Gaillardia spathulata
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Gaillardia spathulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Gaillardia |
Species: | G. spathulata
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Binomial name | |
Gaillardia spathulata |
Gaillardia spathulata, the western blanketflower,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family.[3] It is native to the western United States (Utah, western Colorado, and northwestern Arizona, with an isolated population reported from central Kansas).[4][5]
Gaillardia spathulata grows in clay sandy washes often in desert regions. It is an annual herb up to 35 cm (14 in) tall, with leaves on the stem rather than crowded around the base. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Each head has 7-10 yellow ray flowers surrounding 60-100 yellow disc flowers.[6]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Gaillardia spathulata A. Gray
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gaillardia spathulata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ The Plant List, Gaillardia spathulata A. Gray
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Gaillardia spathulata photos, description, distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Gaillardia spathulata A. Gray, 1876.
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