Gaillardia fastigiata Greene. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Grasslands and open woodlands, on rocky, calcareous, or sandy soils. Distribution: Kansas south through w. Arkansas and Oklahoma to c. Texas.
ID notes: Though variable, plants of this taxon in the flora region typically have consistently yellow rays, whereas those of G. aestivalis var. aestivalis are usually red-brown. This, in addition to the short-pedunculate heads of G. fastigiata, allow the two to be readily distinguished in most cases.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Tx; = Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H.Rock var. 1 — NS; = Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H.Rock var. fastigiata — K4, name not published; = Gaillardia lanceolata Michx. var. fastigiata (Greene) Waterf.; = n/a — C, F; < Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H.Rock — Ar, FNA21; < Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H.Rock var. aestivalis — NcTx, POWO. Basionym: Gaillardia fastigiata Greene 1902
Links to other floras: < Gaillardia aestivalis - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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