Nature Photography by Gary D. Tonhouse
Iowa Prairies: 
Splendor in the Grass Photography Exhibit

© Gary D. Tonhouse 1997 -2008

Blanket Flower 
Gaillardia pulchella
Aster Family ( Asteracea )

This is the state wildflower in Oklahoma.
Found in dry, usually sandy type soils in the 
southern Great Plains area.

Blooms late spring to early fall.
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