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Arches National Park
Arches Flower Guide
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Wondering what flowers you might have seen during your visit to Arches? Look no further! Using the online Arches Flower Guide, you can explore the area's flowers by bloom month, color, name and more by clicking on one of the categories below!
Please help us protect the flowers by staying on trails, rocks, or in washes. Biological soil crust (cryptobiotic crust) lives everywhere on the sand and it is critical for plant life in the park. Stepping on sand anywhere off a trail destroys this crust. Collection of plants is prohibited.
The duration of the flowering season depends on precipitation and
varies from year to year.
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Last Updated: November 30, 2008
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![Scientific Research Scientific Research](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507222717im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/ARCH_WaterQuality.jpg) Scientific Research Scientists from all over the world study in Arches more... | | ![Brochures Brochures](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507222717im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/ARCH_ekga88rs_newspaper.jpg) Brochures Visit our brochures page for printed flower guides and other free publications. more... | |
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Did You Know?
In the late 1800s, John Wesley Wolfe, a disabled Civil War veteran, and his son, Fred, built a homestead in what is now Arches National Park. A weathered log cabin, root cellar, and corral remain as evidence of the primitive ranch they operated for more than 10 years.
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Last Updated: January 06, 2009 at 17:21 EST |