{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "verified_date": "2026-10-02",
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ponderosa"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:habitat",
      "text": "A defining tree of the park’s middle-elevation pine forest.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Long needles in bundles, usually three in the Bryce description.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ponderosa"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "three to a bundle"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:trait-2",
      "label": "Bark",
      "text": "Older trunks have orange-brown plates; young bark is darker.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ponderosa"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "rusty-orange bark"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-ponderosa:name",
      "text": "Ponderosa pine — Pinus ponderosa",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ponderosa"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bristlecone"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:habitat",
      "text": "Exposed rocky ridges and limestone knolls; also documented below the highest plateau.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bristlecone",
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Five per bundle; dense foliage extends back along the twig like a bottle brush.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bristlecone",
        "nps-bristlecone-key"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "five"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Cone scales end in small bristles.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bristlecone-key"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "claw-like bristle"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-longaeva:name",
      "text": "Great Basin bristlecone pine — Pinus longaeva",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bristlecone"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-limber"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:habitat",
      "text": "Rocky slopes, ridges and exposed cliff edges are characteristic habitat.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-limber"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Five per bundle, clustered toward the ends of branches.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-limber"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "ends of the branches"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Woody scales lack the bristlecone’s prickles.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-limber",
        "nps-bristlecone-key"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "without prickles"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-flexilis:name",
      "text": "Limber pine — Pinus flexilis",
      "sources": [
        "nps-limber"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:habitat",
      "text": "Dry lower-elevation woodland, often with junipers; uncommon above the rim.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:season",
      "text": "NPS describes cones beginning to open in September at Bryce. This is a general seasonal account, not this year’s crop report.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Short needles grow in bundles of two.",
      "sources": [
        "usfs-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "fascicles of 2"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:trait-2",
      "label": "Growth form",
      "text": "A relatively small pine with an irregular trunk and red-brown bark.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "crooked trunk"
    },
    {
      "id": "pinus-edulis:name",
      "text": "Colorado pinyon — Pinus edulis",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:habitat",
      "text": "Occurs below the rim and at middle elevations. NPS notes cooler, shadier sites than nearby Utah juniper.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:trait-1",
      "label": "Foliage",
      "text": "Small, overlapping scale leaves cover the twigs.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "tiny, waxy scales"
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Blue, waxy, berry-like structures are fleshy cones.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "actually cones"
    },
    {
      "id": "juniperus-scopulorum:name",
      "text": "Rocky Mountain juniper — Juniperus scopulorum",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-spruce"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:habitat",
      "text": "Moist, sheltered sites associated with seeps and springs, within the park’s generally dry setting.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-spruce"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Single, sharply pointed needles attach to woody pegs; the cross-section is diamond-shaped.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-spruce"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "peg-like projection"
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Hanging cones have thin, papery scales.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-spruce"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "thin, papery"
    },
    {
      "id": "picea-pungens:name",
      "text": "Blue spruce — Picea pungens",
      "sources": [
        "nps-spruce"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:habitat",
      "text": "Higher southern forests and shaded parts of the amphitheater provide habitat.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Individual needles are flat with blunt tips.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "flat in cross-section"
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Cones hang down; three-pointed bracts project between their scales.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "3-pointed bracts"
    },
    {
      "id": "pseudotsuga-menziesii:name",
      "text": "Douglas-fir — Pseudotsuga menziesii",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:habitat",
      "text": "NPS includes white fir in the park’s high mixed-conifer forest.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds",
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:season",
      "text": "Use the branch and cone drawings as a reference in any season. No cone crop or viewing date is predicted.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial prompt",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:trait-1",
      "label": "Needles",
      "text": "Individual needles are flat and often curve upward.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-fir-key",
        "usfs-white-fir"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "Flat"
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:trait-2",
      "label": "Cones",
      "text": "Cones stand upright on upper branches and break apart as they mature.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-fir-key",
