species 54 observations
Onion Blanketflower
Gaillardia multiceps
Field notes
Gaillardia multiceps, the onion blanketflower, is a North American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas).
Gaillardia multiceps grows in gypseous soils, including sand dunes. It is a perennial herb or subshrub up to 45 cm (18 in) tall, with leaves on the stem rather than clustered around the base. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to 55 cm (22 in) long. Each head has 8 red ray flowers surrounding 80-100 disc flowers, yellow with purple tips.
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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
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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

Compsomyiops callipes, Oblique Streaktail
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.