Maritime Northwest Pollinator Plant List
Recommended native plants that are highly attractive to pollinators such as native bees, honey bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. Visit Pollinator Conservation Resources – Pacific Northwest Region for additional information. The pollinator resources found on this page support habitat projects in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. This information provided by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Duration |
Habit |
Sun |
Water |
| Acer circinatum |
Oregon Vine Maple, Vine Maple |
Perennial |
Shrub, Tree
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Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Asclepias speciosa |
Showy Milkweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Baccharis pilularis |
Coyotebrush, Chaparral Broom, Coyote Bush |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Camassia quamash |
Small Camas, Common Camass, Swamp Sego |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Ceanothus cuneatus |
Buckbrush |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
|
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
Blueblossom, Bluebrush, Blue Blossom |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
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| Clarkia gracilis |
Slender Clarkia |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
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| Collomia grandiflora |
Grand Collomia, Large-flower Mountain-trumpet, Collomia |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Frangula purshiana |
Cascara Buckthorn, Cascara |
Perennial |
Shrub, Tree
|
Shade |
Moist |
| Gaultheria shallon |
Salal |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist, Dry |
| Grindelia integrifolia |
Puget Sound Gumweed |
Perennial |
Herb, Subshrub
|
|
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| Holodiscus discolor |
Ocean Spray, Hillside Ocean-spray, Cream Bush, Mountain Spray |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Limnanthes douglasii |
Douglas' Meadowfoam, Douglas Meadowfoam |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
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| Lupinus polyphyllus |
Bigleaf Lupine, Blue-pod Lupine, Meadow Lupine, Bog Lupine |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Lupinus rivularis |
Riverbank Lupine |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
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| Mahonia aquifolium |
Holly-leaved Barberry, Holly-leaf Oregon-grape |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Physocarpus capitatus |
Pacific Ninebark |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata |
Lanceleaf Selfheal, Self-heal |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
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| Rosa nutkana |
Nootka Rose |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Sidalcea campestris |
Meadow Checkerbloom |
Perennial |
Herb
|
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| Solidago canadensis |
Canada Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Giant Goldenrod |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Spiraea douglasii |
Rose Spirea, Western Spiraea, Hardhack Spiraea |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Symphyotrichum hallii |
Hall's Aster |
Perennial |
Herb
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| Symphyotrichum subspicatum |
Douglas Aster |
Perennial |
Herb
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