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White Plants in the Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys by Common Name


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sweet woodruf, bedstraw (Galium boreale)
bedstraw
Scientific Name Galium boreale
Family Madder
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall and many locations
Weed Yes
bigleaf sandwort, franklin's sandwort (Moehringia macrophylla)
bigleaf sandwort
Scientific Name Moehringia macrophylla
Family Pink
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description previously known as Arenaria macrophylla
Native Yes
Weed No
bittercherry (Prunus emarginata)
bittercherry
Scientific Name Prunus emarginata
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub - Tree
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
bog orchid (Habenaria dilatata)
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
buckbrush, snowbush (Ceanothus velutinus)
buckbrush
Scientific Name Ceanothus velutinus
Family Buckthorn
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves persistent, N fixing genus. Leaves: Shiny upper side
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
common chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)common chokecherry
Scientific Name Prunus virginiana
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Tree
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)
cow parsnip
Scientific Name Heracleum lanatum
Family Parsley
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Photosensitive skin reaction, wet soil. Is poisonous to humans.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina racemosa)
false Solomon's Seal
Scientific Name Smilacina racemosa
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
bigleaf sandwort, franklin's sandwort (Moehringia macrophylla)
franklin's sandwort
Scientific Name Moehringia macrophylla
Family Pink
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description previously known as Arenaria macrophylla
Native Yes
Weed No
meadow death camas, meadow deathcamas (Zigadenus venenosus)meadow death camas
Scientific Name Zigadenus venenosus
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
meadow death camas, meadow deathcamas (Zigadenus venenosus)meadow deathcamas
Scientific Name Zigadenus venenosus
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Piper's anemone, windflower (Anemone piperi)
Piper's anemone
Scientific Name Anemone piperi
Family Buttercup
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red-osier dogwood(Cornus stolonifera)
red-osier dogwood
Scientific Name Cornus stolonifera
Family Dogwood
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red branched shrub.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red raspberry
Scientific Name Rubus idaeus
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)saskatoon
Scientific Name Amelanchier alnifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description 5 petals.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)serviceberry
Scientific Name Amelanchier alnifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description 5 petals.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
shiny-leaf spirea(Spiraea betulifolia)shiny-leaf spirea
Scientific Name Spiraea betulifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
sidebells pyrola
Scientific Name Pyrola secunda
Family Heath
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description 9-12" tall.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
buckbrush, snowbush (Ceanothus velutinus)
snowbush
Scientific Name Ceanothus velutinus
Family Buckthorn
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves persistent, N fixing genus. Leaves: Shiny upper side
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
sweet woodruf, bedstraw (Galium boreale)
sweet woodruf
Scientific Name Galium boreale
Family Madder
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall and many locations
Weed Yes
thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
 thimbleberry
Scientific Name Rubus parviflorus
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red edible berries, very large leaves.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Valerian (Valeriana sp.)valerian
Scientific Name Valeriana sp.
Family Valerian
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)Virginia strawberry
Scientific Name Fragaria virginiana
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii)water hemlock
Scientific Name Cicuta douglasii
Family Parsley
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Poisionous plant, wet soil. Leaves: 1-3 times pinnate
Location McCall
Weed Noxious
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)western pearly everlasting
Scientific Name Anaphalis margaritacea
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)wild strawberry
Scientific Name Fragaria virginiana
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Piper's anemone, windflower (Anemone piperi)
windflower
Scientific Name Anemone piperi
Family Buttercup
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)yarrow
Scientific Name Achillea millefolium
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No