Gaillardia amblyodon, the lanceleaf blanketflower or maroon blanketflower, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family.The Plant List, Gaillardia amblyodon J.Gay It has been found only in the state of Texas in the south-central United States.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Gaillardia amblyodon grows in open, sunlit locations on sandy soils. It is an annual herb up to tall with leafy stems. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to long. Each head has 8-12 red or purple (rarely yellow) ray flowers surrounding 30-60 disc flowers (yellow with purple tips). The species appears to be closely related to the more widespread G. pulchella.Flora of North America, Gaillardia amblyodon Gay, 1839.
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External links Nature Photography Challenge, FIVE x 365, 556 Maroon Blanketflower photo Plant Illustrations, Gaillardia links to old botanical illustrations of this and several other species