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Gaillardia pinnatifida
Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr.
Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: GAPI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Red-dome blanket-flower or yellow gaillardia is a slender-stalked perennial, reaching an unbranched height of nearly 2 ft. Pinnately divided leaves grow on the lower portion of the plant. The flower heads are up to 2 in. across and made up of yellow, three-lobed ray flowers surrounding a usually purplish-red dome of disc flowers. The yellow rays are purple-veined on their undersides and sometimes fade to pale red near their bases.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , NV , OK , TX , UTNative Distribution: CO, w. OK & Trans-Pecos & Plains Country of TX, w. to UT, AZ, south to Jalisco in Mexico
Native Habitat: Mesas; plains; open forests
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Description: Sands or other well-drained soils.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Propagation
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From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Sibley Nature Center - Midland, TX
Stengl Biological Research Station - Smithville, TX
Bibliography
Bibref 610 - Edible wild plants of the prairie : an ethnobotanical guide (1987) Kindscher, K.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Research Literature
Reslit 2965 - The seed germination ecology of 3 species of Gaillardia that occur in the gypsumland areas of eastern New Mexico USA (1978) Secor, J. B.; Farhadnejad, D. O.This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Gaillardia pinnatifida in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Gaillardia pinnatifida in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaillardia pinnatifida
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-27Research By: TWC Staff