Gaillardia spathulata

Gaillardia spathulata, the western blanketflower,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family.^[3] It is native to the western United States (Utah, western Colorado, and northwestern Arizona, with an isolated population reported from central Kansas).^[4][5]

Gaillardia spathulata
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Gaillardia
Species:	G. spathulata
Binomial name
Gaillardia spathulata A.Gray 1877[1]

Gaillardia spathulata grows in clay sandy washes often in desert regions. It is an annual herb up to 35 cm (14 in) tall, with leaves on the stem rather than crowded around the base. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Each head has 7-10 yellow ray flowers surrounding 60-100 yellow disc flowers.^[6]