Golden Columbine, this one next to a stream, near lower Emerald Pool.

Close in.

Front and side views, more natural color. Aquilegia chrysantha Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Common name: Golden Columbine Location: Zion National Park, near Weeping Rock shuttle stop, but common in wet locations; June 15, 2008. Elevation: approx 4400 feet NAD83 UTM: 12S 328250 mE 4126500 mN Dominance: Common in the area and at hanging gardens throughout the park. Comments:   Source: (1) Welsh, Stanley. (1990) Wildflowers of Zion National Park. Zion Natural History Association, Springdale, Utah, USA. ISBN 0-915630-27-3. page 42. (2) Spellenberg, Richard. (1979, 1994) National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-394-50431-3. Plate # 289, Description page 704.

A mass of plants, at Weeping Rock.

Growing out of the rock, at Weeping Rock.