Forb Plants by Watershed, Ecoregion, Introduced, Family, Color, Common Name where Native includes Yes and Weed includes No

Watershed: No Information

Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys

Introduced: No Information

Cat-Tail

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

Horsetail

-none-

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

Lily

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

Orchid

-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

Pacific Northwest

Introduced: No Information

Composites, Sunflower

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

Introduced: No Information

Buckwheat

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

Buttercup

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

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

Composites, Sunflower

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

Evening Primrose

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

Figwort or Snapdragon

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

Legume or Pea

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

Lily

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

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

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

Orchid

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

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

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

Rose

Yellow

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

Waterleaf

Light purple

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