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Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala

Gaillardia multiceps Greene var. microcephala B.L. Turner

Onion Blanketflower

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: GAMUM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: To about 18 inches in height.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Disc flowers yellow, tinged purple. Ray flowers yellow.

Distribution

USA: TX

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-06
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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