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Gaillardia pulchella Foug. Gaillardia, Indian blanket, firewheel, sundance
Firewheel is native to central North America. It is a member of the aster family. The genus Gaillardia is named for an 18th-century French patron of botany, M. Gaillard de Charentonneau. Identification: Plants reach 24" (60 cm). The stem is hairy, and multiply branched. Most of the leaves are near the base, 1½-3" (4-8 cm) long, with edges that are smooth or sometimes coarsely toothed. Flowers are the distinctive characteristic of firewheels—each petal is red or red-violet at the base, tipped with yellow, with a brownish red central disk, dividing into three lobes at the end. Sometimes the petals are solid orange or yellow. Online References:
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and the Plants of the Sonoran Desert The University of Florida IFAS Extension SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network
8/28/2013 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts
8/28/2013 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts
Gaillardia pulchella description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
6/26/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
8/28/2013 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts Range:
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ID is uncertain 
