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Gaillardia aristata
(Blanketflower) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane. Openings. Summer. This Blanketflower has flowers to three inches in diameter, and very hairy, light green, elongated leaves. Gaillardia aristata seeds itself readily, re-grows from old root stock, and flowers from June through September making it very nice in flower gardens. "Aristata" is Latin for "awn" or "bristle" and refers to the narrow projections of the pappus. Meriwether Lewis collected the first specimens of this plant on the Lewis and Clark Pass of Montana in 1806 and the plant was named by Frederick Pursh in his Flora Americae Septentrionalis in 1814. |
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Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane. Openings. Summer. June 14,
2004. |
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Gaillardia
pinnatifida (Blanketflower) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Desert, semi-desert. Openings. Spring and early
summer. The eye-catching combination of burnt red and bright yellow make this an easy flower to spot. This and the above species of Gaillardia spread readily from seed and large areas along roads and in sandy soils can be lined or dotted with their bright flowers. Since Blanketflowers reproduce so readily, the seeds of several species are often included in western wildflower mixes. Flower stems are long and lanky and flowers bob and sway in the wind. Gaillard de Charentonneau (or perhaps Merentonneau) was a French amateur botanist. "Pinnatifida" is Latin for "pinnately lobed leaves". Edwin James collected the first specimen of this plant on the Long Expedition of 1819-1820 and the plant was named by John Torrey in 1827. |
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Gaillardia
pinnatifida (Blanketflower) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Desert, semi-desert. Openings. Spring and early
summer. Basal and stem leaves are deeply incised, i.e., they are "pinnate". |
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Gaillardia
pinnatifida (Blanketflower) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Desert, semi-desert. Openings. Spring and early
summer. It is common for Gaillardia pinnatifida outer yellow ray flowers to be three lobed. |
Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Gaillardia aristata
Range map for Gaillardia pinnatifida |
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