| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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(g lär´d  ) (KEY) , any plant of the genus Gaillardia of the Asteaceae family (aster family), including annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with showy heads of red and/or yellow ray flowers and usually purple disk flowers. In the W United States they grow wild in large quantities (hence the name blanketflower); they are also popular garden flowers. Gaillardias are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae. |
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