Plants in the Composites, Sunflower Family by Introduced, Color, Weed, Plant Type, Native, Ecoregion, Scientific Name

Introduced: North America

Green

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No

Worldwide

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

Introduced: Yes

Color: No Information

Weed: Yes

Plant Type: No Information

Native: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Anthemis cotula Common Names stinking chamomile, mayweed chamomile Family Composites, Sunflower Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Pink, rose

Weed: Noxious

Shrub

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Weed: Yes

Shrub

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Purple

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Yellow

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Herb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Lactuca serriola Common Names prickly lettuce, compass plant Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Introduced: No Information

Color: No Information

Weed: Can be

Forb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Weed: No

Plant Type: No Information

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Artemisia cana Common Names silver sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Short Description perennial Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Common Names white sagebrush, white sage brush Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Brickellia sp. Common Names brickellbush Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Crepis intermedia Common Names limestone hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Erigeron subtrinervis Common Names threenerve fleabane Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Helianthus cusickii Common Names Cusick's Sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes Weed No

Shrub

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Artemisia ludoviciana Common Names white sage brush, wormwood, white sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Artemisia tripartita Common Names threetip sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Plant Type: No Information

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Bidens frondosa Common Names leafy beggarticks, devil's beggarticks, leafy sticktight Family Composites, Sunflower Native No Weed Yes

Native: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Tetradymia canescens Common Names spineless horsebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Weed Yes

Forb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

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

Native: North America

Ecoregion: No Information

Matricaria matricarioides Common Names pineappleweed Family Composites, Sunflower Plant Type Forb Native North America Weed Yes

Weed: No Information

Plant Type: No Information

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Artemisia rigida Common Names scabland sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

Blepharipappus scaber Common Names rough eyelashweed Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

Senecio integerrimus Common Names western groundsel Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

Senecio serra Common Names tall ragwort Family Composites, Sunflower Native Yes

Forb

Native: North America grasslands

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana Common Names Atkinson's coreopsis 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

Herb

Native: No Information

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

Shrub

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Blue

Weed: Yes

Herb

Native: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

Brilliant Yellow

Weed: No

Forb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Brown

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

Green, mixed

Weed: No

Forb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Green-white

Weed: No

Shrub

Native: Yes

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

Brickellia microphylla Common Names littleleaf brickelbush, small-leaved brickellia Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green-white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Light Pink

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Light purple

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Lygodesmia juncea Common Names rush skeletonplant Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Pale lavender

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Purple

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Common Names showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Ecoregion: No Information

Machaeranthera canescens Common Names tall purple aster, hoary aster, hoary tansyaster Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Noxious

Forb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Herb

Native: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Cirsium arvense Common Names Canada thistle 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

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

White

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

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

Pacific Northwest

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Wyethia helianthoides Common Names white-rayed wyethia, sunflower mule-ears Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Weed: No Information

Forb

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

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

White to pink

Weed: No Information

Herb

Native: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Chaenactis douglasii Common Names Chaenactis, Douglas false yarrow, Douglas' dustymaiden Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White to pink Plant Type Herb

White, yellow

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Senecio vulgaris Common Names common groundsel, old-man-in-the-Spring Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Yes

Yellow

Weed: Can be

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Solidago canadensis Common Names Canada goldenrod Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

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

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

Weed: No

Forb

Native: Yes

Pacific Northwest

Crepis modocensis Common Names modoc hawksbeard, low hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Herb

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Agoseris glauca Common Names false dandelion, short-beaked agroseris, pale agoseri Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

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

Ecoregion: No Information

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

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

Crepis acuminata Common Names longleaf hawksbeard, tapertip hawksbeard, long-leafed hawksbeard Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis Common Names basin rayless daisy, rayless fleabane, rayless shaggy fleabane Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Eriophyllum lanatum Common Names Oregon sunshine, wooly sunflower Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

Wyethia amplexicaulis Common Names mule's ear, mule-ears Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Shrub

Native: Yes

Blue Mountains - Continental Zone Foothills

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Blue Mountains - Melange

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Idaho Batholith - Foothill Shrublands-Grasslands

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Ericameria nauseosa Common Names rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush 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

Northern Basin And Range - Dissected High Lava Plateau

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Northern Basin and Range - Owyhee Uplands and Canyons

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Northern Basin and Range - Partly Forested Mountains

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Northern Basin and Range - Semiarid Uplands

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Snake River Plain - Mountain Home Uplands

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Snake River Plain - Semiarid Foothills

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Snake River Plain - Unwooded Alkaline Foothills

Artemisia tridentata Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Location McCall Native Yes Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser Weed No

Shrub - grass

Native: Yes

Idaho Batholith - Foothill Shrublands-Grasslands

Gutierrezia sarothrae Common Names broom snakeweed Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub - grass Short Description Poisonous Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Noxious

Herb

Native: No

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Weed: Yes

Forb

Native: No

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

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

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Herb

Native: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

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

Weed: No Information

Forb

Native: North America

Ecoregion: No Information

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

Herb

Native: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Tragopogon dubius Common Names yellow salsify, yellow goats beard, western salsify Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

Yellowish

Weed: Yes

Shrub

Native: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Common Names green rabbitbrush, yellow rabbitbrush 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, red

Weed: No

Herb

Native: Yes

Blue Mountains - Melange

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