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Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Fragrant Gaillardia (Gyp Indian Blanket) Gaillardia suavis

Flower ball about 3/4" wide. Yellow petals droop and fall off quickly. The red seed ball slowly turns white to become a papery puff ball. The plant is 1-2 feet tall with all the leaves at the base.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2004

(Native of Texas)

 

 

                 

 

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Indian Blanket (Firewheel) Gaillardia pulchella

Flower 1"-2" wide. Petals are often tipped in yellow. The plant is 1-2 feet tall and can fill fields. These flowers will bloom all summer, but the flowers are nicest in the spring.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2004, May & July 2005

(Native of Texas)

 

 

              

 

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Small Palafoxia Palafoxia callosa

Flower cluster about 1/2" wide, can be white to medium pink. Upright plant grows 18" tall. Stiff stems are very thin and branched. Narrow leaves to 2" long with smaller leaves at nodes. Plant grows in limy soil.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, October 2002, October 2004, August-September 2005

(Native of Texas)

Similar Species

Rose Palafoxia Palafoxia rosea

Flower cluster about 1" wide and grouped closer together. Stem is sticky.

(Native of Texas)

 

 

           

 

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Marsh Fleabane (Salt Marsh Fleabane) Pluchea purpurascens (P. odorata)

Flower about 1/4" tall without ray petals, in flat topped clusters 2"-3" wide. Leaves 2"-6" long with toothed margin and the smell of camphor. Plant grows 1-3 feet tall. Found growing in a swampy area at Lake Coleman. This plant has high salt tolerance and is considered a pest in many areas.

Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005

(Native of Texas)

Similar Species

Camphor Weed Pluchea camphorata

Similar to P. purpurascens but grows to 6 feet tall. Flower stalks taller. (Native of Texas)

 

 

Also see:

Pink Sensitive Briar     Shrubby Copperleaf 

Fragrant Mimosa    Catclaw Mimosa

 

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