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alpine laurel, swamp laurel (Kalmia microphylla)
alpine laurel
Scientific Name Kalmia microphylla
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
big sage
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
big sagebrush
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)bitterbrush
Scientific Name Purshia tridentata
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Nearby Camp Morrison.
Native Yes
Weed No
black elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
black elderberry
Scientific Name Sambucus racemosa
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Pith in center of stem. Leaves: Pinnately divided
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
black twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
black twinberry
Scientific Name Lonicera involucrata
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pale yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Blue Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea)blue elderberry
Scientific Name Sambucus cerulea
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
buckbrush, snowbush (Ceanothus velutinus)
buckbrush
Scientific Name Ceanothus velutinus
Family Buckthorn
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves persistent, N fixing genus. Leaves: Shiny upper side
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
butterfly bush (Buddleja sp.)
butterfly bush
Scientific Name Buddleja sp.
Family Butterfly bush
Plant Type Shrub
Native No
Weed Yes
common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
common teasel
Scientific Name Dipsacus fullonum
Family Teasel
Flower Color Brown - purple
Plant Type Shrub
Introduced Europe
coyote willow (Salix exigua)
coyote willow
Scientific Name Salix exigua
Family Willow
Flower Color -none-
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
cryptantha (Cryptantha sp.)
cryptantha
Scientific Name Cryptantha sp.
Family Borage
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
currant (Ribes spathianum)currant
Scientific Name Ribes spathianum
Family Gooseberry
Flower Color Black
Plant Type Shrub
cushion buckwheat, oval-leafed eriogonum (Eriogonum ovalifolium)
cushion buckwheat
Scientific Name Eriogonum ovalifolium
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Douglas Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)Douglas Spirea
Scientific Name Spiraea douglasii
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
fourwing saltbrush (Atriplex canescens )fourwing saltbrush
Scientific Name Atriplex canescens
Family Goosefoot
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum) 


golden currant
Scientific Name Ribes aureum
Family Gooseberry
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Golden Currant
Native Yes
Gooseberry (Ribes sp.)gooseberry
Scientific Name Ribes sp.
Family Gooseberry
Flower Color Green, Red
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
gray rabbitbrush
Scientific Name Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus)greasewood
Scientific Name Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pale yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description This plant is moderately poisonous to sheep and cattle if consumed in large amounts. Its toxicity increases as the plant matures.
Native Yes
Weed No
green rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)green rabbitbrush
Scientific Name Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed Yes
grouse whortleberry, red huckleberry (Vaccinium scoparium)
grouse whortleberry
Scientific Name Vaccinium scoparium
Family Heath
Flower Color Red
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves: Very small shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Hopsage (Grayia spinosa)hopsage
Scientific Name Grayia spinosa
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pink, Yellow, Creamy White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Formerly Atriplex spinosa.
Native Yes
Weed No
huckleberry (Vaccinium sp)
huckleberry
Scientific Name Vaccinium sp
Family Heath
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes, Yes
Weed No
Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium)
Jimsonweed
Scientific Name Datura stramonium
Family Potato
Flower Color White/Purple
Plant Type Shrub
Introduced Yes
labrador tea(Ledum groenlandicum)
labrador tea
Scientific Name Ledum groenlandicum
Family Heath
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
littleleaf brickelbush, small-leaved brickellia (Brickellia microphylla)
littleleaf brickelbush
Scientific Name Brickellia microphylla
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green-white
Plant Type Shrub
Monardella (Monardella odoratissima)monardella
Scientific Name Monardella odoratissima
Family Mint
Flower Color light purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
ninebark(Opulaster malvaceus)
ninebark
Scientific Name Opulaster malvaceus
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Ocean Spray (Sericotheca discolor)ocean spray
Scientific Name Sericotheca discolor
Family Rose
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)Oregon grape
Scientific Name Mahonia repens
Family Barberry
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Grape-like berries. Leaves: Prickly toothed leaflets
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
cushion buckwheat, oval-leafed eriogonum (Eriogonum ovalifolium)
oval-leafed eriogonum
Scientific Name Eriogonum ovalifolium
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
pink heather(Phyllodoce breweri)pink heather
Scientific Name Phyllodoce breweri
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)
poison ivy
Scientific Name Toxicodendron rydbergii
Family Sumac
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed Can be
Prince's-Pine (Chimaphila umbellata)
Prince's-Pine
Scientific Name Chimaphila umbellata
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Very short shrubby perenial.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata)

