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alfalfa (Medicago sativa)alfalfa
Scientific Name Medicago sativa
Family Legume or Pea
Native 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
big-head clover (Trifolium macrocephalum)
big-head clover
Scientific Name Trifolium macrocephalum
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
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
black medic (Medicago lupulina)black medic
Scientific Name Medicago lupulina
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Yes
bluebonnet
Scientific Name Lupinus sp.
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Leaves: Palmate compound
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Blue Mountain prairie clover, Western prairie clover (Dalea ornata)
Blue Mountain prairie clover
Scientific Name Dalea ornata
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
bushy peavine (Lathyrus rigidus)
bushy peavine
Scientific Name Lathyrus rigidus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color White
Plant Type Vine
Native Yes
Weed No
curvepod milkvetch (Astragalus curvicarpus)
curvepod milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus curvicarpus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
white clover, ladino clover, Dutch clover (Trifolium repens)Dutch clover
Scientific Name Trifolium repens
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Can be
indigo bush, false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)
false indigo
Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Shrub - Tree
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Few-flowered Peavine (Lathyrus pauciflorus)
few-flowered peavine
Scientific Name Lathyrus pauciflorus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Vine
Native Yes
Weed No
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
indigo bush, false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa)
indigo bush
Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Shrub - Tree
Native Yes
Weed Yes
kellogg spurred lupine(Lupinus caudatus)
kellogg spurred lupine
Scientific Name Lupinus caudatus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color White-pale pink
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
white clover, ladino clover, Dutch clover (Trifolium repens)ladino clover
Scientific Name Trifolium repens
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Can be
big-head clover (Trifolium macrocephalum)
largehead clover
Scientific Name Trifolium macrocephalum
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
lupine
Scientific Name Lupinus sp.
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Herb
Short Description Leaves: Palmate compound
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Mulford's milkvetch (Astragalus mulfordiae)Mulford's milkvetch
Scientific Name Astragalus mulfordiae
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple, white
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
peavine (Lathyrus nevadensis)peavine
Scientific Name Lathyrus nevadensis
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Lavender, light blue
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
red clover
Scientific Name Trifolium pratense
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Herb
Location McCall
Native No
Weed No
Searl's prairie clover (Dalea searlsiae)
Searl's prairie clover
Scientific Name Dalea searlsiae
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
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
Spur Lupine (Lupinus arbustus)spur lupine
Scientific Name Lupinus arbustus
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow, white, purple
Plant Type Shrub
Native Yes
Weed No
strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum ) strawberry clover
Scientific Name Trifolium fragiferum
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed No
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
Blue Mountain prairie clover, Western prairie clover (Dalea ornata)
western prairie clover
Scientific Name Dalea ornata
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Herb
Native Yes
Weed No
white clover, ladino clover, Dutch clover (Trifolium repens)white clover
Scientific Name Trifolium repens
Family Legume or Pea
Native No
Weed Can be
white sweetclover (Melilotus alba)
white sweetclover
Scientific Name Melilotus alba
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)wild licorice
Scientific Name Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Family Legume or Pea
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
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