Arizonia blanketflower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Arizonia blanketflower |
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Gaillardia
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arizonica
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The Arizona blanketflower, also known as Gaillardia arizonica, is a beautiful flowering plant. It is part of the sunflower family, which includes many well-known flowers. This plant grows naturally in parts of northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Discover the Arizona Blanketflower
The Arizona blanketflower is a type of plant called an annual herb. This means it grows from a seed, blooms, produces new seeds, and then dies all within one year. It can grow to be about 40 centimeters (16 inches) tall.
Where Does It Live?
This plant loves sunny, dry places. You can find the Arizona blanketflower growing in sandy areas. It often grows in places like dry riverbeds or areas where water has left behind sand and soil in the desert. It is native to Sonora in Mexico. In the United States, it grows in Arizona, southern Nevada, and southern Utah.
What Does It Look Like?
The Arizona blanketflower has leaves that mostly grow close to the ground around its base. Each flower head grows on its own long stem. This stem can be up to 35 centimeters (14 inches) long.
Each flower head is quite colorful. It has 10 to 16 yellow or orange "ray flowers" around the outside. These are like the petals you see on a daisy or sunflower. In the center, there are many smaller "disc flowers." There can be anywhere from 40 to 100 of these yellow disc flowers.