        "usfs-white-fir"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "disintegrate"
    },
    {
      "id": "abies-concolor:name",
      "text": "White fir — Abies concolor",
      "sources": [
        "usfs-white-fir"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:habitat",
      "text": "Moist forest openings and edges; scattered groves occur in Bryce’s higher forests.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:season",
      "text": "Leaves turn yellow or gold in autumn. The source gives no reliable date for peak color at Bryce.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "species seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:trait-1",
      "label": "Leaves",
      "text": "Rounded to heart-shaped leaves have fine teeth and flattened leaf stalks.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "flattened petiole"
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:trait-2",
      "label": "Bark",
      "text": "Smooth pale bark is interrupted by dark branch scars.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "black scars"
    },
    {
      "id": "populus-tremuloides:name",
      "text": "Quaking aspen — Populus tremuloides",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:habitat",
      "text": "An understory shrub of Bryce’s ponderosa forest.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:season",
      "text": "NPS lists March–July as a broad flowering window for the Bryce region. Elevation and the year affect what is visible.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce region flowering window",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:trait-1",
      "label": "Leaves & stems",
      "text": "Smooth-edged leaves and smooth red-brown stems form a low, spreading shrub.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "smooth reddish-brown bark"
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:trait-2",
      "label": "Flowers",
      "text": "Small pink flowers are shaped like urns.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "urn shaped"
    },
    {
      "id": "arctostaphylos-patula:name",
      "text": "Greenleaf manzanita — Arctostaphylos patula",
      "sources": [
        "nps-manzanita"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:habitat",
      "text": "Grasslands and open forest are typical species habitat; NPS includes yarrow among Bryce wildflowers.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow",
        "nps-flowers"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat; park presence separate",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:season",
      "text": "NPS lists April–October for flowering in the Bryce region; this broad window is not a bloom forecast.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce region flowering window",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:trait-1",
      "label": "Leaves",
      "text": "Finely divided leaves have a feathery appearance.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "feathery-cut leaves"
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:trait-2",
      "label": "Flowers",
      "text": "Many small white flower heads form a flat or gently domed cluster.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "flat-topped"
    },
    {
      "id": "achillea-millefolium:name",
      "text": "Common yarrow — Achillea millefolium",
      "sources": [
        "nps-yarrow"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:habitat",
      "text": "Moist soils and wet meadow habitat; the park’s wildflower guide documents this species.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris",
        "nps-flowers"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat; park presence separate",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:season",
      "text": "NPS lists May–July for flowering in the Bryce region. Moist habitat is easily damaged by foot traffic.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce region flowering window",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:trait-1",
      "label": "Leaves",
      "text": "Long, grasslike leaves reach toward the height of the flowers.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "grasslike"
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:trait-2",
      "label": "Flowers",
      "text": "Purple-veined flowers have upright inner parts and drooping outer segments.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "drooping"
    },
    {
      "id": "iris-missouriensis:name",
      "text": "Western iris — Iris missouriensis",
      "sources": [
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:habitat",
      "text": "Well-drained meadows, open ground and the breaks; NPS describes it among short shrubs at Bryce.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:season",
      "text": "NPS lists April–August for flowering in the Bryce region. Conditions vary with place and year.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce region flowering window",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:trait-1",
      "label": "Flowers",
      "text": "Flowers have five petals, ranging from pale to deeper blue.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "five petals"
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:trait-2",
      "label": "Leaves",
      "text": "Narrow, short leaves alternate along the stem.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "alternating pattern"
    },
    {
      "id": "linum-lewisii:name",
      "text": "Blue flax — Linum lewisii",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flax"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:habitat",
      "text": "A species of varied habitats, from rocky canyon country to mountain meadows. It is included in the Bryce wildflower guide.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia",
        "nps-flowers"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat; park presence separate",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:season",
      "text": "NPS lists May–July for flowering in the Bryce region. Red flowers are associated with hummingbird pollination.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce region window; species pollination pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:trait-1",
      "label": "Flowers",
      "text": "Long flower tubes end in five spreading lobes; flowers may be red, pink or white.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "five spreading"
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:trait-2",
      "label": "Leaves",
      "text": "Divided, comb-like leaves contrast with the narrow flower tubes.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "comb-like leaves"
    },
    {
      "id": "ipomopsis-aggregata:name",
      "text": "Scarlet gilia — Ipomopsis aggregata",
      "sources": [
