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Purple Plants in the Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys 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
beardtongue
Scientific Name Penstemon spp.
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
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
fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

fireweed
Scientific Name Chamerion angustifolium
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)monk's Hood
Scientific Name Aconitum columbianum
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)mountain aster
Scientific Name Aster alpigenus var. haydenii
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
penstemon
Scientific Name Penstemon spp.
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
shootingstar (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
shootingstar
Scientific Name Dodecatheon pulchellum
Family Primrose
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
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
taper-tip onion (Allium acuminatum)
tapertip onion
Scientific Name Allium acuminatum
Family Lily
Flower Color Purple
Native Yes
Weed No
Watson's willow -herb
Scientific Name Epilobium watsonii
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Herb