familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Heliantheae
subtribeAsteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Gaillardiinae
genusGaillardia
speciesGaillardia multiceps

Gaillardia multiceps

Greene

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 512. 1897.

John L. Strother
Endemic
Synonyms: Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala B. L. Turner
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 423.

Perennials or subshrubs, 30–45+ cm. Leaves cauline; petiolar bases essentially none; blades narrowly spatulate or linear, 2–6 cm × 3–5 (–8+) mm, margins entire, faces sparsely and minutely hispidulous or glabrate. Peduncles 2–5+ cm. Phyllaries 20–26, lanceolate to narrowly triangular-attenuate, 6–10 mm, ± sericeous to villous, not ciliate with jointed hairs. Receptacular setae 0.5–2.5 mm. Ray-florets 8; corollas yellow, 13–20 mm. Disc-florets 50–80+; corollas proximally yellow, distally purplish, tubes 1–1.5 mm, throats campanulate, 4–4.5 mm, lobes ovate-deltate, 0.8 mm, jointed hairs mostly 0.3+ mm. Cypselae obpyramidal, 2.5–3 mm, hairs 2.5–3 mm, inserted at bases and on angles and faces; pappi of 10 lanceolate, aristate scales 6–9 mm (scarious bases 4–5 × 0.8–1.5 mm). 2n = 68, ca. 102.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Gypseous soils, including dunes
Elevation: 1100–1800 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex.

Discussion

See comments under 1. Gaillardia pinnatifida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
102 +  and 68 +
Anther base shape
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Anther theca coloration
pale +
Apex fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Apex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Apex size
subequal +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage presence
absent +
Apical appendage shape
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Appendage shape
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
Array architecture
spiciform +, racemiform +, paniculiform +  and corymbiform +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
Greene +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade atypical width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Blade shape
linear;spatulate +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Body architecture
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
Body architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Body relief
tuberculate +  and rugose +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellulate +  and barbellate +
Bristle quantity
35;150 +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +
Corolla coloration
purplish +  and yellow +
Corolla some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela architecture or shape
beaked +
Cypsela growth form
dimorphic +
Cypsela pubescence
hairy +
Cypsela shape
obpyramidal +
Cypsela some measurement
2.5mm;3mm +
Disc-floret architecture
staminate +
Disc-floret quantity
50 (80) +
Disc-floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Disc floret architecture
staminate +
Disc floret reproduction
fertile +  and bisexual +
Distribution
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +  and Tex. +
Elevation
1100–1800 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
glabrate +  and hispidulous +
Face relief
scabrellous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
1;5 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Glomerule architecture
corymbiform +
Glomerule arrangement
singly +
Habitat
Gypseous soils, including dunes +
Hair architecture
jointed +
Hair some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Head architecture
discoid +  and radiate +
Head arrangement
singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Involucre diameter
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
hemispheric;nearly rotate +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +
Line quantity
2 +
Lobe atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
ovate-deltate +
Lobe some measurement
? (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer phyllary fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Outer phyllary shape
ovate +, oblong +, oblanceolate +, linear +, lanceolate +  and elliptic +
Outer phyllary size
unequal +  and subequal +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus duration
persistent +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Peduncle some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Peripheral floret presence
absent +
Peripheral floret quantity
In 1 (3+ series) +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petiolar base quantity
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Phyllary architecture or pubescence or shape
not ciliate +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
distinct +
Phyllary life cycle
falling +
Phyllary pubescence
less sericeous +  and villous +
Phyllary quantity
20 +  and 26 +
Phyllary shape
Lanceolate (Narrowly triangular-attenuate) +
Phyllary size
unequal +
Phyllary some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Phyllary texture
Herbaceous (Chartaceous) +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1897 +
Ray-floret architecture
styliferous +, pistillate +  and neuter +
Ray-floret presence
absent +
Ray-floret quantity
8 (?) +
Ray-floret reproduction
sterile +  and fertile +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
Receptacle relief
pitted +  and smooth +
Receptacle shape
convex;hemispheric +
Receptacular seta some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale quantity
10 +
Scale shape
aristate +  and lanceolate +
Scale size or width
thickened +
Scale some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Scale texture
scarious +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series presence
absent +
Series quantity
1;2 +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
erect +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Gaillardia multiceps var. microcephala +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Gaillardia multiceps +
Taxon parent
Gaillardia +
Taxon rank
species +
Throat shape
campanulate +
Throat some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Tube height or length or size
much shorter than ampliate +
Tube shape
campanulate +  and cylindric or urceolate +
Tube some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Tube variability
equaling +
Ultimate margin shape
entire +  and toothed +
Volume
Volume 21 +
Whole-organism duration
perennial +
Whole-organism some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +
Whole organism some measurement
30cm (45cm) +
X chromosome quantity
19 +