        "nps-gilia"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-deer"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:habitat",
      "text": "NPS records foraging deer in the park. Forest edges and open ground are useful broad learning associations, not a location forecast.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-deer",
        "nps-biophysical"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce record; editorial habitat grouping",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:season",
      "text": "Males grow antlers in spring; velvet is lost in autumn. These are general life-cycle traits, not a way to determine age.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-deer"
      ],
      "scope": "species seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:trait-1",
      "label": "Ears",
      "text": "Large ears are a useful first clue.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-deer"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "large ears"
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:trait-2",
      "label": "Tail",
      "text": "A narrow black-tipped tail contrasts with a pale rump.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-deer"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "black-tipped tail"
    },
    {
      "id": "odocoileus-hemionus:name",
      "text": "Mule deer — Odocoileus hemionus",
      "sources": [
        "nps-mammals"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:habitat",
      "text": "Open grassland and fields are the broad habitat association described by the park.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:season",
      "text": "NPS describes late spring through autumn as the more likely viewing period. It is not a guarantee for any visit.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:trait-1",
      "label": "Coat",
      "text": "Tan upperparts contrast with white areas on the face, belly and rump.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "white markings"
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:trait-2",
      "label": "Horns",
      "text": "Dark horns curve backward; horn size differs between individuals.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "horns that face backwards"
    },
    {
      "id": "antilocapra-americana:name",
      "text": "Pronghorn — Antilocapra americana",
      "sources": [
        "nps-pronghorn"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:habitat",
      "text": "Short-grass meadows support burrowing colonies. This guide does not identify colony sites.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:season",
      "text": "The park describes winter hibernation and summer activity. An unseen animal is not evidence of an empty colony.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:trait-1",
      "label": "Face",
      "text": "A dark mark above each eye is a useful feature.",
      "sources": [
        "fws-prairie-dog",
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "black spot above the eye"
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:trait-2",
      "label": "Tail",
      "text": "The short tail has a white tip.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "white-tipped tails"
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:name",
      "text": "Utah prairie dog — Cynomys parvidens",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cynomys-parvidens:status",
      "text": "Federally threatened",
      "sources": [
        "ecfr-prairie-dog"
      ],
      "scope": "U.S. ESA; checked 2026-10-02",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:habitat",
      "text": "The park describes summer activity in plateau forests and open grassland.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:season",
      "text": "This species hibernates. Summer activity in the park is a seasonal account, not a count or prediction.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:trait-1",
      "label": "Body",
      "text": "Pale side stripes are bordered by dark stripes; shoulders can look rusty.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "two lateral white stripes"
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:trait-2",
      "label": "Face",
      "text": "The face lacks the chipmunk’s stripes through and around the eyes.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "does not have striping"
    },
    {
      "id": "callospermophilus-lateralis:name",
      "text": "Golden-mantled ground squirrel — Callospermophilus lateralis",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:habitat",
      "text": "Utah associations include ponderosa forest and lower pinyon-juniper woodland; NPS documents it at Bryce.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "Utah habitat; Bryce presence separate",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:season",
      "text": "The park article describes a duller winter coat with less distinct striping.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "species seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:trait-1",
      "label": "Body",
      "text": "Alternating dark and pale stripes run along the back.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "stripes on their backs"
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:trait-2",
      "label": "Face",
      "text": "Facial stripes extend around the eyes, unlike the golden-mantled ground squirrel.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "stripes around its eyes"
    },
    {
      "id": "neotamias-umbrinus:name",
      "text": "Uinta chipmunk — Neotamias umbrinus",
      "sources": [
        "nps-chipmunk"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bear"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:habitat",
      "text": "A forest-associated mammal; NPS describes actual sightings at Bryce as rare.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bear"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce occurrence; regional habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:season",
      "text": "Winter denning is described for Utah. This does not establish that a particular bear is inactive.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bear"
      ],
      "scope": "Utah seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:trait-1",
      "label": "Shape",
      "text": "Rounded ears, a large body and a short tail are useful features.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bear"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "rounded ears"
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:trait-2",
      "label": "Color",
      "text": "Utah black bears can be reddish brown through black; the common name is not a color test.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bear"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "reddish brown to black"
    },
    {
      "id": "ursus-americanus:name",
      "text": "American black bear — Ursus americanus",
      "sources": [
