Native plants of the Northwestern Forested Mountains

Alaska Paper Birch

Betula neoalaskana

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

American Plum

Prunus americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Jan – Feb in zone 9b

Arrowleaf Ragwort

Senecio triangularis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 9b

Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Zones 6a–10b · native to 9 states

Blooms Jan – Mar in zone 9b

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Zones 3a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 9b

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Zones 6a–9a · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 9b

Bigtooth Maple

Acer grandidentatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 8 states

Blue Oak

Quercus douglasii

Zones 7a–10a

Bog Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 9b

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Zones 2a–9b · native to 48 states and provinces

Broom Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Zones 4a–9b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 9b

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Zones 3a–8b · native to 34 states and provinces

California Black Oak

Quercus kelloggii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 2 states

Canyon Live Oak

Quercus chrysolepis

Zones 7a–9b · native to 6 states

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 9b

Coastal Gumweed

Grindelia stricta

Zones 7a–10b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 9b

Colorado Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Zones 4b–8a · native to 8 states

Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 9b

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 9b

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Zones 7a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 9b

Feltleaf Willow

Salix alaxensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

Fremont Cottonwood

Populus fremontii

Zones 5a–9b · native to 7 states

Gambel Oak

Quercus gambelii

Zones 4a–8a · native to 9 states

Geyer Willow

Salix geyeriana

Zones 3a–7b · native to 11 states and provinces

Blooms Jan – Mar in zone 9b

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms May – Dec in zone 9b

Gray Alder

Alnus incana

Zones 3a–6b · native to 44 states and provinces

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Zones 4a–9a · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 9b

Interior Live Oak

Quercus wislizeni

Zones 7b–10a

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 14 states and provinces

Oregon White Oak

Quercus garryana

Zones 6a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Pacific Crabapple

Malus fusca

Zones 5a–9b · native to 5 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 9b

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 32 states and provinces

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Jan – Mar in zone 9b

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Zones 3b–7b · native to 17 states and provinces

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Zones 6a–9b · native to 7 states and provinces

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 9b

Sandbar Willow

Salix interior

Zones 2a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jan – Feb in zone 9b

Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Zones 6a–8b · native to 3 states

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Zones 2a–11b · native to 22 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 9b

Valley Oak

Quercus lobata

Zones 7a–10b

Velvety Goldenrod

Solidago velutina

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 9b

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 4 states and provinces

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 9b

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 9b