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Gaillardia pulchella
The hairy stem is usually much-branched and becomes woody at the base late in the season. Branched stems, mostly leafy near the base, have showy flower heads with rays red at base, tipped with yellow, each with 3 teeth at broad end. The well-known flower heads are 1-2 in. across with a red center and a yellow outer band. Occasionally the three-cleft rays are solid orange or yellow. The disk flowers in the center are brownish red.
Alongside the road by the ponds at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/inde...
Spotted on Jun 4, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013
2 Comments
It was fantastic. There were fields of it on the way and at to Hagermans :)
Great picture! This is one of the few flowers I do know, and it is everywhere right now!