Cattail OBL

1. HERB HERB HERB Cattail OBL Reed canarygrass FACW Common rush FACW Where: Everywhere - roadside ditches, right-of-way, pastures, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, pastures, valley floor, foothills Where: Roadside ditches, edges of ponds, low-mid elevations, standing water Forms distinct clumps, 8”-24” tall Forms dense stands, 2’-10’ tall Forms dense stands, 2’-10’ tall Larry Allain@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Bud Kovalchik, Burke Museum Richard Old, Burke Museum Typical reed canarygrass leaf Rush flower and round leaf blades Cattail flower Sheri Hagwood@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Richard Old, Burke Museum Richard Old, Burke Museum Common rush in pasture Cattail stand in highway ditch Reed canarygrass stands

2. HERB HERB HERB Small-fruited bulrush OBL Slough sedge OBL Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, pastures, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Meadow foxtail FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, pastures, valley floor, foothills, almost everywhere. Where: Roadside ditches, edges of ponds, low-mid elevations, standing water Forms dense stands, 1-2 ft’ tall Common pasture grass, 8”-24” tall Forms dense stands, 6”-18” tall Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS Plants Ben Legler, Burke Museum Ben Legler, Burke Museum Bulrush flower and form Slough sedge flower and form Meadow foxtail flowers, spring Clayton Antieau, Burke Museum Ben Legler, Burke Museum Ben Legler, Burke Museum Meadow foxtail in pasture Bulrush stand at wetland edge Slough sedge stand

3. SHRUB SHRUB SHRUB Douglas spiraea FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Red-osier dogwood FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Nootka rose FAC Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, streambanks, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Dense thickets, 3’-15’ high Dense thickets 3’-10’ high Dense thickets, 3’-15’ high Ben Legler, Burke Museum Br. A Brosseau@USDA-NRCS Plants Database G.A. Cooper@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Red-osier dogwood leaves Spiraea flowers Nootka flower and leaves R. Mohlenbrock@USDA-NRCS Plants Database G.A. Cooper@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Ben Legler, Burke Museum Red-osier dogwood bark Nootka flower and leaves Spiraea leaves

4. SHRUB SHRUB SHRUB Pacific willow FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, streambanks, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Scouler willow FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, streambanks, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Pacific ninebark FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, streambanks, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Large shrub with shredding bark 3’-15’ tall Small tree or shrub, Can form dense thickets 10’-45’ tall Dense thickets, 3’-15’ tall S. McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database S. McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database J.S. Peterson@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Pacific ninebark flowers Scouler willow catkins Pacific willow leaves S. McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Br. A Brosseau@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Sheri Hagwood@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Pacific ninebark shrub Pacific willow tree Typical Scouler willow thicket

5. SHRUB Wetland Indicator Status Sweetbrier rose FACW Where: Roadside ditches, right-of-way, streambanks, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. OBL – Obligate - Occurs almost always (~99%) in wetlands FACW – Facultative Wetlands – Usually occurs (67%-99%) in wetlands Forms dense thickets 3’- 8’ tall FAC – Facultative – Equally likely (34%-66%) to occur in wetlands and non-wetlands G. D. Carr, Burke Museum Rose thicket Common Wetland Plants Photographs of the most common wetland plants found in ODOT right-of-way or adjacent to ODOT facilities. Photos to be used to help identify circumstances that may require notification of RECs for assistance. G. D. Carr, Burke Museum Flowers, thorns and leaf edges

6. TREE TREE TREE Cottonwood FAC Where: Streambanks, river banks, valley floor, lower elevations. Red alder FAC Where: Streambanks, road side slopes, right-of-way, valley floor, mountain foothills in region. Oregon ashFACW Where: Wetlands, streambanks, ditches, wet pastures, valley floor to foothills and mid-elevations. Large slow-growing tree, messy looking - 6’-90’ tall Small to large tree - 6’-60’ tall Large fast-growing tree - 6’-90’ tall Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Alder leaves Cottonwood leaves Oregon ash leaves Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Susan McDougall@USDA-NRCS Plants Database Alder tree bark Cottonwood tree Oregon ash, typical fall color