Red Columbine bloom

Red Columbine Tradescantia occidentalis Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) Common name: Red Columbine, Crimson Columbine, Sitka Columbine, Western Columbine Location: Zion National Park, near Weeping Rock shuttle stop; June 15, 2008. Elevation: approx 4400 feet NAD83 UTM: 12S 328250 mE 4126500 mN Dominance: Much less common than the Golden Columbine. Comments:   Source: (1) Welsh, Stanley. (1990) Wildflowers of Zion National Park. Zion Natural History Association, Springdale, Utah, USA. ISBN 0-915630-27-3. page 43. (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 # 400; Description page 706.