Composites, Sunflower

Composites, Sunflower

Latin: Compositae

Plants in the Composites, Sunflower Family by Common Name

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

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

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

Atkinson's coreopsis Scientific Name Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Short Description Atkinson's coreopsis grows east of New Plymouth, ID, on low lying wet soils near the Payette River. It is a native plant in the western United states and British Columbia. Native Yes

basin rayless daisy Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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 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

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

brickellbush Scientific Name Brickellia sp. Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

broom snakeweed Scientific Name Gutierrezia sarothrae Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub - grass Short Description Poisonous 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 goldenrod Scientific Name Solidago canadensis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed Can be

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

Chaenactis Scientific Name Chaenactis douglasii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

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

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

common groundsel Scientific Name Senecio vulgaris Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

common tansy Scientific Name Tanacetum vulgare Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall and many locations Native No Weed Noxious

compass plant Scientific Name Lactuca serriola Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

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

Cusick's Sunflower Scientific Name Helianthus cusickii Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

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

devil's beggarticks Scientific Name Bidens frondosa Family Composites, Sunflower Native No Weed Yes

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

Douglas' dustymaiden Scientific Name Chaenactis douglasii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

Douglas false yarrow Scientific Name Chaenactis douglasii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

false dandelion Scientific Name Agoseris glauca Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

gray rabbit brush Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa 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

gray rabbitbrush Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa 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

green rabbitbrush Scientific Name Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 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

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

hardheads Scientific Name Acroptilon repens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Pink, rose Plant Type Shrub Introduced Yes Native No Weed Noxious, Yes

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

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

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

horseweed Scientific Name Conyza canadensis Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native North America grasslands

leafy beggarticks Scientific Name Bidens frondosa Family Composites, Sunflower Native No Weed Yes

leafy sticktight Scientific Name Bidens frondosa Family Composites, Sunflower Native No Weed Yes

limestone hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis intermedia Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

littleleaf brickelbush Scientific Name Brickellia microphylla Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

long-leafed hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis acuminata Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

longleaf hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis acuminata Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

low hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis modocensis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

marshelder Scientific Name Iva xanthifolia Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

mayweed chamomile Scientific Name Anthemis cotula Family Composites, Sunflower Introduced Yes Weed Yes

modoc hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis modocensis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb 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

mountain tarweed Scientific Name Madia glomerata Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native North America

mule-ears Scientific Name Wyethia amplexicaulis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

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

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

old-man-in-the-Spring Scientific Name Senecio vulgaris Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

oneflower helianthella Scientific Name Helianthella uniflora Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Oregon sunshine Scientific Name Eriophyllum lanatum Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

pale agoseri Scientific Name Agoseris glauca Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

pathfinder Scientific Name Adenocaulon bicolor Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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

pineappleweed Scientific Name Matricaria matricarioides Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native North America Weed Yes

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

prickly lettuce Scientific Name Lactuca serriola Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

rayless fleabane Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

rayless shaggy fleabane Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

rocky mountain helianthella Scientific Name Helianthella uniflora Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

rocky mountain little sunflower Scientific Name Helianthella uniflora Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

rough eyelashweed Scientific Name Blepharipappus scaber Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

rubber rabbit brush Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa 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

rubber rabbitbrush Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa 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

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

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

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

scabland sagebrush Scientific Name Artemisia rigida Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

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

short-beaked agroseris Scientific Name Agoseris glauca Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb 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

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

silver sagebrush Scientific Name Artemisia cana Family Composites, Sunflower Short Description perennial Native Yes Weed No

small-leaved brickellia Scientific Name Brickellia microphylla Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

spineless horsebrush Scientific Name Tetradymia canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Weed Yes

spotted knapweed Scientific Name Centaurea maculosa Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

stinking chamomile Scientific Name Anthemis cotula Family Composites, Sunflower Introduced Yes Weed Yes

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

sunflower mule-ears Scientific Name Wyethia helianthoides Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White 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

tall ragwort Scientific Name Senecio serra Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

tapertip hawksbeard Scientific Name Crepis acuminata Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

tarragon Scientific Name Artemisia dracunculus Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes

threenerve fleabane Scientific Name Erigeron subtrinervis Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

threetip sagebrush Scientific Name Artemisia tripartita Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

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

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

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

western groundsel Scientific Name Senecio integerrimus Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

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

western salsify Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

white-rayed wyethia Scientific Name Wyethia helianthoides Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

white sage brush Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

white sage brush Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

white sagebrush Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

white sagebrush Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

wooly daisy Scientific Name Erigeron divergens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Pale lavender Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

wooly sunflower Scientific Name Eriophyllum lanatum Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

wormwood Scientific Name Artemisia ludoviciana Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

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

yellow goats beard Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

yellow rabbitbrush Scientific Name Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus 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

yellow salsify Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

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