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Asteraceae

Perfumeballs

Gaillardia suavis (A.Gray & Engelm.) Britton & Rusby

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Gaillardia

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Perfumeballs
German
Strahllose Kokardenblume, Duftende Kokardenblume

Synonyms

  • Agassizia suavis A.Gray & Engelm.
  • Gaillardia odorata Lindh. ex A.Gray
  • Gaillardia simplex Scheele
  • Gaillardia tuberculata Scheele

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.