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Leland F. (Leland Franklin) Allen
1906–1990
Best known for a classic guide to the wildflowers of Zion and Bryce Canyon, this Utah writer helped readers notice the plants and landscapes of the American Southwest with a naturalist’s eye.
1 Audiobook
Wild Flowers of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument
by Carl E. Jepson, Leland F. (Leland Franklin) Allen
About the author
Leland Franklin Allen was born on December 28, 1906, in Hyrum, Utah, and died on February 4, 1990, at age 83. A contemporary obituary identifies him as "Lee" Franklin Allen and notes that he lived in Utah for much of his life.
He is associated with Wild Flowers of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Cedar Breaks National Monument, a regional nature guide that has continued to circulate through later reprints and library listings. That connection suggests he is remembered chiefly for helping general readers explore and identify the plant life of some of Utah’s best-known park landscapes.
Reliable biographical information on Allen appears to be limited online, so many personal details beyond his birth, death, Utah roots, and authorship are not well documented in the sources I could confirm.