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Native plants of Oregon

1,058 species are recorded as native to Oregon in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 683 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 36 of the state’s 36 counties; the typical county has 432.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Oregon at a glance

Native species statewide
1,058 Of 3,283 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Oregon (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
683 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
432 Median native species per county; 311 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,058 native species)
Percent of the 1,058 native species in each growth type
Tree 8% (87)
Shrub 11% (115)
Wildflower (forb) 54% (567)
Grass or grass-like 22% (232)
Vine 2% (18)
Fern 4% (39)

Wildflowers: 567 · grasses and grass-like: 232 · trees: 87 · shrubs: 115 · vines: 18 · ferns: 39.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Native plants by county

36 Oregon counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Baker County 496 351 6a–7a
Benton County 349 238 8b
Clackamas County 441 306 7a–9a
Clatsop County 297 212 8b–9a
Columbia County 106 72 8a–8b
Coos County 322 231 9a–9b
Crook County 437 317 6a–6b
Curry County 387 275 9a–9b
Deschutes County 485 346 6a–6b
Douglas County 559 402 8b–9a
Gilliam County 132 102 7a–7b
Grant County 457 346 5b–7a
Harney County 590 412 6a–6b
Hood River County 408 300 7b–8a
Jackson County 607 442 8a–8b
Jefferson County 426 322 6b–7a
Josephine County 483 356 8b
Klamath County 593 426 6a–7a
Lake County 520 374 6a–6b
Lane County 557 385 7b–9a
Lincoln County 230 167 8b–9b
Linn County 477 340 7a–8b
Malheur County 417 292 6a–7a
Marion County 458 315 7b–8b
Morrow County 192 154 7a–7b
Multnomah County 423 277 8b–9a
Polk County 253 176 8b
Sherman County 168 134 7a–8a
Tillamook County 255 179 8b–9b
Umatilla County 473 330 6b–7b
Union County 520 369 6b
Wallowa County 565 377 6a–7a
Wasco County 469 330 6b–7b
Washington County 240 170 8b–9a
Wheeler County 339 258 7a
Yamhill County 229 162 8b

Garden-ready natives of Oregon

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Oregon may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 82

Shrub 105

Wildflower (forb) 305

Grass or grass-like 174

Vine 9

Fern 8

Also listed as native and introduced here 11

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
  • beach strawberryFragaria chiloensis
  • biennial wormwoodArtemisia biennis
  • bride's feathersAruncus dioicus
  • claspleaf twistedstalkStreptopus amplexifolius
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
  • wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis

Look up a Oregon ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Oregon: 1,058 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 36 counties.
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

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