        "nps-mammals"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-lion"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:habitat",
      "text": "Rugged terrain with cover and prey supports this wide-ranging species; NPS documents rare Bryce sightings.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-lion"
      ],
      "scope": "species habitat; Bryce presence separate",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:season",
      "text": "This guide assigns no sighting season. Park documentation does not promise an encounter.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial limit",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:trait-1",
      "label": "Tail",
      "text": "The long tail is a conspicuous feature of the adult cat.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-lion"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "one-third"
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:trait-2",
      "label": "Coat",
      "text": "Adult fur is generally tawny, with a paler underside and darker tail tip.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-lion"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "tail is tipped in black"
    },
    {
      "id": "puma-concolor:name",
      "text": "Mountain lion — Puma concolor",
      "sources": [
        "nps-mammals"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:habitat",
      "text": "Open fields are the broad park habitat described in the NPS account.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:season",
      "text": "The NPS account describes mainly nocturnal activity and some daytime foraging in spring.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "species seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:trait-1",
      "label": "Shape",
      "text": "A low, stocky body and powerful front limbs suit a digging lifestyle.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "stocky and low"
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:trait-2",
      "label": "Face",
      "text": "A pale central stripe contrasts with dark facial markings.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "white strip down"
    },
    {
      "id": "taxidea-taxus:name",
      "text": "American badger — Taxidea taxus",
      "sources": [
        "nps-badger"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:habitat",
      "text": "A broadly distributed bird of forests and open country with cliff nesting opportunities.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:season",
      "text": "This guide assigns no sighting season. Park documentation does not promise an encounter.",
      "sources": [],
      "scope": "editorial limit",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:trait-1",
      "label": "Shape",
      "text": "A heavy bill and shaggy throat distinguish the head profile.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "shaggy throat"
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:trait-2",
      "label": "Tail",
      "text": "The tail is wedge-shaped when spread in flight.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "wedge-shaped tails"
    },
    {
      "id": "corvus-corax:name",
      "text": "Common raven — Corvus corax",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:habitat",
      "text": "Mountain pine forests; lower pine country may be used when cones are plentiful.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:season",
      "text": "Stored pine seeds are an important food connection. Cone availability can change use of an area.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids",
        "nps-pinyon"
      ],
      "scope": "species ecology",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:trait-1",
      "label": "Plumage",
      "text": "A pale gray body contrasts with large white patches on the wings and tail.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "large white patches"
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:trait-2",
      "label": "Bill",
      "text": "The bill is long and pointed.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "large-pointed bill"
    },
    {
      "id": "nucifraga-columbiana:name",
      "text": "Clark’s nutcracker — Nucifraga columbiana",
      "sources": [
        "nps-corvids"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:habitat",
      "text": "Mature ponderosa forest is a strong association; NPS describes it as a year-round Bryce resident.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:season",
      "text": "Year-round residence does not mean every tree holds a bird. Look quietly without playing calls.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:trait-1",
      "label": "Head",
      "text": "A brown cap and a straight, pointed bill help distinguish the head.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "brown crown"
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:trait-2",
      "label": "Body",
      "text": "A tiny, short-tailed bird with pale underparts and a blue-gray back.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "buffy-white underparts"
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-pygmaea:name",
      "text": "Pygmy nuthatch — Sitta pygmaea",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:habitat",
      "text": "Conifer forest; the park’s bird guide associates it with higher mixed forest.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:season",
      "text": "NPS describes a shift toward conifer seeds in autumn and winter.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "species seasonal pattern",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:trait-1",
      "label": "Face",
      "text": "A dark eye stripe sits below a pale eyebrow.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "white stripe over the eye"
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:trait-2",
      "label": "Breast",
      "text": "Rust-colored underparts contrast with the blue-gray back.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "rusty-cinnamon"
    },
    {
      "id": "sitta-canadensis:name",
      "text": "Red-breasted nuthatch — Sitta canadensis",
      "sources": [
        "nps-nuthatches"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bluebirds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:habitat",
      "text": "Open country with scattered trees provides the broad habitat association.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bluebirds"
      ],
      "scope": "regional habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:season",
      "text": "The Bryce bird guide describes a late-winter or early-spring return from lower elevations.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:trait-1",
      "label": "Plumage",
      "text": "Males show blue upperparts and throat with rusty chest patches.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-bluebirds"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "red on the chest"
