Yellow Plants by Native, Family, Ecoregion, Weed, Scientific Name

Native: No

Composites, Sunflower

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: Yes

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

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

Weed: Yes

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Noxious

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

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

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

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: Can be

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

Weed: Noxious

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

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

Iris

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Can be

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

Legume or Pea

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Can be

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

Weed: Yes

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

Mallow

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Noxious

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

Mustard

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Noxious

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

Weed: Yes

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

Purslane

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Yes

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

Native: North America

Composites, Sunflower

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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

Primrose

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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

Native: Yes

Barberry

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: No

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

Blazing Star

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Buckwheat

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Buttercup

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: No

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Calla-lily

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Caper

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Can be

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

Weed: No

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

Composites, Sunflower

Blue Mountains - Continental Zone Foothills

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

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

Weed: Can be

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

Weed: No

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

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

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

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Pacific Northwest

Weed: No

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

Snake River Plain - Mountain Home Uplands

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: No

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

Weed: Can be

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

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

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

Goosefoot

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Legume or Pea

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: No

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

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

Lily

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Mustard

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

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

Parsley

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

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

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

Rose

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: No

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

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

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Stonecrop

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Violet

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Water Lily

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No

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

Family: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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

Native: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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

Mustard

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Weed: No Information

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

Spurge

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Yes

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

St. John's Wort

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: Yes

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

Willow

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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

Family: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

Weed: No Information

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