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Gaillardia pulchella - annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center

blanket flower, fire wheel, fire-wheel, Indian blanket

gaillardia - any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

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Abundant forbs include woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica), western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya), Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella), horsemint (Mentha spicata), buckwheat (Eriogonum species), and sunflower species (Helianthus species).

Preference of pen-reared northern bobwhite among native plant seeds of the sand sagebrush-mixed prairie

He also fed them on 5 weeds: Helianthus annuus (L.) (Asteraceae); common sunflower, Ambrosia aptera (DC) (Asteraceae); giant ragweed, Lactuca virose (L.) (Asteraceae); wild lettuce, Gaillardia pulchella (Four.) (Asteraceae); and Parthenium hysterophorus (L.) (Asteracaeae) that were commonly present in stands of Johnsongrass.

The differential grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae)--its impact on turfgrass and landscape plants in urban environs

Bullying the bullies: The selective control of an exotic, invasive annual (Rapistrum rugosum) by oversowing with a competitive native species (Gaillardia pulchella).

A comparison of germination and early growth of four early successional tree species of the Southeastern United States in different soil and water regimes

Species good for cutting are Cosmos of all forms, but try Cosmos 'Double Click' and 'Psyche White'; aster, bedding-dahlias, godetia, clarkia, sweet William, Brompton stocks, sunflowers, Rudbeckia hirta 'Kelveden Star', Rudbeckia hirta 'Green Eyes', Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun', Scabiosa 'Ebony & Ivor', Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' and Mayfield Giant', Sweet-smelling Resedia odorata, Crepis aurea, Gaillardia pulchella, Centaurea cyanus (cornflowers) and Larkspur.

Sowing the seeds of success..

Gaillardia pulchella Foug., Blanket flower, Indian blanket, firewheel (C).

The vascular flora of Howard County, Texas