species 3,990 observations
Red Dome Blanketflower
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Field notes
Gaillardia pinnatifida, the Hopi blanketflower or red dome blanketflower, is a perennial plant in the family Asteraceae found in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora) and in the south-central and southwestern United States (from southwestern Kansas south to central Texas and west as far as southern Nevada).
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Ochre-shaded Pug
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Nevada Nomia, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee, Coreopsis Fairy Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Sutured Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Cream Grasshopper, Three-banded Grasshopper, Melanoplus desultorius, Compsomyiops callipes
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variegated Fritillary, Reakirt's Blue, Gray Hairstreak, American Bumble Bee
85
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.