetland edges |
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| Hooker's Willow Salix hookeriana Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges |
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| Pacific Willow Salix lucida var. lasiandra Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges |
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| Scouler's Willow Salix scouleriana Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges |
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| Sitka Willow Salix sitchensis Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges |
Native Trees - Evergreen
| Madrona/Pacific Madrone Arbutus menziesii Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Large yards, Dry slopes, Near tall trees |
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| Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Large yards, Woodland gardens |
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| Shore Pine Pinus contorta var. contorta Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Large yards, Woodland gardens, Dry slopes |
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| Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Large yards, Woodland gardens |
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| Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Large yards, Woodland gardens |
Native Shrubs - Deciduous
| Serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Red Twig Dogwood Cornus sericea (a.k.a. stolonifera) Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta var. californica Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Ocean Spray Holodiscus discolor Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Twinberry Lonicera involucrata Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Osoberry Oemlaria cerasiformis Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Pacific Ninebark Physocarpus capitatus Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Stink Currant Ribes bracteosum Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Woodland gardens, Dappled understory |
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| Black Gooseberry Ribes lacustre Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Thicket landscapes, Briar patches, Natural landscapes, Wetland edges |
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| Red Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Bald-hip Rose Rosa gymnocarpa Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Thicket landscapes, Briar patches, Natural landscapes |
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| Nootka Rose Rosa nutkana Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Thicket landscapes, Briar patches, Natural landscapes |
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| Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Ideal for: Birds, Pollinators Best spots: Natural landscapes |
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| Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Thicket landscapes, Briar patches, Wetland edges, Natural landscapes |
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| Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Dappled understory, Woodland gardens |
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| Hardhack Spirea douglasii Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Wetland edges |
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| Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Thicket landscapes, Natural landscapes |
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| Red Huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Dappled understory |
Native Shrubs - Evergreen
| Salal Gaultheria shallon Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Forest understory, Dry slopes |
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| Cascade Oregon Grape Mahonia (Berberis) nervosa Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Forest understory |
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| Tall Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Any landscape |
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| Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Forest understory |
Native Perennials - Sun
| Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Wildflower garden (will spread) |
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| Fireweed Epilobium augustifolium Ideal for: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators Best spots: Wildflower garden (will spread) |
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| Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Ideal for: Butterflies, Pollinators Best spots: Wildflower garden (will spread) |
Native Perennials - Woodland: Shade/Part Shade
| Vanilla Leaf Achlys triphylla |
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| Dewey's Sedge Carex deweyana |
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| Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea alpina |
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| Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia siberica |
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| Western Bleeding Heart Dicentra formosa Ideal for: Butterflies, Hummingbirds Best spots: Dappled understory, Wildflower gardens |
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| Large Leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum |
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| Woodrush Luzula species |
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| Western Lily of the Valley Maianthemum dilatatum Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Dappled understory |
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| Devil's Club Oplopanax horridus |
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| Mountain Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza berteroi |
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| Cooley's Hedge Nettle Stachys cooleyae Ideal for: Hummingbirds Best spots: Wildflower gardens (will spread) |
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| Fringecup Tellima grandiflora |
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| Foam Flower Tiarella trifoliata |
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| Piggy-back Plant Tolmeia menziesii |
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| Broad-leaved Starflower Trientalis latifolia |
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| Western Trillium Trillium ovatum |
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| Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Ideal for: Butterflies Best spots: Natural landscapes, Briar patches |
Native Ferns
| Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina |
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| Deer Fern Blechnum spicant |
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| Shield Fern Dryopteris expansa |
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| Licorice Fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza |
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| Sword Fern Polystichum munitum Ideal for: Birds, Butterflies Best spots: Forest understory, Shaded rockeries |
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| Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum |
Native Vines
| Orange Honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosa Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Dry slopes, Dappled understory |
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| Hairy Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula Ideal for: Birds, Hummingbirds Best spots: Dry slopes, Dappled understory |
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| Trailing Blackberry Rubus ursinus Ideal for: Birds, Pollinators Best spots: Natural landscapes, Briar patches |
Native Wetland Plants
| Slough Sedge Carex obnupta |
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| Common Sweet Grass Hierochloe odorata |
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| Jewelweed Impatiens capensis Ideal for: Hummingbirds Best spots: Dappled understory, Wetlands |
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| Soft Rush Juncus effusus |
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| Dagger-leaved Rush Juncus ensifolius |
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| Swamp Lantern Lysichiton americanum Ideal for: Pollinators Best spots: Wetlands |
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| Small Flowered Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa |
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| Small Flowered Bullrush Scirpus microcarpus |
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| Cattail Typha latifolia Ideal for: Birds Best spots: Wetlands |
Native Orchids
| Ladies tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana |