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Common Name: Indian Blanket

Other Names: Firewheel, Rose-ring Gaillardia

Species Name: Gaillardia pulchella

Plant Type: Forb

Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family

 

 

Examples of Indian BlanketGaillardia pulchella

3-lobed red petals with yellow tips; petals typically have gaps between where they attach
3-lobed red petals with yellow tips; petals typically have gaps between where they attach
3-lobed red petals with yellow tips; petals typically have gaps between where they attach
Leaves vary from simple and oblong to serrate or toothed
Leaves vary from simple and oblong to serrate or toothed
Leaves vary from simple and oblong to serrate or toothed
Indian Blanket growing in a native rangeland
Indian Blanket growing in a native rangeland
Indian Blanket growing in a native rangeland

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Native
Duration Annual
Distribution in the U.S. Central U.S.; from Colorado and Nebraska to New Mexico and Texas
Distribution in Oklahoma Western two-thirds of the state

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Type Various
Habitat Pastures, fields and rights-of-way
Successional Stage Early to mid

 

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