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Asteraceae
Gaillardia

not marked as a favorite taxon Gaillardia pulchella Fougeroux de Bondaroy var. pulchella. Common name: Common Blanket-flower. Phenology: Apr-Sep. Habitat: Prairies, other open habitats, disturbed areas. Distribution: Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Arizona south to w. Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico; also naturalized eastwards, the pre-settlement distribution obscure.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K1, K4, Mo2, NE, NS, NY, Turner & Whalen (1975), Turner et al (2003a); = Gaillardia drummondii (Hook.) DC. — S, misapplied; = n/a — Pa, Tat; < Gaillardia pulchella Foug. — Ar, C, Can, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, Il, Mex, Mi, NcTx, POWO, RAB, SE1, WH3. Basionym: Gaillardia pulchella Foug. 1788

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)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • 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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native range: southeastern & central U.S.