Portland Plant List (Portland, OR) 2.7 Prairie - Herbaceous, Grasses, Etc. - Most Common

Created by: myholder on 2025-08-13 • List type: guild • Visibility: Public

Plant Type Alternate name Color Days to maturity Diseases Drought resistant Edible Edible parts Edible uses Family Flowering Germination temperature Growth Height Layer Leaves Life cycle Light requirement Medicinal Medicinal parts Native to Pests Pollinators Seed planting depth Soil type Spacing Water requirement Note
Aquilegia formosa
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root Ranunculaceae 0.8 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Blue Wild Rye
Species
✔️ Seed Poaceae or gramineae 1.0 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Californian Brome
Species
California brome mountain brome ✔️ Seed Poaceae or gramineae 0.8 Annual, Biennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Cyprus Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Chocolate Lily
Species
Checker lily ✔️ Root, Seedpod Liliaceae 0.6 Herbs Full sun, Partial sun/shade British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Coreopsis
Species
Drink Asteraceae or compositae 0.6 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
June Grass
Species
Prairie junegrass ✔️ Seed Poaceae or gramineae 0.5 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Piñole Clover
Species
Notchleaf clover ✔️ Leaves, Seed Fabaceae or leguminosae 0.5 Annual Full sun California, Oregon, Washington Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Sailor-Caps
Species
Mosquito bills ✔️ Leaves, Root Primulaceae 0.3 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Tolmie Startulip
Species
✔️ Root Calochortaceae 0.3 Herbs Full sun, Partial sun/shade California, Oregon Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
Trifolium microcephalum
Species
✔️ Leaves Fabaceae or leguminosae 0.6 Annual Full sun Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Trifolium variegatum
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves Fabaceae or leguminosae 1.0 Annual Full sun Arizona, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Yarrow
Species
Boreal yarrow, california yarrow, giant yarrow, coast yarrow, western yarrow, pacific yarrow, bloodwort, carpenter's weed, common yarrow, hierba de las cortaduras, milfoil, plumajillo ✔️ Leaves Condiment, Tea Asteraceae or compositae Fast 0.6 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist