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

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K3, K4, Turner et al (2003); = Gaillardia picta Sweet – S; = Gaillardia pulchella Foug. var. picta (Sweet) A.Gray – K1, Turner & Whalen (1975); < Gaillardia pulchella Foug. – Bah, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, Mex, RAB, SE1, WH3

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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