Eight original botanical plates

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Every plate contains specimen, flower, leaf and structure views. Open a vector plate to enlarge it without loss of line detail. The text below each image carries the same identifying traits.

Educational illustrations, not measured specimens or identification keys. The composed meadow does not claim these plants occur together. No bloom schedule, specimen scale or precise plant location is supplied.

Blue flax: Five blue petals spread from a small, pale center. Individual flowers can also be much paler. Short, narrow leaves attach one at a time at different heights along the stem. — **Flower.** Five blue petals spread from a small, pale center. Individual flowers can also be much paler.
**Leaf.** Short, narrow leaves attach one at a time at different heights along the stem.
**Structure.** Count the five outlined petal blades around one center. Compare them with the joined corolla tube of scarlet gilia.
**Drawing limit.** Petal folds and vein strokes are illustrative; no measured surface or color sample.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Blue Flax
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Western wallflower: Four yellow-to-orange petals form each flower in a clustered flowering head. Leaves attach alternately along the upright stem. Their drawn outline is simplified. — **Flower.** Four yellow-to-orange petals form each flower in a clustered flowering head.
**Leaf.** Leaves attach alternately along the upright stem. Their drawn outline is simplified.
**Structure.** Count four petals around one center. A cluster contains several flowers, each repeating that four-part plan.
**Drawing limit.** Cluster size, branching and leaf outlines are composed for clarity, not measured from a specimen.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Western Wallflower
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Bush cinquefoil: Five yellow petals surround a crowded center on this flowering shrub. One compound leaf divides into five or seven narrow leaflets. Five are shown on each drawn leaf. — **Flower.** Five yellow petals surround a crowded center on this flowering shrub.
**Leaf.** One compound leaf divides into five or seven narrow leaflets. Five are shown on each drawn leaf.
**Structure.** Trace the shared leaf axis: the small blades are leaflets of one compound leaf, not five separate leaves.
**Drawing limit.** This is a flowering branch of a shrub, not its full growth habit. Leaflet spacing is expanded for legibility.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Bush Cinquefoil · Burke Herbarium · Dasiphora fruticosa
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Lavenderleaf sundrop: Four broad yellow petals open above a long, slender floral tube; eight stamens are shown at the center. Narrow gray-green leaves attach alternately. Fine hairs cover both leaves and stems. — **Flower.** Four broad yellow petals open above a long, slender floral tube; eight stamens are shown at the center.
**Leaf.** Narrow gray-green leaves attach alternately. Fine hairs cover both leaves and stems.
**Structure.** The striped bud and the long tube below the open flower are separate from the four petal blades.
**Drawing limit.** NPS and Arizona Extension disagree on time of opening; no daily or seasonal bloom schedule is asserted.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Lavender-Leaf Sundrop · Arizona Extension · Calylophus lavandulifolius
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Showy rushpink: The pink-to-bluish flower head has 6–15 rays. This illustration chooses ten within that reported range. Thin stems carry narrow leaves, with larger leaves toward the plant’s base. — **Flower.** The pink-to-bluish flower head has 6–15 rays. This illustration chooses ten within that reported range.
**Leaf.** Thin stems carry narrow leaves, with larger leaves toward the plant’s base.
**Structure.** Each straplike ray belongs to a floret in a shared head. The ten drawn rays are not ten petals of one flower.
**Drawing limit.** Ten ray florets are an illustrative choice. Toothed ray tips and fine center strokes are schematic.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Showy Rushpink
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Pineywoods geranium: Five pink-to-purple petals carry darker veins. Five pointed sepals sit between and behind them. A single broad leaf has deep, toothed lobes spreading from its base like fingers. — **Flower.** Five pink-to-purple petals carry darker veins. Five pointed sepals sit between and behind them.
**Leaf.** A single broad leaf has deep, toothed lobes spreading from its base like fingers.
**Structure.** Compare a lobe with a leaflet: the geranium’s lobes remain parts of one blade. Ten stamens are drawn in the flower.
**Drawing limit.** The face view flattens the natural backward bend of the petals. Vein paths and surface hairs are stylized.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Pineywoods Geranium · Arizona Extension · Geranium caespitosum
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Markagunt penstemon: A blue-violet corolla widens from a tube, marked with darker red-violet lines. Stem leaves occur in pairs. Lower leaves are broader toward the tip; upper leaves are narrower. — **Flower.** A blue-violet corolla widens from a tube, marked with darker red-violet lines.
**Leaf.** Stem leaves occur in pairs. Lower leaves are broader toward the tip; upper leaves are narrower.
**Structure.** Count two lobes above the mouth and three below. All five belong to the same joined corolla.
**Drawing limit.** Two-plus-three lobe layout is a genus-level reference. The illustration omits internal reproductive anatomy.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Markagunt Penstemon · Flora of North America · Penstemon leiophyllus · Nevada Extension · Penstemons are for Great Basin gardens
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Scarlet gilia: Five spreading lobes open from a long, narrow corolla tube. Red is shown; pink and white also occur. The bright green foliage is deeply divided into fine, comb-like segments. — **Flower.** Five spreading lobes open from a long, narrow corolla tube. Red is shown; pink and white also occur.
**Leaf.** The bright green foliage is deeply divided into fine, comb-like segments.
**Structure.** Follow the continuous tube to its five tips. These are corolla lobes, unlike the separate petals of flax.
**Drawing limit.** Tube curvature and branch placement are illustrative. No pollination simulation is included.
NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon · NPS · Scarlet Gilia
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Twelve research records

