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

Western Gulf Coastal Plain