Gaillardia pulchella Fougeroux de Bondaroy var. pulchella . Common Blanket-flower. Phen: Apr-Sep. Hab: Prairies, other open habitats, disturbed areas. Dist: MO, NE, CO, and AZ south to w. LA, TX, and Mexico; also naturalized eastwards, the pre-settlement distribution obscure.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K1, K3, K4, Mo2, NE, NY, Turner & Whalen (1975), Turner et al (2003); = Gaillardia drummondii (Hook.) DC. – S, misapplied; = n/a – Pa, Tat; < Gaillardia pulchella Foug. – Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA21, G, GrPl, Il, Mex, Mi, NcTx, RAB, SE1, WH3

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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