Blanket Flower (3)

Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA: Indian Blanket, Gaillardia
Photo taken on: August 24, 2013
Location: White Rock, NM
Life Zones: Plains to montane
Habitat: Dry open areas and slopes

Grows to 2 feet with a grayish stem. Leaves are lance-shaped and stiff. Flowers are 2" to 3" across. Flower petals are bi-colored, reddish near base and yellow at the tips, and have three lobes. 

Flora of North America reference.

Great Blanket Flower
Gaillardia aristata

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA: Common Gaillardia, Brown-eyed Susan
Photo taken on: July 28, 2008
Location: CO SR 165
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Dry meadows, roadsides

Grows to 4 feet tall. Disk is dark-red, flowers 3-4" wide, leaves and stems are hairy.

Flora of North America reference.

Pinnate-leaf Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pinnatifida

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA: Red Dome Blanket Flower, Hopi Blanket Flower
Photo taken on: October 13, 2010
Location: White Rock, NM
Life Zones: Plains to montane
Habitat: Dry meadows and slopes

Grows to about 1 foot high in dense tufts. Leaves are mostly around the base and are cut deeply into narrow teeth, unlike the other species on this page. Petals are deeply three-lobed and are usually all yellow.

Flora of North America reference.