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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Gaillardia Foug., Observ. Phys. 20: 55 (1786)
Vernacular Name(s):
Blanket flower; Indian blanket
Description
Annual or perennial herbs. Lvs alternate or all basal, simple, entire to 1-pinnatifid. Capitula pedunculate, solitary. Involucral bracts in 2–3 rows, foliaceous. Receptacle convex to subglobose, usually with numerous setae not subtending individual florets, sometimes glabrous. Outer florets usually sterile, sometimes ♀, ligulate, yellow, orange, or partly or wholly red or purple. Inner florets ☿, tubular, rarely all florets tubular and ligules 0. Achenes all similar, not compressed, 4-angled, narrowed to base, covered in long hairs; pappus of 5–10, often aristate scales.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Fougeroux de Bondaroy, A.D. 1786: Observations sur la Physique, sur L'Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts 20
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
