Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H. Rock
Prairie Gaillardia
Native
CC = 10
CW = 5
MOC = 3
© DETenaglia
Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H. RockPrairie Gaillardia | |
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Native CC = 10 CW = 5 MOC = 3 |
© DETenaglia |
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Family - Asteraceae/Heliantheae Stems - No info yet.
Leaves - No info yet.
Inflorescence - No info yet. Involucre - No info yet.
Ray flowers - No info yet. Disk flowers - No info yet.
Flowering - July - November. Habitat - Sandy open ground, sandy soils. Origin - Native to U.S. Other info. - This species was only recently discovered in Missouri and has been reported in just two counties of the bootheel. The plant can be identified by its pubescent stems, thin, alternate leaves, and maroon, globose disks of flowers. The long-awned scales of the pappus are another good character for identification. Ray flowers are typically absent in this species but are sometimes present. When the flowers are present the ligules are broadly three-lobed at the apex and yellow (sometimes with some red). The plant is much more common in states to the south and east. Photographs taken off Lee Rd 10, Lee County, AL., 8-25-04, and at Fort Benning, GA., 8-11-05. |
