Prairiesmoke plants are considered good forage for several animals, and the bumblebees gather its pollen for honey.
Prairiesmoke
38. WILD ROSERose Family
Rosa sp.
There are two species of the Wild Rose in Zion and two other species in Bryce Canyon, three of which are found at Cedar Breaks National Monument.
Wild Roses are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere and are too familiar to need much description. The flowers are fairly fragrant and have bright-pink petals with a large cluster of yellow stamens. The fruit of the rose, shaped like a small apple, turns a deep-red color late in the season and adds beauty to this plant during autumn.
Wild Rose
39. SERVICEBERRYRose Family
Amelanchier alnifolia
One of the very early blooming shrubs or small trees in Zion Canyon, and often seen in March or April as conspicuous white masses on the canyon walls among the Pinyon and Juniper trees, is the Serviceberry.