Foug., Asteraceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
Chamorro: gayadea |
Chinese: tian ren ju |
English: Indian blanket flower, annual gaillardia, fire wheel, gaillardia, rose-ring blanket flower, rose-ring gaillardia, spurrey |
French: gaillardie |
Hawaiian: melekule vai kāhuli, waikāhuli |
Japanese: ten-nin-giku |
Maori (Cook Islands): tiare paratāne |
Habit: herb
Description: "Taprooted, glandular villous annual or short-lived perennial herbs 1-6 dm tall; stems erect or often decumbent toward base, unbranched or more often branched. Leaves oblong to oblanceolate, 2-8 cm long, 0.4-3 cm wide, entire to coarsely toothed or pinnately lobed, sessile and often clasping the stem, sometimes the lowermost tapering to broad petioles. Heads on peduncles 5-15 cm long, radiate; receptacle with bristles ca. twice as long as achenes; ray florets 6-10 per head, rays red, tipped with yellow, 12-20 mm long; disk corollas reddish purple above, yellow below, 6-7 mm long. Achenes ca. 2 mm long, hirsute at base" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 318).
Description from Flora of China online.
Description from Flora of North America online.
Description from Flora of Taiwan online.
Habitat/ecology: In Hawaii, "sparingly naturalized on disturbed or cultivated ground" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 525). In New Zealand, "sand dunes, waste land, roadsides, gardens and arable land, river banks, stony river terraces, railway yards, bare soil, grassy places" (Webb Webb et al., 1988; p. 504). In New Caledonia, "Bien naturalisé sur plages des Îles Loyauté" (MacKee, 1994; p. 35).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: "North America from Nebraska, Colorado and Arizona south to Mexico and east to Louisiana and Florida" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 318).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Aitutaki Atoll |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Atiu Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mauke Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
McCormack, Gerald (2013) |
Cook Islands
Southern Cook Islands |
Mauke Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2002) (voucher ID: PTBG 40916)
Taxon name on voucher: Gaillardia pulchella Foug. |
|
Federated States of Micronesia
Kosrae Island |
Kosrae Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy (2010) (p. 13) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Hiva Oa Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago |
Fangataufa (Ahunui) Atoll |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J.-C. Jolinon 1312 (PAP) Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago |
Makatea (Maatea) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Voucher cited: J. Florence 3079 (PAP) Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Tuamotu Archipelago |
Moruroa Atoll |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Raivavae (Raevavae) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Rurutu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Vouchers cited: J. Florence 5981 (PAP), J. Florence 6152 (PAP) Naturalisée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Tubuai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Naturalisée |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 582) |
Guam
Guam Island |
Guam Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 288) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kauai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy W./Wagner, Warren L. (1995) (p. 24)
Vouchers cited: T. Flynn 2786 (BISH, PTBG), T. Flynn 4892 (BISH, PTBG) "Naturalized in native shrubland". |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kure Atoll |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 318) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 318) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Molokai Island |
introduced
invasive |
Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy W./Wagner, Warren L. (1995) (p. 24)
Voucher cited: D. Lorence 6680 (PTBG) "Naturalized along the beach with strand vegetation". |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 318) |
Kiribati
Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands |
Tarawa Atoll |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 288) |
New Caledonia
Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands) |
Île Lifou |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 35-36)
Voucher cited: MacKee 5343 |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 35-36)
Vouchers cited: Däniker 2065 (A), MacKee 18775, MacKee 21943, Suprin in MacKee 43446 |
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Palau Islands (main island group) | Lorence, David H./Flynn, Tim (2010) (p. 22) |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
China
China |
China (People's Republic of) |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Widely cultivated and naturalized. |
Japan
Ryukyu Islands |
Ryukyu Islands |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Naturalized |
Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
New Zealand
New Zealand |
New Zealand (country) |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 504) |
Taiwan
Taiwan Island |
Taiwan Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Ching-I Peng, ed. (2013)
"Introduced as an ornamental, escaped and naturalized in coastal regions". |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (California) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
Indian Ocean | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Seychelles Islands |
introduced
|
Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Canada
Canada |
Canada |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
USA (Florida) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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