Purple Plants by Watershed, Location, Family, Ecoregion, Common Name

Watershed: No Information

Location: McCall

Buttercup

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

monk's Hood Scientific Name Aconitum columbianum Family Buttercup Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Short Description 1.5 to 7 feet tall. Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Composites, Sunflower

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

alpine aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

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

Canada thistle Scientific Name Cirsium arvense 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

mountain aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

showy aster Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Evening Primrose

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

fireweed Scientific Name Chamerion angustifolium Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Figwort or Snapdragon

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

beardtongue Scientific Name Penstemon spp. Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

penstemon Scientific Name Penstemon spp. Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native Yes Weed No

Location: No Information

Borage

Ecoregion: No Information

gypsy flower Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

gypsyflower Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

hound's tongue Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

hounds tongue Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

hounds-tongue Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

rats and mice Scientific Name Cynoglossum officinale Family Borage Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced North America

Caper

Ecoregion: No Information

rocky mountain beeplant Scientific Name Cleome serrulata Family Caper Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed Can be

Composites, Sunflower

Ecoregion: No Information

hoary aster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

hoary tansyaster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

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

tall purple aster Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens Family Composites, Sunflower Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Evening Primrose

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Watson's willow -herb Scientific Name Epilobium watsonii Family Evening Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb

Figwort or Snapdragon

Snake River Plain - Treasure Valley

globe penstemon Scientific Name Penstemon globosus Family Figwort or Snapdragon Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Short Description Globe Penstemon

Harebell

Ecoregion: No Information

showy downingia Scientific Name Downingia elegans Family Harebell Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Legume or Pea

Ecoregion: No Information

false indigo Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

few-flowered peavine Scientific Name Lathyrus pauciflorus Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Vine Native Yes Weed No

indigo bush Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

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

Lily

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

tapertip onion Scientific Name Allium acuminatum Family Lily Flower Color Purple Native Yes Weed No

Loosestrife

Ecoregion: No Information

purple loosestrife Scientific Name Lythrum salicaria Family Loosestrife Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native No Weed Noxious

Mint

Ecoregion: No Information

henbit Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

henbit deadnettle Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

purple sage Scientific Name Salvia dorrii var. carnosa Family Mint Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Primrose

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

shootingstar Scientific Name Dodecatheon pulchellum Family Primrose Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Waterleaf

Ecoregion: No Information

linear-leafed phacelia Scientific Name Phacelia linearis Family Waterleaf Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

threadleaf phacelia Scientific Name Phacelia linearis Family Waterleaf Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Family: No Information

Ecoregion: No Information

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