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 Plant Type  
Sun/Shade Tolerance
  
  Moisture Tolerance
     Wildlife Attractant
Groundcover   Full SunFull Sun   DryDry   Attracts ButterflysAttracts Butterflies
Herbaceous   Partial ShadePartial Shade   MoistMoist   Attracts HummingbirdsAttracts Hummingbirds
Shrub   Full ShadeFull Shade   WetWet   Supports WildlifeSupports Wildlife
Tree            
Wetland            

 

WETLAND PLANTS


Great Camas 		Camassia leichtlinii  Great Camas Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet
This plant is in the lily family and produces blue spiked flowers and grass-like leaves. It is more tolerant of shade and drought than the common camas and also more competitive.

Common Camas 		Camassia quamash  Common Camas Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet
This plant is part of the lily family and produces blue spiked flowers and grass-like leaves.

Dense Sedge 		Carex densa  Dense Sedge Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This is a tufted sedge with flat blades about 1/4 inch thick.

Slough Sedge 		Carex obnupta  Slough Sedge Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This is an evergreen tufted sedge with flat leaves.

Saw-Beaked Sedge 		Carex stipata  Saw-Beaked Sedge Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This is a tufted sedge that has yellowish green leaves.

Red-Osier Dogwood 		Cornus sericea var. occidentalis  Red-Osier Dogwood Shrub Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Attracts Butterflys Supports Wildlife
This deciduous shrub stabilizes stream banks and also provides streams with a cooling shade and provides berries that birds love to eat.

Tufted Hair Grass 		Deschampsia caespitosa  Tufted Hair Grass Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This is a tall perennial bunch grass with hair-like tufts of seeds branching out at the top of the plant.

Soft Rush 		Juncus effusus  Soft Rush Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet
This plant produces green spikes of grass like foliage and clusters of brown, seed bearing flowers.

Dagger Leaf Rush 		Juncus ensifolius  Dagger Leaf Rush Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet
A grass-like wetland species with small clusters of seeds forming at the top of the plant and brownish-purple flowers.

Skunk Cabbage 		Lysichitum americanum  Skunk Cabbage Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
A water-loving perennial with large bright yellow bracts (spathe) enclosing a spike (spadix) with numerous small flowers, surrounded by a very large basal rosette of leaves.

Wapato 		Sagittaria latifolia  Wapato Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Wet Attracts Butterflys Supports Wildlife
This perennial has arrowhead-shaped leaves and produces white flowers with only three petals. The rhizomes and tubers were eaten by Native peoples.

Coyote Willow 		Salix exigua  Coyote Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins.

Columbia River Willow 		Salix fluviatilus  Columbia River Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins.

Geyer's Willow 		Salix geyeriana  Geyer's Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
Deciduous shrub or small tree with narrow leaves and attractive catkins.

Hooker's Willow 		Salix hookeriana  Hooker's Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This large shrub or small tree is fairly fast growing and is excellent for stabilizing slopes. Showy catkins in spring.

Pacific Willow 		Salix lasiandra  Pacific Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This small tree to large shrub has yellow/green bark and elongated leaves. Its branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing and has showy catkins in spring.

Lemon Willow 		Salix lemmonii  Lemon Willow Shrub Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
Deciduous shrub ranging from 5 to 15 feet tall with attractive catkins.

Scouler's Willow 		Salix scouleriana  Scouler's Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Dry Moist Wet Attracts Butterflys Supports Wildlife
This small deciduous tree produces large catkins in spring and has elongated leaves. Its branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing.

Sitka Willow 		Salix sitchensis  Sitka Willow Shrub Tree Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This small deciduous tree's branches and root systems are flexible. It is fast growing.

Hardstem Bulrush 		Scirpus acutus  Hardstem Bulrush Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This wetland plant has hard, round stems. It grows in marshes and muddy areas and is good for filtration.

Small-Fruited Bulrush 		Scirpus microcarpus  Small-Fruited Bulrush Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This wetland plant produces clusters of short spikelets and prefers swampy areas.

Yellow-Eyed Grass 		Sisyrinchium californicum  Yellow-Eyed Grass Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet
This herbaceous perennial has lightly veined, bright yellow flowers which close by mid-day.

Common Cattail 		Typha latifolia  Common Cattail Groundcover Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This herbaceous plant has erect leaves and stems and produces a flower that is a long brown cylinder at the end of the stem.

White False Hellebore 		Veratrum californicum var. caudatum  White False Hellebore Herbaceous Wetland Full Sun Partial Shade Moist Wet Supports Wildlife
This extremely poisonous herbaceous plant has erect stems and leaves that get smaller as they go up the stem. The branches have greenish-white flowers.

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