Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Gaillardia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Gaillardia aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-74-002:
Gaillardia aestivalis FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gaillardia lanceolata var. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gaillardia lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Gaillardia, Rayless Blanketflower, Lanceleaf Blanketflower, Prairie Gaillardia
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_aestivalis_aestiva1
June Scotland County NC
Flower heads grow singly at the ends of 1-10cm long stalks, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_aestivalis_aestiva2
June Scotland County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_g_aestivalisaestiva1b
June Scotland County NC
Disc hemispheric, ~ 1.5cm. Disc flowers red-purple; rays yellow if present, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Gaillardia aestivalis var. aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Gaillardia aestivalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-74-002:
Gaillardia aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Gaillardia lanceolata var. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Gaillardia lanceolata
3158
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills (especially in flats or dips with loamy soils), prairies, adjacent disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC (rare in NC, rare in GA Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Reddish-purple
Rays: Yellow (if present)
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual/ Ray flowers sterile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p172
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p078
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p308
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p129?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p083
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p084
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