Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Rank Species | Order Asterales Genus Gaillardia | |
Similar Gaillardia pinnatifida, Gaillardia suavis, Gaillardia aestivalis, Helenieae, Gaillardia × grandiflora | ||
Gaillardia arizonica, Arizonia blanketflower, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to northwestern Mexico (Sonora) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern Nevada, southern Utah).
Gaillardia arizonica grows in sandy washes and alluvial deposits in desert regions. It is an annual herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall leaves mostly crowded around the base. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to 35 cm (14 in) long. Each head has 10-16 yellow or orange ray flowers surrounding 40-100 yellow disc flowers.
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