Table of Willamette Valley Native Nectar Plants
By Bruce Newhouse, January 2001
| Type | Common Name | Latin Name | Sun | Part Shade | Shade | Wet | Avg | Dry | Timing | Availability | Host | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb | aster, Douglas' | Aster subspicatus | Y | Y | M-L | S | S | Showy | ||||
| Herb | checkermallow, meadow | Sidalcea campestris | Y | Y | M | N; S | D | Showy | ||||
| Herb | checkermallow, Cusick's | Sidalcea cusickii | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | N; S | D | Showy | ||
| Herb | checkermallow, rosy | Sidalcea virgata | Y | Y | M | N; S | D | Showy | ||||
| Shrub | cherry, choke- | Prunus virginiana | Y | Y | M | N; C | D | |||||
| Herb | cress, American winter | Barbarea orthoceras | Y | Y | Y | E-M | S | D | Showy | |||
| Herb | everlasting, pearly | Anaphalis margaritacea | Y | Y | Y | M-L | N; S | D | ||||
| Herb | fireweed | Epilobium angustifolium | Y | Y | M-L | N; S | ||||||
| Herb | goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Y | Y | Y | L | N; S | Showy | ||||
| Herb | lily, tiger | Lilium columbianum | Y | Y | M | N; S | Showy | |||||
| Herb | lomatium, common | Lomatium utriculatum | Y | Y | Y | M | S | D | ||||
| Herb | lomatium, fernleaf | Lomatium dissectum | Y | Y | Y | Y | M | S | D | Delicate, lacy leaf | ||
| Herb | lupine, many-leaved | Lupinus polyphyllus | Y | Y | Y | M | N; S | D | Showy | |||
| Herb | lupine, riverbank | Lupinus rivularis | Y | Y | Y | M | S | S | Showy | |||
| Herb | madia, showy | Madia elegans | Y | Y | Y | M-L | S | |||||
| Herb | milkweed, showy | Asclepias speciosa | Y | Y | M-L | N; S | D | Showy | ||||
| Shrub | mock-orange | Philadelphus lewisii | Y | Y | M | N; S | ||||||
| Herb | mugwort | Artemesia douglasiana | Y | Y | Y | M | N; S | D | ||||
| Herb | mule's-ears | Wyethia angustifolia | Y | Y | Y | M | N; S | S | Showy | |||
| Shrub | ocean-spray | Holodiscus discolor | Y | Y | M | N; C | D | |||||
| Herb | parsnip, cow | Heracleum lanatum | Y | Y | M | S | D | |||||
| Herb | poppy, California | Eschscholtzia californica | Y | Y | Y | M | S | Insist on local stock | ||||
| Shrub | rose, Nootka | Rosa nutkana | Y | Y | Y | M | N; C | S | ||||
| Herb | strawberry, broadpetal | Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala | Y | Y | M | S | S | |||||
| Herb | sunshine, Oregon | Eriophyllum lanatum | Y | Y | Y | M | S | |||||
| Herb | thistle, short-styled | Cirsium brevistylum | Y | Y | M | S | S | May look "weedy" | ||||
| Herb | vetch; American | Vicia americana | Y | Y | Y | M | S | S | Hard to find | |||
| Shrub-Tree | willow, Scouler's | Salix scouleriana | Y | Y | Y | E | C | S | ||||
| Herb | yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Y | Y | M | S | D | |||||
| Timing: | E = Early (April-May), M = Mid (May-July), L = Late (July-September) | |||||||||||
| Availability: | C = Cuttings, N = Nurseries, S = Seeds | |||||||||||
| Host: | D = Documented, S = Suspected | |||||||||||
| Compiled by: | Bruce Newhouse, 2001 | |||||||||||