Natural History Wanderings

Utah Wildflower Websites

Utah Wildflowers http://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/wildflower.htm#family (photos, locations, extensive bibliography)

US Database of Wildflowers for Utah: http://uswildflowers.com/stateref.php?State=UT (photos and information on 93 Utah wildflowers)

US Forest Service Suggestions for Utah Wildflowers (includes maps, directions, photos) http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/intermountain/index.shtml

• Albion Basin Experience – Wasatch-Cache National Forest
• Bob’s Garden – Manti-la Sal National Forest
• Cascade Springs – Uinta National Forest
• Greendale Site – Ashley National Forest
• Monte Cristo Scenic Drive – Wasatch-Cache National Forest
• Mt. Nebo Scenic Byway (Nebo Loop) – Uinta National Forest
• Mt. Terrill Flower Garden – Fishlake National Forest
• Powell Point – Dixie National Forest
• Red Canyon Botanical Area – Dixie National Forest
• Silver Meadow – Uinta National Forest
• Tony Grove Lake – Wasatch-Cache National Forest
• Tushar Mountains – Fishlake National Forest
• Whitney Area – Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Utah Native Plant Society: http://www.unps.org/index.html

Wasatch Wildflower Festival: http://www.wasatchwildflowerfestival.org/  (annual Wildflower Festival)

wildutah.us a good site for wildflower photos (includes wildlife photos as well)

DesertUSA: http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/nv.html

 

Utah Wildflower Field Guides and Floras

Utah Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Northern and Central Mountains and Valleys 
Shaw, Richard J. 1995. 
Utah State University Press, Logan, Utah.

Canyon Country Wildflowers  
Fagan, Damian 1998 
Falcon Publishing Co., Inc. Helena and Billings, Montana

Wildflowers of the Southwestern Utah: A Field Guide to Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks and Surrounding Plant Communities 
Buchanan, Dr. Hayle 1992.
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Falcon Publishing Co., Inc. Helena and Billings, Montana

A Utah Flora 
Welsh, Stanley L., Atwood, N. Duane, Goodrich, Shrerel, and Higgins, Larry C. Editors, 1993.
 
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Wildflowers of Zion National Welsh, Dr. Stanley L., 1990.
 Park
Zion Natural History Association, Springdale, Utah

Wild Flowers of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument 
Jepson, Carl E., Allen, Leland F., 1958.
 
Zion-Bryce Natural History Association

Desert Plants of Utah Andersen, Berniece A.  Utah Cooperative Extension Service, Utah State Univeristy, Logan, Utah

Great Basin Wildflowers: A Guide to the Common Wildflowers of the High Deserts of Nevada, Utah, and Oregon 
Blackwell, Laird R. 2006.
 
Falcon Publishing, Helena, Montana.

Wildflower Guide to Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons Utah Cottonwood Canyons Foundation 2007

Plants of Zion National Park: Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs and Ferns Nelson, Ruth Ashton and Blaue, Tom 1976 
Zion Nationa History Association, Springdale, Utah

Utah’s Intermountain Wildflowers Rose, Dixie E. 1979
 
Edward U. Rose

Flowers of the Canyon Country Welsh, Stanley L. and Ratcliffe, Bill  1986. 
 Third Edition 
Canyonlands Natural History Association, Moab, Utah

Wasatch Wildflowers: a field guide by Steve Hegi

Flora of the Wasatch (app for Android and iOS)

Capitol Reef Wildflowers by Deborah Clark