Malheur Experiment Station

Forb Plants by Family, Scientific Name

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

Eriogonum nidularium Coville Common Names birdnest buckwheat Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Eriogonum strictum Common Names blue mountain buckwheat Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Eriogonum umbellatum Common Names sulfur-flowered buckwheat, sulfur buckwheat Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Polygonum Common Names smart weed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Polygonum coccineum Common Names water smartweed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Rumex venosus Common Names sand dock Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Short Description perennial Native Yes

Aguilegia sp. Common Names Columbine Family Buttercup Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Weed No

Cleomella macbrideana Common Names Cleomella Family Caper Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Short Description The cleomella pictured here was found on very poor, bare clay soil in the Succor Creek watershed. Native Yes

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

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

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

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

Chondrilla juncea Common Names rush skeletonweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Crepis modocensis Common Names low hawksbeard, modoc hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb

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

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

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

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

Senecio vulgaris Common Names common groundsel Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Sonchus oleraceus Common Names annual sowthistle Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

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

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

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

Epilobium brachycarpum Common Names panicle willowweed Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Purple, white Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Gaura mollis Common Names small-flowered gaura Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Pink, Green Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Oenothera caespitosa Common Names desert evening primrose Family Evening Primrose Flower Color White Plant Type Forb

Oenothera pallida Lindl. Common Names Pale evening primrose Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Pale pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Chionophila tweedyi Common Names Tweedy's snowlover Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Pale lavender Plant Type Forb Short Description Tweedy's snowlover is a very common understory plant at elevations of 7,500 to 9,000 feet in the Central Mountains of Idaho.

Penstemon eatonii Common Names firecracker penstemon Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Red Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

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

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

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

Salsola kali Common Names Russian thistle, tumbleweed Family Goosefoot Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Forb Short Description A Eurasian annual weed of dry, often alkaline areas. Weed Yes

Equisetum arvense Common Names horsetail Family Horsetail Flower Color -none- Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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

Iris pseudacorus Common Names yellow flag Family Iris Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Short Description Introduced plant, conspicuous along edges of ponds, irrigation canals. Native No Weed Can be

Astragalus filipes Common Names threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

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

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

Melilotus alba Common Names white sweetclover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

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

Trifolium macrocephalum Common Names big-head clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Calochortus nuttallii Common Names sego lily Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Clintonia uniflora Common Names Clintonia, Queen's Cup Family Lily Flower Color Waxy white Plant Type Forb Short Description Short perennial, usually has single flowers. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Erythronium grandiflorum Common Names glacier lily Family Lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Fritillaria pudica Common Names yellowbell Family Lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Leucocrinum montanum Common Names sand lily, star lily, mountain lily Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb

Smilacina stellata Common Names wild lily of the valley Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Short Description Alternate zig zag pattern of leaves and flowers. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Trillium ovatum Common Names trillium Family Lily Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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 Native Yes Weed No

Xerophyllum tenax Common Names beargrass, squaw grass Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Zigadenus elegans Common Names death camas Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Sphaeralcea coccinea Common Names red globe mallow Family Mallow Flower Color Red, Orange Plant Type Forb

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Common Names gooseberry leafed globe mallow Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb

Sphaeralcea parvifolia Common Names small flower globe mallow Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb

Lamium amplexicaule Common Names henbit , henbit deadnettle Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

Brassica nigra Common Names black mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Chorispora tenella Common Names blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard Family Mustard Flower Color blue - purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Noxious

Descurainia sophia Common Names flixweed Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Weed Noxious

Lepidium latifolium L Common Names perennial pepperweed Family Mustard Flower Color White, cream Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

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

Sisymbrium altissimum Common Names tumble mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellowish Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Thelypodium laciniatum Common Names thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody Family Mustard Flower Color White/Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

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

Calypso bulbosa Common Names calypso orchid, fairy slipper Family Orchid Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Forb Location McCall 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

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 Native Yes Weed No

Habenaria dilatata Common Names bog orchid Family Orchid Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Short Description Thin spikelike raceme of flowers. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Lomatium grayi Common Names Gray's lomatium, Gray's desert parsley Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb

Collomia grandiflora Common Names grand collomia Family Phlox Flower Color White, Orange Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Collomia linean's Common Names narrow-leaf collomia Family Phlox Flower Color light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Datura innoxia Common Names sacred datura, angel's trumpet Family Potato Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

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

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

Potentillia diversifolia Common Names diverse-leafed cinquefoil Family Rose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

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

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

Euphorbia esula Common Names leafy spurge Family Spurge Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phacelia hastata Common Names silverleaf phacelia Family Waterleaf Flower Color Green, Red Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Lomatium cous Common Names cous biscuit-root, cous-root desert-parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Lomatium dissectum Common Names fern-leafed lomatium, fern-leafed desert parsley Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Mentzelia albicaulis Common Names whitestem blazingstar Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt. Common Names wallflower phoenicaulis Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Tribulus terrestris L. Common Names puncturevine, goathead, Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur, tackweed Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes