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| Scientific Name | Gaillardia pinnatifida | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GAPI |
| Common Name | Red-dome Blanketflower | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37409 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Clays, calcareous or sandy soils in disturbed places, grasslands and desert scrub. Plant: Erect perennial to 20 inches tall growing in dense tufts; much-branched hairy stems. Leaves: Basal and lower third of plant, alternate, on petioles up to 2 inches long; lower leaves oblanceolate to spatulate overall, 1-1/4 to 2-1/2 inches long (or more) and up to 1-1/4 inches wide, and deeply pinnately-lobed; smaller upper leaves with entire margins, sometimes toothed; hairy. Inflorescence: Single composite flower heads about 2 inches across atop peduncles 3 to 10 inches long arising from plant base; 5 to 14 rays (or maybe absent), yellow with prominent purplish veins beneath, and occasionally with a reddish base; center about 3/4-inch across with 60 to 100+ disk florets, yellowish in the center becoming dark red/purplish further out; 20 to 30 hairy phyllaries. Blooming Period: March to July. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Gaillardia suavis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GASU |
| Common Name | Perfumeballs, Sweet Gaillardia, Pincushion Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37412 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Calcareous to sandy soils in prairies and open areas, roadsides. Plant: Clump-forming erect perennial 8 to 32 inches tall; no stems; flowerheads atop long, leafless peduncles. Leaves: Basal leaves in a rosette, blades 2 to 6 inches long, spatulate to oblanceolate; edges smooth, slightly toothed or pinnatifid; surfaces smooth with a few isolated hairs. Inflorescence: Single composite nearly spherical flower heads up to 1.2 inches across atop long peduncles arising from plant base; generally no ray flowers; 40 to 100+ disk florets, corollas pinkish to reddish-purple. Blooming Period: March to June. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Flora of North America. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
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