The following information is alphabetized by Family and then Genus. These are some of the most commonly seen flowers in Arches National Park and is not an all inclusive listing. Please see the plant list for Arches National Park for a complete listing.

Click on a photograph or a common name below to find more photographs and a description of the plant. The nomenclature for the plant list of Arches National Park is based on A Utah Flora by Stanley L. Welsh, N. Duane Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, and Larry C. Higgins (Editors). Where this differs, there is a notation in the plant description.

CACTACEAE
(Cactus Family)
Echinocereus triglochidiatus


Photo © Alicia Lafever

CLARETCUP

POLEMONIACEAE
(Phlox Family)
Ipomopsis aggregata

Photo © Al Schneider, www.swcoloradowildflowers.com

SCARLET GILIA

SALICACEAE
(Willow Family)
Populus fremontii



Photo © Alicia Lafever

FREMONT'S COTTONWOOD

SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Castilleja chromosa


Photo © Alicia Lafever

COMMON PAINTBRUSH

SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Castilleja linariifolia


NPS Photo

LINEARLEAF PAINTBRUSH

SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family) Mimulus eastwoodiae

NPS Photo

SCARLET MONKEY-FLOWER

SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon eatonii

NPS Photo

EATON'S PENSTEMON

SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
Penstemon utahensis


Photo © Lee Ferguson

UTAH PENSTEMON