Gaillardia arizonica A.Gray

Arizona blanketflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Gaillardia

Characteristics

Annuals, 5–40 cm. Leaves mostly basal, mostly restricted to proximal 1/5(–1/3+); petiolar bases 0–2+ cm; blades oblanceolate, obovate, or spatulate, 3–6(–9) cm × 5–25 mm, mostly raggedly pinnately lobed, sometimes entire, sparsely to densely villous with jointed hairs. Peduncles 5–35 cm. Phyllaries 14–20, lanceolate to lance-attenuate, 6–12+ mm, ciliate with jointed hairs. Receptacular setae 0 or 0.3–0.8 mm. Ray florets 10–13; corollas yellow to orange, 17–22 mm. Disc florets 40–100+; corollas yellow, tubes 0.6–0.8 mm, throats campanulate, 2.8–3 mm, lobes deltate, 0.5–0.7 mm, jointed hairs to 0.3 mm. Cypselae obpyramidal, 2 mm, hairs 2 mm, inserted at bases and on angles and faces; pappi of 8–10 obovate or ovate to lanceolate, aristate or muticous scales 2–5 mm (if aristate, scarious bases 2–3.5 × 1.3–1.6 mm). 2n = 34.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.4
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Gaillardia arizonica world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000126481
COL ID 6K7N5
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Gaillardia arizonica Gaillardia pringlei Gaillardia arizonica var. arizonica Gaillardia arizonica var. pringlei Gaillardia arizonica subsp. arizonica