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pathfinder, trail plant (Adenocaulon bicolor)
Adenocaulon bicolor
Common Names pathfinder, trail plant
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green, mixed
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
columbine (Aguilegia sp.)Aguilegia sp.
Common Names columbine
Family Buttercup
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)Amaranthus retroflexus
Common Names redroot pigweed
Family Amaranth
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
Rigid Fiddleneck (Amsinckia retrorsa)Amsinckia retrorsa
Common Names rigid fiddleneck
Family Borage
Flower Color Orange, Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch (Astragalus filipes)
Astragalus filipes
Common Names threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
black mustard (Brassica nigra)Brassica nigra
Common Names black mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
sego lilyCalochortus nuttallii
Common Names sego lily
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa )

Calypso bulbosa
Common Names fairy slipper, calypso orchid
Family Orchid
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Booths evening-primrose(Camissonia boothii )Camissonia boothii
Common Names Booths evening-primrose
Family Evening Primrose
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
musk thistle (Carduus nutans)Carduus nutans
Common Names musk thistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Cusick's Indian paintbrush (Castilleja cusickii)
Castilleja cusickii
Common Names Cusick's Indian paintbrush
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
Centaurea diffusa
Common Names diffuse knapweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)Centaurea maculosa
Common Names spotted knapweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)Centaurea solstitialis
Common Names yellow starthistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
prostrate spurge, milk spurge (Chamaesyce maculata)
Chamaesyce maculata
Common Names prostrate spurge, milk spurge
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Tweedy's snowlover (Chionophila tweedyi)
Chionophila tweedyi
Common Names Tweedy's snowlover
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Pale lavender
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Tweedy's snowlover is a very common understory plant at elevations of 7,500 to 9,000 feet in the Central Mountains of Idaho.
Native Yes
Weed No
rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
Chondrilla juncea
Common Names rush skeletonweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
blue mustard, tenella mustard, purple mustard (Chorispora tenella)
Chorispora tenella
Common Names purple mustard, blue mustard, tenella mustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Blue - purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Noxious
cleomella (Cleomella macbrideana)Cleomella macbrideana
Common Names Cleomella
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
Clintonia, Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora)Clintonia uniflora
Common Names Clintonia, Queen's Cup
Family Lily
Flower Color Waxy white
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Short perennial, usually has single flowers.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
grand collomia (Collomia grandiflora)Collomia grandiflora
Common Names grand collomia
Family Phlox
Flower Color White, Orange
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
narrow-leaf collomia (Collomia linean's)
Collomia linearis
Common Names tiny trumpet, narrow-leaf collomia
Family Phlox
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
bastard toadflax (Comandra umbellata)Comandra umbellata
Common Names bastard toadflax
Plant Type Forb
Short Description
Native Yes
horseweed (Conyza canadensis)Conyza canadensis
Common Names horseweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America grasslands
Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana Atkinson's coreopsis Atkinson's tickseedCoreopsis tinctoria Nutt. var. atkinsoniana
Common Names Atkinson's coreopsis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Atkinson's coreopsis grows east of New Plymouth, ID, on low lying wet soils near the Payette River. It is a native plant in the western United states and British Columbia.
Native Yes
Low hawksbeard, modoc hawksbeard(Crepis modocensis)Crepis modocensis
Common Names modoc hawksbeard, low hawksbeard
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Hounds tongue (gypsyflower), Cynoglossum officinale
Cynoglossum officinale
Common Names rats and mice, gypsyflower, gypsy flower, hound's tongue, hounds-tongue, hounds tongue
Family Borage
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced North America
mountain lady's slipper(Cypripedium montanum)Cypripedium montanum
Common Names mountain lady's slipper
Family Orchid
Flower Color Brown and White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Searl's prairie clover (Dalea searlsiae)
Dalea searlsiae
Common Names Searl's prairie clover
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
sacred datura, angel's trumpet (Datura innoxia)
Datura innoxia
Common Names sacred datura, angel's trumpet
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Flixweed (Descurainia sophia)
Descurainia sophia
Common Names flixweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)Dicentra cucullaria
Common Names Dutchman's breeches
Family Bleeding heart or Fumatory
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Dutchman's breeches is a native wildflower that grows in a few partial shade sheltered canyon environments. These spots have more moisture than rangelands, but are not really wet soil.
