Gaillardia parryi, or Parry's blanketflower, is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona and Utah).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map Some of the populations are inside Grand Canyon National Park, others in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Gaillardia parryi Greene photos, descriptions, distribution map
Gaillardia parryi grows in clay or sandy soils in places dominated by sagebrush, pinyon pine, or yellow pine. It is a perennial herb up to tall, with most of the leaves clustered around the base. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to long. Each head has 8-14 yellow ray flowers surrounding sometimes as many as 100 yellow disc flowers.Flora of North America, Gaillardia parryi Greene, 1897
References
External links Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas