Biology:Gaillardia aristata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Gaillardia |
| Species: | G. aristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaillardia aristata Pursh 1813
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Synonymy
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Gaillardia aristata is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, known by the common names common blanketflower and common gaillardia.[3] This perennial wildflower is widespread across much of North America, from Yukon east to Québec and south as far as California , Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut, although it may be naturalized rather than native in parts of that range.[4][3][5][6] It is also naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Australia, and South America.[7]
Description
Gaillardia aristata grows in many habitats such as plains, prairies, and meadows.[8] It is a perennial herb reaching maximum heights of anywhere between 20–92 cm (8–36 in). It has lance-shaped leaves near the base and several erect, naked stems holding the flowers.[9][10][11][12][13]
Each flower head has a center of about 12 brownish or reddish purple disc florets and a fringe of ray florets which are about 10–30 mm (1⁄2–1 1⁄4 in) long and yellow to reddish with dark bases.[9][13] Flowers bloom July to September.[8]
The fruit is a stout, hairy achene which may be over 10 mm (3⁄8 in) long including the long, spiky pappus.[9]
Uses
Some Plateau Indian tribes used blanketflower to treat wounds and settle fevers.[14]
Gaillardia aristata is a widely cultivated ornamental plant, used as a perennial garden flower.[15]
References
- ↑ "Gaillardia aristata", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?projectid=&name=Gaillardia+aristata
- ↑ "Gaillardia aristata". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Gaillardia+aristata.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Gaillardia aristata Pursh, Blanketflower, common Indian blanket, common gaillardia
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map green indicates native; teal or blue-green signifies introduced
- ↑ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2020). "Gaillardia aristata". http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Gaillardia+aristata. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ USDA, NRCS. (2020). "Gaillardia aristata". National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAAR. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ Discover Life, Gaillardia aristata Pursh
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Gaillardia aristata". The University of Texas at Austin. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=gaar.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Strother, John L. (2006), "Gaillardia aristata", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 21, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023952
- ↑ Klinkenberg, Brian, ed (2020). "Gaillardia aristata". Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Gaillardia%20aristata. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ Giblin, David, ed (2020). "Gaillardia aristata". Burke Museum, University of Washington. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Gaillardia%20aristata. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ "Gaillardia aristata". Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2020. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=Gaillardia%20aristata. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) (in en). Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. pp. 150. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25708726.
- ↑ Hunn, Eugene S. (1990). Nch'i-Wana, "The Big River": Mid-Columbia Indians and Their Land. University of Washington Press. p. 353. ISBN 0-295-97119-3.
- ↑ "Perennial Resource, where perennial lovers go for good dirt, Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Sun'". http://www.perennialresource.com/encyclopedia/view/?plant=1364.
External links
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service, Plant of the Week, Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)
- Minnesota Wildflowers, Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower)
Wikidata ☰ Q5517196 entry
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