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Purple Plants in the Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys by Scientific Name where Location includes McCall


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monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)Aconitum columbianum
Common Names monk's Hood
Family Buttercup
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Short Description 1.5 to 7 feet tall.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster (Aster alpigenus var. haydenii)Aster alpigenus var. haydenii
Common Names showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

Chamerion angustifolium
Common Names fireweed
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
Cirsium arvense
Common Names Canada thistle
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
bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Cirsium vulgare
Common Names bull thistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Biennial.
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Noxious
Penstemon spp.
Common Names penstemon, beardtongue
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No