Hanging Gardens of the Colorado: Jewels in the Crown—Canyonlands versus Zion Canyon

Authors

Stanley L. Welsh, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

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Description

Abstract

Descriptions and types of Utah’s hanging gardens. This work includes a comparison of hanging gardens in Canyonlands versus Zion Canyon, as well as the plant and animal assemblages found there. Five types of gardens and alcoves are defined and the different types found in both national parks are described. Maps of hanging garden locations and extensive photographs of the flora and fauna are provided.

Table of Contents (abridged)

Prolog

Canyonlands Gardens

Geomorphology

Types of Gardens and Alcoves

Zion Canyon Gardens

Terrace-type Gardens

Plant Communities

Stream Courses

Geographic Affinities of Hanging Gardens

Restricted or Unusual Plants

Plant Succession

Appendix I: Endemic Species

Appendix II: The Algal Component

Appendix III: Records of Collections

Appendix IV: Utah's Hanging Garden Communities, Bluff versus Canyonlands versus Zion

Acknowledgments

References

Index

Publication Date

2014

Keywords

hanging garden, Utah, Canyonlands, Zion National Park, clinging plants

Disciplines

Botany | Desert Ecology

Recommended Citation

Welsh, Stanley L., "Hanging Gardens of the Colorado: Jewels in the Crown—Canyonlands versus Zion Canyon" (2014). Books by Faculty of the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. 2.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mlbm/2