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:trait-2",
      "label": "Variation",
      "text": "Females are grayer and less vivid than males.",
      "sources": [
        "cornell-bluebird"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "females"
    },
    {
      "id": "sialia-mexicana:name",
      "text": "Western bluebird — Sialia mexicana",
      "sources": [
        "cornell-bluebird"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:presence",
      "text": "Documented in Bryce Canyon National Park by NPS.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-swallows"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce park record",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:habitat",
      "text": "Open woodland and the amphitheater rim are described in the park’s bird guide.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-swallows",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:season",
      "text": "A summer bird of the rim; the park guide says most have left by October in most years.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:trait-1",
      "label": "Face & rump",
      "text": "White cheeks and pale patches at the sides of the rump help distinguish it.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-swallows"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "white cheeks"
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:trait-2",
      "label": "Wings",
      "text": "Long, pointed wings extend beyond the short tail when perched.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-swallows"
      ],
      "scope": "species",
      "locator": "wingtips extend"
    },
    {
      "id": "tachycineta-thalassina:name",
      "text": "Violet-green swallow — Tachycineta thalassina",
      "sources": [
        "nps-swallows"
      ],
      "scope": "nomenclature",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:lower",
      "text": "Open, dry woodland forms the low-elevation part of the park’s three broad forest zones.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-life-zones",
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:middle",
      "text": "Ponderosa pine and manzanita are characteristic of the middle elevations. Shade and openings create different places to look.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:upper",
      "text": "White fir, Douglas-fir, pines and pockets of aspen occur in the higher southern forests.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds",
        "nps-trees"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:rim",
      "text": "The exposed breaks are often sparsely wooded. Rocky ridges support trees adapted to difficult growing sites.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-plants",
        "nps-limber"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:meadow",
      "text": "Open meadows include dry grassy and sagebrush communities. Open ground is not necessarily wet ground.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-plants"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "habitat:wet",
      "text": "Seeps, springs and moist soils support plants with different needs from the surrounding dry landscape.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-plants",
        "nps-spruce",
        "nps-iris"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce habitat",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "season:spring",
      "text": "Snow can linger longer in the higher southern forest. The park’s bird guide describes spring returns from lower elevations before all high ground is snow-free.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "season:summer",
      "text": "NPS describes summer ground-squirrel activity and swallows over the rim. Flowering windows in this guide are broad regional references.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-ground-squirrel",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "season:autumn",
      "text": "Aspen leaves change color. Pinyon cones begin opening in the park’s seasonal account, while violet-green swallows usually leave by October.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen",
        "nps-pinyon",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "species traits and Bryce seasonal accounts",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "season:winter",
      "text": "Utah prairie dogs hibernate; pygmy nuthatches are year-round residents of the ponderosa forest. An animal out of sight is not proof that the habitat is empty.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-prairie-dog",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "Bryce seasonal account; editorial observation limit",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Needle bundle / fascicle",
      "text": "A group of pine needles attached together at their base. Count the needles in one bundle, not all needles on a twig.",
      "sources": [
        "usfs-pinyon",
        "nps-bristlecone"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Bract",
      "text": "A small modified leaf associated with a cone scale. Douglas-fir’s projecting, three-pointed bracts are a useful clue.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-douglas"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Scale leaf",
      "text": "A small leaf pressed against a twig, as in juniper foliage. It differs from a long pine needle.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-juniper"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Deciduous",
      "text": "Shedding leaves seasonally; aspen’s autumn leaf change offers an example.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-aspen"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Life zone",
      "text": "A broad community pattern associated with climate and elevation. Its boundaries overlap and do not predict a species at a point.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-life-zones"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "glossary:Phenology",
      "text": "The seasonal timing of life-cycle events, such as flowering or migration. A typical window is different from an observation this year.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-flowers",
        "nps-birds"
      ],
      "scope": "teaching definition",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "care:distance",
      "text": "Observe with binoculars or a zoom lens. Move back if wildlife approaches or reacts to you. Check current park guidance for minimum distances.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-watch",
        "nps-safety"
      ],
      "scope": "NPS stewardship guidance",
      "locator": null
    },
    {
      "id": "care:keep-wild",
      "text": "Keep food and trash secured. Do not feed, call, bait, touch or disturb wildlife. Stay on established trails.",
      "sources": [
        "nps-watch"
      ],
      "scope": "NPS stewardship guidance",
      "locator": null
    }
  ]
}