A Native Plant is a plant that occurs or historically occurred naturally in the area, not introduced by humans (i.e. those that grew in the area before Euro-American exploration and settlement about 300 years ago.) A Naturalized Plant is an introduced plant that has learned to live and propagate on its own in suitable new areas.
There are over 4000 Oregon native plants. Native plants are described as “indigenous.” Non-native plants are described as “introduced”, “exotic”, or “alien.”
Plant Species of Jackson Bottom
There are additional plants at the Preserve. For more information, see the Vegetation Inventory and Habitat Mapping document.