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annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)annual sowthistle
Scientific Name Sonchus oleraceus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)antelope bitterbrush
Scientific Name Purshia tridentata
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Nearby Camp Morrison.
Native Yes
Weed No
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)arrowleaf balsamroot
Scientific Name Balsamorhiza sagittata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall, McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch (Astragalus filipes)
basalt milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus filipes
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
basin rayless daisy, rayless fleabane (Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis)
basin rayless daisy
Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
big sage
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
big sagebrush
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
Birds Foot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoil
Scientific Name Lotus corniculatus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native No
Weed Can be
bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)bitterbrush
Scientific Name Purshia tridentata
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Nearby Camp Morrison.
Native Yes
Weed No
black mustard (Brassica nigra)black mustard
Scientific Name Brassica nigra
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
bladder pod (Lesquerella douglasii)
bladder pod
Scientific Name Lesquerella douglasii
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
blazing star
Scientific Name Mentzelia laevicaulis
Family Blazing Star
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
butter and eggs, bread and butter (Linaria vulgaris)
bread and butter
Scientific Name Linaria vulgaris
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Noxious, Yes
broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae)
broom snakeweed
Scientific Name Gutierrezia sarothrae
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub - grass
Short Description Poisonous
Native Yes
Weed No
butter and eggs, bread and butter (Linaria vulgaris)
butter and eggs
Scientific Name Linaria vulgaris
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Noxious, Yes
buttercup (Ranunculus sp)
buttercup
Scientific Name Ranunculus sp
Family Buttercup
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Canada goldenrod
Scientific Name Solidago canadensis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed Can be
cinquefoil (Potentilla spp.)
cinquefoil
Scientific Name Potentilla spp.
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
cleomella (Cleomella macbrideana)Cleomella
Scientific Name Cleomella macbrideana
Family Caper
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Short Description The cleomella pictured here was found on very poor, bare clay soil in the Succor Creek watershed.
Native Yes
Weed No
club fruit (Camissonia claviformis)
club fruit
Scientific Name Camissonia claviformis
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
common evening primrose
Scientific Name Oenothera biennis
Family Primrose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)common mullein
Scientific Name Verbascum thapsus
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Can be
common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
common purslane
Scientific Name Portulaca oleracea
Family Purslane
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Common purslane
Native No
Weed Yes
Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)common tansy
Scientific Name Tanacetum vulgare
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall and many locations
Native No
Weed Noxious
prickly lettuce, compass plant (Lactuca serriola )
compass plant
Scientific Name Lactuca serriola
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
cous biscuit-root, cous-root desert-parsley (Lomatium cous)
cous biscuit-root
Scientific Name Lomatium cous
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
cous biscuit-root, cous-root desert-parsley (Lomatium cous)
cous-root desert-parsley
Scientific Name Lomatium cous
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)
curlycup gumweed
Scientific Name Grindelia squarrosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
curvepod milkvetch (Astragalus curvicarpus)
curvepod milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus curvicarpus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Cusick's Indian paintbrush (Castilleja cusickii)
Cusick's Indian paintbrush
Scientific Name Castilleja cusickii
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
dandelion
Scientific Name Taraxacum officinale
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed Yes
desert swale parsley (Lomatium ambiguum)desert swale parsley
Scientific Name Lomatium ambiguum
Family Parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Diverse-leafed Cinquefoil (Potentilla diversifolia)diverse-leafed cinquefoil
Scientific Name Potentilla diversifolia
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
short-beaked agroseris, false dandelion (Agoseris glauca)
false dandelion
Scientific Name Agoseris glauca
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Flixweed (Descurainia sophia)
flixweed
Scientific Name Descurainia sophia
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens )fourwing saltbush
Scientific Name Atriplex canescens
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)

glacier lily
Scientific Name Erythronium grandiflorum
Family Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)goathead
Scientific Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
golden pea (Thermopsis montana)
golden pea
Scientific Name Thermopsis montana
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Not palatable to livestock
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa)
gray rabbit brush
Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) grows throughout Malheur County and surrounding areas of the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Gray rabbitbrush is also known as rubber rabbitbrush and is a member of the Composite or Aster family.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa)
gray rabbitbrush
Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) grows throughout Malheur County and surrounding areas of the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Gray rabbitbrush is also known as rubber rabbitbrush and is a member of the Composite or Aster family.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Gray's lomatium, Gray's desert parsley (Lomatium grayi)
Gray's desert parsley
Scientific Name Lomatium grayi
Family Parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Gray's lomatium, Gray's desert parsley (Lomatium grayi)
Gray's lomatium
Scientific Name Lomatium grayi
Family Parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
hairy balsamroot (Balsamorhiza hirsuta)

