Malheur Experiment Station

Composites, Sunflower

Composites, Sunflower

Latin: Compositae

Plants in the Composites, Sunflower Family by Scientific Name

Common Names threetip sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Achillea millefolium Common Names yarrow Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Acroptilon repens Common Names hardheads, Russian knapweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Pink, rose Plant Type Shrub Introduced Yes Native No Weed Noxious, Yes

Adenocaulon bicolor Common Names pathfinder, trail plant Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Agoseris glauca Common Names short-beaked agroseris, false dandelion, pale agoseri Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Anaphalis margaritacea Common Names western pearly everlasting Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Antennaria anaphaloides Common Names pearly pussytoes Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Anthemis cotula Common Names stinking chamomile, mayweed chamomile Family Composites, Sunflower Weed

Arnica cordifolia Common Names heart-leafed arnica Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Short Description Leaves: Heart shaped Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia cana Common Names silver sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Short Description perennial Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia dracunculus Common Names tarragon Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Artemisia ludoviciana Common Names white sagebrush, wormwood, white sage brush Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Common Names white sage brush, white sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia rigida Common Names Family Composites, Sunflower Native

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Common Names showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Balsamorhiza hirsuta Common Names hairy balsamroot Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Short Description Perennial Native Yes Weed No

Balsamorhiza hookeri Common Names hooker's balsamroot Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Balsamorhiza sagittata Common Names arrowleaf balsamroot Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No McCall and many locations

Blepharipappus scaber Common Names rough eyelasnweed Family Composites, Sunflower Native

Brickellia microphylla Common Names littleleaf brickelbush, small-leaved brickellia Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Brickellia sp. Common Names brickellbush Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Carduus nutans Common Names musk thistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Centaurea diffusa Common Names diffuse knapweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Light Pink Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Centaurea maculosa Common Names spotted knapweed Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Centaurea solstitialis Common Names yellow starthistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Chaenactis douglasii Common Names Chaenactis, Douglas false yarrow, Douglas' dustymaiden Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

Chondrilla juncea Common Names rush skeletonweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Common Names Yellow rabbitbrush, green rabbitbrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellowish Plant Type Shrub Short Description Yellow rabbitbrush is common in the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Native Yes Weed Yes

Cichorium intybus Common Names chicory Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed Yes

Cirsium arvense Common Names Canada thistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Short Description Perennial, deep-seated creeping underground roots. Leaves: Spiny, pinnatifid Location McCall Native No Weed Noxious

Cirsium utahense Common Names Utah thistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Cirsium vulgare Common Names bull thistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Short Description Biennial. Location McCall Native No Weed Noxious

Conyza canadensis Common Names horseweed Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native North America grasslands

Crepis acuminata Common Names tapertip hawksbeard, longleaf hawksbeard, long-leafed hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Crepis intermedia Common Names limestone hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Crepis modocensis Common Names low hawksbeard, modoc hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Ericameria nauseosa Common Names rubber rabbit brush, gray rabbit brush, gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Short Description Gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) grows throughout Malheur County and surrounding areas of the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Gray rabbitbrush is also known as rubber rabbitbrush and is a member of the Composite or Aster family. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis Common Names basin rayless daisy, rayless fleabane, rayless shaggy fleabane Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Erigeron divergens Common Names Wooly Daisy Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Pale lavender Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Erigeron subtrinervis Common Names threenerve fleabane Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Eriophyllum lanatum Common Names Oregon sunshine, wooly sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Gaillardia pinnatifida Common Names blanket flower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow, red Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Grindelia squarrosa Common Names curlycup gumweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed Can be

Gutierrezia sarothrae Common Names broom snakeweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub - grass Short Description Poisonous Native Yes Weed No

Helianthella uniflora Common Names oneflower helianthella, rocky mountain helianthella, rocky mountain little sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Helianthus annuus Common Names sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed Can be

Helianthus cusickii Common Names Cusick's Sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Iva axillaris Common Names poverty sumpweed Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Can be

Iva xanthifolia Common Names marshelder Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Lactuca serriola Common Names prickly lettuce, compass plant Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Machaeranthera canescens Common Names tall purple aster, hoary aster, hoary tansyaster Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Matricaria matriarioides Common Names pineappleweed Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native North America Weed Yes

Microseris nutans Common Names nodding microseris Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Onopordum acanthium Common Names Scotch thistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Noxious

Rudbeckia occidentalis Common Names western coneflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brown Plant Type Herb Short Description Brown cone, not showy. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Senecio integerrimus Common Names western groundsel Family Composites, Sunflower Native

Senecio serra Common Names tall ragwort Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

Senecio vulgaris Common Names old-man-in-the-Spring, common groundsel Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Solidago canadensis Common Names Canada goldenrod Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed Can be

Sonchus oleraceus Common Names annual sowthistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Tanacetum vulgare Common Names common tansy Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native No Weed Noxious

Taraxacum officinale Common Names dandelion Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed Yes

Tetradymia canescens Common Names spineless horsebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Weed Yes

Townsendia florifer Common Names showy townsend daisy Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Short Description Annual plant.. Native Yes

Tragopogon dubius Common Names yellow salsify, yellow goats beard, Western salsify Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

Wyethia amplexicaulis Common Names mule's ear Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Wyethia helianthoides Common Names sunflower mule-ears, white-rayed wyethia Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Xanthium strumarium Common Names common cockleburr Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Introduced North America Native No Weed Yes