Yellow Plants by Location, Ecoregion, Plant Type, Weed, Introduced, Family, Native, Scientific Name

Location: McCall

Blue Mountains - Continental Zone Foothills

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Herb

Weed: Can be

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Native: No

Verbascum thapsus Common Names common mullein Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed Can be

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Buttercup

Native: Yes

Ranunculus sp Common Names buttercup Family Buttercup Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Legume or Pea

Native: Yes

Thermopsis montana Common Names golden pea Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Short Description Not palatable to livestock Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Rose

Native: Yes

Potentilla spp. Common Names cinquefoil Family Rose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Noxious

Introduced: No Information

Figwort or Snapdragon

Native: No

Linaria vulgaris Common Names butter and eggs, bread and butter Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed Noxious, Yes

Weed: Yes

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Native: No

Linaria vulgaris Common Names butter and eggs, bread and butter Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed Noxious, Yes

Weed: No Information

Introduced: No Information

Mustard

Native: No Information

Descurainia sp. Common Names tansy mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location McCall

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Barberry

Native: Yes

Mahonia repens Common Names Oregon grape Family Barberry Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Short Description Grape-like berries. Leaves: Prickly toothed leaflets Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Herb

Weed: No Information

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No Information

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

Location: McCall and many locations

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Herb

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Forb

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Lily

Native: Yes

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

Herb

Weed: Noxious

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Location: No Information

Idaho Batholith - Foothill Shrublands-Grasslands

Shrub - grass

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Herb

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Rose

Native: Yes

Purshia tridentata Common Names bitterbrush, antelope bitterbrush Family Rose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Short Description Nearby Camp Morrison. Native Yes Weed No

Pacific Northwest

Forb

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

Forb

Weed: Yes

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Forb

Weed: Can be

Introduced: No Information

Iris

Native: No

Iris pseudacorus Common Names yellow flag Family Iris Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Short Description Introduced plant, conspicuous along edges of ponds, irrigation canals. Native No Weed Can be

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Buckwheat

Native: Yes

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

Caper

Native: Yes

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Native: Yes

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

Legume or Pea

Native: Yes

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

Parsley

Native: Yes

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

Rose

Native: Yes

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

Weed: Noxious

Introduced: No Information

Mustard

Native: No

Descurainia sophia Common Names flixweed Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native No Weed Noxious

Weed: Yes

Introduced: Yes

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Mustard

Native: No

Brassica nigra Common Names black mustard Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Spurge

Native: No Information

Euphorbia esula Common Names leafy spurge Family Spurge Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Weed: No Information

Introduced: Yes

Family: No Information

Native: No Information

Tribulus terrestris L. Common Names puncturevine, goathead, Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur, tackweed Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Native: North America

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

Primrose

Native: North America

Oenothera biennis Common Names common evening primrose Family Primrose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native North America

Family: No Information

Native: Yes

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

Herb

Weed: Can be

Introduced: No Information

Caper

Native: Yes

Cleome lutea Common Names yellow beeplant, yellow spiderflower Family Caper Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed Can be

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Legume or Pea

Native: No

Lotus corniculatus Common Names bird's-foot trefoil Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native No Weed Can be

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Blazing Star

Native: Yes

Mentzelia laevicaulis Common Names blazing star, smoothstem blazingstar Family Blazing Star Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Buttercup

Native: Yes

Ranunculus glaberrimus Common Names sagebrush buttercup Family Buttercup Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Calla-lily

Native: Yes

Lysichitum americanum Common Names skunk cabbage Family Calla-lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Composites, Sunflower

Native: Yes

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

Evening Primrose

Native: Yes

Camissonia claviformis Common Names club fruit Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Oenothera tanacetifolia Common Names tansey-leaf evening primrose Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Figwort or Snapdragon

Native: Yes

Mimulus primuloides Common Names little yellow monkeyflower Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Legume or Pea

Native: Yes

Astragalus curvicarpus Common Names curvepod milkvetch, sickle milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Mustard

Native: Yes

Lesquerella douglasii Common Names bladder pod Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Parsley

Native: Yes

Lomatium ambiguum Common Names desert swale parsley Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Lomatium triternatum Common Names nine-leaved desert parsley Family Parsley Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Stonecrop

Native: Yes

Sedum sp. Common Names stonecrop Family Stonecrop Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Violet

Native: Yes

Viola venosa Common Names yellow prairie violet, yellow mountain violet Family Violet Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Water Lily

Native: Yes

Nuphar polysepala Common Names yellow water lily, indian pond lily Family Water Lily Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Yes

Introduced: Yes

Composites, Sunflower

Native: No

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

Legume or Pea

Native: No

Melilotus officinalis Common Names yellow sweetclover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Native No Weed Yes

Introduced: No Information

Purslane

Native: No

Portulaca oleracea Common Names common purslane Family Purslane Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Short Description Common purslane Native No Weed Yes

St. John's Wort

Native: No Information

Hypericum formosum var. Scouleri Common Names St. John's Wort Family St. John's Wort Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Weed Yes

Shrub

Weed: No

Introduced: No Information

Goosefoot

Native: Yes

Atriplex canescens Common Names fourwing saltbush Family Goosefoot Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Mustard

Native: Yes

Stanleya pinnata Common Names Prince's plume Family Mustard Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Weed: Noxious

Introduced: Yes

Mallow

Native: No

Abutilon theophrasti Common Names velvetleaf Family Mallow Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub Short Description A large, aggressive annual weed. Introduced Yes Native No Weed Noxious

Shrub - Tree

Weed: No Information

Introduced: No Information

Willow

Native: No Information

Salix amygdaloides Common Names peach-leaf willow Family Willow Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Shrub - Tree