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perfumeballs

Gaillardia suavis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 173, February 165, March 188, April 1,006, May 229, June 106, July 95, August 98, September 117, October 124, November 162, December 157.
Texas3,088
United States2,372
Oklahoma382
Kansas34
Mexico4
Coahuila de Zaragoza4
New Mexico2
Missouri2
Illinois1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusBlanketflowers · Gaillardia

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