Malheur Experiment Station

Plants by Color, Scientific Name

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Common Names sego lily Family Lily Native Yes

Abies grandis Common Names grand fir Family Pine Plant Type Tree Short Description Intergrades with white fir. Leaves: Needles, singular Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Abies lasiocarpa Common Names subalpine fir Family Pine Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Achnatherum hymenoides Common Names Indian ricegrass Family Grass Plant Type Grass Short Description perennial Native Yes

Allium madidum Common Names swamp onion Family Lily Location Council, ID Native Yes

Alnus incana Common Names mountain alder Family Birch Plant Type Tree Short Description A small stream-side tree. Flowers and catkins develop and flower on twigs of the previous year before the leaves come out. Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed Yes

Amaranthus blitoides Common Names prostrate pigweed, mat amaranth Family Amaranth Native No

Artemisia cana Pursh Common Names silver sagebrush Family Sunflower Short Description perennial Native Yes

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

Artemisia ludoviciana Common Names wormwood, white sage brush Family Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Common Names white sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Location Snake River Native Yes Weed No

Artesmisia rigida Common Names stiff sagebrush Family Parsley Location Council, ID Native Yes

Asperugo procumbens Common Names catchweed Family Borage Location Council, ID Native No

Atriplex canescens Common Names fourwing saltbrush Family Goosefoot Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Atriplex confertifolia Common Names shadscale saltbush Family Goosefoot Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Betula occidentalis Common Names western birch Family Birch Plant Type Tree Weed No

Bidens frondosa Common Names devil's beggarticks, leafy beggarticks, leafy sticktight Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Location Ontario, OR Native No Weed Yes

Brickellia Ell. Common Names brickellbush Family Sunflower

Buddleja sp. Common Names butterfly bush Family Butterfly bush Plant Type Shrub Native No Weed Yes

Camissonia boothii Common Names Booths evening-primrose Family Evening Primrose Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Chamaesyce maculata Common Names prostate spurge, milk spurge Family Spurge Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Comandra umbellata Common Names bastard toadflax Plant Type Forb Short Description Native Yes

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

Digitaria sanguinalis Common Names hairy crabgrass Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Distichlis stricta Common Names alkali saltgrass Family Grass Plant Type Grass Short Description Native Yes

Elaeagnus angustifolia Common Names Russian Olive Family Oleaster Plant Type Tree Native No Weed Yes

Elymus elymoides Common Names squirreltail Family Grass Plant Type Grass Location Juniper Ridge, OR Native Yes

Equisetum laevigatum Common Names smooth scouring-rush, smooth horsetail Family Horsetail Location Council, ID Native Yes

Eriogonum heraceloides Common Names parsnip-flowered buckwheat Family Buckwheat Location Midvale, ID Native Yes

Euphorbia peplus Common Names petty spurge Family Spurge Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Galium aparine Common Names cleavers Family Madder Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Weed Yes

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Common Names wild licorice Family Legume or Pea Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Heliotropium curassavicum L. Common Names salt heliotrope Family Borage Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Hordeum leporinum Common Names wild barley, mouse barley, hare barley Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native No Weed Yes

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

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

Ivesia rhypara Common Names grimy mousetail Family Rose Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Kochia scoparia Common Names kochia Family Goosefoot Plant Type Forb Weed Noxious

Larix occidentalis Common Names western larch Family Pine Plant Type Tree Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Lomatium dissectum Common Names fern-leafed lomatium, fern-leafed desert parsley, fernleaf biscuitroot, desert parsley Family Parsley Plant Type Forb Elevation 2500' Location Mann Creek, ID Native Yes Weed No

Lygodesmia juncea Common Names rush skeletonplant Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Mirabilis laevis Var. retrorsa Common Names Wishbone-bush Plant Type Forb Short Description perennial Native Yes

Osmorhiza occidentalis Common Names western sweet-cicely Family Parsley Location Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