hairy balsamroot
Scientific Name Balsamorhiza hirsuta
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Perennial
Native Yes
Weed No
Heart-leafed Arnica (Arnica cordifolia)heart-leafed arnica
Scientific Name Arnica cordifolia
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Leaves: Heart shaped
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
hooker's balsamroot (Balsamorhiza hookeri)hooker's balsamroot
Scientific Name Balsamorhiza hookeri
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
yellow water lily, indian pond lily(Nuphar polysepala)
indian pond lily
Scientific Name Nuphar polysepala
Family Water Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)leafy spurge
Scientific Name Euphorbia esula
Family Spurge
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
little yellow monkeyflower(Mimulus primuloides)little yellow monkeyflower
Scientific Name Mimulus primuloides
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
tapertip hawksbeard, longleaf hawksbeard, long-leafed hawksbeard
(Crepis acuminata)
long-leafed hawksbeard
Scientific Name Crepis acuminata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
tapertip hawksbeard, longleaf hawksbeard, long-leafed hawksbeard
(Crepis acuminata)
longleaf hawksbeard
Scientific Name Crepis acuminata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Low hawksbeard, modoc hawksbeard(Crepis modocensis)low hawksbeard
Scientific Name Crepis modocensis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)Mexican sandbur
Scientific Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Low hawksbeard, modoc hawksbeard(Crepis modocensis)modoc hawksbeard
Scientific Name Crepis modocensis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Mountain tarweed, Madia glomeratamountain tarweed
Scientific Name Madia glomerata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Mule's Ear (Wyethia amplexicaulis)mule-ears
Scientific Name Wyethia amplexicaulis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Mule's Ear (Wyethia amplexicaulis)mule's ear
Scientific Name Wyethia amplexicaulis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Nine-leaved Desert Parsley (Lomatium triternatum)nine-leaved desert parsley
Scientific Name Lomatium triternatum
Family Parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Nodding Microseris (Microseris Nutans)nodding microseris
Scientific Name Microseris nutans
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)Oregon grape
Scientific Name Mahonia repens
Family Barberry
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Grape-like berries. Leaves: Prickly toothed leaflets
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Oregon Sunshine, wooly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)Oregon sunshine
Scientific Name Eriophyllum lanatum
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
short-beaked agroseris, false dandelion (Agoseris glauca)
pale agoseri
Scientific Name Agoseris glauca
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Peach-leaf Willow (Salix amygdaloides)peach-leaf willow
Scientific Name Salix amygdaloides
Family Willow
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub - Tree
prickly lettuce, compass plant (Lactuca serriola )
prickly lettuce
Scientific Name Lactuca serriola
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata)

Prince's plume
Scientific Name Stanleya pinnata
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)puncturevine
Scientific Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
basin rayless daisy, rayless fleabane (Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis)
rayless fleabane
Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
basin rayless daisy, rayless fleabane (Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis)
rayless shaggy fleabane
Scientific Name Erigeron concinnus var. aphanactis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa)
rubber rabbit brush
Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) grows throughout Malheur County and surrounding areas of the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Gray rabbitbrush is also known as rubber rabbitbrush and is a member of the Composite or Aster family.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa)
rubber rabbitbrush
Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Gray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) grows throughout Malheur County and surrounding areas of the intermountain west. It is an early succession plant following fire. Gray rabbitbrush is also known as rubber rabbitbrush and is a member of the Composite or Aster family.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
rush skeletonweed
Scientific Name Chondrilla juncea
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
sagebrush
Scientific Name Artemisia tridentata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus)sagebrush buttercup
Scientific Name Ranunculus glaberrimus
Family Buttercup
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
short-beaked agroseris, false dandelion (Agoseris glauca)
short-beaked agroseris
Scientific Name Agoseris glauca
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
curvepod milkvetch (Astragalus curvicarpus)
sickle milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus curvicarpus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Skunk Cabbage (Lysichitum americanum)skunk cabbage
Scientific Name Lysichitum americanum
Family Calla-lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
smoothstem blazingstar
Scientific Name Mentzelia laevicaulis
Family Blazing Star
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
St. John's Wort (Hypericum formosum var. Scouleri)St. John's Wort
Scientific Name Hypericum formosum var. Scouleri
Family St. John's Wort
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Weed Yes
Stonecrop (Sedum sp.)stonecrop
Scientific Name Sedum sp.
Family Stonecrop
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
sulphur-flowered buckwheat, sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
sulphur buckwheat
Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
sulphur-flowered buckwheat, sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
sulphur-flowered buckwheat
Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
sunflower
Scientific Name Helianthus annuus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)tackweed
Scientific Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
tansey-leaf evening primrose (Oenothera tanacetifolia)
growing on a dry lake bottom.tansey-leaf evening primrose
Scientific Name Oenothera tanacetifolia
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
tansy mustard
Scientific Name Descurainia sp.
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
tapertip hawksbeard, longleaf hawksbeard, long-leafed hawksbeard
(Crepis acuminata)
tapertip hawksbeard
Scientific Name Crepis acuminata
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)Texas sandbur
Scientific Name Tribulus terrestris L.
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch (Astragalus filipes)
threadstalk milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus filipes
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti )velvetleaf
Scientific Name Abutilon theophrasti
Family Mallow
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description A large, aggressive annual weed.
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Noxious
Western salsify, yellow salsify, yellow goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) western salsify
Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
whitestem blazingstar (Mentzelia albicaulis)whitestem blazingstar
Scientific Name Mentzelia albicaulis
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Oregon Sunshine, wooly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)wooly sunflower
Scientific Name Eriophyllum lanatum
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Yellow Beeplant (Cleome lutea)yellow beeplant
Scientific Name Cleome lutea
Family Caper
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
Yellow Bell (Fritillaria pudica)yellowbell
Scientific Name Fritillaria pudica
Family Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus)yellow flag
Scientific Name Iris pseudacorus
Family Iris
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Introduced plant, conspicuous along edges of ponds, irrigation canals.
Native No
Weed Can be
Western salsify, yellow salsify, yellow goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow goats beard
Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
yellow prarie violet, yellow mountain violet (Viola venosa)
yellow mountain violet
Scientific Name Viola venosa
Family Violet
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
yellow prarie violet, yellow mountain violet (Viola venosa)
yellow prairie violet
Scientific Name Viola venosa
Family Violet
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Western salsify, yellow salsify, yellow goats beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow salsify
Scientific Name Tragopogon dubius
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Yellow Beeplant (Cleome lutea)yellow spiderflower
Scientific Name Cleome lutea
Family Caper
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)yellow starthistle
Scientific Name Centaurea solstitialis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
yellow sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis )
yellow sweetclover
Scientific Name Melilotus officinalis
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
yellow water lily, indian pond lily(Nuphar polysepala)
yellow water lily
Scientific Name Nuphar polysepala
Family Water Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No