Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Gaillardia amblyodon
Gaillardia amblyodon J. Gay
Maroon Blanketflower, Red Gaillardia, Red Indian Blanket
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: GAAMUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Gaillardia amblydon
Maroon Gaillardia
Asteraceae
Location: Northwest corner of Wolfeton Way & Myrtlewood--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun, normal moisture. Among Poaceae and other herbs. Alkaline, alluvial soil, disturbed in 1986. Few, may have come in during construction.
Description: Taprooted annual, 35 cm tall, erect, much branched. Hirsute througout. Heads terminal. Disk & rays maroon. Disks 8 mm dia. Rays to 15 mm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 12, 1987
Specimen number: 118
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0382
Accession Date: May 25, 1993
Accession Number: 24
Annotations: SCXRB