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

Introduced: No Information

Bleeding heart or Fumatory

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

Dutchman's breeches Scientific Name Dicentra cucullaria 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

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

Buckwheat

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

birdnest buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum nidularium Coville Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Pink and Yellowish

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

Yellow

sulphur buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

sulphur-flowered buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink

water smartweed Scientific Name Polygonum coccineum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Pink and Yellowish

smart weed Scientific Name Polygonum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

smartweed Scientific Name Polygonum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Buttercup

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

White, yellow

columbine Scientific Name Aguilegia sp. 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 Scientific Name Cleomella macbrideana 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

cat-tail Scientific Name Typha latifolia 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

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

Weed: No

Pacific Northwest

Yellow

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

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Brilliant Yellow

oneflower helianthella Scientific Name Helianthella uniflora Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Plant Type Forb 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

Green, mixed

pathfinder Scientific Name Adenocaulon bicolor Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Green, mixed Plant Type Forb Location McCall 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

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

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

White

showy townsend daisy Scientific Name Townsendia florifer 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

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

Pale pink

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

White

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

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink, Green

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Pale lavender

Tweedy's snowlover Scientific Name Chionophila tweedyi 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

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

Yellow

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

Flax

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Blue

Lewis flax Scientific Name Linum lewisii Family Flax Flower Color Blue Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Horsetail

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

-none-

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

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Brown

scouringrush Scientific Name Equisetum hyemale Family Horsetail Flower Color Brown Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Legume or Pea

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Pink and Yellowish

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

largehead clover Scientific Name Trifolium macrocephalum Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Purple

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

Yellow

basalt milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus filipes Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

threadstalk milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus filipes Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

wild licorice Scientific Name Glycyrrhiza lepidota Family Legume or Pea Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Lily

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Waxy white

Clintonia Scientific Name Clintonia uniflora Family Lily Flower Color Waxy white Plant Type Forb Short Description Short perennial, usually has single flowers. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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

White

meadow death camas Scientific Name Zigadenus venenosus Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

meadow deathcamas Scientific Name Zigadenus venenosus Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

White to pink

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Green, mixed

green false hellebore Scientific Name Veratrum viride 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

beargrass Scientific Name Xerophyllum tenax Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

California false hellebore Scientific Name Veratrum californicum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

corn lily Scientific Name Veratrum californicum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

false Solomons seal Scientific Name Smilacina stellata Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Short Description Alternate zig-zag pattern of leaves and flowers. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

mountain death camas Scientific Name Zigadenus elegans Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

mountain deathcamas Scientific Name Zigadenus elegans Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

mountain lily Scientific Name Leucocrinum montanum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

sand lily Scientific Name Leucocrinum montanum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

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

skunk cabbage Scientific Name Veratrum californicum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Location McCall and many locations Native Yes Weed No

squaw grass Scientific Name Xerophyllum tenax Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

star lily Scientific Name Leucocrinum montanum Family Lily Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

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

Yellow

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

yellowbell Scientific Name Fritillaria pudica 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

gooseberry leaf globe mallow Scientific Name Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

gooseberryleaf globemallow Scientific Name Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Family Mallow Flower Color Orange, Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

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

Red, Orange

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

Mustard

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

White/Purple

cut-leaf thelypody Scientific Name Thelypodium laciniatum Family Mustard Flower Color White/Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

thick-leaf thelypody Scientific Name Thelypodium laciniatum Family Mustard Flower Color White/Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Nettle

Weed: Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

Green

stinging nettle Scientific Name Urtica dioica 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

pellitory Scientific Name Parietaria pensylvanica Family Nettle Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Orchid

Weed: No

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

-dull-

rattlesnake plantain Scientific Name Goodyera oblongifolia Family Orchid Flower Color -dull- Plant Type Forb Short Description Forest floor. Leaves: White stripe on midrib Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

White

bog orchid Scientific Name Habenaria dilatata 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

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

Pink, purple

calypso orchid Scientific Name Calypso bulbosa Family Orchid Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

fairy slipper Scientific Name Calypso bulbosa Family Orchid Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Forb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Parsley

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

desert parsley Scientific Name Lomatium dissectum Family Parsley Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

fernleaf biscuitroot Scientific Name Lomatium dissectum Family Parsley Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

fern-leafed desert parsley Scientific Name Lomatium dissectum Family Parsley Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

fern-leafed lomatium Scientific Name Lomatium dissectum Family Parsley Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Yellow

Gray's desert parsley Scientific Name Lomatium grayi Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Gray's lomatium Scientific Name Lomatium grayi Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

Phlox

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

narrow-leaf collomia Scientific Name Collomia linearis Family Phlox Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

tiny trumpet Scientific Name Collomia linearis Family Phlox Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

White, Orange

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light Pink

slender phlox Scientific Name Microsteris gracilis 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

angel's trumpet Scientific Name Datura innoxia Family Potato Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

sacred datura Scientific Name Datura innoxia Family Potato Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

White

coyote tobacco Scientific Name Nicotiana attenuata Family Potato Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Rose

Weed: No

Ecoregion: No Information

Yellow

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

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

grimy mousetail Scientific Name Ivesia rhypara Family Rose Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Spurge

Weed: Yes

Ecoregion: No Information

Color: No Information

milk spurge Scientific Name Chamaesyce maculata Family Spurge Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

prostrate spurge Scientific Name Chamaesyce maculata Family Spurge Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light Green

doveweed Scientific Name Eremocarpus setigerus Family Spurge Flower Color Light Green Plant Type Forb Native Yes

turkey mullein Scientific Name Eremocarpus setigerus Family Spurge Flower Color Light Green Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Verbena

Weed: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Light purple

bigbract verbena Scientific Name Verbena bracteata Family Verbena Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

prostrate vervain Scientific Name Verbena bracteata Family Verbena Flower Color Light purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Waterleaf

Weed: Can be

Ecoregion: No Information

Green, Red

silverleaf phacelia Scientific Name Phacelia hastata 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

ground nama Scientific Name Nama aretioides 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

bastard toadflax Scientific Name Comandra umbellata Plant Type Forb Short Description Native Yes

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

Purple

daggerpod Scientific Name Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt. Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

wallflower phoenicaulis Scientific Name Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt. Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Yellow

cous biscuit-root Scientific Name Lomatium cous Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

cous-root desert-parsley Scientific Name Lomatium cous Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

whitestem blazingstar Scientific Name Mentzelia albicaulis Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes