Native plants · Oregon
Native plants of Washington County
240 plant species are recorded as native to Oregon in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Washington County by USDA PLANTS. 170 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 5 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Washington County, Oregon
- Native species
- 240 Typical Oregon county: 432 (median of 36 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 170 Typical Oregon county: 311
- Share by type (all 240 native species)
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Percent of the 240 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (50%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (20%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 170
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska cedar Callitropsis nootkatensis | Tree | 75 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| arctic sweet coltsfoot Petasites frigidus | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bitter cherry Prunus emarginata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| black hawthorn Crataegus douglasii | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| blue wildrye Elymus glaucus | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| Brewer's bittercress Cardamine breweri | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broadleaf lupine Lupinus latifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| broom sedge Carex scoparia | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| California blackberry Rubus ursinus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California false hellebore Veratrum californicum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| California fescue Festuca californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| California huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 8a |
| California oatgrass Danthonia californica | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| California poppy Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Cascade barberry Mahonia nervosa | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| Cascara buckthorn Frangula purshiana | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| chamisso sedge Carex pachystachya | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| cluster rose Rosa pisocarpa | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | — | Zone 5a |
| coastal monkeyflower Mimulus dentatus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7b |
| Columbia brome Bromus vulgaris | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| copperbush Elliottia pyroliflora | Shrub | 5 ft | — | — | Zone 5a |
| cosmopolitan bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| curvepod yellowcress Rorippa curvisiliqua | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| deer fern Blechnum spicant | Fern | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6b |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Douglas aster Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6b |
| Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | 200 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| dwarf rose Rosa gymnocarpa | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| fernleaf biscuitroot Lomatium dissectum | Wildflower (forb) | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| fireweed Chamerion angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| flatstem pondweed Potamogeton zosteriformis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| fowl bluegrass Poa palustris | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fringed grass of Parnassus Parnassia fimbriata | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| Geyer willow Salix geyeriana | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| giant chinquapin Chrysolepis chrysophylla | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| glaucus willowherb Epilobium glaberrimum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| grand fir Abies grandis | Tree | 150 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| greater creeping spearwort Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| hairy manzanita Arctostaphylos columbiana | Tree | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| harsh Indian paintbrush Castilleja hispida | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Henderson's sedge Carex hendersonii | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| hollyleaved barberry Mahonia aquifolium | Shrub | 8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| Idaho blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium idahoense | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indian plum Oemleria cerasiformis | Tree | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| knotgrass Paspalum distichum | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| lambstongue ragwort Senecio integerrimus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| largeflower hawksbeard Crepis occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| largeleaf avens Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| leafy pea Lathyrus polyphyllus | Vine | 2.7 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| little western bittercress Cardamine oligosperma | Wildflower (forb) | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| livid sedge Carex livida | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| maiden blue eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Mertens' sedge Carex mertensii | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| narrowleaf willow Salix exigua | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| noble fir Abies procera | Tree | 230 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| Nootka rose Rosa nutkana | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| northwest sandbar willow Salix sessilifolia | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| oceanspray Holodiscus discolor | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| Oregon ash Fraxinus latifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| Oregon crab apple Malus fusca | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| Oregon geranium Geranium oreganum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| Oregon white oak Quercus garryana | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Pacific bleeding heart Dicentra formosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| Pacific dogwood Cornus nuttallii | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8b |
| Pacific ninebark Physocarpus capitatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Pacific rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8a |
| Pacific silver fir Abies amabilis | Tree | 165 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus | Grass or grass-like | 5.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| plantainleaf buttercup Ranunculus alismifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa | Tree | 223 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Port Orford cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana | Tree | 200 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prickly currant Ribes lacustre | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| quaking aspen Populus tremuloides | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| red alder Alnus rubra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| red elderberry Sambucus racemosa | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| redflower currant Ribes sanguineum | Shrub | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| redstem ceanothus Ceanothus sanguineus | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river bulrush Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| rose spirea Spiraea douglasii | Shrub | 7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| Rydberg's penstemon Penstemon rydbergii | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| salal Gaultheria shallon | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| salmonberry Rubus spectabilis | Vine | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sanddune wallflower Erysimum capitatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Siberian springbeauty Claytonia sibirica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| silky lupine Lupinus sericeus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| Sitka willow Salix sitchensis | Tree | 23 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| slough sedge Carex obnupta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| small camas Camassia quamash | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spreading phlox Phlox diffusa | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| star sedge Carex echinata | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swordleaf rush Juncus ensifolius | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| tall trisetum Trisetum canescens | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum | Vine | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| toughleaf iris Iris tenax | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa | Grass or grass-like | 3.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| twinberry honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| vine maple Acer circinatum | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| water knotweed Polygonum amphibium | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| western columbine Aquilegia formosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| western fescue Festuca occidentalis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla | Tree | 170 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western redcedar Thuja plicata | Tree | 150 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western swordfern Polystichum munitum | Fern | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| western water hemlock Cicuta douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| western waterleaf Hydrophyllum occidentale | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| whitebark raspberry Rubus leucodermis | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 70
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
- American rockbrake Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
- American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
- arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bay forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
- bigleaf lupine Lupinus polyphyllus
- boreal starwort Stellaria borealis
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- brook cinquefoil Potentilla rivalis
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- coast tarweed Madia sativa
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- cottonbatting plant Pseudognaphalium stramineum
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- dune willow Salix hookeriana
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- giant red Indian paintbrush Castilleja miniata
- heartleaf twayblade Listera cordata
- hooded coralroot Corallorhiza striata
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii
- Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
- lanceleaf figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
- largeleaf sandwort Moehringia macrophylla
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- manyflower stickseed Hackelia floribunda
- meadow deathcamas Zigadenus venenosus
- meadow sedge Carex praticola
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- Mexican Mosquito Fern Azolla microphylla
- milkflower willowherb Epilobium lactiflorum
- mountain tarweed Madia glomerata
- muskflower Mimulus moschatus
- narrowleaf minerslettuce Montia linearis
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- needleleaf navarretia Navarretia intertexta
- northern water plantain Alisma triviale
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia
- running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
- Scouler's popcornflower Plagiobothrys scouleri
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slender bog orchid Platanthera stricta
- slender phlox Microsteris gracilis
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- sweetcicely Osmorhiza berteroi
- tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum
- tall blue lettuce Lactuca biennis
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- twinflower Linnaea borealis
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- western marsh cudweed Gnaphalium palustre
- western oakfern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
- western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 5
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- bride's feathersAruncus dioicus
- claspleaf twistedstalkStreptopus amplexifolius
- hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Oregon
The typical county is the median of the 36 Oregon counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Washington County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 240 | 432 | 1,058 |
| Garden-ready natives | 170 | 311 | 683 |
| Tree | 38 | — | 87 |
| Shrub | 20 | — | 115 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 119 | — | 567 |
| Grass or grass-like | 48 | — | 232 |
| Vine | 6 | — | 18 |
| Fern | 9 | — | 39 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Washington County.
- Clackamas County, OR 306 garden-ready
- Columbia County, OR 72 garden-ready
- Multnomah County, OR 277 garden-ready
- Yamhill County, OR 162 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Washington County (county FIPS 41067), Oregon. 240 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources