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Purple Plants in the Composites, Sunflower Family by Common Name


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showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster (Aster alpigenus var. haydenii)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 (Cirsium vulgare)
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 (Cirsium arvense)
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
tall purple aster, hoary aster, hoary tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens)
hoary aster
Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
tall purple aster, hoary aster, hoary tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens)
hoary tansyaster
Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster (Aster alpigenus var. haydenii)mountain aster
Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
musk thistle (Carduus nutans)musk thistle
Scientific Name Carduus nutans
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthuim) Scotch thistle
Scientific Name Onopordum acanthium
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
showy aster, alpine aster, mountain aster (Aster alpigenus var. haydenii)showy aster
Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
tall purple aster, hoary aster, hoary tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens)
tall purple aster
Scientific Name Machaeranthera canescens
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No