Native Yes
panicle willowweed (Epilobium brachycarpum)
Epilobium brachycarpum
Common Names panicle willowweed
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Purple, white
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Equisetum arvense
Common Names horsetail
Family Horsetail
Flower Color -none-
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Scouringrush (Equisetum hyemale)Equisetum hyemale
Common Names scouringrush
Family Horsetail
Flower Color Brown
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
turkey mullein, doveweed (Eremocarpus setigerus)Eremocarpus setigerus
Common Names turkey mullein, doveweed
Family Spurge
Flower Color Light Green
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
blue mountain buckwheat (EriogonumStrictum)Eriogonum nidularium Coville
Common Names birdnest buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
sulphur-flowered buckwheat, sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
Eriogonum umbellatum
Common Names sulphur-flowered buckwheat, sulphur buckwheat
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)

Erythronium grandiflorum
Common Names glacier lily
Family Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)Euphorbia esula
Common Names leafy spurge
Family Spurge
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
Euphorbia peplus
Common Names petty spurge
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
Yellow Bell (Fritillaria pudica)Fritillaria pudica
Common Names yellowbell
Family Lily
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
small-flowered gaura (Gaura mollis)Gaura mollis
Common Names small-flowered gaura
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Pink, Green
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Common Names wild licorice
Family Legume or Pea
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)Goodyera oblongifolia
Common Names rattlesnake plantain
Family Orchid
Flower Color -dull-
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Forest floor. Leaves: White stripe on midrib
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
bog orchid (Habenaria dilatata)
Habenaria dilatata
Common Names bog orchid
Family Orchid
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Thin spikelike raceme of flowers.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus)Halogeton glomeratus
Common Names halogeton
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Green-white
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
oneflower helianthella, rocky mountain helianthella, rocky mountain little sunflower (Helianthella uniflora)
Helianthella uniflora
Common Names oneflower helianthella, rocky mountain helianthella, rocky mountain little sunflower
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Brilliant Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus)Iris pseudacorus
Common Names yellow flag
Family Iris
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Introduced plant, conspicuous along edges of ponds, irrigation canals.
Native No
Weed Can be
poverty sumpweed (Iva axillaris)Iva axillaris
Common Names poverty sumpweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Can be
marshelder (Iva xanthifolia)Iva xanthifolia
Common Names marshelder
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
Ivesia rhypara
Common Names grimy mousetail
Family Rose
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Kochia (Kochia scoparia)


Kochia scoparia
Common Names kochia
Family Goosefoot
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
henbit, henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)Lamium amplexicaule
Common Names henbit , henbit deadnettle
Family Mint
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L) 
Lepidium latifolium L
Common Names perennial pepperweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color White, cream
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Noxious
Clasping Pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum)Lepidium perfoliatum
Common Names clasping pepperweed
Family Mustard
Flower Color Green-yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
sand lily, star lily, mountain lily (Leucocrinum montanum)Leucocrinum montanum
Common Names mountain lily , sand lily, star lily
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)Linaria dalmatica
Common Names dalmatian toadflax
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Plant Type Forb
Weed Noxious
Lewis flax (Linum lewisii)Linum lewisii
Common Names Lewis flax
Family Flax
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
wild flax, blue flax (Linum perenne)
Linum perenne
Common Names wild flax, blue flax
Family Flax
Flower Color Blue
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
cous biscuit-root, cous-root desert-parsley (Lomatium cous)
Lomatium cous
Common Names cous biscuit-root, cous-root desert-parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
desert parsley, fernleaf biscuitroot, fern-leafed lomatium, fern-leafed desert parsley (Lomatium dissectum)Lomatium dissectum
Common Names fern-leafed desert parsley, fernleaf biscuitroot, desert parsley, fern-leafed lomatium
Family Parsley
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Gray's lomatium, Gray's desert parsley (Lomatium grayi)
Lomatium grayi
Common Names Gray's desert parsley, Gray's lomatium
Family Parsley
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Lygodesmia juncea
Common Names rush skeletonplant
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Mountain tarweed, Madia glomerataMadia glomerata
Common Names mountain tarweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
pineappleweed (Matricaria matricarioides)Matricaria matricarioides
Common Names pineappleweed
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Weed Yes
white sweetclover (Melilotus alba)
Melilotus alba
Common Names white sweetclover
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
whitestem blazingstar (Mentzelia albicaulis)Mentzelia albicaulis
Common Names whitestem blazingstar
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Slender phloxMicrosteris gracilis
Common Names slender phlox
Family Phlox
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Short Description A very tiny early spring flower.
Native Yes
Wishbone-bush (Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa)
Mirabilis laevis var. retrorsa
Common Names wishbone-bush
Plant Type Forb
Short Description perennial
Native Yes
ground nama (Nama aretioides)Nama aretioides
Common Names ground nama
Family Waterleaf
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Nicotiana attenuata (coyote tobacco)Nicotiana attenuata
Common Names coyote tobacco
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis
Common Names common evening primrose
Family Primrose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
desert evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
Oenothera caespitosa
Common Names desert evening primrose
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
pale evening primrose(Oenothera pallida Lindl. )Oenothera pallida Lindl.
