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Bryce Canyon National Park
Plants
Western Tiger Swallowtail visits an Iris in a meadow of Bryce Canyon
Kelly Cahill
NPS
Western Tiger Swallowtail visits an Iris in a meadow of Bryce Canyon

There are many plant communities in Bryce Canyon National Park. Surrounded by deserts, Bryce's highland plateau gets much more rain than the lowlands below and stays cooler during hot summers. The relatively lush ecosystems that result are like fertile islands towering above a vast arid landscape.

A special area of notice are the "breaks" of the amphitheater, better known as the pink cliffs, they are exposed, nearly unforested areas. Meadows, seeps and springs are home to a different, grassy and deciduous plant community. Many of the meadows in the park are high and dry, home to sagebrush, rabbitbrush and grasses.

 

 

Utah Prairie Dog  

Did You Know?
Utah Prairie Dogs are a threatened species found only in southwestern Utah. Distinguishable by its white tail and black eyebrows, several colonies are located within Bryce Canyon's boundaries.
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Last Updated: October 25, 2006 at 17:42 EST