Parietaria pensylvanica Common Names pellitory Family Nettle Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Picea engelmannii Common Names Englemann spruce Family Pine Plant Type Tree Short Description Spire shaped tree, 4 angled needles. Leaves: Sharp needles Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Pinus contorta Common Names lodgepole pine Family Pine Plant Type Tree Short Description Medium length needles, thin bark, small cones. Leaves: needles in 2's Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Pinus flexilis Common Names limber pine Family Pine Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Pinus lambatiana Common Names sugar pine Family Pine Plant Type Tree Native Yes

Pinus ponderosa Common Names ponderosa pine Family Pine Plant Type Tree Short Description Long needled, thick puzzle bark. Leaves: Needles in 3's Location Burns, OR, Council, ID, Leslie Gulch, OR, Malheur National Forest, OR, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Polygonum convolvulus Common Names knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Polygonum cuspidatum Common Names Japanese knotweed Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Populus deltoides Common Names eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, great plains cottonwood Family Willow Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Populus tremuloides Common Names quaking aspen Family Willow Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Prunus sp. Common Names wild plum Family Rose Plant Type Tree Weed Yes

Pseudotsuga menziesii Common Names Douglas fir Family Pine Plant Type Tree Short Description Needles around stem, tounges on cones. Leaves: Needles singular Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Salix nigra Common Names black willow Family Willow Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Salix sp. Common Names willow Family Willow Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Secale cereale Common Names common rye Family Grass Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Senecio serra Common Names butterweed groundsel Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Herb

Solanum sarrachoides Common Names hairy night shade Family Potato Plant Type Forb Short Description There berries are Green, brown, and yellow when matured. Introduced Yes

Stanleya pinnata Common Names Prince's plume Family Mustard Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Toxicodendron rydbergii Common Names poison ivy Family Sumac Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed Can be

Tsuga heterophylla Common Names western hemlock Family Pine Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Ribes spathianum Common Names currant Family Currant or Gooseberry Flower Color Black Plant Type Shrub

Camassia quamash Common Names camas, black camas, camas lily Family Lily Flower Color Blue Location Council, ID, Mann Creek, ID, Mann Creek Res. ID, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

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

Clematis columbiana Common Names blue clematis Family Buttercup Flower Color Blue Plant Type Vine Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Delphinium bicolor Common Names blue larkspur, little larkspur, bicolor larkspur Family Buttercup Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Elevation 3300' Location Crowley, OR, Mann Creek, ID, Midvale Hill between Mann Creek and Midvale, ID Native Yes Weed No

Lappula velutina Common Names stickseed, wild forget-me-not Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Linum perenne Common Names wild flax, blue flax Family Flax Flower Color Blue Plant Type Forb Introduced

Lupinus sp. Common Names bluebonnet, lupine Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Short Description Leaves: Palmate compound Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Mertensia longfloria Common Names long-flowered bluebell Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Mertensia platyphylla Common Names broad-leaf bluebells Family Borage Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Location Council, ID, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Polemonium pulcherrimum Common Names Jacob's Ladder Family Phlox Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Short Description Leaves: Alt. pinnately compound Native Yes Weed No

Vaccinium sp Common Names huckleberry Family Heath Flower Color Blue Plant Type Shrub Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Viola adnuca var. unknown Common Names early blue violet Family Violet Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Viola adunca var. glabra Common Names pale mountain violet Family Violet Flower Color Blue Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Collinsia parviflora Common Names blue-eyed Mary Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Blue and white Plant Type Herb Short Description Very small plant, flowers. Elevation 3300' Location Council, ID, McCall, ID, Midvale Hill between Mann Creek and Midvale, ID Native Yes Weed No

Chorispora tenella Common Names blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard, crossflower Family Mustard Flower Color blue - purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Location Ontario, OR Native No Weed Noxious

Penstemon cusickii Common Names Cusick's penstemon, Cusick's beardtongue Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color blue - purple Location Along the Snake River between Anex and Farewell Bend, OR Native Yes Weed No

Acer negundo Common Names box elder Family Maple Flower Color Bright green Plant Type Tree Short Description Medium sized tree Weed No

Cleome platycarpa Common Names golden beeplant, golden spiderflower Family Caper Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Elevation 3200' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes

Cymopterus acaulis Common Names plains cymopterus, plains springparsley Family Parsley Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Herb Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native Yes

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 cusickii Common Names Cusick's sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Location Along the Snake River between Anex and Farewell Bend, OR Native Yes

Lotus corniculatus Common Names bird's-foot trefoil Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Location Annex, OR Native No Weed No

Microseris nutans Common Names nodding microseris Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Location Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

Ribes aureum Common Names golden currant Family Currant or Gooseberry Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native Yes

Viola nuttallii Common Names yellow violet Family Violet Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Location Council, ID, Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

Equisetum hyemale Common Names scouringrush Family Horsetail Flower Color Brown Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

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

Scirpus spp. Common Names bull rush Family Sedge Flower Color Brown Plant Type Sedge Native Yes Weed No

Thalictrum occidentale Common Names meadow rue Family Buttercup Flower Color Brown Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Typha latifolia Common Names cat-tail Family Cat-Tail Flower Color Brown Plant Type Forb Short Description Tall perennial, creeping rhizomes. Native Yes Weed No

Cypripedium montanum Common Names mountain lady's slipper Family Orchid Flower Color Brown and White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Dipsacus fullonum Common Names common teasel Family Teasel Flower Color Brown - purple Plant Type Shrub Introduced Europe

Paeonia brownii Common Names wild peony Family Buttercup Flower Color Brown-reddish Plant Type Herb Short Description Compact near ground. Leaves: Deeply lobed, leathery Location Council, ID, Mann Creek, ID, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Corallorhiza maculata Common Names spotted coral-root Family Orchid Flower Color Brown, red, white Short Description Saprophyte, forest floor. Leaves: No green leaves Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Alnus sinuata Common Names Sitka alder Family Birch Flower Color -catkins- Plant Type Tree Native Yes Weed No

Pedicularis racemosa Common Names parrot's beak, sickletop Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Cream, others Plant Type Herb Short Description Leaves: Leaves toothed Location McCall, ID

Echinocystis lobata Common Names wild cucumber Family Cucurbit Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Vine Native Yes Weed Can be

Eriogonum ovalifolium Common Names cushion buckwheat, oval-leafed eriogonum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Philadelphus lewisii Common Names Syringa Family Hydrangea Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Sambucus cerulea Common Names blue elderberry Family Honeysuckle Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Sambucus racemosa Common Names black elderberry Family Honeysuckle Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Short Description Pith in center of stem. Leaves: Pinnately divided Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Sericotheca discolor Common Names ocean spray Family Rose Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Sorbus sp Common Names Mountain-ash, rowan, mountain ash Family Rose Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub - Tree Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Clematis hirsutissima Common Names sugar bowl Family Buttercup Flower Color Dark Purple Location Council, ID Native Yes

Goodyera oblongifolia Common Names rattlesnake plantain Family Orchid Flower Color -dull- Plant Type Forb Short Description Forest floor. Leaves: White stripe on midrib Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Amsinckia retrorsa Common Names rigid fiddleneck Family Borage Flower Color Goldenrod Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native No Weed Yes

Amaranthus Common Names amaranth Family Amaranth Flower Color Green Introduced Yes

Amaranthus retroflexus Common Names redroot pigweed Family Amaranth Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Bromus tectorum Common Names cheat grass, downy brome Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Celtis reticulata Common Names netleaf hackberry Family Elm Flower Color Green Plant Type Tree

Echinochloa muricata Common Names barnyard grass Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Poa annua Common Names annual bluegrass Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass

Poa bulbosa Common Names bulbous bluegrass Family Grass Flower Color Green Plant Type Grass Location Mann Creek, ID, Ontario, OR, Snake River Native No

Polygonum argyrocoleon Common Names erect knotweed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Salix rigida Common Names MacKenzieana Family Willow Flower Color Green Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes

Urtica dioica Common Names stinging nettle Family Nettle Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Xanthium strumarium Common Names common cockleburr Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Introduced North America Weed Yes

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

Leymus cinereus Common Names Great Basin wildrye, giant wildrye, basin wildrye Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Location Along the Snake River between Anex and Farewell Bend, OR Native Yes

Setaria viridis Common Names green foxtail Family Grass Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes

Veratrum viride Common Names false hellebore Family Lily Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Forb Short Description False hellebore is a common plant of mid and high elevation marshes, growing exclusively on soils that have a continual source of free water. Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Bassia prostrata Common Names forage kochia Family Goosefoot Flower Color Green, Red Introduced Yes Weed No

Crateagus douglasii Common Names black hawthorn Family Rose Flower Color Green, Red Elevation 3800' Location Council, ID, Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID, Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

Phacelia hastata Common Names silverleaf phacelia Family Waterleaf Flower Color Green, Red Plant Type Forb Location Lower Owyhee River, OR, Mann Creek, ID, Three Fingers Gulch, OR Native Yes

Ribes sp. Common Names gooseberry Family Currant or Gooseberry Flower Color Green, Red Plant Type Shrub Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Brickellia microphylla Common Names littleleaf brickelbush, small-leaved brickellia Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Shrub

Cercocarpus ledifolius Common Names curlleaf mountain-mahogany Family Rose Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Evergreen shrub Native Yes

Halogeton glomeratus Common Names halogeton Family Goosefoot Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Pyrola chlorantha Common Names green pyrola Family Heath Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Acer glabrum Common Names Rocky Mountain maple Family Maple Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Tree Location Mann Creek, ID, McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Aegilops cylindrica Common Names jointed goatgrass Family Grass Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Grass Elevation 3200' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native No Weed Yes

Lepidium perfoliatum Common Names clasping pepperweed Family Mustard Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Forb

Taeniatherum caput-medusae Common Names medusahead rye Family Grass Flower Color Green-yellow Plant Type Grass Introduced Yes Location Jordan Valley. ID Native No Weed Yes

Hackelia micrantha Common Names blue stickseed, Jessica sticktight Family Borage Flower Color Light Blue Elevation 5000' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes

Eremoearpus setigerus Common Names turkey mullein, doveweed Family Spurge Flower Color Light Green Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Allium parvum Common Names dwarf onion Family Lily Flower Color Light Pink Location Council, ID, Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

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

Trifolium fragiferum Common Names strawberry clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Light Pink Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed No

Ipomopsis aggregata var. attenuata Common Names scarlet gilia, skyrocket Family Phlox Flower Color Light Pink and Orange Plant Type Herb Location Between US Hwy 95 and Jordan Craters, OR Native Yes

Arabis holbeollii Common Names Holboell's rockcress Family Mustard Flower Color light purple Location Mann Creek, ID Native Yes

Collomia linearis Common Names narrow-leaf collomia, tiny trumpet Family Phlox Flower Color light purple Plant Type Forb Elevation 4150' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes Weed No

Monardella odoratissima Common Names monardella Family Mint Flower Color light purple Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Nama aretioides Common Names ground nama Family Waterleaf Flower Color light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Penstemon gairdneri Common Names Gairdner's penstemon Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color light purple Location Council, ID Native Yes

Penstemon glandulosus Common Names glandular penstemon, stickystem penstemon Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color light purple Elevation 3800' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes Weed No

Sidalcea oregana Common Names Oregon checker-mallow, Oregon checkerbloom Family Mallow Flower Color light purple Elevation 3980' Location Council, ID, Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID, Mann Creek Res. ID Native Yes

Verbena bracteata Common Names prostrate vervain, bigbract verbena Family Verbena Flower Color light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Viola adunca Common Names hook violet Family Violet Flower Color light purple Location Council, ID Native Yes

Mimulus cusickii Common Names Cusick's monkeyflower Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Magenta Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Mimulus lewisii Common