Traits at a glance

All twelve park-documented plants
Plant	Flower	Leaf	Asset status
Blue flaxLinum lewisii	Five separate petals	Narrow, alternate leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Blue Flax
Western wallflowerErysimum capitatum var. purshii	Four separate petals	Alternate stem leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Western Wallflower
Bush cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa subsp. floribunda	Five separate petals	Five to seven leaflets	Complete plate · NPS · Bush Cinquefoil
Lavenderleaf sundropCalylophus lavandulifolius	Four broad petals	Narrow, hairy leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Lavender-Leaf Sundrop
Showy rushpinkLygodesmia grandiflora	Head of ray florets	Narrow leaves, larger below	Complete plate · NPS · Showy Rushpink
Pineywoods geraniumGeranium caespitosum	Five veined petals	Palmately lobed leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Pineywoods Geranium
Markagunt penstemonPenstemon leiophyllus	Two-lipped corolla	Paired stem leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Markagunt Penstemon
Scarlet giliaIpomopsis aggregata	Tube with five lobes	Comb-like divided leaves	Complete plate · NPS · Scarlet Gilia
YarrowAchillea millefolium	Clusters of small heads	Feathery-cut leaves	Research record · NPS · Yarrow
Showy milkweedAsclepias speciosa	Rounded star-flower cluster	Oval, velvety leaves	Research record · NPS · Showy Milkweed
Western irisIris missouriensis	Upright petals, drooping sepals	Grasslike leaves	Research record · NPS · Western Iris
Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia	Bracts around small flowers	Narrow, alternate leaves	Research record · NPS · Wyoming Paintbrush

Sources & drawing limits

All media in this pack are original vectors. Source photographs and published botanical illustrations were not copied or traced. The NPS index supports park occurrence; supporting university and herbarium descriptions supply missing morphology, not additional Bryce occurrence evidence.

NPS and Arizona Extension disagree on sundrop opening time; no time-of-day claim is used. NPS’s penstemon and paintbrush prose uses an older family grouping; the displayed headings and Flora of North America support Plantaginaceae and Orobanchaceae. The milkweed family is omitted rather than silently changing the NPS taxonomy. Names follow the park accounts; this is not a taxonomic revision.

Eight complete models meet this edition’s illustration scope. Yarrow, showy milkweed, western iris and Wyoming paintbrush have researched text records only. Independent botanical review and physical-device/screen-reader qualification remain outside this local candidate.

Reference ledger

NPS · Wildflowers of Bryce Canyon. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Park inclusion for all twelve taxa; not a current sighting record.
NPS · Blue Flax. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Western Wallflower. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Bush Cinquefoil. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Lavender-Leaf Sundrop. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Showy Rushpink. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Pineywoods Geranium. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Markagunt Penstemon. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Scarlet Gilia. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Yarrow. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Showy Milkweed. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Western Iris. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-07-23. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
NPS · Wyoming Paintbrush. National Park Service. Source date: 2023-04-30. Checked 2026-10-02. Bryce account; displayed flower and foliage traits.
Burke Herbarium · Dasiphora fruticosa. University of Washington, Don Knoke and David Giblin. Checked 2026-10-02. Five petals; pinnately arranged leaflets; reddish woody branches.
Arizona Extension · Geranium caespitosum. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Checked 2026-10-02. Palmately lobed leaves; petal veins; ten stamens; red stems.
Arizona Extension · Calylophus lavandulifolius. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Checked 2026-10-02. Four petals; eight stamens; narrow alternate hairy leaves; striped buds.
Flora of North America · Penstemon leiophyllus. Flora of North America, Craig C. Freeman. Source date: 2020-11-06. Checked 2026-10-02. Paired stem leaves; inflated blue-violet corolla and darker guides; Plantaginaceae.
Nevada Extension · Penstemons are for Great Basin gardens. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Heidi Kratsch. Source date: 2013. Checked 2026-10-02. Genus-level two upper and three lower corolla lobes; not a species measurement.

Blue flax

Western wallflower

Bush cinquefoil

Lavenderleaf sundrop

Showy rushpink

Pineywoods geranium

Markagunt penstemon

Scarlet gilia

Traits at a glance

Sources & drawing limits

Reference ledger