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Gaillardia pulchella Fougeroux de Bondaroy var. drummondii (Hooker) B.L. Turner. Common name: Beach Blanket-flower. Phenology: Apr-Dec. Habitat: Dunes, sandy flats behind the dunes, roadsides and vacant lots on barrier islands. Distribution: Ne. NC south to FL, west to TX; Bahamas. Probably native only in TX (Franck 2020).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Turner et al (2003); = Gaillardia picta Sweet — S; = Gaillardia pulchella Foug. var. picta (Sweet) A.Gray — Turner & Whalen (1975); < Gaillardia pulchella Foug. — Bah, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, Mex, RAB, SE1, WH3; Gaillardia bicolor Lamarck var. drummondii Hooker. Basionym: Gaillardia bicolor Lam. var. drummondii Hook. 1834

Links to other floras: < Gaillardia pulchella - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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