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Grand fir (Abies grandis)
Abies grandis
Common Names grand fir
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Intergrades with white fir. Leaves: Needles, singular
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)Abies lasiocarpa
Common Names subalpine fir
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Found in the central mountains of Idaho above McCall and elsewhere.
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides )Achnatherum hymenoides
Common Names Indian ricegrass
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Short Description perennial
Native Yes
Weed No
Thurber's needlegrass (Achnatherum thurberianum)Achnatherum thurberianum
Common Names Thurber's needlegrass
nettle leaf giant hyssop, nettleleaf giant hyssop (Agastache urticifolia)Agastache urticifolia
Common Names nettleleaf giant hyssop, nettle leaf giant hyssop
Family Mint
Native Yes
creeping bentgrass(Agrostis stolonifera)Agrostis stolonifera
Common Names creeping bentgrass
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Short Description An introduced weed, sometimes used for lawns.
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
swamp onion (Allium madidum)Allium madidum
Common Names swamp onion
Family Lily
Native Yes
Weed No
dwarf onion, small onion (Allium parvum)Allium parvum
Common Names small onion, dwarf onion
Family Lily
Native Yes
Weed No
mountain alder (Alnus incana)
Alnus incana
Common Names mountain alder
Family Birch
Plant Type Tree
Short Description A small stream-side tree. Flowers and catkins develop and flower on twigs of the previous year before the leaves come out.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)Alopecurus pratensis
Common Names meadow foxtail
Family Grass
Weed Yes
Yellow Alyssum (Alyssum alyssoides)Alyssum alyssoides
Common Names yellow alyssum
Family Mustard
Native Yes
Weed No
prostrate pigweed (Amaranthus blitoides)Amaranthus blitoides
Common Names prostrate pigweed
Family Amaranth
Plant Type Herb
Weed Yes
mayweed chamomile, stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula)Anthemis cotula
Common Names stinking chamomile, mayweed chamomile
Family Composites, Sunflower
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Holboells rockcress (Arabis hobeollii)Arabis holboellii
Common Names Holboell's rockcress
Family Mustard
Native Yes
ballhead sandwort (Arenaria congesta)Arenaria congesta
Common Names ballhead sandwort
Family Pink
silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana)Artemisia cana
Common Names silver sagebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Short Description perennial
Native Yes
Weed No
tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus )Artemisia dracunculus
Common Names tarragon
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
wormwood, white sage brush (Artemisia ludoviciana )Artemisia ludoviciana
Common Names white sage brush, wormwood, white sagebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
White Sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp Ludoviciana)Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana
Common Names white sagebrush, white sage brush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Weed No
stiff sagebrush, scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rigida)Artemisia rigida
Common Names scabland sagebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
threetip sagebrush (Artemisia tripartita)Artemisia tripartita
Common Names threetip sagebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
catchweed (Asperugo procumbens)Asperugo procumbens
Common Names
Family Borage
shadscale saltbush (Atriplex confertifolia )Atriplex confertifolia
Common Names shadscale saltbush
Family Goosefoot
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
wintercress, american yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)Barbarea orthoceras
Common Names wintercress, american yellowrocket
Family Mustard
creeping Oregon grape (Berberis repens)Berberis repens
Common Names creeping barberry, creeping Oregon grape
Family Barberry
Native Yes
Western birch (Betula occidentalis) is usually a shrub, occasionally a small tree found along stream margins.Betula occidentalis
Common Names western birch
Family Birch
Plant Type Tree
Weed No
BeggarstickBidens frondosa
Common Names leafy beggarticks, devil's beggarticks, leafy sticktight
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native No
Weed Yes
rough eyelashweed (Blepharipappus scaber)Blepharipappus scaber
Common Names rough eyelashweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
brickellbush (Brickellia sp.)Brickellia sp.
Common Names brickellbush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Weed No
butterfly bush (Buddleja sp.)
Buddleja sp.
Common Names butterfly bush
Family Butterfly bush
Plant Type Shrub
Native No
Weed Yes
Booths evening-primrose(Camissonia boothii )Camissonia boothii
Common Names Booths evening-primrose
Family Evening Primrose
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)Centaurea maculosa
Common Names spotted knapweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
prostrate spurge, milk spurge (Chamaesyce maculata)
Chamaesyce maculata
Common Names prostrate spurge, milk spurge
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
sugar bowl (Clematis hirsutissima)Clematis hirsutissima
Common Names sugar bowl
Family Buttercup
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Golden Beeplant (Cleome platycarpa)
Cleome platycarpa
Common Names golden beeplant, golden spiderflower
Family Caper
Native Yes
Weed No
Narrow Leaf Collomia (Collomia linearis)Collomia linearis
Common Names tiny trumpet, narrow-leaf collomia
Family Phlox
Native Yes
bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata)Comandra umbellata
Common Names bastard toadflax
Plant Type Forb
Short Description
Native Yes
horseweed (Conyza canadensis)Conyza canadensis
Common Names horseweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America grasslands
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana Atkinson's coreopsis Atkinson's tickseedCoreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana
Common Names Atkinson's coreopsis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Atkinson's coreopsis grows east of New Plymouth, ID, on low lying wet soils near the Payette River. It is a native plant in the western United states and British Columbia.
Native Yes
limestone hawksbeard (Crepis intermedia)Crepis intermedia
Common Names limestone hawksbeard
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Weed No
Plains springparsley (Cymopterus acaulis)Cymopterus acaulis
Common Names plains cymopterus, plains springparsley
Native Yes
Hayden's Cymopterus (Cymopterus Bipinnatus)Cymopterus bipinnatus
Common Names Hayden's cymopterus
Family Parsley
Native Yes
Weed No
bicolor larkspur, little larkspur (Delphinium bicolor)Delphinium bicolor
Common Names bicolor larkspur
Family Buttercup
Native Yes
Weed No
little larkspur (Delphinium bicolor)Delphinium bicolor
Common Names little larkspur
Family Buttercup
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)Dicentra cucullaria
Common Names Dutchman's breeches
Family Bleeding heart or Fumatory
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Dutchman's breeches is a native wildflower that grows in a few partial shade sheltered canyon environments. These spots have more moisture than rangelands, but are not really wet soil.
Native Yes
Hairy crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)Digitaria sanguinalis
Common Names hairy crabgrass
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
alkali saltgrass (Distichlis stricta )Distichlis stricta
Common Names alkali saltgrass
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Short Description
Native Yes
Weed Can be
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Common Names Russian Olive
Family Oleaster
Plant Type Tree
Native No
Weed Yes
Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides)Elymus elymoides
Common Names squirreltail
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Native Yes
Weed No
smooth scouring-rush, smooth horsetail (Equisetum laevigatum)Equisetum laevigatum
Common Names smooth scouring-rush
Family Horsetail
Weed Yes
Eremopyrum triticeum
Common Names
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Short Description Annual wheatgrass
Weed Can be
threenerve fleabane (Erigeron subtrinervis)Erigeron subtrinervis
Common Names threenerve fleabane
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Weed No
arrowleaf buckwheat, norther buckwheat (Eriogonum compositum)Eriogonum compositum
Common Names northern buckwheat, arrowleaf buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Native Yes
parsnip-flowered buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides)Eriogonum heracleoides
Common Names parsnip-flowered buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Short Description parsnip-flowered buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides)
Native Yes
Weed No
blue mountain buckwheat (EriogonumStrictum)Eriogonum nidularium Coville
Common Names birdnest buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
thymeleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum thymoides)Eriogonum thymoides
Common Names thymeleaf buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Native Yes
Weed No
thyme-leaved spurge(Euphorbia glyptosperma)Euphorbia glyptosperma
Common Names thyme-leaved spurge
Family Spurge
Weed Yes
petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
Euphorbia peplus
Common Names petty spurge
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Galium aparine
Common Names cleavers
Family Madder
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Weed Yes
Sweetscented Bedstraw (Galium triflorum)Galium triflorum
Common Names fragrant bedstraw, sweetscented bedstraw
Family Madder
Weed Yes
wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Common Names wild licorice
Family Legume or Pea
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Blue stickseed (Hackelia micratha)Hackelia micrantha
Common Names blue stickseed, Jessica sticktight
Family Borage
Native Yes
Cusick's Sunflower (Helianthus cusickii)
Helianthus cusickii
Common Names Cusick's Sunflower
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Weed No
showy goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora)Heliomeris multiflora
Common Names showy goldeneye
Short Description Annual to weak perennial.
Native Yes
Weed No
salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum L.) Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Common Names salt heliotrope
Family Borage
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
false strawberry, dwarf hesperochiron (Hesperochiron pumilus)Hesperochiron pumilus
Common Names false strawberry
Family Waterleaf
Native Yes
Weed No
foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum)Hordeum jubatum
Common Names foxtail barley
Family Poaceae
Native Yes
wild barley, mouse barley (Hordeum leporinum)Hordeum leporinum
Common Names mouse barley, hare barley, wild barley
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Ipomopsis aggregata var. attenuata
Common Names skyrocket, scarlet gillia
Native Yes
poverty sumpweed (Iva axillaris)Iva axillaris
Common Names poverty sumpweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
marshelder (Iva xanthifolia)Iva xanthifolia
Common Names marshelder
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
Ivesia rhypara
Common Names grimy mousetail
Family Rose
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis)Juniperus occidentalis
Common Names western juniper
Family Cypress
Plant Type Tree
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed Can be
Kochia (Kochia scoparia)


Kochia scoparia
Common Names kochia
Family Goosefoot
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)Larix occidentalis
Common Names western larch
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)Linaria dalmatica
Common Names dalmatian toadflax
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Plant Type Forb
Weed Noxious
slender fringe cup (Lithophragma bulbiferum)Lithophragma bulbiferum
Common Names slender fringe cup
Family Saxifrage
Native Yes
prairie starflower (Lithophragma parviflorum)Lithophragma parviflorum
Common Names prairie starflower
Family Saxifrage
Native Yes
Weed No
corn gromwell (Lithospermum arvense)Lithospermum arvense
Common Names corn gromwell
Family Borage
Wasatch desertparsley (Lomatium bicolor)Lomatium bicolor
Common Names Wasatch desertparsley
Family Parsley
desert parsley, fernleaf biscuitroot, fern-leafed lomatium, fern-leafed desert parsley (Lomatium dissectum)Lomatium dissectum
Common Names fern-leafed desert parsley, fernleaf biscuitroot, desert parsley, fern-leafed lomatium
Family Parsley
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
alkali mallow (Malvella leprosa)Malvella leprosa
Common Names alkali mallow
Family Mallow
Weed Yes
pineappleweed (Matricaria matricarioides)Matricaria matricarioides
Common Names pineappleweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Weed Yes
black medic (Medicago lupulina)Medicago lupulina
Common Names black medic
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Yes
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)Medicago sativa
Common Names alfalfa
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Wishbone-bush (Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa)
Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa
Common Names wishbone-bush
Plant Type Forb
Short Description perennial
Native Yes
Kirtley's nemophila (Nemophila kirtleyi)Nemophila kirtleyi
Common Names Kirtley's baby blue eyes
Family Waterleaf
Native Yes
western sweet-cicely (Osmorhiza occidentalis)Osmorhiza occidentalis
Common Names western sweet-cicely
Native Yes
Pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica)
Parietaria pensylvanica
Common Names pellitory
Family Nettle
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Cusick's Penstemon (Penstemon Cusickii)Penstemon cusickii
Common Names Cusick's penstemon, Cusick's beartongue
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
blue penstemon (Penstemon cyaneus)Penstemon cyaneus
Common Names blue penstemon
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
thickleaf beardtongue (Penstemon pachyphyllus)Penstemon pachyphyllus
Common Names thickleaf beardtongue
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)Peraphyllum ramosissimum
Common Names wild crabapple, squaw apple, wild crab apple
Family Rose
Native No, Yes
Weed Can be
reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea)Phalaris arundinacea
Common Names reed canarygrass
Plant Type Grass
Weed Yes
Englemann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)Picea engelmannii
Common Names Englemann spruce
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Spire shaped tree, 4 angled needles. Leaves: Sharp needles
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)Pinus contorta
Common Names lodgepole pine
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Medium length needles, thin bark, small cones. Leaves: needles in 2's
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
limber pine (Pinus flexilis)Pinus flexilis
Common Names limber pine
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Native Yes
Weed No
sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana)Pinus lambertiana
Common Names sugar pine
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Native Yes
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Pinus ponderosa
Common Names ponderosa pine
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Long needled, thick puzzle bark. Leaves: Needles in 3's
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
Polygonum convolvulus
Common Names knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Polygonum cuspidatum
Common Names Japanese knotweed
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa) Populus balsamifera L. ssp. trichocarpa
Common Names black cottonwood
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, great plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Populus deltoides
Common Names eastern cottonwood, necklace poplar, great plains cottonwood
Family Willow
Plant Type Tree
Native Yes
Weed No
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree with typical white bark.Populus tremuloides
Common Names quaking aspen
Family Willow
Plant Type Tree
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
wild plum (Prunus sp.)Prunus sp.
Common Names wild plum
Family Rose
Plant Type Tree
Weed Yes
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Common Names Douglas fir
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Short Description Needles around stem, tounges on cones. Leaves: Needles singular
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
blister buttercup, cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus)Ranunculus sceleratus
Common Names blister buttercup, cursed buttercup
Family Buttercup
skunkbrush sumac (Rhus trilobata)Rhus trilobata
Common Names skunkbrush sumac
Family Sumac
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
marsh yellowcress (Rorippa islandica)Rorippa islandica
Common Names marsh yellowcress
Family Mustard
Native Yes
Weed No
black willow (Salix nigra)
Salix nigra
Common Names black willow
Family Willow
Plant Type Tree
Native Yes
Weed No
willow (Salix sp.)
Salix sp.
Common Names willow
Family Willow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Narrowleaf skullcapScutellaria angustifolia Pursh ssp. angustifolia
Common Names narrowleaf skullcap
Family Mint
Plant Type Herb
Short Description A larger flowered narrowleaf skullcap. These plants colonize unstable or shallow soils where few plants prosper.
Native Yes
Narrowleaf skullcapScutellaria angustifolia Pursh ssp. micrantha
Common Names narrowleaf skullcap
Family Mint
Plant Type Herb
Short Description A smaller flowered narrowleaf skullcap. These plants cover soil in unstable, shallow soils where few plant species prosper.
Native Yes
Common rye (Secale cereale)Secale cereale
Common Names common rye
Family Grass
Plant Type Grass
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
western groundsel (Senecio integerrimus)Senecio integerrimus
Common Names western groundsel
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
tall ragwort (Senecio serra)Senecio serra
Common Names tall ragwort
Family Composites, Sunflower
Native Yes
Senecio serra
Common Names butterweed groundsel
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Herb
Oregon Checker-Mallow (Sidalcea oregana)Sidalcea oregana
Common Names Oregon checkerbloom, Oregon checker-mallow
Family Mallow
Native Yes
Weed No
hairy nightshade, hoe nighshade (Solanum sarrachoides)Solanum sarrachoides
Common Names hoe nightshade, hairy nightshade
Family Potato
Weed Yes
cutleaf nightshade (Solanum triflorum)Solanum triflorum
Common Names cutleaf nighshade
Family Solanaceae
Native Yes
spineless horsebrush (Tetradymia canescens)Tetradymia canescens
Common Names spineless horsebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Weed Yes
poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Common Names poison ivy
Family Sumac
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed Can be
white clover, ladino clover, Dutch clover (Trifolium repens)Trifolium repens
Common Names ladino clover, white clover, Dutch clover
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Can be
westren hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)Tsuga heterophylla
Common Names western hemlock
Family Pine
Plant Type Tree
Native Yes
Weed No
hook violet (Viola adunca)Viola adunca
Common Names hook violet
Family Violet
Native Yes
yellow violet (Viola nuttallii)Viola nuttallii
Common Names yellow violet
Family Violet
Native Yes
foothill deathcamas, foothill death camas (Zigadenus paniculatus)Zigadenus paniculatus
Common Names foothill deathcamas
Family Lily
Native Yes