Common Names pale evening primrose
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Pale pink
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthuim) Onopordum acanthium
Common Names Scotch thistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Noxious
Pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica)
Parietaria pensylvanica
Common Names pellitory
Family Nettle
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii )
Penstemon eatonii
Common Names firecracker penstemon
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Red
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
globe penstemon (Penstemon globosus)

Penstemon globosus
Common Names globe penstemon
Family Figwort or Snapdragon
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Globe Penstemon
silverleaf phacelia(Phacelia hastata)Phacelia hastata
Common Names silverleaf phacelia
Family Waterleaf
Flower Color Green, Red
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed Can be
wallflower phoenicaulis (Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt.)Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides Nutt.
Common Names wallflower phoenicaulis, daggerpod
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Smartweed (Polygonum)Polygonum
Common Names smart weed, smartweed
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
erect knotweed (Polygonum argyrocoleon)
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Common Names erect knotweed
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
Water smartweed (Polygonum coccineum)Polygonum coccineum
Common Names water smartweed
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
Polygonum convolvulus
Common Names knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Polygonum cuspidatum
Common Names Japanese knotweed
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
Diverse-leafed Cinquefoil (Potentilla diversifolia)Potentilla diversifolia
Common Names diverse-leafed cinquefoil
Family Rose
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
sand dock (Rumex venosus)Rumex venosus
Common Names sand dock
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Short Description perennial
Native Yes
Weed No
Russian thistle, tumbleweed (Salsola kali)
Salsola kali
Common Names Russian thistle, tumbleweed
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Forb
Short Description A Eurasian annual weed of dry, often alkaline areas.
Native No
Weed Yes
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)Senecio vulgaris
Common Names common groundsel, old-man-in-the-Spring
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
tall tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum)Sisymbrium altissimum
Common Names tumble mustard, tall tumblemustard
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Wild Lily of the Valley (Smilacina stellata)Smilacina stellata
Common Names starry false lily of the valley, false Solomons seal
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Alternate zig-zag pattern of leaves and flowers.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
hairy night shade (Solanum sarrachoides)Solanum sarrachoides
Common Names hairy night shade
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Short Description There berries are Green, brown, and yellow when matured.
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)Sonchus oleraceus
Common Names annual sowthistle
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
red globe mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Common Names red globe mallow
Family Mallow
Flower Color Red, Orange
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
gooseberryleaf globemallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia)Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
Common Names gooseberry leaf globe mallow, gooseberryleaf globemallow
Family Mallow
Flower Color Orange, Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
small flower globe mallow (Sphaeralcea parvifolia)Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Common Names small flower globe mallow
Family Mallow
Flower Color Orange, Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody (Thelypodium laciniatum )
Thelypodium laciniatum
Common Names thick-leaf thelypody, cut-leaf thelypody
Family Mustard
Flower Color White/Purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
showy townsend daisy (Townsendia florifer)Townsendia florifer
Common Names showy townsend daisy
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Annual plant..
Native Yes
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris L.)Tribulus terrestris L.
Common Names puncturevine, goathead, Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur, tackweed
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum ) Trifolium fragiferum
Common Names strawberry clover
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed No
big-head clover (Trifolium macrocephalum)
Trifolium macrocephalum
Common Names big-head clover, largehead clover
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
Trifolium owyheense
Common Names
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Owyhee clover
Native Yes
Trillium (Trillium ovatum)flower close-upTrillium ovatum
Common Names trillium
Family Lily
Flower Color White to pink
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
cat-tail (Typha latifolia)
Typha latifolia
Common Names cat-tail
Family Cat-Tail
Flower Color Brown
Plant Type Forb
Short Description Tall perennial, creeping rhizomes.
Native Yes
Weed No
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Urtica dioica
Common Names stinging nettle
Family Nettle
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed Can be
California false hellebore, corn lily, skunk cabbage (Veratrum californicum)Veratrum californicum
Common Names skunk cabbage, corn lily, California false hellebore
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Location McCall and many locations
Native Yes
Weed No
Green false Hellebore (Veratrum viride)
Veratrum viride
Common Names green false hellebore
Family Lily
Flower Color Green, mixed
Plant Type Forb
Short Description False hellebore is a common plant of mid and high elevation marshes, growing exclusively on soils that have a continual source of free water.
Location McCall
Native Yes
Weed No
prostrate vervain, bigbract verbena(Verbena bracteata)Verbena bracteata
Common Names prostrate vervain, bigbract verbena
Family Verbena
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
common cockleburr (Xanthium strumarium)
Xanthium strumarium
Common Names common cockleburr
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Introduced North America
Native No
Weed Yes
beargrass, squaw grass (Xerophyllum tenax)
Xerophyllum tenax
Common Names beargrass, squaw grass
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
mountain death camas, mountain deathcamas (Zigadenus elegans)Zigadenus elegans
Common Names mountain death camas, mountain deathcamas
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No
meadow death camas, meadow deathcamas (Zigadenus venenosus)Zigadenus venenosus
Common Names meadow death camas, meadow deathcamas
Family Lily
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed No