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Gaillardia pulchella

Basic information
Scientific name Gaillardia pulchella (No picture)
Common names Rose-ring gaillardia, Fire-wheel, Indian blanket-flower, Rose-ring blanket-flower
Higher taxon Asteraceae, Asterales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range North America (USA to Mexico)
Habitat Sandy or calcareous soils, often disturbed places, mostly in grasslands or open places
Invasion information
Range in Japan Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Kinki District to southwestern Japan. Range in Japan
Origin Unknown.
Date Unknown.
Route Deliberate: As ornamental plant.
Impact Unknown.
Regulation in Japan No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries Taiwan, continental China, Hawaii, etc.
Reference Notes
  • eFloras.org (Accessed on 2011-02-04) http://www.efloras.org/
  • HEAR (2007) Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW) (Accessed on 2011-02-04) http://www.hear.org/gcw/
  • Hokkaido (2010) Hokkaido Blue List (Accessed on 2011-02-04) http://bluelist.hokkaido-ies.go.jp/ (in Jpn)
  • etc.