Prince's plume
Scientific Name Stanleya pinnata
Family Mustard
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
purple sage (Salvia dorrii var. carnosa)
purple sage
Scientific Name Salvia dorrii var. carnosa
Family Mint
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Pyramid spirea (Spiraea pyramidata)pyramid spirea
Scientific Name Spiraea pyramidata
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Red Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)red heather
Scientific Name Phyllodoce empetriformis
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Shrub
grouse whortleberry, red huckleberry (Vaccinium scoparium)
red huckleberry
Scientific Name Vaccinium scoparium
Family Heath
Flower Color Red
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves: Very small shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red-osier dogwood(Cornus stolonifera)
red-osier dogwood
Scientific Name Cornus stolonifera
Family Dogwood
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red branched shrub.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red raspberry
Scientific Name Rubus idaeus
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red twinberry, Utah honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis)
red twinberry
Scientific Name Lonicera utahensis
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pale Yellow or Red
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
showy penstemon, royal penstemon, sagebrush penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
royal penstemon
Scientific Name Penstemon speciosus
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple, blue
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
rubber rabbitbrush
Scientific Name Chrysothamnus nauseosus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
 Russian knapweed
Scientific Name Acroptilon repens
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
sagebrush
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
showy penstemon, royal penstemon, sagebrush penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
sagebrush penstemon
Scientific Name Penstemon speciosus
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple, blue
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum L.) salt heliotrope
Scientific Name Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Family Borage
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)serviceberry
Scientific Name Amelanchier alnifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description 5 petals.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
shadscale saltbush (Atriplex confertifolia )shadscale saltbush
Scientific Name Atriplex confertifolia
Family Goosefoot
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
shiny-leaf spirea(Spiraea betulifolia)shiny-leaf spirea
Scientific Name Spiraea betulifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
showy penstemon, royal penstemon, sagebrush penstemon (Penstemon speciosus)
showy penstemon
Scientific Name Penstemon speciosus
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple, blue
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
littleleaf brickelbush, small-leaved brickellia (Brickellia microphylla)
small-leaved brickellia
Scientific Name Brickellia microphylla
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green-white
Plant Type Shrub
Snake River phlox (Phlox colubrina)
Snake River phlox
Scientific Name Phlox colubrina
Family Phlox
Flower Color White to pink
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)
snowberry
Scientific Name Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color White to pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Conspicuous white fruit.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
buckbrush, snowbush (Ceanothus velutinus)
snowbush
Scientific Name Ceanothus velutinus
Family Buckthorn
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves persistent, N fixing genus. Leaves: Shiny upper side
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
spiny greasebush (Glossopetalon spinescens )
spiny greasebush
Scientific Name Glossopetalon spinescens
Family Crossosoma
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Hopsage (Grayia spinosa)spiny hopsage
Scientific Name Grayia spinosa
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pink, Yellow, Creamy White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Formerly Atriplex spinosa.
Native Yes
Weed No
Spur Lupine (Lupinus arbustus)spur lupine
Scientific Name Lupinus arbustus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow, white, purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Sticky Currant (Ribes viscosissimum)sticky currant
Scientific Name Ribes viscosissimum
Family Gooseberry
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
strict buckwheat (Eriogonum strictum)
strict buckwheat
Scientific Name Eriogonum strictum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color White-pale pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Very low growing.
Native Yes
Weed No
sub-alpine spirea(Spireae densiflora)
sub-alpine spirea
Scientific Name Spireae densiflora
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
alpine laurel, swamp laurel (Kalmia microphylla)
swamp laurel
Scientific Name Kalmia microphylla
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Syringa(Philadelphus lewisii)Syringa
Scientific Name Philadelphus lewisii
Family Hydrangea
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus )tarragon
Scientific Name Artemisia dracunculus
Family Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
 thimbleberry
Scientific Name Rubus parviflorus
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red edible berries, very large leaves.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) close-uptwinflower
Scientific Name Linnaea borealis
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description A very small shrub like vine that grows as an understory in pine forests, 4 in tall, hugs soil or rock surface.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red twinberry, Utah honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis)
Utah honeysuckle
Scientific Name Lonicera utahensis
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pale Yellow or Red
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti )velvetleaf
Scientific Name Abutilon theophrasti
Family Mallow
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Introduced Yes
Weed No
Wax Currant (Ribes cereum)wax currant
Scientific Name Ribes cereum
Family Gooseberry
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
White Mountain Heather (assiope mertensiana)white mountain heather
Scientific Name Cassiope mertensiana
Family Heath
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description small, white, bell-like flowers
Native Yes
Weed No
Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata)white sage
Scientific Name Krascheninnikovia lanata
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Native
wormwood, white sage brush (Artemisia ludoviciana )white sage brush
Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana
Family Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
willow (Salix sp.)
willow
Scientific Name Salix sp.
Family Willow
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata)winterfat
Scientific Name Krascheninnikovia lanata
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Native
Woods' rose(Rosa woodsii)Woods' rose
Scientific Name Rosa woodsii
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
wormwood, white sage brush (Artemisia ludoviciana )wormwood
Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana
Family Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
yellow buckwheat (Eriogonum flavum)

yellow buckwheat
Scientific Name Eriogonum flavum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Yellow, red
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No

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Clinton.Shock@oregonstate.edu

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