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Native plants for Pend Oreille County, Washington

847 native plants recorded in Pend Oreille County, Washington

The USDA plant database has 1,412 plants recorded growing wild in Pend Oreille County. 847 of them are native to the lower 48, and 184 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 509 wildflowers and herbs, 159 grasses and sedges, 57 shrubs, 67 low woody plants, 47 trees, 8 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 329 of them (39%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Biennial wormwood (Artemisia biennis), Claspleaf twistedstalk (Streptopus amplexifolius) and 15 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Pend Oreille County

SpotRated to fitRated not toUnrated
Sun all day3280519
Half shade23197519
Under trees118210519
Heavy clay187142518
Sandy, drains fast196133518
Never watered128201518
Stays soggy153175519

Sun all day in Pend Oreille County: 328 rated natives

137 wildflowers and herbs, 86 grasses and sedges, 38 trees, 34 shrubs, 29 low woody plants, 4 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. American alpine speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. American bistort (Polygonum bistortoides) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. American speedwell (Veronica americana) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  5. American vetch (Vicia americana) vines
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  7. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Ballhead waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Half shade in Pend Oreille County: 231 rated natives

97 wildflowers and herbs, 65 grasses and sedges, 27 trees, 20 low woody plants, 19 shrubs, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. American bistort (Polygonum bistortoides) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  2. American vetch (Vicia americana) vines
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  3. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  4. Bigflower agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  5. Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  6. Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  7. Bush penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  8. Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Pend Oreille County: 118 rated natives

46 wildflowers and herbs, 32 grasses and sedges, 17 trees, 13 low woody plants, 8 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. American bistort (Polygonum bistortoides) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. American vetch (Vicia americana) vines
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Bigflower agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  6. Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  7. Bush penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Pend Oreille County: 187 rated natives

81 wildflowers and herbs, 59 grasses and sedges, 18 trees, 15 shrubs, 11 low woody plants, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Bigflower agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  3. Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Heartleaf arnica (Arnica cordifolia) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  5. Idaho blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium idahoense) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Largeleaf avens (Geum macrophyllum) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  7. Longstalk starwort (Stellaria longipes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Orange agoseris (Agoseris aurantiaca) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Pend Oreille County: 196 rated natives

67 wildflowers and herbs, 51 grasses and sedges, 30 trees, 24 shrubs, 21 low woody plants, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. American bistort (Polygonum bistortoides) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  2. American vetch (Vicia americana) vines
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Bigflower agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Bush penstemon (Penstemon fruticosus) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  8. Drummond's rockcress (Arabis drummondii) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Pend Oreille County: 128 rated natives

41 wildflowers and herbs, 29 grasses and sedges, 20 low woody plants, 19 trees, 18 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. American vetch (Vicia americana) vines
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  2. Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  3. Cutleaf daisy (Erigeron compositus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  4. Gooseberry currant (Ribes montigenum) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  5. Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  6. Old man's whiskers (Geum triflorum) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  7. Sagebrush mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  8. Thickstem aster (Eurybia integrifolia) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Pend Oreille County: 153 rated natives

74 wildflowers and herbs, 55 grasses and sedges, 11 shrubs, 9 trees, 3 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Arctic pearlwort (Sagina saginoides) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  2. Arumleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  3. Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  4. Chamisso arnica (Arnica chamissonis) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  5. Fringed grass of Parnassus (Parnassia fimbriata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  6. Hooded lady's tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  7. Lesser bladderwort (Utricularia minor) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  8. Marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Pend Oreille County has that most of Washington does not

30 natives here are on file in no more than 2 of Washington's 39 counties. A few of them:

Where to start in Pend Oreille County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Pend Oreille County gives you the most rated choice (328 plants), and Alkali buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 118 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 519 unrated natives too.