Plant Materials Program:  Oregon

Plant Material Centers and Plant Material Program

The National Plant Materials Program website provides information on NRCS developed conservation plant materials and technologies.

Plant Material Centers (PMCs) – Four different PMCs test and develop new varieties of shrubs, forbs, and grasses and develop new plant material technologies for use in Oregon. The following web-sites contain information about each Center, current studies and activities, plant releases, riparian and wetland tools, technical notes, and plant fact sheets. The Corvallis PMC services the western side of the State while the Aberdeen, Fallon, and Pullman PMCs service the eastern side of the State.

Centers

• Aberdeen (Idaho) Plant Materials Center
• Corvallis (Oregon) Plant Materials Center
• Plant Materials Technical Notes
• Plant Material Fact Sheets
• Plant Material Progress Report of Activities
• Fallon (Nevada) Plant Materials Center
• Pullman (Washington) Plant Materials Center

Plant Resources

• General Plant Information
• Threatened & Endangered and Rare Plant Information
• Plant Identification
• Pollinator and Beneficial Insects Information
• Noxious Weed Information
• Plant Pest Information
• Landscaping/Restoration with Natives
• Fire Information and Fire Resistant Plants
• Information by Regions
• East Side
• West Side
• Riparian Resources

Information by Ecoregions

• All Regions - Lots of Plant Association and/or Plant community guides for various regions of Oregon and Washington (Caution:  Download files can be very large!)
• Blue Mountains/NE Oregon
• Coast and Coastal Mountains
• Coos Watershed Association
• Tidal Wetland Restoration Reference
• Columbia Coast Plants
• Oregon Coastal Atlas
• Flower Key
• Land Type Associations
• Columbia Plateau
• Photos by blooming date – Flora Northwest
• Flower Keys
• Cascades
• Photos by blooming date - Flora Northwest
• Flower Key
• Central and Eastern Oregon
• Photos by blooming date - Flora Northwest
• Plants of Utah (Basin and Range)
• Central Washington Native Plants
• Great Basin
• Great Basin Restoration Initiative
• Great Basin Cooperative Studies Unit
• Great Basin Ecology Laboratory
• Great Basin Information Project
• Range Plants of Utah
• Flower Key
• Klamath/Siskiyou Mountains and SW Oregon
• Klamath Basin Plant Information
• Photos by blooming date - Flora Northwest
• Flower Key
• Willamette Valley
• Flower Key
• Plant Associations in Washington's Puget Trough Ecoregion
• Guide for using Willamette Valley plants along your streams

Other Resources

• Native Plant Society of Oregon – “Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation & study of Oregon’s native plants & habitats”

Range Resources

• Forage Information System
• Targeted Grazing Handbook
• Range Plants of Utah

Forestry Resources

Contact

Kathy Pendergrass
Plant Materials Specialist
Phone: 503-414-3266
Email: Kathy.Pendergrass

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