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Plants in the Composites, Sunflower Family by Scientific Name where Weed includes Yes


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Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
 Acroptilon repens
Common Names Russian knapweed, hardheads
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Noxious, Yes
mayweed chamomile, stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula)Anthemis cotula
Common Names stinking chamomile, mayweed chamomile
Family Composites, Sunflower
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
BeggarstickBidens frondosa
Common Names leafy beggarticks, devil's beggarticks, leafy sticktight
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native No
Weed Yes
musk thistle (Carduus nutans)Carduus nutans
Common Names musk thistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
Centaurea diffusa
Common Names diffuse knapweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)Centaurea maculosa
Common Names spotted knapweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)Centaurea solstitialis
Common Names yellow starthistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
Chondrilla juncea
Common Names rush skeletonweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
green rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Common Names green rabbitbrush, yellow rabbitbrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Yellow rabbitbrush is common in the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire.
Native Yes
Weed Yes
chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Cichorium intybus
Common Names chicory
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Yes
marshelder (Iva xanthifolia)Iva xanthifolia
Common Names marshelder
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
prickly lettuce, compass plant (Lactuca serriola )
Lactuca serriola
Common Names prickly lettuce, compass plant
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Lygodesmia juncea
Common Names rush skeletonplant
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
pineappleweed (Matricaria matricarioides)Matricaria matricarioides
Common Names pineappleweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Weed Yes
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)Senecio vulgaris
Common Names common groundsel, old-man-in-the-Spring
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)Sonchus oleraceus
Common Names annual sowthistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Taraxacum officinale
Common Names dandelion
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Yes
spineless horsebrush (Tetradymia canescens)Tetradymia canescens
Common Names spineless horsebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Weed Yes
common cockleburr (Xanthium strumarium)
Xanthium strumarium
Common Names common cockleburr
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Introduced North America
Native No
Weed Yes