I am fresh back from vacation, and eager to look up all the fantastic plants I discovered out in the wild west of Utah! Many of the plants spotted are outside of this plant geek’s knowledge pool, so I needed the help of a fellow plant geek!
Step forward the ‘botanical jesus’, Jason Baker, who has helped me in identifying 9 interesting plants from the wilds of Canyonlands, Zion and Bryce Canyon! Jason is a native of the area, and a botanical consultant. He’s often out on the road doing rare plant surveys, so he knows these areas super well!
- Wyoming Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linarifolia)
- Broom-like Ragwort (Senecio spartioides)
- Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
- Yellow Clover (Melilotus officinalis)
- Pointleaf Manzanita (Archostaphylos pungens)
- White Fir (Abies concolor)
- Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
- Blue Elderberry (Sambucus caerulea)
- Yucca utahensis