Western Gulf Coastal Plain

This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 35 Texas counties. As its name suggests, it is comprised of the coastal plain of Texas, extending along the Gulf Coast south into Mexico and east over portions of the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. In Texas, it covers approximately the same land area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Gulf Marshes and Prairies vegetative region. This collection lists only those taxa found in the Texas portion of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Gaillardia aestivalis Lanceleaf Blanketflower, Winkler Gaillardia Perennial Herb
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis Lanceleaf Blanketflower, Prairie Gaillardia Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Gaillardia aestivalis var. austrotexana South Texas Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia aestivalis var. flavovirens Lanceleaf Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri Winkler's Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia amblyodon Maroon Blanketflower, Red Gaillardia, Red Indian Blanket Annual Herb Sun Dry
Gaillardia aristata Common Gaillardia, Great Blanketflower, Blanketflower, Brown-eyed Susan Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Gaillardia arizonica Arizona Blanketflower Annual Herb Sun
Gaillardia coahuilensis Bandanna Daisy Annual Herb
Gaillardia flava Yellow Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia multiceps Onion Blanketflower, Gyp Indian Blanket Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala Onion Blanketflower Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Gaillardia multiceps var. multiceps Onion Blanketflower Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Gaillardia parryi Parry's Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia pinnatifida Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower Perennial Herb Sun
Gaillardia pinnatifida var. linearis Red Dome Blanketflower Perennial Herb, Subshrub
Gaillardia pinnatifida var. pinnatifida Red Dome Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Gaillardia pulchella var. australis Indian Blanket, Firewheel Annual Herb
Gaillardia pulchella var. picta Indian Blanket, Firewheel Annual Herb
Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel Annual Herb
Gaillardia spathulata Western Blanketflower Perennial Herb
Gaillardia suavis Pincushion Daisy, Fragrant Gaillardia, Rayless Gaillardia, Perfumeballs Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry