Gaillardia suavis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, common names pincushion daisyExcerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter, Backyard Nature, Pincushion Daisies includes photos and perfumeballs. It is native to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)Turner, B. L. 2013. The comps of Mexico. A systematic account of the family Asteraceae (chapter 11: tribe Helenieae). Phytologia Memoirs 16: 1–100 and the southern Great Plains of the United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Gaillardia suavis grows in limestone or sandy soils in prairies, desert scrub, or open juniper woodlands. It is a perennial herb up to tall, with leaves crowded around the base rather than borne on the stem. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to long. Each head generally has 7-10 red or purple ray flowers, though some heads have no ray flowers. The center of the head has 40-100 pink or purple disc flowers.Flora of North America, Gaillardia suavis (A. Gray & Engelmann) Britton & Rusby, 1887.
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External links Chihuahuan Desert Plants, Fragrant Gaillardia (Gaillardia suavis) includes photo