Gaillardia pinnatifida [Red Dome Blanketflower]

[Andrea B.]

Blum, A.G. (2021) Gaillardia pinnatifida Torr. 1827 (Asteraceae) Red Dome Blanketflower. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet, infrared and visible light. https://www.ultravio...-blanketflower/

 

El Dorado at Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

24, 24 May 2020

Wildflower

 

Synonyms:

• Gaillardia crassifolia
  

Other Common Names:

• Slender Gaillardia
  
• Yellow Blanketflower
  

Comment:

As the disk florets open and fill the center with bloom, the Blanketflower disk becomes rounded and dome-like.

In UV the disk florets are UV-dark and the rays are light UV-yellow with some darker veining. This veining is rusty red in the visible photo.

 

 

References:

1. SEINet Arizona-New Mexico Chapter (acc 22 Mar 2021) Gaillardia pinnatifida.

This is a southwestern biodiversity organization making use of the Symbiota portal software.

2. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers (acc 22 Mar 2021) Gaillardia pinnatifida.

Website published and maintained by Al Schneider and hosted by Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

3. Allred, Kelly W., Jercinovic, Eugene M., Ivey, Robert DeWitt (2021) Flora Neomexicana III: An Illustrated Identification Manual, Second Edition, Part 2, Gaillardia Key, page 146. Print on demand at lulu.com.

4. Finley, Willa F., Nieland, Lashara J. (2013) Land of Enchantment Wildflowers. Gaillardia pinnatifida, page 53. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, Texas.

5. Littlefield, Larry J., Burns, Pearl M. (2015) Wildflowers of the Northern and Central Mountains of New Mexico. Yellow Blanket Flower, page 129. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

 

Paths and Roadsides are brightened by Blanketflowers.

The oldest flowers have become domed.

 

 

Browsing Bee on Blanketflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cadmium]

Andrea, Very interesting flower, great photos! :-)

[Andrea B.]

Thank you.

 

I just put up two showing the back of the flower.

[Cadmium]

Yes, I see, quite detailed. :-)