| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr. trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 214 (1828) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Nevada and n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves basal, usually pinnate, ca. 15cm long, sometimes entire, disc 15-25mm, dark red, ligules 5-14, 1-2cm long, emarginate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gaillardia crassa Rydb. Gaillardia crassifolia A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Gaillardia flava Rydb. Gaillardia globosa A.Nelson Gaillardia gracilis A.Nelson Gaillardia linearis Rydb. Gaillardia mearnsii Rydb. Gaillardia pinnatifida var. linearis (Rydb.) Biddulph Gaillardia straminea A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |