Malheur Experiment Station

Purple Plants by Family, Plant Type, Common Name

Herb

Monk's Hood Scientific Name Aconitum columbianum Family Buttercup Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Short Description 1.5 to 7 feet tall. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Herb

rocky mountain beeplant Scientific Name Cleome serrulata Family Caper Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Weed Can be

Forb

Scotch thistle Scientific Name Onopordum acanthium Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Weed Noxious

Herb

alpine aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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

Canada thistle Scientific Name Cirsium arvense 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

hoary aster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

hoary tansyaster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

mountain aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

showy aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

tall purple aster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Herb

fireweed Scientific Name Epilobium angustifolium Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Watson's willow -herb Scientific Name Epilobium watsonii Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb

Forb

globe penstemon Scientific Name Penstemon globosus Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Short Description Globe Penstemon

Herb

beardtongue Scientific Name Penstemon spp. Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

penstemon Scientific Name Penstemon spp. Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Herb

showy downiniga Scientific Name Downiniga elegans Family Harebell Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Forb

Searl's prairie clover Scientific Name Dalea searlsiae Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb

Shrub - Tree

false indigo Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

indigo bush Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

Vine

few-flowered peavine Scientific Name Lathyrus pauciflorus Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Vine Native Yes Weed No

Plant Type: No Information

taper-tip onion Scientific Name Allium acuminatum Family Lily Flower Color Purple Native Yes Weed No

Herb

purple loosestrife Scientific Name Lythrum salicaria Family Loosestrife Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native No Weed Noxious

Forb

henbit Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

henbit deadnettle Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

Shrub

purple sage Scientific Name Salvia dorrii var. carnosa Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

Herb

shootingstar Scientific Name Dodecatheon pulchellum Family Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Forb

musk thistle Scientific Name Carduus nutans Family Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Herb

linear-leafed phacelia Scientific Name Phacelia linearis Family Waterleaf Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

threadleaf phacelia Scientific Name Phacelia linearis Family Waterleaf Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Family: No Information

Forb

wallflower phoenicaulis Scientific Name Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt. Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes