| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaillardia spathulata A.Gray trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 59 (1877) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2400m |
| Description | sparsely hirsute, leaves not only basal, glandular-punctate, entire, spathulate to lanceolate, 2-6cm long, ligules 7-11, distictly trifid, 12-16mm long |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |