Reed Canyon Enhancement Strategy
Table 2: Plant Community Placement
Species |
Sizes |
Placement / Location |
| Forested Wetland Zones | ||
| Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia) | 1-5 gal | moist areas, cluster pattern, avg 10' on center (oc) |
| Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) | 1-3 gal | moist, cluster in 2's, avg 10' oc |
|
Red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) |
cuttings-2 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in 5's |
|
Snowberry (Symphoricarpus albus) |
1-3 gal |
drier areas, cluster in 3's |
|
Slough sedge (Carex obnupta) |
plugs |
wetter areas, in large patches of 30, avg 1' oc |
|
Corn lily (Ceratrum californicum) |
bulbs |
moist areas, in large patches, shade 20 avg 1' oc |
|
Spreading or grooved rush (Juncus patens) |
plugs |
moist areas, spread throughout |
|
Dewey's sedge (Carex deweyana) |
plugs |
drier areas, spread throughout |
|
Small fruited bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus) |
plugs |
wet, part shade, large patches of 30+, avg 1.5' oc |
|
Tall mannagrass (Glyceria elata) |
seed / plugs |
seed throughout |
|
Shrub / Scrub Wetland Zones |
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Scouler willow (Salix scouleriana) |
cuttings-1 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in 3's, closer to forest |
|
Pacific willow (Salix lasiandra) |
cuttings-1 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in 3's, closer to forest |
|
Sitka willow (Salix sitchensis) |
cuttings-1 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in 3's, closer to forest |
|
Red-osier dogwood (Cornus stoloniferia) |
cuttings-1 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in 3's, closer to forest |
|
Clustered rose (Rosa pisocarpa) |
1-2 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in patches of 6-8, 4' oc |
|
Douglas spirea (Spirea douglasii) |
1-2 gal |
moist to wet, cluster in patches of 6-8, 4' oc |
|
Nodding beggartick (Bidens cernua) |
1 gal |
wet, cluster in 2-3, use spirea to contain |
|
Small flowered forget-me-not (Myosotis laxa) |
4" pots |
wet, cluster in patches of 20, visible areas |
|
Marsh Zones |
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Sawbeaked sedge (Carex stipata) |
plugs |
moist to wet, cluster in patches of 10-16, 1.5' oc |
|
Creeping spike rush (Eleocharis palustris) |
plugs |
wet, cluster in groups of approx 40, avg 1' oc |
|
American brooklime (Veronica americana) |
plugs |
wet, cluster in groups of approx 40, avg 1' oc |
|
Beaked sedge (Carex utriculata) |
plugs |
cluster in groups of approx 20, avg 1.5' oc |
|
Simple stem bur-reed (Sparganium emersum) |
plugs |
cluster in groups of approx 30, avg 1.5' oc |
|
Hardstem bulrush (Scirpus accutus) |
plugs |
wet, cluster in 20's, 1.5' oc |
|
Small fruited bulrush (Scirpus microcarpus) |
plugs |
wet, part shade, large patches of 30+, avg 1.5' oc |
|
Pointed rush (Juncus oxymeris) |
plugs |
moist to wet, cluster in patches of 10-16, 1.5' oc |
|
Northern mannagrass (Glyceria borealis) |
seed |
seed throughout |
|
Open Water / Aquatic Zones |
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Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) |
bulbs |
shallow areas |
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American water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) |
bulbs |
moderate to deep areas (1-3 feet) |
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Watershield (Brasenia schreberi) |
plugs |
up to 3' depth |
|
Water smartweed (Polygonum amphibium) |
plugs |
shallow areas |
|
Yellow pond lily ( Nuphar lutea ssp polysepala) |
bulbs |
3-6' depth |
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Marsh cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) |
plugs |
shallow areas |
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Headwater Riparian Forest Zone |
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Red alder (Alnus rubra) |
1-5 gal |
Near pond, swale edge, avg 10' oc |
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Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) |
2-5 gal |
mixed with alder, avg 20' oc |
|
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) |
2-5 gal |
mixed with fir, cedar, moist areas, avg 30' oc |
|
Big leaf maple(Acer macrophyllum) |
2-5gal |
cluster in 2's, scatter throughout 50' apart |
|
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
2gal- b&b |
irregular scatter throughout zone, min 15' apart |
|
Cascara (Rhamnus purshiana) |
3 gal |
scatter, single |
|
Pacific dogwood (Cornus nattallii) |
1 gal- b&b |
scatter, single, part shade |
|
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) |
2- 5 gal |
scatter throughout, single |
|
Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) |
2-3 gal |
moist areas, scattered |
|
Red-osier dogwood (Cornus stoniferia) |
cuttings-2 gal |
near waters edge, clustered |
|
Indian plum (Oemleris cerasiformis) |
2 gal |
cluster in 2-3, moist areas |
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Baldhip rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) |
1-3 gal |
cluster in 2-3, moist areas |
|
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) |
1-3 gal |
cluster in 2-3, moist to dry areas, scatter throughout |
|
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) |
1-3 gal |
cluster in 8-10, near waters edge, with alter, cedar |
|
Sword fern (Polystichum munitum) |
2 gal |
cluster in large patches, 10-15 per patch, 3' oc |
|
Cascade Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa) |
1 gal |
cluster in large patches, 10-15 per patch, 3' oc |
|
Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) |
1-2 gal |
cluster in large patches, 10-15 per patch, 3' oc |
|
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) |
1 gal |
cluster in large patches, 10-15 per patch, 3' oc |
|
Thimbleberry (Rubus pariflorus) |
1-3 gal |
scatter in pairs throughout |
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Woods Rose (Rosa woodsii) |
1-2 gal |
scatter in pairs throughout |
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Serviceberry (Almelanchier alnifolia) |
2-5 gal |
scatter throughout, single |
|
Wood strawberry (Fragaria vesca) |
4" |
cluster in large patches 20-30 per patch, 1' oc |
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Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus) |
seed |
throughout |
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Skunk cabbage (Lysichitum americanum) |
bulbs |
at base of swale washout, seeps within the zone |
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Idaho or Oregon bentgrass |
seed |
throughout |