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Asteraceae

Lanceleaf blanketflower

Gaillardia aestivalis (Walter) H.Rock

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gaillardia

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Lanceleaf blanketflower: Gaillardia aestivalis var. winkleri (by signage) on the street side of the United States Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. on October 6, 2018.
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
غيردية صيفية
Chinese
细叶天人菊
English
Lanceleaf blanketflower, Perennial gaillardia

Synonyms

  • Gaillardia aestivalis var. flavovirens (C.Mohr) Cronquist
  • Gaillardia bicolor Elliott
  • Gaillardia chrysantha Small
  • Gaillardia fastigiata Greene
  • Gaillardia lanceolata Michx.
  • Gaillardia lanceolata var. fastigiata (Greene) Waterf.
  • Gaillardia lanceolata var. flavovirens C.Mohr
  • Gaillardia lanceolata var. lanceolata
  • Gaillardia lutea Greene
  • Gaillardia lutea var. lutea
  • Gaillardia rigida Small
  • Gaillardia serotinum (Walter) H.Rock
  • Helenium aestivale Walter

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.