Forb Plants by Introduced, Family, Weed, Ecoregion, Color, Scientific Name where Native includes Yes

Introduced: No Information

Bleeding heart or Fumatory

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

Dicentra cucullaria Common Names Dutchman's breeches Family Bleeding heart or Fumatory Plant Type Forb Short Description Dutchman's breeches is a native wildflower that grows in a few partial shade sheltered canyon environments. These spots have more moisture than rangelands, but are not really wet soil. Native Yes

Borage

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Orange, Yellow

Amsinckia retrorsa Common Names rigid fiddleneck Family Borage Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Buckwheat

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

Eriogonum nidularium Coville Common Names birdnest buckwheat Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Pink and Yellowish

Rumex venosus Common Names sand dock Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Short Description perennial Native Yes Weed No

Yellow

Eriogonum umbellatum Common Names sulphur-flowered buckwheat, sulphur buckwheat Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink

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

Pink and Yellowish

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

Buttercup

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

White, yellow

Aguilegia sp. Common Names columbine Family Buttercup Flower Color White, yellow Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

Caper

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Yellow

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 Weed No

Cat-Tail

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Brown

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

Composites, Sunflower

Weed: Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Weed: No

Pacific Northwest

Yellow

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Brilliant Yellow

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

Green, mixed

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

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: 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

White

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

Evening Primrose

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

Camissonia boothii Common Names Booths evening-primrose Family Evening Primrose Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Pale pink

Oenothera pallida Lindl. Common Names pale evening primrose Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Pale pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

White

Oenothera caespitosa Common Names desert evening primrose Family Evening Primrose Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink, Green

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Pale lavender

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. Native Yes Weed No

Red

Penstemon eatonii Common Names firecracker penstemon Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Red Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Yellow

Castilleja cusickii Common Names Cusick's Indian paintbrush Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Flax

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Blue

Linum lewisii Common Names Lewis flax Family Flax Flower Color Blue Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Horsetail

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

-none-

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

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Brown

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

Legume or Pea

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink and Yellowish

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

Purple

Dalea searlsiae Common Names Searl's prairie clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Yellow

Astragalus filipes Common Names threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Purple

Trifolium owyheense Common Names Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Short Description Owyhee clover Native Yes

Lily

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Waxy white

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

White

Zigadenus venenosus Common Names meadow death camas, meadow deathcamas Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

White to pink

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Green, mixed

Veratrum viride Common Names green 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

White

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

Leucocrinum montanum Common Names mountain lily , sand lily, star lily Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

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

Veratrum californicum Common Names skunk cabbage, corn lily, California false hellebore Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations 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 mountain death camas, mountain deathcamas Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Yellow

Erythronium grandiflorum Common Names glacier lily Family Lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

Fritillaria pudica Common Names yellowbell Family Lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

Mallow

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Orange, Yellow

Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Common Names gooseberry leaf globe mallow, gooseberryleaf globemallow Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Sphaeralcea parvifolia Common Names small flower globe mallow Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Red, Orange

Sphaeralcea coccinea Common Names red globe mallow Family Mallow Flower Color Red, Orange Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Mustard

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

White/Purple

Thelypodium laciniatum Common Names thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody Family Mustard Flower Color White/Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Nettle

Weed: Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

Green

Urtica dioica Common Names stinging nettle Family Nettle Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed Can be

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Orchid

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

-dull-

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

White

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Brown and White

Cypripedium montanum Common Names mountain lady's slipper Family Orchid Flower Color Brown and White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Pink, purple

Calypso bulbosa Common Names fairy slipper, calypso orchid Family Orchid Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Parsley

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Yellow

Lomatium grayi Common Names Gray's desert parsley, Gray's lomatium Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Phlox

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

Collomia linearis Common Names tiny trumpet, narrow-leaf collomia Family Phlox Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

White, Orange

Collomia grandiflora Common Names grand collomia Family Phlox Flower Color White, Orange Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light Pink

Microsteris gracilis Common Names slender phlox Family Phlox Flower Color Light Pink Plant Type Forb Short Description A very tiny early spring flower. Native Yes

Potato

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

White

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

White

Nicotiana attenuata Common Names coyote tobacco Family Potato Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Rose

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Yellow

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Spurge

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light Green

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

Verbena

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

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

Waterleaf

Weed: Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

Green, Red

Phacelia hastata Common Names silverleaf phacelia Family Waterleaf Flower Color Green, Red Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed Can be

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

Nama aretioides Common Names ground nama Family Waterleaf Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Family: No Information

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

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

Purple

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

Yellow

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

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