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Shrub Plants in the Idaho Batholith - High Glacial Drift-Filled Valleys by Scientific Name


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Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)Amelanchier alnifolia
Common Names serviceberry, saskatoon
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description 5 petals.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Artemisia tridentata
Common Names big sage, sagebrush, big sagebrush
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Watershed Malheur, Owyhee, Snake, Weiser
Weed No
buckbrush, snowbush (Ceanothus velutinus)
Ceanothus velutinus
Common Names buckbrush, snowbush
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
Prince's-Pine (Chimaphila umbellata)
Chimaphila umbellata
Common Names Prince's-Pine
Family Heath
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Very short shrubby perenial.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red-osier dogwood(Cornus stolonifera)
Cornus stolonifera
Common Names red-osier dogwood
Family Dogwood
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red branched shrub.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
gray rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush (Ericameria nauseosa)
Ericameria nauseosa
Common Names rubber rabbitbrush, gray rabbitbrush, gray rabbit brush, rubber rabbit brush
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
strict buckwheat (Eriogonum strictum)
Eriogonum strictum
Common Names strict buckwheat, Blue Mountain buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color White-pale pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Very low growing.
Native Yes
Weed No
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) close-upLinnaea borealis
Common Names twinflower
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description A very small shrub like vine that grows as an understory in pine forests, 4 in tall, hugs soil or rock surface.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
black twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Lonicera involucrata
Common Names black twinberry
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pale yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
red twinberry, Utah honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis)
Lonicera utahensis
Common Names red twinberry, Utah honeysuckle
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Pale Yellow or Red
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Spur Lupine (Lupinus arbustus)Lupinus arbustus
Common Names spur lupine
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow, white, purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)Mahonia repens
Common Names Oregon grape
Family Barberry
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Grape-like berries. Leaves: Prickly toothed leaflets
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)Purshia tridentata
Common Names bitterbrush, antelope bitterbrush
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Nearby Camp Morrison.
Native Yes
Weed No
Rubus idaeus
Common Names red raspberry
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
 Rubus parviflorus
Common Names thimbleberry
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Red edible berries, very large leaves.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
willow (Salix sp.)
Salix sp.
Common Names willow
Family Willow
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Sambucus racemosa
Common Names red elderberry
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color Cream white
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Pith in center of stem. Leaves: Pinnately divided
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
shiny-leaf spirea(Spiraea betulifolia)Spiraea betulifolia
Common Names shiny-leaf spirea
Family Rose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Douglas Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)Spiraea douglasii
Common Names Douglas spirea
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink, rose
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Pyramid spirea (Spiraea pyramidata)Spiraea pyramidata
Common Names pyramid spirea
Family Rose
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Common Names snowberry
Family Honeysuckle
Flower Color White to pink
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Conspicuous white fruit.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
grouse whortleberry, red huckleberry (Vaccinium scoparium)
Vaccinium scoparium
Common Names grouse whortleberry, red huckleberry
Family Heath
Flower Color Red
Plant Type Shrub
Short Description Leaves: Very small shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
huckleberry (Vaccinium sp)
Vaccinium sp
Common Names huckleberry
Family Heath
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Shrub
Location McCall
Native Yes, Yes
Weed No