Archives: Native Plants

Pacific Willow (Salix lasiandra)

Salix lasiandra plant. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC licensed) Salix lasiandra (also classified as Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra), commonly known as Pacific Willow, stands as one

Oregon Crab Apple (Malus fusca)

Malus fusca plant. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC licensed) Malus fusca, commonly known as Oregon Crab Apple or Pacific Crab Apple, stands as the Pacific Northwest’s

Big Leaf Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)

Big Leaf Lupine displaying characteristic towering flower spikes in native Pacific Northwest habitat. Lupinus polyphyllus, commonly known as Big Leaf Lupine, stands as one of

Mockorange, Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)

Lewis’ Mock-orange blossoms in Umatilla National Forest, Oregon. Photo: Ian Poellet (CC BY-SA 3.0) Philadelphus lewisii, commonly known as Lewis’ Mock-orange, Mockorange, or Syringa, is

Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)

Paper Birch trees at Cylon State Wildlife Area, Wisconsin, displaying the iconic white bark. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Betula papyrifera, commonly known as

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Red Elderberry showing the distinctive bright red berry clusters. Photo: USDA Forest Service (Public Domain) Sambucus racemosa, commonly known as Red Elderberry, stands as one

Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)

Oregon Ash showing its distinctive compound leaves and mature bark pattern. Photo: Botanical Garden (CC BY-SA) Fraxinus latifolia, commonly known as Oregon Ash, stands as

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)

Quaking Aspen with its iconic white bark and trembling leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Populus tremuloides, commonly known as Quaking Aspen, holds the remarkable distinction of

Snowbrush Ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus)

Snowbrush Ceanothus in its natural Pacific Northwest habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ceanothus velutinus, commonly known as Snowbrush Ceanothus, is one of the

Bald-hip Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa)

Bald-hip Rose in its natural habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC license) Rosa gymnocarpa, commonly known as Bald-hip Rose, is the Pacific Northwest’s most graceful native

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